Bing, Yahoo chip away at Google Some encouraging news for Microsoft today in its uphill climb against Google. The combination of Microsoft Bing and the Bing-powered… Read More
Microsoft idea: Dating service for people with a ‘source of shame’ … like comic books A newly surfaced Microsoft patent filing proposes an online matchmaking service that would have users confidentially tell the system about… Read More
Firefox 4 Release Candidate: Hot out of the oven It’s a big day for new browsers, apparently. Several hours after Microsoft announced a March 14 release date for Internet… Read More
Ballmer slips to No. 46 on Forbes list; Gates steady at No. 2 Bill Gates’ investments in the Mexican stock market helped to increase his estimated wealth by $3 billion, to $56 billion,… Read More
Kinect tops 10 million, but Guinness world record a bit shaky Microsoft this morning announced that the Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 has surpassed 10 million units shipped since its… Read More
WebOS planned for every HP PC, alongside Windows Hewlett-Packard, continuing to raise questions about Microsoft’s long-term dominance in PC operating systems, plans to ship its webOS operating system… Read More
Exclusive: Microsoft vet Capossela leaving job, staying at company We’ve picked up on a notable executive move inside the Microsoft Office Division this morning: Chris Capossela, the veteran senior… Read More
Microsoft: IE9 coming March 14 Look like that big Internet Explorer party at SXSW in Austin isn’t just a party, after all. It’s a launch.… Read More
New Microsoft buzzword: ‘Ventura’ Another job posting is stirring up speculation about Microsoft’s plans in digital entertainment. Working on word from her tipsters, Mary… Read More
Microsoft seeks to toss Apple ‘App Store’ brief, says font too small In the legendary rivalry between Microsoft and Apple, there have been many subjects of dispute. But this may be a… Read More
How Microsoft is using Angry Birds to boost Bing Is this the ultimate product placement? Microsoft is expanding its relationship with Rovio, the developers of the hit mobile game… Read More
Microsoft Research aims to help the ‘artistically challenged’ There must be a lot of frustrated artists inside Microsoft Research. First they came out with Songsmith, a program that… Read More
Xbox 3D? Job listings tip Microsoft’s hand Nice catch by PC World this morning, digging up a series of job posts on LinkedIn that show Microsoft staffing… Read More
Bill Gates gives away fortune, no longer richest man, or is he? I drove by the new campus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Sunday afternoon, and I was absolutely… Read More
Report: Microsoft paying Nokia $1B New details are out this afternoon on the financial terms of Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia — confirming once again that… Read More
Amazon vs. Apple: Emergence of the next great tech rivalry? To understand the competitive mindset of Steve Jobs at any given moment, it’s important to listen to the sales updates… Read More
Attention startups: Google still prowling for M&A targets Google plans to remain an aggressive corporate acquirer in 2011, good news for startup companies (and their venture backers) who… Read More
Microsoft Bing preps for an HTML5 overhaul Just how fancy do you want your search engine to be? Microsoft Bing is preparing to roll out a new… Read More
