Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 181 of 225

Farewell, Hotmail: Microsoft previews Outlook.com, ending longtime webmail brand

First things first: Yes, you can keep your @hotmail email address, if you want. Microsoft, however, will be leaving the… Read More

Microsoft calls on Google to make ‘comprehensive’ patent peace in Motorola dispute

[Updated below with Motorola statement] Microsoft’s top lawyer this morning called on Google to “engage in serious discussions” toward a… Read More

Facebook meets Excel: Microsoft seeks patent on social networking inside spreadsheets

Last year, a Facebook application called HardlyWork.in made news by providing an alternative interface for the social network — putting… Read More

Microsoft confirms Surface tablet on track for Oct. 26

Microsoft will release the first version of its Surface tablet computer Oct. 26, simultaneous with the general availability of Windows… Read More

Pictures: Microsoft unveils new keyboards and mice, tailored for Windows 8

My desk isn’t cool enough for this thing. That was my first thought after getting my hands on the Wedge… Read More

Microsoft exec calls BS on the ‘Lost Decade’ claim

Up to now, Microsoft hadn’t weighed in with any kind of public response to the recent Vanity Fair piece about… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kevin Wang is putting computer scientists into high schools

Microsoft employee Kevin Wang is a rare person in the computer science industry. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a… Read More

Microsoft acknowledges new risks to Windows business

Smartphones and tablets pose a risk to Microsoft’s traditional Windows business. Meanwhile, the company’s Surface tablet computer will compete with… Read More

Microsoft ends work on ‘Flight’ in blow to games group

Well, that didn’t last long. Microsoft confirmed today that it has ended development of Microsoft Flight, the “freemium” PC title… Read More

Bill Gates and Paul Allen: Friendship on the mend?

The publication of Paul Allen’s book last year reportedly caused a “rift” with his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, over Allen’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Crosscut names ex-Microsoft PR manager as publisher; Slade Gorton joins Clearwire’s board; and more

Crosscut, the five-year-old online news publication for the Pacific Northwest, has named former Microsoft corporate communications manager Greg Shaw as… Read More

Apple unleashes Mountain Lion as we wait for Windows 8

Apple this morning released Mountain Lion, the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, as a $19.99 upgrade… Read More

Apps must be cross platform

Maybe there are a few Robert Scobles out there who still believe that a significant number of successful apps in… Read More

Apple TV outsells Xbox 360 in latest quarter, still a ‘hobby’

Apple sold 1.3 million Apple TV devices during the June quarter, an increase of 170 percent over the same quarter… Read More

Apple posts record iPad sales, profits miss Wall Street targets

Sales of Apple’s iPad topped 17 million units in the company’s most recent quarter, up more than 80 percent over… Read More

Box releases Windows Phone app, sees 40% mobile usage

File storage and sharing service Box released its first Windows Phone app this morning, rounding out its mobile offerings and… Read More

Survey: iOS beating Android for business apps, creating opportunity for Windows 8

App developers see the tide turning in Apple’s favor inside many companies, with iOS outpacing Android as the preferred mobile… Read More

New reality series: ‘Be the Next Microsoft Employee’

It’s like Top Chef for geeks. That’s the pitch from Microsoft for “Be the Next Microsoft Employee,” a new web… Read More

Chart: Google leads pack of the top 50 Web sites in the U.S.

Google remains the king of the hill when it comes to attracting visitors. The search engine attracted 189 million visitors… Read More

Can Microsoft finally make the stylus go mainstream?

The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging… Read More

Microsoft’s blunders; the meaning of Marissa Mayer; and other comments of the week

“I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo, one of the internet’s premier destinations for more than 700 million users.”—Newly-appointed… Read More

Microsoft reports a big jump in Skype usage, up 50%

Microsoft reported its first-ever quarterly loss this week, thanks to the huge writedown of its 2007 aQuantive deal. But one acquisition,… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘big boobs’ code is a big blunder — get over it

We can already hear the giggles now. Apparently, as reported by NetworkWorld’s Buzzblog, the phrase “big boobs” — or at least… Read More

Microsoft adds thousands of jobs in 2012, mostly overseas

Microsoft’s fiscal 2012 is officially in the books, with the company reporting results yesterday for the year ended June 30.… Read More

Microsoft tops expectations — and posts its first-ever loss

Microsoft posted a quarterly loss of $492 million this afternoon, the first time in its history that the company has… Read More

Microsoft completes Yammer deal for $1.2 billion

It has been a big week for Microsoft Office, with the release of the preview of its next major version.… Read More

Former Hillary Clinton campaign manager hired at Microsoft to help lead consumer strategy

Microsoft has named Mark Penn, the former CEO of public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and former CEO of the polling firm Penn… Read More

Surprise: Nokia ships 4M Windows Phones in second quarter

Nokia posted a big loss in the second quarter, almost four times its loss from a year ago, but reported… Read More

Tech Moves: Andy Sack passes torch at Lighter Capital; OUYA’s new hire

Andy Sack is stepping aside as CEO of Lighter Capital, the Seattle investment firm that provides revenue-based loans to companies… Read More

Q&A: How Bing is using your friends to challenge Google

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Stefan Weitz from Microsoft Bing. He gave us a broad update on… Read More