Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 231 of 234

Apr 8, 2011, 1:36 PM

Early Microsoft partner HTC rides Android past new Microsoft partner Nokia

Microsoft and HTC tied their fortunes together in the emerging smartphone market a decade ago, back when people were still… Read More

Apr 8, 2011, 10:56 AM

U.S. lets Google’s ITA deal fly, with some baggage

The U.S. Justice Department and Google have reached a deal clearing the way for the search giant’s $700 million acquisition… Read More

Apr 8, 2011, 9:01 AM

Comcast iPad app adopts Microsoft media technology

In a bit of cross-lake collaboration, Microsoft is now working with thePlatform, Comcast’s Seattle-based tech subsidiary, to integrate some of… Read More

Apr 7, 2011, 3:28 PM

‘Hoarders’ psychologist helps me stop being a digital packrat

A couple weeks ago I cleared more than 10,000 emails from my primary personal webmail inbox, dating back almost three… Read More

Apr 7, 2011, 1:09 PM

Facebook shakes things up, shares data center secrets

Facebook today took the unusual step of starting to share with the world the techniques it has developed to make… Read More

Apr 7, 2011, 10:23 AM

Will Windows Phone surpass the iPhone by 2015? Gartner thinks so

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Microsoft is way behind in mobile. But the company, which is… Read More

Apr 7, 2011, 9:25 AM

Microsoft releases first iPad app, Bing, and it looks slick

Yes, Microsoft aspires to topple Apple’s iPad, but the company also hopes to come from behind against Google. And in… Read More

Apr 6, 2011, 4:36 PM

Follow-up: What Microsoft and Toyota are actually doing, and how it’s different

The news today that Microsoft and Toyota are working on a cloud computing system for cars — described by the… Read More

Apr 6, 2011, 11:54 AM

How Facebook’s new Seattle engineers put its mobile revamp months ahead

Seattle is Facebook’s first major remote engineering base outside its Palo Alto HQ, so it’s a test case for future… Read More

Apr 6, 2011, 11:26 AM

Microsoft, Toyota join forces on cloud computing for cars

Microsoft and Toyota have entered a new strategic partnership to build a next-gen information and telecommunications platform for Toyota’s vehicles… Read More

Apr 6, 2011, 8:19 AM

Apple throws Microsoft’s Mac Office a MobileMe curveball

Microsoft next week will release the first service pack for its Office for Mac 2011 suite, with new features including… Read More

Apr 6, 2011, 7:52 AM

Meet Microsoft’s new marketing boss: Chris Capossela

The guy who previously headed marketing for Microsoft’s Office products is now taking on that role for the entire company.… Read More

Apr 5, 2011, 4:17 PM

Microsoft + Toyota: Cars or the cloud … or both?

Microsoft and Toyota will be announcing a “new collaboration between the companies” on Wednesday afternoon, and the involvement of CEOs… Read More

Apr 5, 2011, 2:52 PM

Microsoft shifts Hohm away from homes, focuses on electric cars

Microsoft unveiled the Hohm service in order to help home owners get a better sense of their energy consumption. But nearly… Read More

Apr 5, 2011, 10:16 AM

Why Nasdaq is giving Apple less weight, and Microsoft more

Nasdaq this morning sent a wave through the stock market with the announcement that that it will “rebalance” its closely… Read More

Apr 5, 2011, 8:27 AM

How to write on a Nordstrom window with Microsoft’s Kinect

Nordstrom’s flagship store in downtown Seattle is currently featuring a neat little technological trick, allowing passersby to write and doodle… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 10:34 PM

Nerd Notes: Volcanoes, sports, sneakers and moonbuggys

Sci-fi fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin feels cheated by the “Lost” finale. Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff feels like starting a… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 8:35 PM

Virtual reality visionary Jaron Lanier on his Microsoft gig: Kinect is ‘beautiful, exciting’

https://youtu.be/-Vc9GMGZurY A while back I got a chance to sit in on a session with Jaron Lanier, the guy credited… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 5:43 PM

Windows Phone 7 update with no wait … if you dare

The first major update to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS, dubbed “NoDo,” has been a long wait, particularly for people… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 3:24 PM

Microsoft unveils new Xbox hardware … for game developers

Microsoft today announced a new piece of Xbox hardware that could make Xbox 360 games better, in the long… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 2:56 PM

How Windows Phone apps could run on Windows 8

A new leak gives the first real glimpse of what to expect in a special Windows 8 interface for tablets,… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 1:54 PM

Paul Allen violates the rules of ‘Seattle Nice,’ and that’s not such a bad thing

Paul Allen’s raw retelling of the early days at Microsoft in his upcoming memoir, “Idea Man,” surprised some in the… Read More

Apr 4, 2011, 12:26 PM

Google bids $900M for Nortel patents, but Microsoft already has them in the bag

[Post updated at 1:45 p.m. with clarification of Microsoft’s rights to these patents under a previous licensing deal with Nortel.]… Read More

Apr 3, 2011, 7:13 PM

India wins the Cricket World Cup, and 1,000 geeks in Redmond go wild

The citizens of Calcutta, Mumbai and Bangalore erupted in joy Saturday night as India defeated Sri Lanka in the Cricket… Read More

Apr 3, 2011, 11:14 AM

Google’s April Fool’s Day joke, Gmail Motion, comes to life via a Kinect hack

The April Fool’s Day joke from Google — Gmail Motion — may not be too far afield after all. Some… Read More

Apr 3, 2011, 11:02 AM

Microsoft’s Windows 8 recipe: Hint of Office, dash of Xbox, ounce of Windows Phone

Microsoft has already hinted that it wants to make Windows more like Xbox by supporting the Kinect sensor technology and… Read More

Apr 2, 2011, 11:46 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Allen vs. Gates, Amazon Cloud Drive, Giant Thinkwell +1

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a strange week in tech news, including our first glimpse of Paul… Read More

Apr 1, 2011, 2:04 PM

Chart: Google Android continues to soar, while Windows Phone slumps

You’d think by this time Microsoft might have regained some of its mojo in mobile. But the latest report from… Read More

Apr 1, 2011, 12:41 PM

Study: Microsoft’s Ballmer sees approval rating decline

Take this with a grain of salt, like a U.S. presidential approval rating based on a limited survey, but the latest… Read More

Mar 31, 2011, 6:40 AM

Microsoft filing antitrust complaint vs. Google in Europe

Microsoft is back in the middle of an antitrust case in Europe, but this time it’s the one with the… Read More