Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 187 of 225

Intellectual Ventures, Nvidia buy trove of LTE patents

Intellectual Ventures and graphics processor company Nvidia have teamed up to acquire hundreds of patents related to LTE, LTE-Advanced and… Read More

Texting while walking: Should this be illegal, too?

For the launch of Windows Phone last year, a Microsoft commercial poked fun at people walking around with their heads… Read More

It’s official: Scott Thompson is out, and Yahoo is in disarray

Will Scott Thomson put this on his resume? The embattled Yahoo CEO is officially out, according to an announcement from… Read More

INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele on surviving 70 VC rejections

Bryan Mistele wants to eliminate one of society’s biggest issues — traffic. How’s he going to do it? Find out… Read More

Robbie Bach’s four startup lessons from Xbox and Zune

Former Microsoft executive Robbie Bach led the company’s entertainment division through the rise of the Xbox business, which has become… Read More

Obama: American investment in the Internet allowed Facebook, Google and Microsoft to thrive

President Barack Obama cruised into Seattle Thursday as part of his 2012 campaign, touting everything from jobs to foreign policy… Read More

BizSpark, Startup Weekend ink alliances to support entrepreneurs in the developing world

Two separate news announcements out today involving Startup Weekend and Microsoft’s BizSpark program could help jumpstart entrepreneurial activities throughout the… Read More

Microsoft overhauls Bing with new ‘social sidebar,’ deepens Facebook ties

Microsoft today previewed a new version of its Bing search engine, with elements including a “social sidebar” that lets users quickly… Read More

Firefox objects to Internet Explorer ‘lock-in’ on Windows 8 for ARM devices

The upcoming release of Windows 8 will include a version that expands Microsoft’s operating system to tablets that use the… Read More

PS3 sucks less than Xbox and Wii in tough Q1 for consoles

Sony reported its latest financial results overnight, and the numbers put the PlayStation 3 back atop the worldwide console market… Read More

Amazon tops e-retail satisfaction survey with highest score ever

Amazon.com has few physical touch points with its customers, operating somewhat mysteriously from its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union… Read More

Microsoft: More than 50,000 challengers ‘smoked by Windows Phone’

Microsoft’s “Smoked by Windows Phone” challenge might not always be fair — focusing on speed tests where the Microsoft operating… Read More

Microsoft will charge its divisions a ‘carbon fee’ in new environmental push

Microsoft says it will be carbon neutral for the first time in its upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1 —… Read More

Samsung Focus 2: More weight for Windows Phone?

One of the first Windows Phones to hit the market was the original Samsung Focus. It’s the Windows Phone that… Read More

Judge scolds Microsoft and Motorola for ‘hubris’ and arrogance in patent case

After listening to three hours of arguments from Microsoft and Motorola in a patent dispute today, a federal judge in… Read More

Microsoft trims Xbox 360 and Kinect to $99, but this promotion comes with a catch

Last week, word leaked out that Microsoft planned to introduce a $99 version of the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: Key hearing today in patent case

A court hearing set for today in Seattle will focus on a dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility, potentially impacting… Read More

Zynga sues PyramidVille maker in trademark dispute

Zynga, maker of FarmVille, CityVille and other popular social games, has filed a trademark lawsuit against Kobojo, a startup based… Read More

Windows Phone’s real horse race, quitting the Internet, and other quotes of the week

A few of the best quotes, tweets, comments and random zingers we heard this week. “Oh, Hansen’s hard to control!!!”… Read More

Kentucky Derby: Meet the Windows Phone horse

Microsoft’s Windows Phone is at the back of the pack in the smartphone race, but how will the company do… Read More

Microsoft gears up for live-action ‘Halo’ web series

It’s not a movie, yet, but Microsoft is planning to launch a new web series based on its blockbuster Halo… Read More

Facebook sets IPO range: Social networking giant to be valued at more than $75 billion

Facebook is getting one step closer to becoming a publicly-traded company, with the social networking powerhouse today disclosing in a… Read More

Microsoft board adds Seagate CEO, expanding to 11 members

Microsoft’s board will grow to eleven members with the appointment today of a new member, Stephen Luczo, the president and… Read More

Microsoft takes Manhattan, recruits former Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab

Microsoft Research is opening a new lab in New York City, seeding it with a group of former Yahoo researchers… Read More

Why Microsoft’s Windows Live is fading into the sunset

Microsoft today confirmed plans to stop using the “Windows Live” brand for its online services, as the new version of… Read More

Twilio partners with Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Twillio, the cloud-based communications upstart led by former Amazon.com employee Jeff Lawson, has inked a partnership that could bring its communications… Read More

Report: Microsoft plans $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect with $15 monthly subscription

Software and online services have long been sold as subscriptions, but what about game consoles? A report this morning by… Read More

German court says Motorola can block Xbox, Windows — but U.S. court stands in way

Setting up an unusual conflict between courts on different continents, a judge in Germany ruled overnight that Microsoft violates two… Read More

Windows Phone U.S. market share slipped prior to Lumia 900 release

New numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s mobile market share falling to 3.9 percent of total smartphone subscribers in the… Read More

Microsoft to Windows Phone app makers: Less sex, please

Microsoft is taking steps to improve its Windows Phone Marketplace, notifying developers this week that it’s keeping an eye out… Read More