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Microsoft

Sep 19, 2016, 10:24 AM

Oracle’s Larry Ellison: Amazon’s lead in cloud is over

Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison last week said he’d do it, and he did. The company best known for its conventionally… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 9:32 AM

Microsoft closing Skype London office, putting 220 jobs ‘at risk’

Microsoft will close Skype’s London office as part of its efforts to consolidate its presence in the United Kingdom. The… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 10:59 AM

Bill Gates and Satya Nadella to make rare joint public appearance in Vancouver, B.C., next week

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and its CEO Satya Nadella will headline a conference in Vancouver, B.C. next week with an emphasis… Read More

Sep 15, 2016, 10:47 AM

Inside the new Microsoft Technology Center in the Seattle region

Microsoft unveiled its newest Microsoft Technology Center Wednesday night, a facility designed to show off the company’s newest innovations to customers and partners.… Read More

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Sep 14, 2016, 12:48 PM

Microsoft debuts new multi-device Windows 10 apps, converted from desktop software

Note: Post updated the clarify the tools used to create the new apps and which apps in the Windows Store work… Read More

Sep 14, 2016, 9:22 AM

These 10 machine learning and data science startups make up the newest Microsoft Accelerator class

Microsoft has chosen the 10 machine learning and data science companies that will make up the fourth class of its Seattle Accelerator. The startups hail… Read More

Sep 13, 2016, 1:16 PM

‘Productivity’: LinkedIn founder sheds more light on why company sold to Microsoft for $26.2B

SAN FRANCISCO — It was about the users, and about productivity. That’s what LinkedIn co-founder and chairman Reid Hoffman said… Read More

Sep 13, 2016, 10:03 AM

Microsoft releases first ‘Play Anywhere’ cross-platform game for Xbox One and Windows 10

Gaming consoles are notorious for their vertical integration: only in-house games, services, and controllers will work on them, and occasionally… Read More

Sep 12, 2016, 9:14 AM

Microsoft Surface phone speculation ramps up as company reportedly dials back on Lumia models

Microsoft will “end sales” of its lineup of Lumia smartphones in December, according to a report from WinBeta. Citing an… Read More

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Sep 8, 2016, 12:54 PM

NFL predictions: Microsoft’s Bing eyes the week 1 winners — as well as a Super Bowl champ

The Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers kick off the NFL season tonight in a rematch of Super Bowl 50,… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 2:39 PM

Report: Microsoft to challenge Slack with new Skype Teams service

Microsoft is building a workplace collaboration tool, called Skype Teams, according to a report from mspoweruser.com. The chat app would… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 11:59 AM

A year later, how Microsoft’s jobs program for people with autism is working

It has been more than a year since Microsoft announced a pilot jobs program to specifically accommodate people on the autism… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 1:22 PM

Microsoft is building a ‘smart fridge’ for not-so-smart grocery shoppers, like me

I’m not great at grocery shopping. I almost always forget something and at least once a week my boyfriend has… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 9:02 PM

Look out, Alexa? HP’s new tabletop PC, featuring Microsoft Cortana, doubles as smart home speaker

This is not your beige box under the desk. HP is moving its PC business into the smart home speaker market with the Windows… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 2:38 PM

Microsoft will sell MSN China to former general manager after saying it would shut down portal

Microsoft will sell its MSN China portal to Xicuhuang Technology, a Chinese entity led by a former MSN China general manager.… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 10:54 AM

Microsoft testing new Garage apps that visualize noise and help students with writing assignments

Microsoft’s Garage incubator is testing six new apps with a variety of consumer-centric functions, including organizing projects and photos, sharing… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 7:52 AM

In new Minecraft mini-game ‘Tumble,’ players fight to avoid a fiery grave

Anyone who hasn’t completely lost their inner child remembers jumping from rug to chair to coffee table to avoid the… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 11:02 AM

Microsoft disses the MacBook Air with a catchy jingle in new Surface Pro 4 ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOttPF4UTo Apple spent years trying to out-cool Microsoft in TV ads but now it’s the Redmond company accusing its top… Read More

Aug 24, 2016, 10:32 AM

GeekWire launches new Cloud Tech channel, with underwriting support from Salesforce

Cloud technology is one of the most dynamic, rapidly growing and important areas of the tech industry, and GeekWire has… Read More

Aug 23, 2016, 8:47 AM

Microsoft to preload Office and Skype on millions more Android devices under new Lenovo deal

Microsoft has struck a deal to preload some of its most popular programs onto a portion of Chinese tech giant… Read More

Aug 23, 2016, 8:40 AM

Microsoft reveals the ‘Xbox Onesie’ and the internet goes nuts

Australia has done it again. The land down under brought us Margot Robbie, the boomerang, Ugg Boots, and now a new… Read More

Aug 22, 2016, 10:58 AM

Microsoft testing potential Slack rival app to help shift workers organize schedules and chat with colleagues

Microsoft is testing a new app called Project Sonoma that is designed for shift workers at restaurants and retailers to view and… Read More

Aug 22, 2016, 9:00 AM

Microsoft partner Technosoft opens engineering lab in Bellevue to strengthen Skype for Business and other programs

Long-time Microsoft partner Technosoft announced Monday it has opened a new “co-engineering” lab in Bellevue, Wash., strengthening its ties with… Read More

Aug 22, 2016, 8:12 AM

Microsoft acquiring natural language scheduling startup Genee to add ‘intelligent experiences’ to Office 365

Microsoft has agreed to buy Genee, a scheduling service it said uses natural-language processing to automate setting up meetings. The… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 8:16 AM

Microsoft goes after Apple again with new ad that takes aim at iPad Pro

It’s been awhile since Microsoft mocked Apple in a commercial, but the Redmond tech giant is back at it again.… Read More

Aug 15, 2016, 10:58 AM

Pixel this: Minecraft now available on Facebook’s Oculus VR headset

Millions of Minecrafters around the world just got a great reason to buy Facebook’s Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Microsoft… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 3:57 PM

Xbox One beats PS4 for U.S. console sales last month in rare win for Microsoft

For the first time since this past October, Microsoft’s Xbox One outpaced Sony’s Playstation 4 for U.S. console sales in… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 8:33 AM

Microsoft Xbox acquires Beam interactive game streaming service, embracing alternative to Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft’s Xbox group announced Thursday that it has acquired Seattle-based interactive game streaming service Beam, bringing the Redmond, Wash.-based tech… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 10:55 AM

HoloLens meets Warcraft: Microsoft and Legendary turning movie characters into holograms

Microsoft and Legendary Entertainment want to make it possible for people to interact with their favorite movie characters and stage battles… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 10:06 AM

Microsoft Surface GM: Apple ‘doing their customers a disservice’ by continuing to sell older Macs

Brian Hall is general manager for Microsoft’s Surface division, and he is shaking his head over rival Apple continuing to… Read More

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