Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 143 of 225

Microsoft to deliver its first-ever Oracle OpenWorld keynote

Yes, times have changed. As a follow-up to the cloud-computing partnership announced earlier this year between longtime rivals Microsoft and… Read More

HTC suffers legal setback in patent dispute with Nokia

The saga of smartphone patent litigation continues today as the battle between HTC and Nokia comes to a head. According… Read More

Microsoft using Vine for a Surface 2 contest, but Windows Phone still doesn’t have the official app

Microsoft today unveiled two new tablets today — the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 — along with a new pressure-sensitive… Read More

Microsoft revamps Surface lineup: Here’s the rundown

Microsoft announced a revamped lineup of Surface tablets this morning in New York City, confirming many of the earlier leaks… Read More

Microsoft Surface 2.0: Biggest requests from this family of Surface users

Microsoft is expected to unveil the second generation of its Surface tablets Monday morning in New York City. It’s a… Read More

Hands on with a newly Bing-ified Siri: A new engine does a body good

As a part of Apple’s overhaul of its operating system for iPhones and iPads, Siri has gotten some brand new… Read More

Microsoft Office on the iPad? It’s complicated, apparently

One of the recurring questions at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting today was the company’s software development plans for non-Windows devices,… Read More

Chart: Steve Ballmer’s ‘Perspective’ compares Microsoft to Amazon, Apple, Google and other rivals

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on stage right now at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting, and he opened with the… Read More

Former Nokia boss Stephen Elop set for $25.5M payday as he rejoins Microsoft

Well, this isn’t too bad for a two-year stint. Stephen Elop, who took over the reins of Finnish phone giant… Read More

Paul Allen is the richest sports owner in America

Owners of professional sports teams are generally pretty well off, but Paul Allen takes the cake for the most wealthy… Read More

Chart: How Microsoft views its business today — and what’s really going on

Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer, made the opening remarks at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., this… Read More

Microsoft’s top execs set to face Wall Street amid unprecedented change

Microsoft will hold its Financial Analyst Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., this afternoon — giving CEO Steve Ballmer and other top… Read More

Tim Cook: Apple isn’t in the “junk” business; Microsoft’s Nokia deal validates Apple business model

It turns out, Apple never set out to make the iPhone 5C a low-cost phone to compete internationally with lower-priced… Read More

Microsoft boosts iPad trade-in offer to $350, expands program to more devices

Microsoft unveiled a trade-in program last week allowing people to trade in a “gently-used” iPad 2, 3, or 4 for a… Read More

HP hires Microsoft open-source veteran Bill Hilf

Bill Hilf, the executive who helped Microsoft warm up to open-source technologies nearly a decade ago, has left the company… Read More

Microsoft working on ‘hundreds’ of TV show ideas for Xbox One

Amazon isn’t the only Seattle-area tech giant producing its own TV shows. In an interview with Bloomberg, Microsoft Studios VP… Read More

Microsoft releases new IE11 preview for Windows 7, tries to win back former users

Microsoft this morning issued the release preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7, following up on the earlier developer… Read More

Business-intelligence tech company Extended Results acquired by Tibco Software

Redmond-based Extended Results, a privately held business-intelligence technology company known in part for its PushBI app for Windows 8, has… Read More

Windows Phone 8 gets key security accreditation

Microsoft announced today that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has given Windows Phone 8 its FIPS 140-2… Read More

Twitter hires longtime Microsoft developer evangelist Jeff Sandquist

Twitter is bringing aboard one of the key players from Microsoft’s developer evangelist group, who worked for years to encourage… Read More

Poll: What do you think of the new Bing logo?

Microsoft’s Bing is still far behind Google. Can a new logo help? Microsoft hopes so, and they’ve just rolled a… Read More

Dividend increase is the latest sign of change at Microsoft

Microsoft is boosting its quarterly dividend to 28 cents a share, a 5 cent increase — slightly more than Wall… Read More

Hello, Windows 8: New survey sees declining consumer satisfaction with PCs

We’ve known for a while now that Windows 8 has not been a great help to the PC platform, but… Read More

Bill Gates tops Forbes list of richest Americans for 20th straight year

The new Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans is out this morning, with a familiar face at the top:… Read More

This giant, propane-fueled fire cube is controlled by Microsoft Kinect

Sure, video games are fun to play with Microsoft Kinect. But what happens when you hook up the motion controller… Read More

Microsoft Halo chief Bonnie Ross: Free-to-play is a possibility for 343 Industries

Halo 5 will certainly not be a free-to-play title. But as for future games from Microsoft’s 343 Industries, it’s definitely… Read More

Yes, that’s ex-Windows Phone spokesperson Jessica Alba using an iPhone

Oh, those fickle celebrities. You just never know where their tastes will turn, especially when it comes to mobile devices.… Read More

Microsoft makes fun of new iPhones with videos, but promptly takes them down

Nokia isn’t the only company using the announcement of two new iPhones as ammo for lambasting Apple. Microsoft is getting… Read More

A challenge for Bill Gates: Former Microsoft execs sound off on ‘tough gig’ for next CEO

One of the recurring topics at Thursday’s GeekWire Summit was the big challenge that Microsoft, especially Chairman Bill Gates, has… Read More

Can policy keep up with technology? New UW lab gets $1.7M from Microsoft

Microsoft is donating $1.7 million to the University of Washington to found a Tech Policy Lab that will study and… Read More