Mar 15, 2011, 10:33 AM Internet Explorer 9: Windows XP users, you’re out of luck Microsoft last night released Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of its widely used web browser. Download it here, but… Read More
Mar 15, 2011, 8:31 AM Google Apps grows up with new ‘scheduled release’ option What, you didn’t want that amazing new Gmail feature rolled out to your 5,000 employees without warning? Google, doing its… Read More
Mar 15, 2011, 6:32 AM Fond memories of Microsoft Zune … in brown, of course “This isn’t an iPod killer. This isn’t even going to give the iPod a bad case of the sniffles.” —… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 8:38 PM T-Mobile’s Sidekick 4G offers texting across PCs, phones The pictures of T-Mobile’s new Google Android-based Sidekick 4G are nice, but what’s really interesting is the way the company… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 12:28 PM Goodbye from Seattle: Microsoft ending Zune device Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on its dedicated Zune hardware but planing to keep the Zune music software running… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 12:00 PM Inside IE9: How Microsoft rewrote its browser from scratch Jason Weber’s office boasts a fantastic view, a gigantic monitor — and some of the least-impressive machines you’ll find on… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 9:23 AM DOJ review of Microsoft patent buy delays Novell deal The U.S. Justice Department is taking longer than expected to review the sale of 882 patents by Novell to a… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 8:58 AM Microsoft giving $2M in cash, services to Japan — no RT required Microsoft this morning pledged to support relief efforts in Japan with donations valued at $2 million, including $250,000 in cash,… Read More
Mar 13, 2011, 12:51 PM Data Dump: Kindle vs. iPad vs. Xbox vs. everything else Except for maybe those crazies at the front of the iPad 2 line, many of us have become pretty measured… Read More
Mar 13, 2011, 7:53 AM Microsoft’s IPO, 25 years ago, and what happened after that It was 25 years ago today — March 13, 1986 — that a personal-computer software company named Microsoft Corporation sold… Read More
Mar 12, 2011, 1:24 PM Bing’s Japan Tweet: A ‘tasteless’ marketing ploy or simply helping a good cause? [Updated with Microsoft statement] Microsoft has found itself in an unwanted maelstrom following a Twitter message posted on its @Bing… Read More
Mar 12, 2011, 10:47 AM Apple iPad 2 launch: ‘The cachet of being one of the fanboys’ So who was in line for the iPad 2 yesterday afternoon? And why were they willing to spend hours of… Read More
Mar 12, 2011, 10:09 AM Latest on Microsoft in Japan Microsoft is among the many U.S. companies whose operations were impacted by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here’s… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 3:29 PM Evolution of the anti-iPhone shirt, at Microsoft’s hometown Goodwill For pure tech t-shirt awesomeness, there’s nothing quite like the Goodwill store near Microsoft’s Redmond campus. This is the place… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 10:27 AM Nokia pays big bucks for Elop: Former Microsoft executive receives $6M signing bonus Nokia paid big bucks to dislodge Stephen Elop from Microsoft. The former president of the Microsoft Business Division, who joined… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 7:56 AM ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ atop the heap in February (List) There’s a new king in the U.S. video game market, and it’s not exactly good news for the industry’s efforts… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 6:00 AM Microsoft delays Windows Phone update, frustrates fans A new version of Apple’s iOS (4.3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) is out and ready for download this… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 3:20 PM Xbox 360 scores its biggest non-holiday month ever Microsoft sold 535,000 Xbox 360s in the United States in February, the biggest month in the console’s history outside of… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 1:11 PM More Kinect coolness: Business collaboration and home automation hacks Microsoft plans to soon release a software development kit allowing hobbyists and academics to build applications for its Kinect motion… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 12:57 PM Former Microsoft exec Chris Liddell to step down as CFO of General Motors Former Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell plans to resign as CFO of General Motors after getting passed over for… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 12:48 PM Bing, Yahoo chip away at Google Some encouraging news for Microsoft today in its uphill climb against Google. The combination of Microsoft Bing and the Bing-powered… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 9:36 AM Microsoft idea: Dating service for people with a ‘source of shame’ … like comic books A newly surfaced Microsoft patent filing proposes an online matchmaking service that would have users confidentially tell the system about… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 5:51 PM Firefox 4 Release Candidate: Hot out of the oven It’s a big day for new browsers, apparently. Several hours after Microsoft announced a March 14 release date for Internet… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 3:11 PM Ballmer slips to No. 46 on Forbes list; Gates steady at No. 2 Bill Gates’ investments in the Mexican stock market helped to increase his estimated wealth by $3 billion, to $56 billion,… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 10:27 AM Kinect tops 10 million, but Guinness world record a bit shaky Microsoft this morning announced that the Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 has surpassed 10 million units shipped since its… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 10:02 AM WebOS planned for every HP PC, alongside Windows Hewlett-Packard, continuing to raise questions about Microsoft’s long-term dominance in PC operating systems, plans to ship its webOS operating system… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 9:00 AM Exclusive: Microsoft vet Capossela leaving job, staying at company We’ve picked up on a notable executive move inside the Microsoft Office Division this morning: Chris Capossela, the veteran senior… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 8:30 AM Microsoft: IE9 coming March 14 Look like that big Internet Explorer party at SXSW in Austin isn’t just a party, after all. It’s a launch.… Read More
Mar 9, 2011, 8:16 AM New Microsoft buzzword: ‘Ventura’ Another job posting is stirring up speculation about Microsoft’s plans in digital entertainment. Working on word from her tipsters, Mary… Read More
Mar 8, 2011, 3:36 PM Microsoft seeks to toss Apple ‘App Store’ brief, says font too small In the legendary rivalry between Microsoft and Apple, there have been many subjects of dispute. But this may be a… Read More
