Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 177 of 225

Klout investment just the latest social deal for Microsoft

OK, so this is officially a trend. With the announcement yesterday that Microsoft will make a “strategic investment” in social… Read More

Microsoft wants to create more homegrown engineers using higher H-1B fees

How’s this for a creative twist? Microsoft today suggested that the federal government let employers, including itself, pay higher fees… Read More

What bugs? Here comes Windows 8, ready or not

First things first: No piece of software the size of Windows is without bugs. And in this era of regular… Read More

NFL adopts startup’s technology to detect concussions in real time

The National Football League may not be making all the right calls on the field, but an agreement with a… Read More

Barnes & Noble plans Nook integration with Microsoft Windows, Office and Bing

A newly surfaced job posting gives new details about Barnes & Noble’s plans for its fledgling partnership with Microsoft, citing… Read More

Box CEO Aaron Levie: The full Startup Day interview

We had a great time talking with Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, during the closing keynote at Startup Day… Read More

Barnes & Noble launching Nook Video service, but where’s Microsoft?

Barnes & Noble will launch its own digital video store for its Nook devices, attempting to compete more effectively against… Read More

Google ‘would love’ to replace Microsoft as Yahoo partner

The whole Microsoft-Yahoo search saga has always felt like a soap opera, starting with Microsoft’s failed bid to acquire Yahoo… Read More

Intellectual Ventures reaches first big legal settlements

Intellectual Ventures this morning announced legal settlements with two companies, SK hynix and Elpida Memory, which make common types of memory… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more from the week in tech

We had a lot of fun putting together this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking at length about Apple’s… Read More

Microsoft releases urgent patch for Internet Explorer bug

Microsoft today issued a critical security update for Internet Explorer after scrambling to patch a hole severe enough to cause… Read More

Paul Allen is now the richest American in sports

Paul Allen has lots of money. You already knew that about the co-founder of Microsoft, of course. But the Forbes 400… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup Weekend lands Microsoft vet; Glympse recruits from Amazon; and more

Startup Weekend already hosts hundreds of events around the globe each year, and now the Seattle-based entrepreneurial education non-profit is… Read More

Why Microsoft is pouring money into youth programs

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new direction for its global philanthropic initiatives, announcing a program called YouthSpark that aims to… Read More

Senate report says Microsoft sidesteps billions in taxes

This could get pretty ugly for Microsoft. A new report out by the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found… Read More

Live: Microsoft unveils new ‘YouthSpark’ initiative

I’m at an event in Redmond this morning where Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and general counsel Brad Smith (pictured speaking… Read More

Microsoft claims another patent win vs. Google’s Motorola

A court in Germany has ruled that Motorola infringed on a Microsoft patent, prompting the Redmond company to call again… Read More

Zuckerberg’s net worth sinks; Gates remains richest American

Oftentimes the leader of a newly public company experiences a substantial increase in net worth, but Facebook’s shrinking share price… Read More

HTC aims for ‘iconic’ Windows Phones with 8X and 8S

HTC this morning unveiled two new Windows Phones, the HTC 8S and 8X, that look as if they were actually… Read More

Microsoft board member retiring; company boosts dividend

This just in, two pieces of news from Microsoft’s board of directors this afternoon … Microsoft board member Raymond Gilmartin,… Read More

Report: EU preps complaint vs. Microsoft over Windows screwup

Microsoft is in hot water in Europe, again, after failing to include a required browser “ballot” in Windows 7 for… Read More

Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal for smartphone tech

Microsoft announced today that it has licensed certain patents to RIM, yet another move by the software giant to use… Read More

Apple shares briefly top $700 as iPhone 5 launch looms

Shares of Apple today briefly topped the $700 mark, reaching yet another milestone that would have seemed impossible a decade… Read More

We’re happier than ever with PCs, because we’re using tablets

Does that computer on your desk or tablet in your bag give you a warm, fuzzy feeling? Probably yes, according… Read More

Study: The top 10 cities, jobs and employers for computer science grads

Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking… Read More

Sesame Street goes interactive on Kinect, our kids give it a try

This is better than regular television. But it’s very hard to beat the good old-fashioned real world. That was the… Read More

$100 a year for Office: Microsoft unveils subscription rates

Microsoft has been gradually releasing information regarding Windows 8, and all of the applications therein, since the start of 2012. One… Read More

On the trail of the elusive cyan Nokia Lumia 920

Earlier this month, Nokia officially unveiled the Lumia 920 Windows Phone. During the event, while the company was busy showing… Read More

Microsoft seeks patent on smacking phone into silence

Your phone is as ubiquitous as your hand at this point. Unfortunately, unlike an actual human appendage, a phone can… Read More

Microsoft sets Oct. 25 kickoff event for Windows 8 in NYC

Microsoft this morning sent out ‘save the date’ notes to journalists for an Oct. 25 “celebration” of Windows 8 in… Read More