Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 104 of 225

Microsoft’s Cortana changes Super Bowl statement to appease Seahawks fans

Cortana isn’t changing her prediction for the Super Bowl this weekend. She still gives the edge to the Patriots, based… Read More

Chart: Amazon tops 154,000 employees, a whopping 31 percent increase in 2014

There’s a good reason why Amazon needs all that shiny new office space in Seattle: the company’s employee headcount keeps… Read More

Microsoft reportedly planning investment in Android OS maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen may be getting some help for its fork of Android from an unlikely source: Microsoft. The Redmond-based software company… Read More

Microsoft officially launches Office for Android

It’s official: Microsoft Office is ready for prime time on Android Tablets. Microsoft just removed the “Preview” label from its… Read More

Microsoft expands its email offerings on iOS and Android with new Outlook app

iOS and Android users who really love Outlook are in luck today: Microsoft launched a new app bearing the name… Read More

Bill Gates is working on a ‘Personal Agent’ project at Microsoft

Need help managing your calendar and all the work you need to do? Bill Gates is here to help. In… Read More

Catching up with Brian Valentine, former Windows and Amazon engineering chief

Brian Valentine was a legendary figure inside Microsoft, as the executive leading the engineering teams for the Windows 2000 and Windows XP… Read More

Microsoft to take business data visualization freemium with new update

Microsoft’s Power BI business intelligence tool is getting opened up to more people. Today, Microsoft announced a preview of the… Read More

Microsoft shares plunge 9% after earnings report, as analysts downgrade stock

Microsoft shares have fallen 9 percent in trading this morning, to less than $43 a share, after the company’s earnings… Read More

Microsoft sold a record 10.5M Lumia smartphones last quarter; Surface revenue tops $1B

Microsoft set a record for Lumia smartphone sales last financial quarter. In its quarterly earnings report posted today, the Redmond company said… Read More

Microsoft’s commercial cloud business grows 114%

In his public appearances discussing Microsoft’s strategy, CEO Satya Nadella has made it clear that he believes the company has… Read More

Microsoft sold 6.6M Xbox consoles during the holiday quarter, down 11% from a year ago

In its quarterly earnings report today, Microsoft said it sold 6.6 million Xbox consoles — both Xbox One and Xbox… Read More

Microsoft reports $26.5B in revenue, up 8%, but IRS audit and restructuring cut into profits

Microsoft just reported revenue of $26.5 billion for the December quarter, up 8 percent, beating Wall Street’s expectations on the… Read More

NFL tests new Microsoft Surface on-field applications, says technology ‘worked well’

You may see Microsoft’s Surface tablet in use during NFL games much more frequently next season. During Sunday’s Pro Bowl,… Read More

NFL refs will test Microsoft Surface for video replays at Pro Bowl

The NFL will test the expanded use of Microsoft’s Surface at Sunday night’s Pro Bowl, with the referees using the tablet for… Read More

Try Cortana on the desktop with new build of Windows 10

People who want to try out some of the new features Microsoft demoed at its Windows 10 press event earlier… Read More

Microsoft will air another 60-second ’empowering’ Super Bowl ad this year

Microsoft is paying the big bucks again this year to air an advertisement during the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. The… Read More

Twitter brings back Bing translations after months-long absence

Twitter announced today that users can once again translate tweets made in foreign languages using Microsoft’s Bing Translator technology. Now,… Read More

Office 2016 is coming this year, touch-native Office coming with Windows 10

Fans of Microsoft Office have some new tools to look forward to in the coming year. Microsoft gave the public… Read More

Windows holograms?! Our first encounter with Microsoft’s ambitious HoloLens project

Down in the basement of a Microsoft building this afternoon, I put on the headset and looked around. Suddenly a Minecraft-style… Read More

New ‘Project Spartan’ browser will drop into Windows 10

As expected, Microsoft unveiled a new web browser today at its Windows 10 press event in Redmond. Code named “Project… Read More

Xbox One will stream games to Windows 10

Gamers who want to stay connected to their Xbox One at home when they’re not on the couch will have… Read More

Microsoft dives into augmented reality with Windows Holographic, unveils new ‘HoloLens’ device

If Microsoft has its way, Windows will be all around us, thanks to a brand new augmented reality initiative the… Read More

Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana comes to the PC

PC users are going to have a new assistant with the launch of Windows 10. Cortana, the virtual assistant that… Read More

Microsoft touts ‘Windows as a service,’ free Windows 10 upgrades for the first year

When Windows 10 launches later this year, people who own devices running Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows… Read More

Here’s how to follow along with today’s Windows 10 event

Microsoft is slated to announce some big news for the future of Windows at its event in Redmond today. The… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s Windows 10 consumer unveiling in Redmond

The press is lined up, and the doors are set to open shortly for Microsoft’s Windows 10 consumer preview event… Read More

White House beefs up State of the Union live stream with interactive, real-time content

President Obama will deliver his sixth State of the Union tonight at 6 p.m. PT, and if you’re watching online, the… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana: ‘I wouldn’t put my money on the Seattle Seahawks right now’

Microsoft may have an issue on its hands in its hometown. A Windows Phone user and die-hard Seahawks fan alerted… Read More

Microsoft buys e-discovery firm Equivio

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Equivio, a company that makes data analytics software for e-discovery and information governance.… Read More