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Microsoft

Feb 25, 2016, 4:20 PM

Microsoft ends Android emulation in Windows 10 Mobile, but keeps iOS porting tools

One of the biggest problems Windows smartphone users face is a small selection of apps. Microsoft hoped to solve that by… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 11:54 AM

Microsoft to back Apple with ‘friend of the court’ brief in FBI case over terrorist’s iPhone

In the week since Apple went head to head with the FBI over encryption and hacking, people from across the tech… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 11:43 AM

How two Seattle-area companies built technology to help track data at the NFL Scouting Combine

Embed from Getty Images This week, more than 300 top college football players are participating in the NFL Scouting Combine, a week-long… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 10:43 AM

Why Microsoft’s president brought IBM’s first laptop to Congress today

Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith spoke to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today, and he brought an antique piece of… Read More

The Revenant
Feb 24, 2016, 12:31 PM

Bing predicts who will take home Oscar gold — is it finally Leonardo DiCaprio’s year?

With an expanded Guide to the Academy Awards, Bing is offering film fans a range of insight and tools dedicated… Read More

Feb 24, 2016, 11:23 AM

Microsoft to acquire mobile app development platform Xamarin

Microsoft today announced plans to acquire Xamarin, a San Francisco-based startup that lets developers build applications for a variety of different platforms using… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 11:58 AM

HoloLens interface, Clicker peripheral leaked in app walkthrough documents

HoloLens development kits are going out sometime this spring, but there are still plenty of mysteries surrounding how the augmented… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 4:20 AM

Bill Gates is skeptical of Apple’s arguments for refusing to hack terrorist iPhone

Update Turns out Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and one of the all-time tech-industry greats, has not taken the FBI’s side… Read More

Feb 20, 2016, 9:53 AM

HoloLens in space: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly dons Microsoft’s holographic headset

Microsoft this morning posted an initial picture of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly wearing the company’s HoloLens holographic headset on the International… Read More

Feb 19, 2016, 10:24 AM

Microsoft shows off HoloLens-enabled ‘holographic teleportation’ and predicts the demise of 2D technology

Microsoft’s Alex Kipman showed off the most detailed demo of the HoloLens yet during a TED talk in Vancover, B.C., on… Read More

Feb 18, 2016, 9:34 AM

Microsoft brings on-the-fly translations offline with the help of machine learning

Language barriers are pretty low in today’s connected world, with many simple phrases just a web search away. But for international… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 11:07 AM

Microsoft updates wireless display adapter with smaller housing, less latency

Microsoft is updating its wireless display adapter with a smaller size and less latency, but the best new feature is… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 10:26 AM

U.S. Department of Defense will bring Windows 10 to 4M computers in a year

Cortana isn’t just for Space Marines any more: regular Marines and other members of the U.S. military may start using… Read More

Feb 16, 2016, 7:05 AM

Microsoft’s former music service MixRadio is shuttered by Line

Line’s decision to shutter MixRadio on Tuesday drew some media attention — the joke being that as a functioning music… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 10:31 AM

Hulu goes all-out for Windows 10 with Cortana integration in new universal app

Microsoft has a history of helping users watch TV, first with now-dead Windows Media Player and then with Xbox One’s… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 4:10 AM

Last hurrah for Lumia? Microsoft launches new $199 Lumia 650 for business users

Microsoft announced the launch of the Lumia 650 mobile phone on Monday, targeting business users with a device that could… Read More

Feb 12, 2016, 12:08 PM

Microsoft board member John Stanton: ‘Far fewer’ employees leaving to launch startups

During his career in the technology industry, wireless pioneer John Stanton has led companies ranging from VoiceStream Wireless to Clearwire Corp.… Read More

Feb 12, 2016, 10:00 AM

Halo meets Barbie: Microsoft’s 343 Industries signs master licensing agreement with Mattel

Halo’s digital presence is well established. The franchise helped lead the growth of multiplayer gaming and is a key factor in Microsoft’s Xbox… Read More

Feb 11, 2016, 7:10 AM

Fetch! Microsoft’s latest artificial-intelligence trick is an app to ID dog breeds

Microsoft has used artificial intelligence to release apps that can determine how old people are, whether two people are twins,… Read More

Feb 10, 2016, 9:18 AM

Microsoft employees raised a record $125M for non-profits last year, up 7% from 2014

Microsoft employees set a new record last year for charitable giving. The Redmond company announced today that its workers gave… Read More

Feb 8, 2016, 11:10 AM

SwiftKey co-founder sold shares to buy bicycle, missing out on $250M Microsoft purchase

The road to success and riches can be long for a startup founder, but buying a bicycle may not make… Read More

Feb 8, 2016, 4:41 AM

Seattle man wins $50,000 in Microsoft’s Super Bowl tech contest

Colin Edwards’s novel idea for using sensors to measure the heart rate, core body temperature and hydration levels of NFL… Read More

Feb 4, 2016, 9:07 AM

Meet the 10 machine learning and data science startups in Microsoft’s Seattle Accelerator

Microsoft Ventures today announced its third batch of Seattle Accelerator startups that are focusing on machine learning and data science. Microsoft’s… Read More

Feb 3, 2016, 6:15 AM

Why Microsoft, not Google, is positioned to win the market for ‘smart glasses’

While the initial rollout of Google Glass may have been a disaster, with much of the focus centering on Glassholes… Read More

Feb 2, 2016, 4:12 PM

Microsoft reportedly paying $250M for SwiftKey, the popular mobile app that makes it easy to type on smartphones

Microsoft is reportedly paying $250 million to acquire SwiftKey, the London-based startup company whose keyboard applications make it simple to… Read More

Feb 2, 2016, 2:00 PM

NFL meets HoloLens: Here’s Microsoft’s vision for watching sports in augmented reality

Up until now, the “second-screen” experience while watching a live sports event on TV typically revolves around accessing apps like… Read More

Feb 2, 2016, 9:51 AM

Microsoft says its Iowa caucus app worked without issue despite #MicrosoftRubioFraud

Microsoft said its technology that helped calculate the winner of Monday’s Iowa caucus worked without error, but some Donald Trump supporters… Read More

Feb 1, 2016, 10:40 AM

Hard-working Bill Gates memorized license plates to monitor early Microsoft employees

In the early days of Microsoft, there were few enough cars in the parking lot that co-founder Bill Gates says… Read More

Feb 1, 2016, 8:18 AM

New data: Apple’s iPad Pro outsells Microsoft Surface tablets in debut quarter

The iPad Pro may be following in the footsteps of the Surface tablets — with its detachable keyboard, big screen… Read More

Feb 1, 2016, 6:49 AM

Microsoft dunks prototype data center in the ocean

Microsoft is testing a data center that operates hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. By submerging a data center… Read More

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