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Sony’s PS4 ousts Microsoft’s Xbox One for U.S. console, software sales in June

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. console sales as its PS4 outsold the Xbox One in June, according to new data… Read More

Microsoft opens pre-orders for Windows 10 on Amazon, confirms USB drive distribution

Microsoft will distribute Windows 10 on USB sticks, just like Paul Thurrott predicted a month ago. The USB drives are already… Read More

Microsoft updates OneNote for iOS and Android, releases universal iOS app

Microsoft released an update to its OneNote apps for iOS and Android today. The iOS version is now universal, meaning it’s the… Read More

Microsoft to acquire FieldOne Systems, expanding Dynamics business in mobile customer service

Microsoft has reached a deal to buy FieldOne Systems LLC, a company that makes customer service technology for workers in the… Read More

That surprise Maroon 5 concert in Seattle on Wednesday night was Microsoft’s giant intern party

How’s this for an intern bash? Microsoft’s summer interns received a surprise at Seattle’s Gas Works Park tonight: a Maroon 5 concert.… Read More

Paul Allen’s new apartment project is a tribute to Ada Lovelace, and Allen’s history with Bill Gates

The name “Augusta Apartments” might not seem like a programming reference, but it is, and it’s just one of the ways… Read More

How these Microsoft student developers are using the Sphero robotic ball

You might have seen Sphero, a toy robotics company, in the news recently. Their programmable robotic ball was recently used by the… Read More

Microsoft’s Mac Moment: What Satya Nadella is learning from Apple’s comeback

With Microsoft in the midst of its big Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando, Fla., CEO Satya Nadella is taking the… Read More

Microsoft releases universal keyboard for Android, iOS and Windows devices

Microsoft has been making a heavy push into cross-platform apps with the acquisitions of Wunderlist, Acompli and Sunrise, but it’s also moving… Read More

Microsoft, Starbucks, Porch, others team up to create jobs for young people

A group of Seattle-based companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines, and Porch today helped launch a new initiative that aims to… Read More

Microsoft aims to reinvent productivity, unveils new GigJam collaboration software

Microsoft is focused on helping customers improve their productivity and collaboration in today’s cloud-centric world. That was the message from Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft kicks off UpgradeYourWorld campaign, giving $10M to non-profits around Windows 10 launch

Microsoft is gearing up for the release of Windows 10 later this month with a new charitable effort launched today… Read More

Live: Watch the pitches from Microsoft Ventures Demo Day

Microsoft Ventures is hosting its big Demo Day in Seattle today, featuring 14 new startup companies which are working on… Read More

Microsoft makes big move into data visualization: Power BI release set for July 24

Microsoft will release its new Power BI software and online services on July 24, marking a new push into the increasingly competitive… Read More

Microsoft updates Office for Mac after 5 years, promises more frequent refreshes in the future

Office 2016 for Mac is available to the general public, five years after the software suite’s last major refresh, Microsoft announced… Read More

Senator from Alabama slams Microsoft for cutting jobs while seeking more foreign tech workers

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, is taking Microsoft to task over its latest round of layoffs — saying that… Read More

Microsoft’s smartphone cutbacks will mean fewer device models, regions and carriers

Microsoft is not getting out of the smartphone business, at least not entirely. However, the company is dramatically changing its approach… Read More

Microsoft cuts 7,800 more jobs, takes $8B charge in retreat from Windows Phone ambitions

Microsoft this morning confirmed that it will be cutting 7,800 additional jobs, primarily in its Windows Phone business, and taking a… Read More

Nintex acquires Drawloop to help manage content across Microsoft Office and Salesforce

Nintex, a workflow automation company based in Bellevue, Wash., is acquiring Drawloop Technologies of Irvine, Calif. to help businesses access content across Microsoft… Read More

Xbox Music renamed ‘Groove’ as Microsoft gears up for Windows 10 release

Microsoft announced today that it is rebranding the Xbox Music service as Groove with the release of Windows 10. The new… Read More

Microsoft introduces Tossup app to help plan group outings, poll friends

Microsoft introduced a new Android and iPhone app today called Tossup to help users quickly create polls and schedule group… Read More

Golfing with the Microsoft Band: How this wearable tracker helped — and hurt — my game

AURORA, Ore. — As we approach the fifth hole at Langdon Farms, one of my playing partners asks me if… Read More

New version of Minecraft unveiled for Microsoft’s Windows 10

Could Minecraft be the killer app for Windows 10? A new version of the blockbuster game is coming for Windows 10, and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: ‘Geek Heresy’ with former Microsoft researcher Kentaro Toyama

This week on the GeekWire radio show: A conversation with Kentaro Toyama, the author of “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change… Read More

Special Olympics Relay runs through Microsoft campus, highlighting partnership

As an extension of its partnership with the Special Olympics, Microsoft hosted a leg of the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America at… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 10 will arrive in waves, not available to all on July 29

Windows 10 may not be available to you on its July 29 launch, Microsoft announced today. The rollout will extend… Read More

Microsoft to pay extra $57M in taxes under new state budget

A last-minute provision, inserted into Washington state’s hard-fought new budget, ends a major tax exemption for a certain “affiliated group.” Here’s how that… Read More

Windows 7 market share surges in advance of Windows 10 release

Microsoft’s six-year-old Windows 7 operating system experienced a surge in market share in June, surpassing 60 percent of the worldwide desktop… Read More

Microsoft adds a cheaper Core i7 Surface Pro 3 to its lineup

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new build option for the Surface Pro 3. The new machine comes with the… Read More

Microsoft pitches Minecraft to teachers as a key tool for classrooms

Could Minecraft become as essential in the classroom as pencils and paper? Perhaps so. Microsoft has launched a new site to help… Read More

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