Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 212 of 234

Nov 8, 2011, 1:07 PM

Barnes & Noble wants U.S. to stop Microsoft’s Android patent campaign

Updated with Microsoft statement. Barnes & Noble is asking the U.S. Justice Department to examine Microsoft’s effort to use its… Read More

Nov 8, 2011, 8:05 AM

Spotify hits Windows Phone, Microsoft claims critical mass with more than 35,000 apps

Spotify is now available on Windows Phone, letting premium Spotify subscribers access the popular music service on the Microsoft device.… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 3:18 PM

Microsoft recruits Samsung VP to help supercharge Windows Phone

Microsoft has recruited former Samsung Vice President Gavin Kim as general manager of the Windows Phone unit, a move to… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 12:53 PM

Google+ opens to businesses, with link to Google search

Google today announced the long-awaited debut of pages for businesses on Google+, looking to boost the functionality of its fledgling… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 10:24 AM

Gigantic Windows Phone is a piece of performance art

Post updated below with video of the marriage proposal that took place inside the giant phone. Microsoft grabbed some attention… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 7:00 AM

Analyst bullish on Microsoft’s ‘Ultrabook Touch’ prospects

Veteran financial analyst Rick Sherlund, settling back into his role covering Microsoft, is out this morning with a new report… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 5:43 AM

Video: Microsoft builds six-story Windows Phone in NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nunL6ghJZnQ Microsoft says it will be “bringing Windows Phone to life in a big, big, way” in New York’s Herald Square… Read More

Nov 6, 2011, 10:34 PM

Microsoft courts smartphone newbies with $50 Windows Phone

A new Windows Phone that debuts Monday isn’t really an attempt to get existing iPhone or Android users to switch.… Read More

Nov 4, 2011, 7:29 PM

Latest Windows Phone data: Nowhere to go but up … right?

The latest numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s share of U.S. smartphone subscribers slipping again, to 5.6 percent for the… Read More

Nov 4, 2011, 7:35 AM

Microsoft offers holiday freebies to boost IE9 usage

Microsoft has rolled out a new holiday promotional campaign that aims, in part, to get people on Windows 7 to… Read More

Nov 3, 2011, 10:05 AM

Chart: Majority of 18-to-44 year old mobile users own a smartphone

Well, the economy is in rough shape, and it’s still tough to find a job. But, somehow, more Americans are… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 1:35 PM

Former Microsofties build startup on stickers and goo

Alex Malek and Will Bradley both started at Microsoft straight out of school, working for the last decade as engineers… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 10:58 AM

SIC: Microsoft finds that friends trump experts when we’re seeking buying advice

I’m downtown today at the inaugural Seattle Interactive Conference, where people are attending sessions on topics such as cloud computing,… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 8:58 AM

Story of Microsoft Courier’s demise sheds light on Gates’ role

Today’s must-read for anyone who follows Microsoft is Jay Greene’s “inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet” on CNet News.com.… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 7:12 AM

Microsoft ‘augmented projectors’ mix real and virtual worlds

If the concept video shown by Microsoft last week demonstrated a path to the future, think of this project as one… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 8:07 PM

Who did it better? Microsoft Bing vs. Google on Halloween

The two major search engines, Google and Microsoft Bing (does Yahoo count anymore?) outdid themselves on Halloween this year. Google’s… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 3:24 PM

Former Microsoft researcher learns solution in developing world isn’t always technology

Engineers from around the world are gathered in Seattle this week for the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology conference, talking about… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 11:02 AM

Poll: Are you tempted by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update has already been distributed as an update for existing Windows Phone devices, but now… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 8:57 AM

Microsoft marks Kinect’s first year with great video, old data

Microsoft this morning marked the upcoming first anniversary of its Kinect for Xbox 360 with this inspiring video showing how… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 8:28 AM

Sounders kick off Windows Phone app amid awful playoff showing

This has got to be one of the more depressing product launches in Seattle tech and sports history. The Seattle… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 8:10 AM

Gates on Jobs’ zingers: ‘None of that bothers me at all’

What does Bill Gates think about all that biting criticism from Steve Jobs in the biography released after the Apple… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 9:31 AM

Bill Gates on the price of burgers; and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “I can understand wanting to have millions… Read More

Oct 29, 2011, 10:14 AM

Memo: Microsoft’s Ballmer finds an employee survey to love

Anonymous third-party surveys of Microsoft employees don’t always turn out so well for Steve Ballmer. But Microsoft this week came… Read More

Oct 28, 2011, 12:35 PM

Microsoft’s vision, and the myth of the carefree gadget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cNdhOKwi0 The only thing I don’t believe in Microsoft’s video of the future is how calm everybody is around such… Read More

Oct 28, 2011, 11:57 AM

Excerpts: Bill Gates on politics, education, and why his burger is same as yours

One of the most interesting things about Bill Gates’ appearance at the University of Washington yesterday was the way the… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 5:09 PM

Gates to students: Don’t try to be a billionaire, it’s overrated

Bill Gates made a rare appearance at the University of Washington this afternoon, talking about how qualitative and measurable advances… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 1:58 PM

HP keeps PC business, will it resurrect TouchPad next?

HP, the world’s largest PC maker, won’t be selling its PC business, after all. The company announced the news this afternoon, making… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 6:01 AM

The future is amazing, and Microsoft has video to prove it

This might be as close as we’re going to get to a time machine. Unless they’re working on that, too.… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 12:37 PM

Nokia wants to make 25-year-olds ‘lust’ after Windows Phone

Windows Phone is already a huge hit with the over-30 crowd in Redmond, Wash. Now Nokia is hoping to boost… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 8:35 AM

Nokia shows first Windows Phones, starting Microsoft’s new comeback bid

Nokia this morning unveiled the first two Windows Phones to result from the partnership it struck with Microsoft earlier this… Read More