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Microsoft

Titanfall launch helped double Xbox One sales in UK

Microsoft is counting on Titanfall to help spur sales of its Xbox One console, and so far, it looks like… Read More

Microsoft’s first LTE-capable Surface goes on sale tomorrow

Microsoft announced today that it is launching a version of the Surface 2 that includes a built-in LTE modem. The… Read More

Microsoft releases free OneNote for Mac, makes Windows version free, offers new cloud API

Microsoft this morning released a long-awaited version of its OneNote software for Mac, made the existing Windows PC version free,… Read More

Microsoft offers $50 gift card, transfer services and free support to get Windows XP users to upgrade

In an attempt to coax Windows XP users away from the aging operating system, Microsoft is now offering potential PC buyers a… Read More

Asus shelves plans for dual OS tablet following opposition from Microsoft, Google

One of Asustek’s big announcements at CES this year was the creation of the Transformer Book Duet TD300: a tablet… Read More

How Microsoft’s Developer Division changed its workspace, and transformed how it works

The employees in Microsoft’s Developer Division spend their days creating a virtual environment for software development — making Visual Studio… Read More

PlayStation 4 edges Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February

Sony’s PlayStation 4 beat Microsoft’s Xbox One for sales in the U.S. last month, but not by much. The NPD… Read More

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble agree to halt development of Nook app for Windows

Thanks to a revised agreement with Microsoft, Barnes & Noble will no longer develop a Windows app for its Nook… Read More

Microsoft plans Office 365 ‘Personal’ subscription in buildup to iPad app debut

Microsoft announced today that it will start offering a budget-priced Office 365 “Personal” subscription this spring to bring users on… Read More

Microsoft ditches two-year subsidy model for Xbox 360 package

Microsoft is no longer selling an Xbox 360 package deal that allowed buyers to purchase a discounted console in exchange… Read More

Microsoft ‘sincerely apologizes’ for Xbox Live issues, says Titanfall not to blame

Thousands of excited Titanfall gamers were left disappointed on Tuesday after sign-in problems with Xbox Live kept them offline for… Read More

Microsoft vs. Evernote: OneNote overhaul to include free versions for Windows, Mac

Watch out, Evernote. Microsoft is gunning for you. The Redmond-based company plans to offer Mac users a version of OneNote,… Read More

Microsoft’s new 38-year-old board member explains how he shakes up companies

Microsoft’s newest board member, G. Mason Morfit, is the president of ValueAct Capital, and at 38 years old, he is… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft gains activist board member; Ex-Apple VP becomes first female director at GoDaddy; etc.

—Mason Morfit, president of ValueAct Capital, has joined Microsoft’s board and will also serve on the board’s audit committee. Morfit’s appointment is part… Read More

Xbox Live is down, but Microsoft says it has nothing to do with Titanfall

It isn’t the best day for Xbox Live to go down, but indeed, that’s what happened Tuesday afternoon. Hours after… Read More

Patch gets Titanfall back online after brief server stumble

Dozens of unhappy gamers complained of server issues early this morning, shortly after Titanfall launched at midnight around the world.… Read More

Google Cloud Platform roadshow aims to lure companies from Azure, AWS

Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services… Read More

Zach Galifianakis to President Obama: Why would you get the guy who created the Zune to make your Web site?

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama from President Barack Obama This is pretty hilarious stuff. President Barack Obama… Read More

Titanfall or Titanfail? Will Microsoft’s cloud technology hold under pressure?

Microsoft will be center stage tonight as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall begins to roll out at midnight across the globe. Not only… Read More

Microsoft helps out SXSW attendees by replacing stolen, broken devices

In what could be described as both a marketing stunt and simply a nice thing to do, Microsoft this weekend… Read More

Leaked Microsoft documents point to big advertising overhaul

Microsoft has a new CEO and a new corporate structure, and it’s aiming to make big changes in its advertising,… Read More

Here’s your chance to play Titanfall with Seahawks star Richard Sherman

If you like playing video games and root for the Seattle Seahawks, a visit to a Microsoft Store on Monday… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offers advice for young entrepreneurs

Even though Steve Ballmer no longer is CEO of Microsoft, he hasn’t appeared to change much. An energetic Ballmer appeared at… Read More

Here’s how Twitch streaming will work on the Xbox One

Owners of Microsoft’s new Xbox One console will soon be able to broadcast their exploits straight to the internet with… Read More

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Holiday sales boost iPhone’s market share in the U.S., as BlackBerry circles the drain

While Apple famously says that it doesn’t care about the market share of its products, the company’s mobile market share… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet looks to make sense out of e-commerce data with Indix

Sanjay Parthasarathy spent 19 years at Microsoft, working in a variety of executive roles, even hiring now CEO Satya Nadella into… Read More

Spotify acquires music discovery service The Echo Nest to the dismay of Rhapsody, Xbox Music

This morning the volume got turned up in the streaming music business when Spoitfy announced the acquisition of The Echo… Read More

The real reason Ballmer left: Board battles, tension with Gates and differences over hardware strategy

When Steve Ballmer announced his intentions to resign as CEO of Microsoft last August, the hard-charging tech executive noted in… Read More

Former Microsoft VP Jon Roskill named Acumatica CEO

Jon Roskill, the former vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, has been hired as the new chief executive of… Read More

A chart showing declining PC sales

IDC predicts continued shrinkage of the PC market through 2018

The PC market continues to decline, and new projections from IDC say that tech watchers shouldn’t expect it to stop… Read More

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