Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 144 of 225

Microsoft giving away $200 gift cards in exchange for used iPads

If you have an iPad, Microsoft wants it and is willing to give you some dough in exchange. Microsoft’s newest… Read More

Outlook.com now supports IMAP, OAuth login

If you’ve wanted to use Outlook.com with an email client that doesn’t support Exchange ActiveSync, today is your lucky day.… Read More

A hologram from Halo may be the future for Microsoft’s competition to Siri

Want to talk to your Windows Phone, and have it customize your experience? A new report says Microsoft is working… Read More

Microsoft, Sounders soccer club extend Xbox sponsorship contract through 2014

Those lime green Seattle Sounders FC jerseys around Seattle will have “Xbox” printed on the front for at least one… Read More

Apple to offer its mobile productivity suite for free — how will Microsoft respond?

At its big media event today, Apple announced that anyone who purchases a new iOS device — iPhone, iPad, 5th… Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Bill Gates needs to come back to Microsoft and fire some people

SAN FRANCISCO — When Michael Arrington asked Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff who the next CEO of Microsoft should be on… Read More

Microsoft giving away Office 365 to non-profits in 41 countries

Microsoft debuted a new program today that allows nonprofits and NGO’s of any size to use Office 365 without paying… Read More

Gates Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes to retire from position

Bill Gates suddenly has another CEO position to fill. Jeff Raikes, the 55-year-old CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Xbox exec: ‘We’re a pioneer in thinking about digital’

Sure, Microsoft may have backed out from some of its original Xbox One online policies after backlash from customers. But… Read More

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston: We’re like ‘Microsoft in the 90s’

SAN FRANCISCO – Dropbox CEO Drew Houston is sitting pretty. Most recently, the cloud storage company raised $250 million on… Read More

Microsoft exec: Xbox One focus is ‘very much on profitability’

Note: Story updated since original post to correct reference to timing of profits. Microsoft has spent billions on its Xbox… Read More

Microsoft to unveil next wave of Surface devices in New York on Sept. 23

Microsoft this morning sent out media invites for a Surface event on Sept. 23 in New York City, where the… Read More

Windows Phone leaders given key roles in Microsoft’s restructured OS group

Updated below with additional details. Microsoft’s new Operating Systems Engineering Group — responsible for OS development across Windows, Windows Phone… Read More

Microsoft expands Xbox Music to iOS, Android, web

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Music service to new platforms with the release of apps for iOS and Android, plus… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft + Nokia, new Kindle Paperwhite, and the future of satellite broadband

There’s a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show, including Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone… Read More

Next stop, Amazon: How a Microsoft vet says farewell after 23 years at the company

“It’s become painfully clear that my bid to become the new CEO of Microsoft will not be successful, so today… Read More

Alan Mulally shoots down Microsoft CEO rumors, will stay at Ford through 2014

One of the more interesting candidates we’ve heard discussed as the possible next Microsoft CEO is Ford’s Alan Mulally, interesting… Read More

Lead juror in Microsoft vs. Motorola was genetics pioneer Mary-Claire King

Mary-Claire King, the famed scientist who discovered the link between the BRCA1 gene and many forms of breast and ovarian cancer,… Read More

Windows Phone ‘phablet’ revealed? Nokia’s giant Lumia 1520 appears in leak

Larger than a phone, smaller than a tablet — yes, it’s a “phablet,” to use the much-derided term for the… Read More

Microsoft wins jury verdict vs. Motorola; $14M in damages is half of what Microsoft sought

Updated with Google comment. A federal jury in Seattle ruled in Microsoft’s favor this afternoon in a patent dispute with… Read More

Microsoft’s Xbox team isn’t changing direction with company reorg — for now

Microsoft is going through some serious changes. The company is getting into the smartphone business by acquiring Nokia, CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More

Surface Pro 2: Faster processor, improved kickstand, better battery

More details from both Neowin and WinSuperSite shed light on the next-generation Surface Pro, which will feature some nice upgrades internally… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: It’s game day, and the jury is dressed accordingly

Updated with details of Motorola’s closing argument. After a trial lasting more than a week, lawyers for Microsoft and Motorola… Read More

Meet Sony’s Tap 11: World’s thinnest tablet that looks just like Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Nope, that’s not the Surface Pro above — but it sure does look and act like one. Sony today introduced… Read More

Xbox One to debut Nov. 22, one week after PS4 in U.S.

Microsoft this morning announced the long-awaited release date for the Xbox One, saying that the new living room console will… Read More

Xbox exec: ‘We have a more complete value proposition than our competitors’

If you’re a gamer, it’s hard not to be really freakin’ excited for this November when two new consoles —… Read More

Tech Moves: OpenStreetMap founder leaves Microsoft, Google ad exec joins Twitter, and more

–Steve Coast, one of the founders of OpenStreetMap, has left his position on the Bing Mobile team at Microsoft to… Read More

Xbox One now in full production with improved CPU performance

So far, so good for the Xbox One. Xbox chief marketing officer Yusef Mehdi just spoke at the Citi Global Technology Conference… Read More

Microsoft betting big on sports with new personalized ESPN and NFL apps

You knew Microsoft was placing a big investment in sports when it signed a multi-million dollar contract with the NFL… Read More

Group gaming: Xbox One will support eight controllers at once

If you ever have eight gamers in one room that all want to get in on the fun, well, the… Read More