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Microsoft

Aug 5, 2016, 7:39 AM

MileCatcher app navigates its own course in competitive mileage-tracking market

All business owners wish they had more of two things: time and money. When it comes to logging tax-deductible mileage… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 1:13 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: It’s better to be a ‘learn-it-all’ than a ‘know-it-all’

In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, published Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlined some of the things he is doing… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 1:04 PM

Former Microsoft exec and Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian dies at 48

Blake Krikorian, the former CEO of Slingbox maker Sling Media who was also a Microsoft executive and Amazon.com board member, has died… Read More

Aug 3, 2016, 9:50 AM

Microsoft releases first wave of Skype Bots to help people travel, buy concert tickets and talk to Spock

More than four months ago, Microsoft unveiled plans to add a bot framework to Skype, letting users chat directly with bots to do… Read More

Aug 3, 2016, 9:20 AM

Starbucks app finally arrives for Windows 10 Mobile, initially without Mobile Order & Pay

Coffee-loving Windows 10 Mobile users just got a shot of good news, as the long-awaited new Windows version of the Starbucks app came… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 1:45 PM

Microsoft HoloLens gets its own Windows 10 anniversary update, adding enterprise features

Microsoft is expanding its HoloLens program, allowing all developers and business customers in the U.S. and Canada to purchase up… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 10:57 AM

Microsoft begins rolling out Windows 10 Anniversary Update, starting with newest machines

Microsoft began rolling out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update today, the first big update to the operating system since it was… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 10:35 AM

This is the new Microsoft: Windows slips to No. 3 amid shift to the cloud

A small footnote in a new Microsoft filing reveals a big trend: Windows, the PC operating system that fueled the company’s rise as a… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 10:34 AM

New stats: Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenue nears $10B a year

Revenue from Microsoft’s commercial cloud business, including Azure and Office 365, approached $10 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, up… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 3:36 PM

Study: Tablet shipments drop 12 percent as Apple and Samsung continue to dominate

Tablet shipments are down 12 percent from this time last year, continuing a trend of declining tablet sales overall, according to a new… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 9:27 AM

How Microsoft is turning Bing into a Summer Olympics TV guide and information hub

Microsoft is turning its search engine into a TV and streaming guide for the Summer Olympics. Bing today revealed details… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 6:00 AM

Study: Windows 10 corporate holdouts still ‘dipping their toes,’ but more may soon take the plunge

Many companies haven’t felt too much pressure to upgrade to Windows 10, despite Microsoft’s aggressive marketing campaign, although more organizations plan to make… Read More

Jul 29, 2016, 10:56 AM

Romanian team wins 2016 Microsoft Imagine Cup with wearable balance and posture tracking device

Three Romanian computer science students from the University Politehnica of Bucharest won the 2016 Microsoft Imagine Cup with a wearable… Read More

Jul 28, 2016, 3:07 PM

Microsoft cutting 2,850 additional jobs from smartphone and sales teams

Microsoft is cutting back its smartphone and global sales teams even more than previously announced as it continues to pull back… Read More

Jul 28, 2016, 10:58 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella challenges Imagine Cup teams to change the world with technology

Teams from Thailand, Romania and Greece were named world champions in the 2016 Microsoft Imagine Cup Thursday. The winners in… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 10:28 AM

Lawsuit claims Microsoft forced users to upgrade to Windows 10, compares marketing campaign to Terminator

Three Florida men sued Microsoft this week, alleging they were “coerced” into downloading the free Windows 10 upgrade, and claiming… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 8:57 AM

Microsoft tries to outdo Apple with new AI-powered iPhone camera app

In a bid to improve on the native iPhone camera app, Microsoft Research today released a new smart camera app for iPhone,… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 6:00 AM

Microsoft updates Office 365 and Outlook with new features to help people focus

Microsoft announced new updates for Office 365 and Outlook this morning, designed to help users focus in an era when people have more and more work… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 12:00 PM

Decision time, Windows users: Is the Windows 10 Anniversary Update worth the upgrade?

This week is a pivotal one for Windows users, with some big decisions looming. Microsoft is ending its free Windows 10 upgrade offer… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 6:52 AM

Yahoo will combine with AOL through $4.8B acquisition by Verizon

Verizon will buy Yahoo’s operating business for $4.83 billion and integrate the venerable internet company with another, AOL, under an acquisition confirmed by the telecom giant this… Read More

Jul 24, 2016, 9:57 PM

Microsoft slashes Xbox One price to $250 ahead of new console release

If you’ve been holding out for an Xbox One because of its price, there hasn’t been a better time to buy… Read More

Jul 24, 2016, 8:29 AM

New filing: Salesforce would have bid ‘much higher’ for LinkedIn, topping Microsoft’s $26.2B deal

Marc Benioff doesn’t give up easily. The Salesforce CEO read LinkedIn’s account of its acquisition negotiations with Microsoft and Salesforce —… Read More

Jul 23, 2016, 3:34 PM

U.S. Dept. of Justice pushes back against Microsoft in lawsuit over secrecy orders

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Microsoft earlier this year… Read More

Jul 23, 2016, 9:20 AM

Geek on the Street: What is the name of Microsoft’s search engine?

Back in 2009, GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook took to the streets of Seattle and asked random passersby a simple question: What… Read More

Jul 22, 2016, 2:06 PM

Former Microsoft Xbox Live leader Marc Whitten joins Amazon after stint with Sonos

Marc Whitten, a longtime Xbox Live leader who was most recently chief product officer at Sonos, is now working as an… Read More

Jul 20, 2016, 10:33 AM

Microsoft launches appointment scheduling software Bookings for Office 365 suite

Microsoft today unveiled Bookings, a new Office 365 service to help business owners manage appointment scheduling. Customers can use Bookings to book… Read More

Jul 20, 2016, 9:42 AM

Ba-da-Bing! Windows 10 gives Microsoft search engine a shot in the arm, boosting revenue and usage

Bing may seem like a forgotten entity, lost in Google’s dominance of the search engine world. But a look at Microsoft’s… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 2:24 PM

Xbox Live hits 49M users but Microsoft gaming revenue down 9% as Xbox revenue slumps

Microsoft’s games business was a mixed bag in the June quarter, with Xbox Live monthly active users climbing 33 percent… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 1:15 PM

Microsoft beats expectations with $22B in revenue and rising profits

Microsoft posted quarterly revenue of $22.6 billion and profits of 69 cents a share, an increase of 11 percent, beating the… Read More

Jul 18, 2016, 9:00 AM

Microsoft debuts Stream, a video service for the workplace built on Azure Media Services

Microsoft today announced Stream, a business-oriented video service intended to make it simple for employees to upload, share and consume video… Read More

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