Windows 8 gets a date: 10/26 Microsoft will launch Windows 8 on Friday, Oct. 26, the company announced today. Windows president Steven Sinofsky announced the date… Read More
Microsoft Bing adds tips from Foursquare users Microsoft’s Bing search engine is adding new data from check-in service Foursquare today, aiming to give Bing users inside information… Read More
47 percent of H1-B Visa requests are in the computer field, and Microsoft leads the pack Requests for H1-B visas, the controversial 22-year-old program that allows skilled workers into the U.S. to complete temporary jobs, are… Read More
Washington state becomes first to offer voter registration via Facebook Facebook just isn’t about browsing photos of friends. A new initiative in Washington state actually might have a higher purpose:… Read More
B&N unveils Nook for Web; 7-inch Nook rumored for fall Today, Barnes & Noble announced the Nook for Web, giving users access to B&N’s Nook store via any PC or… Read More
Confirmed: Paul Maritz steps down as CEO of VMware It’s official. Paul Maritz has resigned as CEO of VMware, the giant virtualization company that he’s run for the past… Read More
Yahoo results: Can Marissa Mayer fix the Microsoft deal? Yahoo posted so-so quarterly results this afternoon, with revenue flat at $1.08 billion after adjusting for the cost of acquiring… Read More
The next version of Microsoft Office: A user’s perspective I was in attendance at yesterday’s Microsoft event in San Francisco where the company unveiled the new version of Office.… Read More
‘Severe consequences’ for Microsoft’s browser screwup Under a 2009 deal with European regulators, Microsoft agreed to give Windows users in Europe a choice of browsers other than… Read More
Paul Maritz reportedly out at VMware, sparking wave of speculation on what’s next Whoa, it has been quite a day for changes in the executive offices. First, Marissa Mayer takes over the helm… Read More
Wow: Google’s Marissa Mayer is Yahoo’s new CEO Google’s Marissa Mayer, one of the top executives at the search giant, has resigned to accept a position as the… Read More
First look: Microsoft remakes Office for tablets and the cloud Microsoft is giving its first public glimpse of the next version of Office today, showing off an overhauled interface and… Read More
Nokia Lumia 900 gets price cut amid signs of slow sales The price of Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900, was cut in half to $50 over the weekend on… Read More
Another big week for Microsoft: Office news, earnings report It has been a big summer for Microsoft already, with a steady drumbeat of announcements — including the unveiling of… Read More
Full memo: Msnbc.com becomes NBCNews.com It’s official. Microsoft has sold off its stake in msnbc.com, the Redmond-based online news venture that it has operated with NBCUniversal… Read More
Podcast Podcast: Amazon, Microsoft, and how search is going social Can your Facebook friends really help you find better information on the web? That’s one of the questions we explore… Read More
Is Microsoft the digital art world’s newest best friend? Those wacky guys over at PBS’s Idea Channel. The show, which focuses on the convergence of tech, art and pop… Read More
Beyond online advertising into knowledge monetization Each year, investors sink $2 million in U.S. Internet companies per every million dollars of total online advertising addressable opportunity:… Read More
Xbox 360 marks 18 months atop U.S. console market Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sold 257,000 units in the U.S. in June, topping Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii for the… Read More
Microsoft debuts trailer for live-action Halo 4 series Gearing up for the release of Halo 4 this fall, Microsoft has released the official trailer for “Halo 4: Forward… Read More
Chart: Microsoft’s Windows Phone at 1.3% of U.S. market Here’s a must-read chart for anyone who follows the mobile industry. Nielsen today released new data for the U.S. smartphone… Read More
How Microsoft’s new Bing Fund will invest in startups Microsoft today confirmed that it has created a new angel investment fund and startup incubator sponsored by its Bing search… Read More
After the writedown: How Microsoft squandered its $6.3B buy of ad giant aQuantive It was supposed to change everything for Microsoft, creating a viable rival to Google and establishing the Redmond company as a… Read More
Microsoft cuts jobs in advertising and marketing Microsoft this morning confirmed that it has made additional job cuts in advertising and marketing. A Microsoft spokesman says in… Read More
Apple co-founder Wozniak gives Microsoft props for design Has Steve Wozniak gone Team Microsoft? As the Huffington Post reports, the Apple co-founder said at an Entel technology press conference… Read More
Microsoft Bing gains (a bit) vs. Google, as Yahoo sinks Microsoft Bing posted a small gain in the U.S. search market in June, closing the gap ever so slightly against… Read More
Report: Some msnbc.com staff to move off Microsoft’s campus once split occurs It’s no secret that NBCUniversal is in serious talks to buy out Microsoft’s remaning stake in the online news venture… Read More
How to break up Microsoft: Maybe it’s not such a crazy idea What if someone could create three large, nimble and profitable tech companies out of thin air, building each of them… Read More
Translating gloves take top prize in Microsoft contest A team of students from Ukraine has claimed the top prize in the software design category of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup… Read More
Ballmer vows to challenge Apple, sidesteps phone question Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is bordering on obsessive when it comes to Apple these days, or at least that’s the… Read More
