Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 194 of 225

What backlash? Google extends lead over Microsoft, Yahoo

Google’s share of the U.S. search market climbed to its highest point in more than a year in January, surpassing… Read More

Xbox 360 leads the pack, again, in a down month for games

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 remained atop the U.S. video-game console market to start the year, leading Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s… Read More

Aviary bringing photo-editing tech to Windows Phone apps

Aviary, a photo-editing tech startup backed by investors including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is placing a bet on Nokia and… Read More

Details on Windows 8 for ARM, plus a peek at Office 15

Microsoft today gave more details about its plans for Windows 8 on ARM processors — a key initiative designed to… Read More

Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29, with a mobile twist

Microsoft just sent out the press invitations for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch, and the venue and timing are… Read More

With Motorola deal pending, Google and Microsoft make dueling patent pledges

Google is seeking to reassure technology standards groups that it won’t misuse Motorola’s patent portfolio to extract unreasonable licensing fees… Read More

Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing

Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More

Report: Amazon close to Viacom deal, moving toward standalone video subscription service

Amazon is set to announce a web video deal with Viacom, according to a report this afternoon by Reuters — which describes… Read More

Microsoft ready for ‘Flight’ — calls new PC title ‘a step up’ from efforts of the past

Microsoft is gearing up for the debut of its new “Microsoft Flight” franchise for Windows PCs, announcing a Feb. 29… Read More

Microsoft merges voice-response tech into 24/7 Inc., promises smarter self-serve calls

Microsoft is merging its interactive voice-response technology into 24/7 Inc. and taking an equity stake in the Silicon Valley company.… Read More

Amazon.com announces price cuts on S3 storage service

Amazon Web Services is cutting prices … again. The company just announced a series of price reductions related to its… Read More

Are you Kinning me? Microsoft beats trademark lawsuit over Kinect

Guest Commentary: Microsoft makes the Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360, and for a while tried out a mobile phone… Read More

Lessons from Om Nom: How ‘Cut the Rope’ shows the future of Windows and the web

Om Nom is a lovable little monster, a character who can keep people playing “Cut the Rope” for hours under… Read More

Farewell to the Start button? Windows 8 leak points to another big change

Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system, will be a radical change for people who pick it… Read More

Microsoft vs. Barnes & Noble: Here are the 3 patents they’ll be fighting over this week

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble will go to trial this week at the International Trade Commission in a closely watched… Read More

Facebook is a risky investment and other quotes of the week

“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services. And we think this… Read More

Stepto leaving Microsoft: One last reading from the Xbox Live Book of Enforcement

I’ve gotten to know Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, through at least a couple of his jobs inside Microsoft… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft vs. Google, Facebook IPO, and a geek’s guide to real estate

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Seattle startup TeachStreet, Microsoft’s ad… Read More

Windows Phone app leader goes to Amazon Kindle team

Brandon Watson, who oversaw Windows Phone’s work with third-party app developers, is leaving Microsoft to join Amazon.com’s Kindle team. Watson… Read More

Ask Andru: Should I get Kinect if I use my Xbox 360 mostly for watching Netflix?

We’re back with another edition of Ask Andru – this time we’re focusing on the wildly popular Kinect add-on, and… Read More

Xbox 360 tops Wii and PS3 for 1st time in yearly global sales

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been dominating its home turf for the past couple of years, sitting atop the monthly sales… Read More

Nearly 100 million Americans own a smartphone, and just 4.7% choose Windows Phone

The holiday season wasn’t too cheerful for Microsoft, at least when it came to its Windows Phone business. According to… Read More

Windows and Windows Phone: Their worlds are colliding

Earlier this week, a veteran Wall Street analyst said in a note to clients that development of Microsoft’s Windows Phone… Read More

4 ways Microsoft can make Azure better for startups

Guest Commentary: This week Microsoft made a big announcement by providing TechStars startups up to $60,000 worth of Windows Azure… Read More

Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers

Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that… Read More

Chatting with Bill Gates, and your chance to quiz him today

I got a chance to talk with Bill Gates for just a few moments last night at an event previewing… Read More

How Windows is still a better business than Facebook

Facebook’s financial results, revealed yesterday in the company’s IPO filing, showed 2011 profits of $1 billion from sales of more… Read More

Google challenges Microsoft ads, and Microsoft unleashes its ‘Gmail Man’

It’s Day No. 2 in Microsoft’s three-day bid to court Google users, and Google isn’t letting Microsoft’s claims go unanswered.… Read More

Microsoft cutting around 200 jobs in marketing overhaul

Microsoft is proceeding with a plan to reorganize and streamline its marketing groups, and handing out pink slips starting today… Read More

Amazon: 11 patent cases, $771M in acquisitions, and zero specifics on Kindle sales

Amazon filed its Form 10-K annual report with the Securities Exchange Commission this morning, and I’ve been dutifully scouring the… Read More