Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 178 of 225

Nebulous ‘cloud computing’ term baffles most Americans

Geeks like us hear the words “cloud computing” almost every day, using it ourselves to explain a host of different… Read More

Is that a PC inside your Atari 2600? Well, yes, it is

Building on the recent Internet Explorer/Atari link up, in which they built eight classic Atari games using HTML5, Hard Drives Northwest has… Read More

Ballmer: There’s no doubt Windows 8 will be a success

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is convinced that Windows 8 will be a winner, he doesn’t seem too impressed with Amazon’s… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: iPhone 5, Ballmer’s Oprah moment, and a chat with Box CEO Aaron Levie

Topic No. 1 on the GeekWire radio show and podcast this week is — what else? — the iPhone 5.… Read More

Microsoft employees getting free Surface tablets, new work PCs, Windows Phone 8

Microsoft employees are just getting out of their big company meeting at KeyArena in Seattle, and if you hear any… Read More

Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, including strain that hijacked PC cameras, mics

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit just conducted “Operation b70,” a strike against the botnet known as Nitol and more than 500… Read More

Apple: Why would anyone want wireless charging?

One of the more interesting features of the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone, announced last week, was the ability to… Read More

Microsoft expects 15,500 in Seattle today for big meeting

Microsoft is holding its big employee meeting in Seattle this morning, bringing an estimated 15,500 people to KeyArena for annual… Read More

Microsoft Bing takes a chip out of Google’s giant lead

[Update: comScore changed its methods for collecting data in August, making the month-over-month comparisons invalid. The biggest change is in… Read More

Windows Phone Marketplace changes name, design

Is there much of a difference between the words “marketplace” and “store?” Microsoft hopes so. The company announced on the… Read More

Big shift for Microsoft’s Forefront security products: RIP ISA Server

Today Microsoft announced “Important Changes to Forefront Product Roadmaps.” Product roadmap update announcements often aren’t terribly interesting, but oftentimes the bland… Read More

As buzz builds for iPhone, study says 55% of Americans still don’t own a smartphone

The increasing popularity of smartphones is obvious. Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 5 is on the front page of nearly every news… Read More

App time for Microsoft with Visual Studio, Windows Store

A certain product debut in California is getting lots of attention this morning, but Microsoft is making a push of… Read More

Microsoft envisions turning entire room into video game

A newly surfaced Microsoft patent application provides a new glimpse of the company’s vision for the future of video games… Read More

Son develops visual-based, Kinect-powered email system for stroke-stricken mother

The blog Dad Hoc brings us the story of a custom-developed Kinect-powered email system, which was built for a stroke victim… Read More

Why does this iMac have an HP logo on it?

At midnight last night Hewlett Packard released their new line of all-in-one PCs, including the flagship, called Spectre One —… Read More

Microsoft plans more than 30 ‘popup’ holiday stores

Microsoft this morning released a list of locations in the U.S. and Canada where it will be opening “popup” stores… Read More

Epic Games targets Seattle, Amazon boosts Bing, and more from the week in tech

A roundup of items making news this weekend … Add Epic Games to the growing roster of tech companies opening… Read More

Late at night in private club, Nintendo tries to win back the love of longtime fans

The line out the door at this trendy venue wasn’t for a band — it was for Mario. Nintendo fans… Read More

Bezos, Ballmer make top 10 in Vanity Fair’s lists of movers and shakers

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has held onto his No. 3 spot on the New Establishment side of Vanity Fair’s annual… Read More

Intel signals more rough times ahead for PC market

The global market for personal computers has been stagnant for a while now, and Intel this morning delivered some bad… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD puts new price pressure on Microsoft Surface

Back in June, when Microsoft announced plans for its Surface tablet, the company said the pricing for the initial model,… Read More

5 Questions: How author Maria Semple nailed Microsoft’s culture

Maria Semple’s new Seattle-based book, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, is a hilarious take on our fair city and all it… Read More

Microsoft to add 1,000 jobs, boost R&D in China

Microsoft plans to add 1,000 staff to its workforce in China over the next year, a move aimed bolstering its foothold… Read More

‘Bing it On’: Microsoft takes on Google in blind tests

Microsoft’s underdog search engine, Bing, is launching the equivalent of a blind taste test for the search industry today, inviting… Read More

It’s official: Mobile gamers outnumber the console ‘core’

It’s no secret that the rise of the iPhone, Android and other mobile devices have shifted the attention of gamers… Read More

Q&A: HTC’s global sales chief on Android, Windows, Samsung, and HTC’s future

HTC built its business on Microsoft’s mobile operating system before making a big bet on Android, and for a while… Read More

Nokia confirms Lumia 920 with wireless charging, ‘HD+’

Nokia is holding its press event in New York City right now, confirming details of the upcoming Lumia 920 Windows… Read More

Nokia CEO: Windows 8 will boost Windows Phone

Microsoft’s biggest mobile partner, Nokia, is expected to unveil its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices coming up shortly this… Read More

Commentary: Windows Phone’s Canary in the Coal Mine

[Editor’s Note: Charlie Kindel is a former Windows Phone general manager who left Microsoft last year to join the startup… Read More