Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 67 of 234

Jan 11, 2018, 5:16 PM

Where’s Cortana? Microsoft is playing the long game as Amazon and Google dominate CES

LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another… Read More

Jan 11, 2018, 3:01 PM

Hands on with Microsoft’s hardware cornucopia at tech giant’s behind-the-scenes CES booth

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft is typically more low key at CES than fellow tech giant Amazon, and this year Google,… Read More

Jan 11, 2018, 12:00 PM

Working Geek: Microsoft’s Harini Gokul looks for women to have more impact, but not more pressure

Microsoft’s Harini Gokul is eager for women to excel in their careers and in charitable work, finding the places where they… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 4:12 PM

Hands-on with Windows Mixed Reality headsets: Same tech as Microsoft HoloLens, at a lower price

LAS VEGAS — Virtual reality has its fair share of naysayers. It’s too expensive, they say. It’s too hard to… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 10:08 AM

Microsoft admits that the Meltdown/Spectre patches will hit Windows Server performance

After several days of dodging questions about the performance impact of patches designed to fix the Meltdown/Spectre chip design flaws,… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 6:00 AM

Microsoft stops distributing Meltdown/Spectre patches for AMD devices after fixes brick machines

Microsoft has temporarily stopped distributing patches to computers and devices running AMD processors after acknowledging that its Windows security updates… Read More

Jan 8, 2018, 12:01 AM

Alexa is coming to PCs: HP, ASUS and Acer bring Amazon’s assistant onto Microsoft Cortana’s turf

Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP,… Read More

Jan 4, 2018, 1:39 PM

Microsoft and Johnson Controls unveil 1st Cortana-powered smart thermostat with pre-orders in March

Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana will soon show up in another smart gadget. Microsoft and Johnson Controls today debuted a new… Read More

Jan 3, 2018, 7:04 AM

Microsoft acquires flash storage pioneer Avere Systems, less than a year after Google investment

Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire Avere Systems, a Pittsburgh-based company that leverages flash storage to optimize the process… Read More

Jan 2, 2018, 4:04 PM

Why Alexa and Cortana aren’t BFFs yet: Amazon and Microsoft taking longer than expected to integrate voice assistants

A few months ago, Amazon and Microsoft said their respective digital assistants, Alexa and Cortana, would begin talking to each… Read More

Jan 2, 2018, 8:46 AM

Microsoft forms coalition to bring high-speed internet to rural communities

Microsoft is partnering with organizations across the country to form Connect Americans Now (CAN), a coalition that will pressure policymaker… Read More

Jan 1, 2018, 7:38 AM

Watch: Bezos, Bertha, and more video highlights from an epic year at GeekWire

2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year.… Read More

Dec 27, 2017, 8:47 AM

From Redmond with WiFi: How this Microsoft employee helped bring critical infrastructure to a hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island

Nicholas Harland worried about his uncle Roger. Roger Harland, a resident of the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, St.… Read More

Dec 22, 2017, 4:01 PM

Microsoft just sued an IP address over Windows, Office piracy claims

Microsoft filed a lawsuit late Friday against an IP address, alleging that an individual or group of individuals has been… Read More

Dec 20, 2017, 10:48 AM

Microsoft’s AI-powered iPhone camera app can now take multi-directional panoramas and turn videos into comic strips

Microsoft is out with a pair of updates to its AI-powered photo app Pix for iOS to let users take… Read More

Dec 17, 2017, 9:49 AM

How a custom Microsoft app is helping the Caribbean rebuild after hurricanes

Travel for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. CODRINGTON, Barbuda — Last month at a… Read More

Dec 15, 2017, 10:21 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on ‘Daily Show’: Immigration makes U.S. a ‘beacon of hope’ around the globe

To know why Microsoft is fighting the Trump administration’s immigration policies, look at how CEO Satya Nadella got to where… Read More

Dec 15, 2017, 10:06 AM

New viral hit game ‘PUBG’ sells 1M copies in 48 hours on Xbox One, but technical issues disrupt amazing concept

There is a ton of fervor for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox, but the actual gaming experience thus far has been disappointing… Read More

Dec 14, 2017, 10:31 AM

Microsoft-owned Mixer unveils redesigned app for more personalized game streaming

Mixer, Microsoft’s interactive game streaming service, today released a redesigned app for Android, with a counterpart on iOS “in the… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 10:38 PM

No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion

Bill Gates is helping to expand access to computer science at the same university where he and Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 3:44 PM

Where Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and T-Mobile stand on net neutrality, based on comments to FCC

The biggest tech companies in the country have been conspicuously quiet in the days leading up to Thursday’s net neutrality… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 2:36 PM

Reddit partners with Microsoft to bring ‘AMA’ and other content into Bing search results

Reddit is teaming up with Microsoft to integrate its user-generated content into Bing search results. The companies announced the partnership… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft Ventures invests in SaaS ‘Active Strategy Management’ startup Workboard

Workboard, a SaaS platform that helps companies execute their strategies, today announced a $9 million Series A round that included… Read More

Dec 12, 2017, 10:00 AM

How Microsoft’s Brendan Burns is trying to make cloud-native app deployment as easy as coding

Writing software is hard enough, but deploying that software to the cloud is much, much harder. Microsoft’s Brendan Burns, who… Read More

Dec 12, 2017, 5:00 AM

How the Seahawks use Microsoft’s new high-tech performance platform to prevent injury and plan practices

Microsoft’s hardware has already made its way onto NFL sidelines, as the company’s Surface tablet is used by coaches and players… Read More

Dec 11, 2017, 7:58 AM

Microsoft highlights new Paint 3D app in 2017 holiday ad that encourages inclusion

https://youtu.be/QVtgtJQ8AZM Microsoft is spotlighting the new version of its popular Paint app for the company’s 2017 holiday commercials. Called “3D… Read More

Dec 11, 2017, 3:01 AM

Microsoft doubles down on its ‘AI for Earth’ initiative, pledging $50M at Paris climate event

Microsoft today pledged $50 million over five years for an initiative to use artificial intelligence to tackle the world’s most… Read More

Dec 8, 2017, 9:48 AM

Microsoft plans world-class cricket pitch at Redmond HQ, in first for major U.S. tech campus

In a lot of ways, Microsoft’s big redevelopment project at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash., looks similar to many tech… Read More

Dec 7, 2017, 9:00 AM

Microsoft continues its 3D push with new Simplygon Cloud developer tools

Microsoft today debuted a new way to make 3D developers’ lives easier, taking advantage of an acquisition it made earlier… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 10:56 AM

Microsoft’s new Whiteboard app aims to turn computer screens into digital canvasses

Microsoft today announced a new app that lets users turn their computer screens into whiteboards that can be edited and… Read More