Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 205 of 234

Jan 24, 2012, 4:09 PM

Microsoft Hotmail soars on iPhone and Android, now available on Kindle Fire

Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail has surpassed 12 million active users on Apple iOS devices — a dramatic climb resulting from… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 3:38 PM

Apple posts three Yahoos, two Googles and a Microsoft

How powerful is Apple becoming in the tech industry? Well, take a look at the impressive quarter that the iPhone… Read More

Jan 24, 2012, 11:47 AM

Microsoft back in hiring mode: Where it’s adding new jobs

Microsoft returned to modest employment growth in 2011, adding more employees around the world than at any point since making… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 5:24 PM

R.I.P., Microsoft Points? Report says they’re going away

Microsoft will be phasing out the Microsoft Points virtual currency system used on Xbox Live and Zune by the end… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 4:16 PM

Microsoft says botnet kingpin worked for antivirus vendor

Four months after dismantling the nasty Kelihos botnet, Microsoft says it has tracked down the central figure behind it– naming Russian… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 1:13 PM

A new era: Google outspends Microsoft in federal lobbying

Google is speaking loud and clear in Washington D.C., nearly doubling its expenditures on federal lobbying efforts last year. Cnet’s… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 12:13 PM

Estimate: Nokia ships more than 1M Windows Phones

Microsoft was mum about Windows Phone sales during its quarterly report last week, but we could get a clearer picture… Read More

Jan 23, 2012, 8:20 AM

Video: Cell phone interrupts solo, and violist plays along

How’s this for bringing harmony to the digital age? The video above, originally posted on YouTube over the summer, has… Read More

Jan 22, 2012, 10:48 PM

Gadgets galore: More than a quarter of Americans now own an e-reader or tablet computer

Nooks. iPads. Kindles. PlayBooks. Kobos. Americans are getting more familiar with tablet computers and e-readers, with a new study out… Read More

Jan 22, 2012, 3:59 PM

Weird: Microsoft is now the owner of ‘clicktohump.com’

Sorry, but this was too strange to ignore: Domain name watchdog Fusible.com reports that Microsoft has obtained the sites “clicktohump.com” and… Read More

Jan 20, 2012, 10:01 PM

How to sell a Windows Phone: Molly Moon’s ice cream?

Microsoft’s method for regaining its mojo in mobile may start with Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream. And more specifically —… Read More

Jan 20, 2012, 2:31 PM

Microsoft voices support for same-sex marriage in Washington state

Microsoft is among several technology companies that voiced support this week for bills that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington… Read More

Jan 20, 2012, 10:47 AM

On an upswing, Microsoft Bing tries to inspire more usage with new ad campaign

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8NUda4AU-I Microsoft Bing recently became the No. 2 search engine in the U.S., surpassing the company’s partner Yahoo with 15… Read More

Jan 20, 2012, 8:03 AM

iSuppli’s 2009 Windows Mobile prediction shows just how wrong predictions can be

The year is now 2012, which means that Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system is enjoying a resurgence that started with… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 3:13 PM

Really? Research firm predicts Windows Phone will climb past iPhone by 2015

Microsoft’s Windows Phone sales are so small right now that the company doesn’t feel compelled to report them as part… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 1:20 PM

Microsoft beats estimates even as Windows profits fall 11%

Microsoft’s quarterly profits topped Wall Street’s expectations, thanks in part to growth in the company’s server and business software divisions,… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 9:36 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM Kindel to advise FreePriceAlerts; Amazon gets a Yahoo; etc.

Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff… Read More

Jan 19, 2012, 7:55 AM

Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push

At an event in New York City this morning, Apple unveiled a new version of its iBooks platform for reading… Read More

Jan 18, 2012, 2:13 PM

Microsoft’s purchase of Skype helps bolster eBay earnings

eBay reported strong fourth quarter earnings Wednesday, driven largely by the sale of Skype to Microsoft last May for $8.5 billion.… Read More

Jan 18, 2012, 12:38 PM

The coding game: Microsoft’s Visual Studio gets badges, achievements and leaderboard

Is there anything that can’t be turned into a game? Apparently not. Microsoft today embraced the gamification trend by introducing a… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 3:35 PM

Costco drops Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone to 1 cent, only to be undercut by Wal-Mart

How’s this for a price war? Costco and Wal-Mart are both taking steps to get Nokia’s Lumia 710 Windows Phone… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 2:38 PM

Jerry Yang is leaving, and Wall Street says Yahoo!

Nearly 17 years after co-founding Yahoo, Jerry Yang is resigning from the board and “all other positions with the company,”… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 1:59 PM

Microsoft says it opposes SOPA ‘as currently drafted’

Much of the tech world’s attention is focused on the Stop Online Piracy Act this week, with Wikipedia and others… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 8:13 AM

Microsoft earnings preview: Windows, Skype and more

Microsoft reports its financial results for the December quarter Thursday afternoon. Here are a few of the items we’ll be… Read More

Jan 16, 2012, 7:32 PM

Microsoft is the third most valuable brand in the world, but it loses some fizz to Apple

Apple is already much bigger than Microsoft in terms of market value. But Microsoft still has a leg up on… Read More

Jan 16, 2012, 4:10 PM

Cupidtino: A dating app for Apple fanboys and fangirls developed by ex-Microsofties

Apple computer users are some of the most devoted and passionate on the planet. But can Macbooks, iPads and iPhones… Read More

Jan 16, 2012, 7:49 AM

Ready for the smart store? How Microsoft wants to reinvent the retail experience

With the expansion of Microsoft’s Kinect to Windows, the sensor is expected to start showing up first in commercial situations,… Read More

Jan 15, 2012, 9:47 PM

CES: As crowds set new record, wishing for a little less

Hanson Hosein was once embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq as a correspondent for NBC News. So it means… Read More

Jan 15, 2012, 3:47 PM

Impressions of Seattle: Thoughts on Microsoft, Amazon and Adobe

Although I’m a tech geek, I haven’t actually worked for a tech company yet. My background is in finance, so… Read More

Jan 14, 2012, 4:45 PM

Zuckerberg’s most admired companies: Amazon, Apple, Google (but no Microsoft?)

Microsoft may start feeling like the Rodney Dangerfield of tech. It just gets no respect. The latest example comes via an… Read More