Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 154 of 225

‘Windows Everywhere’ ad defines Microsoft’s new era, helps explain looming reorg

A new Microsoft television ad, airing for the first time tonight, aims to introduce the public to the company’s new… Read More

Microsoft Kin resurfaces, selling for $25 on deals site

Remember the Kin, the ill-fated phone from Microsoft? Its life was so short — roughly two months in the spring… Read More

Meet TuTu: This super cute stuffed animal toy comes to life through an iPhone app

When I was growing up, the height of technological innovation in toys was the Furby. That fuzzy monster-thing had it… Read More

Microsoft exec: Siri integration will make Bing better

Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall is speaking right now at the SMX Advanced search industry conference in Seattle, and host Danny… Read More

Xbox chief says Microsoft’s offline option is an Xbox 360

Microsoft has been having a rough time of it this week at the E3 video-game convention over its policies for the… Read More

Bing Maps pours in 270TB of Bird’s Eye imagery, beefs up venue maps

In its latest update to Bing Maps, Microsoft just published a very large amount (270TB) of Bird’s Eye imagery —… Read More

Microsoft wants government to provide more transparency for security requests

Microsoft is now joining fellow tech giants Google and Facebook in asking the U.S. government for more transparency in regard… Read More

Microsoft Store arrives in Hawaii, with help from Macklemore

Hey, maybe it’s time for a quick trip to Hawaii! Microsoft is opening up its first retail store in the… Read More

It’s official: Google acquires Waze traffic tech company, eyes Google Maps integration

After months of speculation about a possible acquisition, traffic technology company Waze has found itself a buyer, and it’s Google.… Read More

Sony sticks it to Microsoft with $399 PlayStation 4, and some wickedly funny jabs

Sony scored some serious points in many corners of the video-game world tonight — making a series of statements (and… Read More

Surprise: Apple’s Siri adopts Microsoft Bing for web search

Apple will incorporate web search results from Microsoft Bing into its voice-enabled Siri personal assistant in iOS 7, the Cupertino-based… Read More

Xbox One price: $499, launching in November

Microsoft just announced that the Xbox One will cost $499 in the U.S., launching in November. That’s $100 more than… Read More

Xbox Live dumping Microsoft Points, ending 100-friend limit, adding Gold account sharing

Microsoft confirmed this morning that it will be shifting away from its Microsoft Points virtual currency for purchasing games and… Read More

New Xbox 360 looks like the Xbox One, is available today

At the big E3 video-game convention today, Microsoft just unveiled a new-look Xbox 360, which is available to purchase today.… Read More

Report: Xbox One to hit shelves in November 2013

It looks like you’ll be able to buy an Xbox One this November. That’s what Rare development director Danny Issac… Read More

Xbox One and PS4 will battle for gamers at E3 today

It’s a big day for the video game industry down in Los Angeles, setting the stage for the next several… Read More

Reality Check: Microsoft’s IE10 energy-efficiency claims

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has made big strides in recent years, supporting HTML5 and other web standards, collaborating on cool… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Inside the personal and powerful world of vlogging, with Chris Pirillo

Are you ready to put your life on camera? Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show is Chris… Read More

Data snooping: Google, Facebook, Microsoft and others stand by denials

“What the …?” That’s the headline on a blog post by Google CEO Larry Page and legal chief David Drummond… Read More

Leak implicates Microsoft, Google and others in NSA snooping — but they deny it

A classified training document, reported Thursday by the Washington Post and the Guardian, says a secret U.S. government program called… Read More

Microsoft addresses Xbox One used games, always-on, privacy policies

Microsoft today cleared up some of the questions surrounding Xbox One issues, including those about always-on requirements, used game policies and… Read More

Microsoft’s big reorg: What to watch, and what it means

Reports this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is close to finalizing a giant reorganization — reshaping the company’s divisions… Read More

Bing Translator App out for Windows 8, lets you understand foreign words with a camera

Microsoft launched the Bing Translator for Windows Phone last November, but today it’s now available on Windows 8 and supports more than 40 languages.… Read More

Storming the castle: FBI, Microsoft attack Citadel botnet

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) claims that it has taken down more than 1,000 of the estimated 1,400 command-and-control servers… Read More

Tech Moves: WhitePages names CFO; Virl Hill joins Microsoft; and more

WhitePages has tapped Jason Eglit as its chief financial officer, overseeing the Seattle company’s financial team and assisting with mergers and acquisitions and… Read More

‘Xbox One: Space Odyssey’ parody video pokes fun at console’s apparent shortcomings

Some gamers are undoubtedly disappointed with what Microsoft has shown thus far for its next-generation console, the Xbox One. If… Read More

Microsoft shows Windows 8.1 in action for first time

Microsoft just released this video tour of Windows 8.1, the upcoming revamp of the operating system that will bring back… Read More

Outlook finally arriving on Windows RT as Microsoft tries to sweeten Surface

First the Start button and now this. Microsoft will release a version of Outlook for Windows RT, giving users of… Read More

iPhone sales stay hot as shipments of smartphones set to pass feature phones in 2013

Smartphones are taking over the world. Well, not really. But the latest estimates from the International Data Corporation indicate that… Read More

Crowdfund your next PC? Microsoft touts new Chip In program to woo students

As a student in this day and age, a computer is almost a necessity when heading off to college, right… Read More