Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 215 of 234

Sep 28, 2011, 10:47 AM

Will Microsoft get patent royalties from Amazon’s Kindle Fire?

Jeff Bezos just announced a new Kindle Fire tablet based on Google’s Android operating system. Steve Ballmer says Microsoft deserves… Read More

Sep 28, 2011, 10:18 AM

California firm to purchase 63 acres for massive data center in central Washington

Quincy, Washington — an agricultural town near the Columbia River in central Washington — continues to attract technology companies in… Read More

Sep 28, 2011, 5:32 AM

Samsung to pay Microsoft for Android under new patent deal

[UPDATED] Microsoft and Samsung, the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker behind Apple, just announced a patent licensing agreement that gives Samsung… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 9:51 PM

Windows Phone Mango: Microsoft’s next challenge is in stores

Microsoft started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update to the world Tuesday, promising “a simultaneous, coordinated, global update that… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 2:05 PM

Microsoft dismantles Kelihos botnet

Microsoft’s ongoing battle against nasty botnets has continued, with the company announcing today that it has dismantled the Kelihos botnet… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 10:53 AM

Microsoft Research demo: Augmented reality with Kinect, tablet, distributed computing

Here in Redmond this morning, Microsoft Research is marking its 20th anniversary as the company’s basic research unit. In addition… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 7:59 AM

Microsoft meeting sparks another round of Ballmer bashing

Steve Ballmer is taking it on the chin yet again this week, this time for a reportedly uninspired performance at… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 10:27 PM

Microsoft Research overhauls Bing search backend with ‘Tiger’ project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TuHktEZPYo Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 5:31 PM

Windows 8 and Windows Live ID: Microsoft’s privacy policy

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with the optional ability to sign in using a Windows Live ID,… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 10:47 AM

Apple to revamp Seattle store across from new Microsoft site

Apple plans to renovate its 8-year-old store in Seattle, upgrading its location in the University Village shopping center with many… Read More

Sep 24, 2011, 7:03 AM

GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Netflix, comic books and the Greatest American Hero

We’ve got a big menu of topics on this weekend’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with a discussion of… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 1:43 PM

Ex-Microsoft worker going to jail for 33 months for fraud

Robert Curry, a 41-year-old former Microsoft manager, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $459,341… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 8:49 AM

One place for daily deals: Microsoft Bing’s new aggregation site

Microsoft this morning launched Bing Deals, aiming to make its search engine a destination for the wide variety of daily… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 8:35 AM

Fresh off its PopCap buy, EA taps Microsoft vet Rajat Taneja as CTO

Electronic Arts, which just spent up to $1.3 billion on Seattle-based PopCap Games, is discovering even more talent from the… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 12:14 PM

India’s HCL arrives in Redmond with big growth plans

HCL Technologies, which has morphed from one of India’s “garage startups” into a multi-billion dollar IT services juggernaut, has established… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 9:53 AM

Does Google have monopoly power? Watch Eric Schmidt dance around this one

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing yesterday on Google was closely watched for parallels to Microsoft’s antitrust quagmire of the… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 3:24 PM

Q&A: How an automotive secret can make for better software

Having studied the work of W. Edwards Deming and other pioneers in just-in-time auto production back in college, I was… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 1:12 PM

Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Microsoft joins $61 million financing round for Adchemy

You don’t typically see Microsoft get involved in venture capital rounds. But the software giant announced today that it is… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 9:50 AM

Excerpt: Google to cite Bing’s growth in antitrust defense

It will be a very interesting day for the technology industry in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 8:49 AM

Morning Radar: iPhone 5 date, Facebook overhaul, more turmoil for HP

A quick rundown of stories catching our attention this morning … Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled Oct. 4,… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 6:13 PM

Evening Radar: Microsoft’s tech plan for low-income kids; Google+ opens up; analyzing the science behind ‘Contagion’

A roundup of headlines and news items catching our attention as the day winds down … Microsoft today announced a… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 4:58 PM

Microsoft boosts dividend 25% as cash, investments top $50B

Microsoft today announced plans to boost its quarterly dividend to 20 cents, a 25 percent increase, returning to shareholders a… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 11:35 AM

Windows Phone manager who tweeted inside info about Nokia device is out at Microsoft

A Windows Phone principal program manager has left the company two weeks after making headlines for tweeting his impressions of… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 10:08 AM

Study: Windows Phone on the radar, at least, for some smartphone buyers

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 still needs to dig itself out of a big hole in the smartphone market, after sinking… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 8:36 AM

Casio paying Microsoft to use Linux in new patent deal

Microsoft this morning announced the latest in a series of patent licensing agreements with device makers, entering a multi-year deal… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 4:13 PM

Microsoft exec leaving to lead new IP rights advocacy group, with Microsoft’s support

Microsoft corporate affairs executive Pamela Passman is leaving the company to form and lead a new advocacy group, with Microsoft’s… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 2:49 PM

Reviews: Gears of War 3 for Xbox 360 lives up to hype

Gears of War from Epic Games has been a huge video-game franchise for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It’s an important (and… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 8:36 AM

Windows 8: Microsoft wants to trademark the word ‘Charm’

Look out, Harry Potter: Microsoft seems to be serious about its new charms. Showing off Windows 8’s features for the… Read More

Sep 18, 2011, 5:54 PM

An intro to ‘Geek A Cappella’

I stumbled across some good, old-fashioned geek fun today at the Seattle Symphony’s Day of Music. They call themselves The… Read More