Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 217 of 234

Sep 9, 2011, 4:05 AM

TED for kids: 25 incredible speakers on tap this weekend

An event in Redmond on Saturday will feature an incredible lineup of speakers with unique insights into social issues, global… Read More

Sep 9, 2011, 3:18 AM

Deputies descend on Xbox Live employee’s house after apparent 911 hoax by hackers

An employee of Microsoft’s Xbox Live had his home surrounded by deputies recently after the King County Sheriff’s Office received a… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 9:20 PM

Hotmail, MSN suffer outage

My wife just tried to log on to her Hotmail account, but no dice. A few minutes later a GeekWire… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 4:10 PM

Bing continues to chip away at Google’s dominance in search

Google is still the dominant player when it comes to Internet search queries, but Microsoft’s Bing continues to gain share… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 10:56 AM

Ousted Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz says Microsoft search deal will pay off, eventually

Carol Bartz’s penchant for colorful language is making headlines following her dismissal as Yahoo’s CEO earlier this week. “These people… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 8:22 AM

Android Wars: Microsoft signs Acer and ViewSonic, as Google arms HTC

Two more Android device makers, Acer and ViewSonic, have signed patent agreements with Microsoft covering Android, falling in line with… Read More

Sep 7, 2011, 10:12 AM

Morning Radar: Doxo; Michael Arrington; Cheezburger’s new book; Apptio; Marchex and more

Doxo has inked a deal with Sound Community Bank, allowing customers of the bank to get all bills and communications… Read More

Sep 7, 2011, 9:24 AM

September exodus: Ex-Powerset CEO Barney Pell and others depart Microsoft

It is that time of year when Microsofties tend to look for new opportunities. And perhaps the most notable departure… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 4:12 PM

Report: Bartz out as Yahoo CEO

Carol Bartz, the fiery Yahoo leader who entered the company into an alliance with Microsoft in an attempt to challenge… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 1:43 PM

Ex-Microsoft employee sentenced to two years in prison for embezzlement

Randal Ray Seal, a 54-year-old former analyst in Microsoft’s accounts payable department, has been sentenced to two years in prison… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 10:03 AM

Microsoft, Bill Gates patent ‘virtual entertainment,’ with belt

A patent awarded to Microsoft this morning, with Bill Gates listed as one of the inventors, will sound familiar to… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 8:36 AM

Sabey, Dell push ahead with massive data centers in Quincy

The tiny town of Quincy, Washington continues to transform from agriculture to data centers. And two large facilities, housing the… Read More

Sep 5, 2011, 3:43 PM

What Microsoft is saying about Windows Phone location data — and what it’s not saying

Microsoft today said it’s investigating allegations that Windows Phone 7’s camera collects data about the locations of users against their… Read More

Sep 2, 2011, 12:30 PM

‘Top Gear’ reviews Halo Warthog

For your Friday afternoon entertainment, here’s a fun video that emerged this week featuring Jeremy Clarkson of the popular BBC… Read More

Sep 2, 2011, 7:55 AM

It’s been one wild and crazy summer for tech news: A look at GeekWire’s top stories

It was an especially unusual August, and it wasn’t just because the down comforter never came off the bed or… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 6:11 PM

Google’s Schmidt: Patent issues ‘terrible,’ but Motorola deal about more than that

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, gave his take on the company’s Motorola acquisition — and the state of the U.S.… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 3:27 PM

Gigantic new HTC Titan makes us long for a Windows Phone tablet

With a 4.7-inch screen, the “Titan” announced today by HTC and Microsoft has the largest screen of any Windows Phone… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 11:17 AM

IE9 share tops 20% on Windows 7 even as IE usage slips overall

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser is now used on more than 20 percent of PCs running Windows 7 worldwide, outpacing… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 10:48 AM

Morning Radar: Paul Graham’s patent pledge; Super Mario in Seattle; etc.

Y Combinator’s Paul Graham asks companies to take the patent pledge. The concept? Big companies shouldn’t use patents to bully… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 9:30 AM

Microsoft accused of secretly collecting geolocation data on Windows Phone 7

Apple found itself in a bit of hot water back in April when researchers discovered that iPhones and 3G-enabled iPads… Read More

Sep 1, 2011, 8:03 AM

New stats show Apple’s Safari running away with mobile, tablet market

Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30… Read More

Aug 31, 2011, 11:10 AM

Windows chief: Think of the classic Windows desktop as ‘just another app’

As Microsoft has been previewing new elements of the Windows 8 desktop experience over the past week — including smarter… Read More

Aug 31, 2011, 10:39 AM

Salesforce.com CEO Benioff: Beware of false clouds and Windows Phones

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is in classic form this morning during the keynote at the company’s Dreamforce conference in San… Read More

Aug 30, 2011, 1:38 PM

Nokia asks: What should we call our Windows Phones?

Here’s an unusual one: The head of developer marketing for Nokia in North America has put up a poll asking,… Read More

Aug 30, 2011, 1:29 PM

How The New York Times is reinventing your morning read with Microsoft Surface

I’d love to get this in my kitchen nook. Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab gets an inside look… Read More

Aug 30, 2011, 10:57 AM

Microsoft loses ground in mobile as Google Android continues to soar

The latest comScore report on mobile market share doesn’t paint a very good picture for Microsoft. The software company, which… Read More

Aug 30, 2011, 8:31 AM

Maritz sees Windows PCs below 20% in era of cloud, devices

Paul Maritz is now the CEO of VMware, but he was previously the longtime chief of Microsoft’s platforms group —… Read More

Aug 29, 2011, 1:02 PM

Windows 8: Microsoft ties a ribbon on Windows Explorer

Microsoft today gave another sneak peek of Windows 8 — showing a new approach to Windows Explorer, the place where… Read More

Aug 29, 2011, 12:25 PM

Box.net: A case study in why Seattle needs to hold onto young tech talent

Call it the one that got away. That’s how I felt after reading a detailed profile of Box.net today, the fast-growing… Read More

Aug 29, 2011, 11:50 AM

Microsoft takes ‘more pointed tone’ in comedic jabs at rivals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hewedqvSWaI Maybe Microsoft is secretly auditioning for a spot in the fall television sit-com lineup. Following up on its recent… Read More