Microsoft stock hits 5-year high as Gates reclaims world’s richest title It’s a good day to be Bill Gates. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, Gates’ reclaimed the title of world’s richest… Read More
Patent gurus weigh in: Is the market for deals cooling off? Patents are one of the central topics at the spring meeting of the Licensing Executives Society of the U.S.A. and… Read More
Must-try for Star Trek fans: Type ‘Beam Me Up’ on Bing If you’re a Star Trek aficionado and have a few minutes to burn today at work, Bing is the place… Read More
What Google’s Larry Page really said about Microsoft There were so many zingers and (and cease-and-desist orders) flying around between Microsoft and Google yesterday that it might have… Read More
Keeping the Kings: NBA blocks Seattle’s bid to purchase team The Kings are staying in Sacramento. The NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 Wednesday in Dallas to keep the Kings… Read More
Sonics fate may be decided today in Dallas, but where’s Steve Ballmer? We’re just minutes away from finding out if NBA will return to Seattle this fall, as NBA owners are voting… Read More
Report: Microsoft to replace Xbox Points with gift cards, currency The move away from Microsoft Points has been rumored for some time now, but now it looks like Microsoft may be officially… Read More
Why so many top CEOs are at Microsoft right now, and what they’re talking about More than 130 CEOs and corporate leaders from around the world have descended on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond this week… Read More
Amazon Web Services targets bigger companies, going toe-to-toe with Microsoft Amazon Web Services’ partner network has grown to more than 4,000 members, up from less than 1,000 a year ago… Read More
tlhIngan Hol mughwI’ launchHeS microsoft bing That headline is Klingon for “Microsoft Bing launches Klingon language translator.” We know this because we’ve been having fun —… Read More
Smokin’ hot avatars: Microsoft patents system for ‘attractive cartoon faces’ Lots of people labor over their avatars for video games and other online services, using manual tools to make their… Read More
Twitch debuts on Xbox Live, lets you watch gamers play games If you’re tired of moving your thumbs around after hours of gaming on the Xbox but still need your fix,… Read More
Lumia 925: T-Mobile scores U.S. exclusive for Nokia’s sleek new Windows Phone Nokia unveiled its new Lumia 925 Windows Phone at an event this morning in London, and it’s getting a mostly… Read More
College grads would rather work at Microsoft over Amazon, Facebook Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive… Read More
Microsoft to release free Windows 8.1 update as public preview next month Microsoft this morning gave more details about the Windows 8 overhaul known previously as “Windows Blue” — confirming it will… Read More
Microsoft builds Google Chat into Outlook.com webmail in new bid for switchers Microsoft is integrating Google Chat into Outlook.com, attempting to eliminate one of the factors that prevents Gmail users from switching… Read More
Microsoft cites progress on Yahoo search ads, says it’s still committed to providing an alternative to Google Microsoft’s search advertising group says it’s starting to wring more revenue out of the Internet search ads that it’s serving… Read More
Photo: Microsoft building a gigantic tent for next week’s Xbox unveiling There’s a little more than a week to go until Microsoft unveils the next generation of the Xbox, at a… Read More
Microsoft uses baseball legend Pete Rose to show why using Google Docs is risky Microsoft has been really pulling out the stops with its advertisements lately. First it was that raucous wedding ad that… Read More
Tech pioneer Bill Gates still lugs around a giant bag of paper books It’s always interesting to keep track of what Bill Gates is reading, and for some reason I envisioned him taking… Read More
Microsoft: Don’t compare Windows 8 to a can of soda When The Coca-Cola Company tried to introduce “New Coke” to the market back in 1985, it was considered one of the worst product… Read More
Bidding war: Hansen, Ballmer increase bid for NBA team to $625M The effort to bring the NBA back to Seattle isn’t over quite yet. Hoping to convince NBA owners that Seattle… Read More
The Startup Game! An 8-Bit Entrepreneurial Adventure It’s time to break out of your cubicle and play the startup game! Land some seed funding, build your team,… Read More
Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live Microsoft has now officially released those crazy videos that we told you about yesterday. Check them out above and below.… Read More
Microsoft posts weird Windows 8 commercials, then promptly takes them down Update: Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live It appears Microsoft either made a mistake by posting new Windows… Read More
Klout Experts: A new Q+A platform that appears atop Bing search results Social media metrics company Klout is making a move into the social question-and-answer space and is getting some distribution help from… Read More
Microsoft names Amy Hood its new chief financial officer Microsoft just named Amy Hood its new chief financial officer, replacing its departing CFO Peter Klein, who announced his plan… Read More
Former Microsoft CFO John Connors named to Midas List for top investors John Connors, a venture capitalist at Bellevue-based Ignition Partners who previously served as CFO of Microsoft, was named to Forbes’ 2013… Read More
Nokia touts Lumia 928 camera against competition with roller coaster video Nokia has yet to officially announce its newest flagship Lumia 928 smartphone, but that isn’t stopping the manufacturer from touting… Read More
Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead… Read More
