Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 223 of 234

Jul 5, 2011, 9:41 AM

Microsoft Bing innovates on iPad with ‘Lasso’ quick search

Microsoft today is releasing an update for its well-received Bing app for Apple’s iPad, with a new feature designed to… Read More

Jul 5, 2011, 8:20 AM

Microsoft announces another Android patent deal and signals claims vs. Chrome

Microsoft today announced that another Android hardware maker, Wistron Corp., has agreed to pay royalties to Microsoft for its use… Read More

Jul 4, 2011, 2:16 PM

Kinect quadrocopter flight, perfected by Swiss researchers

One of the projects recently used to demonstrate Microsoft’s new Kinect software development kit for Windows was a quadrocopter control… Read More

Jul 4, 2011, 11:36 AM

Microsoft Bing aims for bigger role in China with Baidu deal

Microsoft today confirmed an expanded partnership with China’s largest search engine, Baidu, to provide English search results to Baidu users… Read More

Jul 2, 2011, 5:47 AM

GeekWire Radio: Google+ vs. Facebook, Ballmer sounds off, and new stuff in Internet search

On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we analyze Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s booming response to the question of… Read More

Jul 1, 2011, 1:02 PM

Windows Phone loads up on apps, still waiting on users

Good news and still-not-very-good news for Microsoft’s Windows Phone today … Good: The Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts more than… Read More

Jul 1, 2011, 10:39 AM

Report: Microsoft in the mix as Hulu explores possible sale

Microsoft would no doubt have the money to buy Hulu, the popular online television and movie service, but would it… Read More

Jul 1, 2011, 10:03 AM

Microsoft, Apple, others beat Google with $4.5B bid for giant Nortel patent trove

A consortium that includes Microsoft, Apple and Sony bid a whopping $4.5 billion in cash to win more than 6,000… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 2:57 PM

Microsoft closing down Hohm energy management service

Attention, startups: The home-energy management market just got a lot less competitive — for anyone who can figure out a… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 12:53 PM

Microsoft doesn’t need to replace Ballmer as much as it needs to replace Gates

Commentary: With his booming voice and boundless optimism, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is the technology industry’s version of a head… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 10:48 AM

Ballmer: Microsoft profits climb, despite still losing ‘a few billion’ on Bing

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s positive comments about the company’s financial outlook during his Seattle Rotary Club appearance yesterday appear to… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 9:52 AM

Amazon Web Services cuts prices on Data Transfer, CloudFront

Amazon Web Services suffered a massive outage back in April, one that caused all sorts of havoc developers. So, here’s… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 7:05 AM

Steve Ballmer on bringing the Sonics back to Seattle: It’s a real estate problem

In a high-energy talk at the Seattle Rotary Club Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer covered everything from Windows 8 to Kinect… Read More

Jun 29, 2011, 2:55 PM

Audio: Microsoft’s Ballmer gives a bellowing response to calls for his dismissal

[FOLLOW-UP: GeekWire Commentary: Microsoft doesn’t need to replace Ballmer as much as it needs to replace Gates] You’d think that the… Read More

Jun 29, 2011, 1:08 PM

Microsoft issues new Internet Explorer 10 tech preview

Microsoft today released a new preview of the technology going into Internet Explorer 10, the next version of its web… Read More

Jun 29, 2011, 10:31 AM

Ex-Microsofties raise $500,000 for Connected, a rival to Seattle’s Gist

A San Francisco upstart by the name of Connected — led by two former Microsoft employees — has raised $500,000… Read More

Jun 29, 2011, 9:29 AM

Angry Birds, Mango and more add up to ‘big day’ for Microsoft’s Windows Phone

Sure, people have been playing this game on their iPhones for what seems like eons at this point, but Microsoft’s… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 8:09 AM

Office 365: Microsoft makes pitch for businesses to stop futzing around with servers

Microsoft today is launching its Office 365 online service, including new online versions of Exchange, SharePoint and other Office products… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 6:57 AM

Tech moves: Conrad Saam joins Urbanspoon; Monica Guzman leaves Intersect; and more

We’ve been tracking some key hires and people on the move in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 3:38 PM

Office 365: Microsoft, Google jostle for bragging rights

Microsoft is expected to launch its Office 365 service tomorrow, charging businesses a monthly subscription — rather than a one-time… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 11:14 AM

Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects

“[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 10:05 AM

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on KING-5 ‘Up Front’

KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 8:50 AM

WiFi over TV spectrum: Microsoft tests ‘white spaces’ in U.K.

Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 7:20 AM

Microsoft signs Android patent deal with military contractor General Dynamics

Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 2:17 PM

Rapid releases for Firefox: An opportunity for Internet Explorer?

Years ago, Microsoft hobbled its browser business by allowing five years to pass between the release of new Internet Explorer… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 6:55 AM

With ‘super-confidential’ Windows Phone demo, Elop gets tech blogs to eat carrots

Having spent quite a bit of time talking with and covering Nokia CEO Stephen Elop during his tenure as a… Read More

Jun 23, 2011, 3:48 PM

Microsoft sees a future for Kinect avatars in health care

As Microsoft looks to take its Kinect sensor beyond video games into mainstream computing, a top company executive today provided… Read More

Jun 23, 2011, 10:57 AM

Report: FTC moving ahead with Google antitrust probe

A report from the Wall Street Journal this morning is the latest indication that U.S. antitrust regulators are gearing up… Read More

Jun 23, 2011, 10:33 AM

Netflix founder, Microsoft director Reed Hastings joins the board of Facebook

Could this signal a deeper alliance between Facebook and Microsoft? That’s how we’re reading the news today that Netflix founder… Read More