Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 203 of 225

Microsoft offers holiday freebies to boost IE9 usage

Microsoft has rolled out a new holiday promotional campaign that aims, in part, to get people on Windows 7 to… Read More

Chart: Majority of 18-to-44 year old mobile users own a smartphone

Well, the economy is in rough shape, and it’s still tough to find a job. But, somehow, more Americans are… Read More

Former Microsofties build startup on stickers and goo

Alex Malek and Will Bradley both started at Microsoft straight out of school, working for the last decade as engineers… Read More

SIC: Microsoft finds that friends trump experts when we’re seeking buying advice

I’m downtown today at the inaugural Seattle Interactive Conference, where people are attending sessions on topics such as cloud computing,… Read More

Story of Microsoft Courier’s demise sheds light on Gates’ role

Today’s must-read for anyone who follows Microsoft is Jay Greene’s “inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet” on CNet News.com.… Read More

Microsoft ‘augmented projectors’ mix real and virtual worlds

If the concept video shown by Microsoft last week demonstrated a path to the future, think of this project as one… Read More

Who did it better? Microsoft Bing vs. Google on Halloween

The two major search engines, Google and Microsoft Bing (does Yahoo count anymore?) outdid themselves on Halloween this year. Google’s… Read More

Former Microsoft researcher learns solution in developing world isn’t always technology

Engineers from around the world are gathered in Seattle this week for the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology conference, talking about… Read More

Poll: Are you tempted by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update has already been distributed as an update for existing Windows Phone devices, but now… Read More

Microsoft marks Kinect’s first year with great video, old data

Microsoft this morning marked the upcoming first anniversary of its Kinect for Xbox 360 with this inspiring video showing how… Read More

Sounders kick off Windows Phone app amid awful playoff showing

This has got to be one of the more depressing product launches in Seattle tech and sports history. The Seattle… Read More

Gates on Jobs’ zingers: ‘None of that bothers me at all’

What does Bill Gates think about all that biting criticism from Steve Jobs in the biography released after the Apple… Read More

Bill Gates on the price of burgers; and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “I can understand wanting to have millions… Read More

Memo: Microsoft’s Ballmer finds an employee survey to love

Anonymous third-party surveys of Microsoft employees don’t always turn out so well for Steve Ballmer. But Microsoft this week came… Read More

Microsoft’s vision, and the myth of the carefree gadget

The only thing I don’t believe in Microsoft’s video of the future is how calm everybody is around such omnipresent… Read More

Excerpts: Bill Gates on politics, education, and why his burger is same as yours

One of the most interesting things about Bill Gates’ appearance at the University of Washington yesterday was the way the… Read More

Gates to students: Don’t try to be a billionaire, it’s overrated

Bill Gates made a rare appearance at the University of Washington this afternoon, talking about how qualitative and measurable advances… Read More

HP keeps PC business, will it resurrect TouchPad next?

HP, the world’s largest PC maker, won’t be selling its PC business, after all. The company announced the news this afternoon, making… Read More

The future is amazing, and Microsoft has video to prove it

This might be as close as we’re going to get to a time machine. Unless they’re working on that, too.… Read More

Nokia wants to make 25-year-olds ‘lust’ after Windows Phone

Windows Phone is already a huge hit with the over-30 crowd in Redmond, Wash. Now Nokia is hoping to boost… Read More

Nokia shows first Windows Phones, starting Microsoft’s new comeback bid

Nokia this morning unveiled the first two Windows Phones to result from the partnership it struck with Microsoft earlier this… Read More

Isaacson on Gates and Jobs: One guy made the Zune, the other made the iPod

A lot has been written and said about the rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs over the past couple… Read More

Practical Nerd: Microsoft toys with itself, again

A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying… Read More

Ten years later, Microsoft celebrates Windows XP by asking everyone to move on

Ten years ago today, on Oct. 25, 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP to the world. A decade later, much of the… Read More

MSN executive Scott Moore leaves Microsoft for Yell Group

Scott Moore, the executive producer who headed up Microsoft’s MSN portal in the U.S., is leaving the company to join… Read More

Admit it, Apple fans: Microsoft’s stores are pretty darn fun

After covering the grand opening of Microsoft’s first Seattle store last week, I got a chance to stop by the… Read More

Microsoft chart: Android patent deals outpacing disputes

Announcing its latest patent agreement with an Android device maker, Microsoft over the weekend released a series of statistics and charts making… Read More

Ex-Microsoft mobile exec Charlie Kindel to advise Buddy Platform

Charlie Kindel, a Seattle angel investor and former general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit, has joined the advisory board… Read More

Microsoft YouTube channel hacked

Updated below with Microsoft’s statement saying it has regained control. Unless this is some elaborate publicity stunt, Microsoft’s official YouTube… Read More

Another day, another Android licensing deal for Microsoft

Microsoft today announced its 10th Android patent licensing agreement in the past 18 months, sealing a deal with Taiwan-based electronics… Read More