Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 45 of 234

Aug 28, 2019, 5:00 AM

How Microsoft and Oracle became cloud buddies, and what’s next for their improbable partnership

Splashy partnerships between big tech companies can be hard to take seriously. Implementing them with success is much harder than… Read More

Aug 27, 2019, 11:43 AM

New York Times report calls out LinkedIn as an ‘ideal’ vehicle for China to recruit spies

Add LinkedIn to the list of social media platforms being used for nefarious purposes by a foreign government. A New… Read More

Aug 27, 2019, 10:49 AM

Microsoft event on Oct. 2 expected to feature new Surface devices

Microsoft today sent out invites for an Oct. 2 event in New York City that is expected to focus on… Read More

Aug 27, 2019, 10:28 AM

Microsoft aims to juice Xbox Game Pass subscriptions with new Mixer tie-in

Microsoft is leveraging its Twitch competitor Mixer to drive more subscriptions for Xbox Game Pass. Starting today, Mixer Partners, the… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 3:25 PM

Oracle to appeal court ruling on Pentagon cloud contract as Microsoft and Amazon vie for $10B deal

Oracle’s JEDI fight isn’t over. The company will appeal a Court of Federal Claims ruling that rejected its attempt to… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 11:42 AM

Microsoft’s Your Phone app is down after partnership with Samsung ties service to new Galaxy Note10

The Your Phone app that lets Android smartphones connect to Windows — a centerpiece of the new alliance with Samsung… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 10:32 AM

Google and Dell team up on new Chromebook Enterprise devices, targeting Microsoft’s bread-and-butter

Google is taking on the enterprise institution that is Microsoft’s Windows operating system with a series of new laptops targeting… Read More

Aug 22, 2019, 9:19 AM

Report reveals new details about Bezos’ influence on Amazon bid for Pentagon cloud contract

Amazon’s bid to build the Pentagon’s war cloud has been mired in accusations of favoritism since the beginning. But a… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 1:55 PM

Tech Moves: Apple’s former Siri chief jumps to Microsoft; Halo Infinite creative director departs

— Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri digital assistant product, is heading to Microsoft in the latest example… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 8:31 AM

Leaked setup wizard reveals Microsoft’s plan to turn Xbox One into personal xCloud game streaming server

Microsoft’s Project xCloud — a new cloud gaming initiative that will let people play high-powered Xbox titles on smartphones —… Read More

Aug 17, 2019, 8:44 AM

Goodbye, iPhone: How Microsoft convinced me to switch to Android and the Samsung Galaxy Note10

Ever since switching from an Apple MacBook to a Windows 10-powered Lenovo ThinkPad last year, I’ve kept using my iPhone.… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 11:44 AM

Microsoft workers listen to some Skype calls and Cortana recordings, company admits in privacy update

Microsoft today updated its privacy policies to disclose that employees and contractors are listening to audio from some Skype calls… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 12:33 PM

Bill Nye swears, and Microsoft Windows is cursed, in new promotion videos for Google’s Chromebook

Bill Nye is cursing (again) in the name of climate change. But this time he’s swearing by the need to… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

Today on GeekWire: Satya and the Sounders; Cray goes nuclear; new Seattle startup fundings

Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. Satya Nadella owns a soccer team. At least, he owns… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 10:02 AM

Xbox Chief Phil Spencer denies rumors of future streaming-only console to support Project xCloud

Rumors have persisted for a while now that Microsoft is working on a low-cost console to complement its upcoming Project… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 8:36 AM

Platform Power: Amazon, Facebook, Google, and the hidden forces driving the world’s top businesses

Amazon, Uber, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and many other big companies have something in common. They’re all platforms, providing underlying technologies… Read More

Aug 12, 2019, 3:57 PM

Microsoft’s Cortana will soon disappear from the Johnson Controls smart thermostat via a software update

Microsoft’s Cortana will soon be removed from the Johnson Controls GLAS smart thermostat, a device once thought to be a… Read More

Aug 10, 2019, 8:13 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s Samsung surprise, inside ReachNow’s shutdown, and ‘The Great Hack’

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s surprise appearance at Samsung’s big event unveiling signals a new… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 2:50 PM

Here’s why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just showed up on stage at Samsung’s big event

Follow up: Microsoft has finally found its smartphone: Why the Samsung Galaxy partnership is so promising Actors and musicians usually… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 9:54 AM

Report: Microsoft contractors review some private Skype calls and Cortana recordings

Microsoft contractors listen to certain types of Skype calls and Cortana recordings, Motherboard reported on Wednesday. The discovery adds to… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 8:00 AM

Tech companies step up to fund affordable housing, but experts say it’s not enough to curb shortages

Microsoft pledged $500 million for affordable housing in January. Five months later, Google said it would invest $1 billion to… Read More

Aug 5, 2019, 9:45 AM

Microsoft acquires e-commerce marketing company PromoteIQ to bolster advertising business

Microsoft scooped up New York-based PromoteIQ, a startup that helps retailers build digital advertising and e-commerce offerings, for an undisclosed… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 9:27 AM

Windows no longer a ‘cornerstone’ for Microsoft, as company changes how it describes its business

Microsoft marked a major shift in its business with a subtle but significant change in the way it describes one… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 10:07 AM

Esports star Ninja ditches Amazon’s Twitch, inks exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft’s Mixer

It’s a huge day for Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. Esports star Tyler Blevins, a.k.a. “Ninja,” announced Thursday that he will… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 4:42 PM

‘Mac vs. PC’ is back: New Microsoft ad touts Surface Laptop 2, roasts Apple’s MacBook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSS5SKs4UA0 Mac vs. PC is alive. The geeky advertising rivalry between Microsoft and Apple reignited Wednesday after Microsoft put out… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 10:00 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants forge ahead on healthcare data sharing pledge

This past August, executives from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce banded together to promote data sharing in healthcare.… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 9:36 AM

Microsoft to retire Skype for Business Online in 2021; Teams taking over as default Office 365 meeting tool

Microsoft will retire Skype for Business Online in July 2021 and replace it with Microsoft Teams as the go-to product… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 8:57 AM

Nintendo Switch growth continues as aging rivals Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One stagnate

Nintendo, the youngster of the video game console market — well, at least the youngster the current console generation —… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 9:46 AM

Microsoft acquires BlueTalon to bolster its Azure Data Governance group

Microsoft has acquired BlueTalon, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup that builds data governance and compliance software for Fortune 100 companies.… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 8:17 AM

Microsoft-owned GitHub restricts accounts in areas facing U.S. sanctions, including Iran and Syria

Developers using GitHub in Iran, Syria and other areas facing U.S. sanctions have been blocked from accessing important parts of… Read More