Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 203 of 234

Feb 6, 2012, 10:35 PM

Amazon.com announces price cuts on S3 storage service

Amazon Web Services is cutting prices … again. The company just announced a series of price reductions related to its… Read More

Feb 6, 2012, 3:44 PM

Are you Kinning me? Microsoft beats trademark lawsuit over Kinect

Guest Commentary: Microsoft makes the Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360, and for a while tried out a mobile phone… Read More

Feb 6, 2012, 12:18 PM

Lessons from Om Nom: How ‘Cut the Rope’ shows the future of Windows and the web

Om Nom is a lovable little monster, a character who can keep people playing “Cut the Rope” for hours under… Read More

Feb 6, 2012, 10:33 AM

Farewell to the Start button? Windows 8 leak points to another big change

Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system, will be a radical change for people who pick it… Read More

Feb 5, 2012, 10:50 AM

Microsoft vs. Barnes & Noble: Here are the 3 patents they’ll be fighting over this week

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble will go to trial this week at the International Trade Commission in a closely watched… Read More

Feb 5, 2012, 8:22 AM

Facebook is a risky investment and other quotes of the week

“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services. And we think this… Read More

Feb 4, 2012, 7:28 AM

Stepto leaving Microsoft: One last reading from the Xbox Live Book of Enforcement

I’ve gotten to know Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, through at least a couple of his jobs inside Microsoft… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 11:31 PM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft vs. Google, Facebook IPO, and a geek’s guide to real estate

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Seattle startup TeachStreet, Microsoft’s ad… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 3:11 PM

Windows Phone app leader goes to Amazon Kindle team

Brandon Watson, who oversaw Windows Phone’s work with third-party app developers, is leaving Microsoft to join Amazon.com’s Kindle team. Watson… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 1:49 PM

Ask Andru: Should I get Kinect if I use my Xbox 360 mostly for watching Netflix?

We’re back with another edition of Ask Andru – this time we’re focusing on the wildly popular Kinect add-on, and… Read More

Feb 3, 2012, 10:54 AM

Xbox 360 tops Wii and PS3 for 1st time in yearly global sales

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been dominating its home turf for the past couple of years, sitting atop the monthly sales… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 6:31 PM

Nearly 100 million Americans own a smartphone, and just 4.7% choose Windows Phone

The holiday season wasn’t too cheerful for Microsoft, at least when it came to its Windows Phone business. According to… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 4:05 PM

Windows and Windows Phone: Their worlds are colliding

Earlier this week, a veteran Wall Street analyst said in a note to clients that development of Microsoft’s Windows Phone… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 3:22 PM

4 ways Microsoft can make Azure better for startups

Guest Commentary: This week Microsoft made a big announcement by providing TechStars startups up to $60,000 worth of Windows Azure… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 3:14 PM

Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers

Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 12:19 PM

Chatting with Bill Gates, and your chance to quiz him today

I got a chance to talk with Bill Gates for just a few moments last night at an event previewing… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 10:57 AM

How Windows is still a better business than Facebook

Facebook’s financial results, revealed yesterday in the company’s IPO filing, showed 2011 profits of $1 billion from sales of more… Read More

Feb 2, 2012, 9:18 AM

Google challenges Microsoft ads, and Microsoft unleashes its ‘Gmail Man’

It’s Day No. 2 in Microsoft’s three-day bid to court Google users, and Google isn’t letting Microsoft’s claims go unanswered.… Read More

Feb 1, 2012, 9:45 AM

Microsoft cutting around 200 jobs in marketing overhaul

Microsoft is proceeding with a plan to reorganize and streamline its marketing groups, and handing out pink slips starting today… Read More

Feb 1, 2012, 6:31 AM

Amazon: 11 patent cases, $771M in acquisitions, and zero specifics on Kindle sales

Amazon filed its Form 10-K annual report with the Securities Exchange Commission this morning, and I’ve been dutifully scouring the… Read More

Feb 1, 2012, 4:22 AM

Microsoft woos disgruntled Google users in full-page newspaper ads — here’s the first one

Concerned about changes in Google’s search and privacy practices? Microsoft is waiting with open arms. That’s the message from the… Read More

Jan 31, 2012, 4:12 PM

Microsoft wins round vs. Barnes & Noble in Android case

Dealing a blow to Barnes & Noble’s defense vs. Microsoft in a closely watched patent case, an International Trade Commission administrative… Read More

Jan 31, 2012, 3:17 PM

Amazon employment still rising, now more than 56,000

Amazon.com has been hiring employees at a rapid pace over the last two years, and the job numbers in the… Read More

Jan 31, 2012, 8:16 AM

Hello, Windows 7? Browsium comes up with new way to run old web apps in IE8, IE9

For all of the advances in computer operating systems and web browsers over the last decade, walking into some companies… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 11:04 PM

Caradigm? Microsoft and GE signal potential name for health-care initiatives

Microsoft and General Electric, which last month announced plans to form a new health-care technology company, have filed a series… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 5:55 PM

Ask.com hopes to find the right answer in latest ad campaign

Here’s a key question for Ask.com: Can it find a way to compete against the likes of Google and Microsoft’s… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 12:40 PM

Microsoft’s Facebook investment: Smartest deal Ballmer ever made?

It was a modest amount in the scheme of things — a $240 million investment by Microsoft in Facebook in… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 9:30 AM

Microsoft launches secretive Office 15 preview, calls it ‘most ambitious undertaking yet’

Microsoft this morning launched a technical preview of the next generation of its Office programs — releasing the products to… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 9:01 AM

TechStars perk: Free cloud services from Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Hook ’em while they’re young. That could very well be the code-name of a partnership announced today between Microsoft and… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 5:22 AM

Battle vs. bogus email: Microsoft, Google, Facebook, others team up on new plan

An unlikely alliance of online giants, including rival email services Microsoft Hotmail and Google Gmail, announced this morning that they’re… Read More