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Windows 10 to come in 6 editions with special versions for enterprise, education

The launch of Windows 10 is around the corner, and Microsoft just offered consumers a glimpse at what’s in store… Read More

Greenpeace blasts Amazon in latest cloud energy report, lauds Apple

Despite making a commitment to use more renewable energy to power its datacenters, Amazon was blasted in a new report… Read More

Microsoft opens Skype Translator preview to all

Anyone who wants to take Microsoft’s Skype Translator program for a spin can now download it for free to their Windows… Read More

New Xbox One updates: Voice messaging, energy-saving power modes, and more

Xbox One owners can now send and receive voice messages, turn their console off with the SmartGlass app, and easily enable a… Read More

Microsoft’s cloud initiatives demanding big investments under the sea

Microsoft said today it has invested in three new deep-water cables designed to deliver data at higher speeds and greater capacity… Read More

Microsoft does not want to acquire Salesforce, report says

Microsoft may not be interested in acquiring Salesforce.com after all. Reuters cited two sources on Thursday who say the Redmond giant is not… Read More

Microsoft offers Surface RT owners a path to the Surface 3 worth up to $150

Microsoft is trying to entice buyers of the Surface 2 and Surface RT to take a look at its newly-released… Read More

Microsoft brings Azure on-premises with new services

While Amazon keeps pushing customers to go all-in on the public cloud, Microsoft is bringing the power of its cloud… Read More

Microsoft Office 2016 hits public beta, bringing real-time collaboration to the desktop

Office users who want a glimpse of the future will be able to see it starting today, thanks to a new… Read More

Microsoft pitches Windows 10 to businesses, digs at Google

Microsoft executives are in Chicago this morning for the company’s Ignite conference, pitching Windows 10 to an audience of information-technology… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions

It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More

HoloLens: 5 new insights from my time with Microsoft’s holographic headset

My first experience with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headgear left me feeling hopeful about the hardware’s opportunity as a platform… Read More

Windows 10 coming later to phones, desktop version still targeted for Summer

It seems one of the reasons for Microsoft’s “Windows as a Service” talk around Windows 10 has to do with… Read More

Microsoft acquires technology behind Surface Pen from N-Trig

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired the technology that powers the Surface Pen from N-Trig, an Israeli startup that… Read More

Microsoft knows your age, maybe: #HowOldRobot is an accidental Internet sensation

All right, all right, all right. It’s Friday a.m. It’s gorgeous outside. And we all know what that means. It… Read More

Developing apps for HoloLens: Inside Microsoft’s ‘Holographic Academy’

SAN FRANCISCO – It takes a special kind of person to encourage a room full of journalists to blow up the… Read More

Acumatica launches content pack for Microsoft’s Power BI data visualization tool

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft executives showed off a new set of tools from Acumatica during the company’s second day keynote at its Build Developer… Read More

Facebook adds 3 former Microsoft Research employees to Artificial Intelligence team

Facebook is strengthening the ranks of its artificial intelligence research team with the addition of six new employees, including three… Read More

Microsoft adds Minecraft mod support in Visual Studio

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft announced today that it’s bringing support for creating Minecraft mods written in Java inside its Visual Studio development environment.… Read More

Microsoft integrating Autodesk tech to boost Windows 10’s 3D printing chops

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft announced today that it’s integrating Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing technology into Windows 10 in order to… Read More

Microsoft makes nice with Makers, and Windows gets multiple slices of Raspberry Pi

Microsoft has released a preview version of Windows 10 for Raspberry Pi and other small computing devices used by the… Read More

Microsoft and Salesforce? Why an acquisition might just make sense

The report that Salesforce has been approached by a potential acquirer has stirred up a guessing game in the tech… Read More

New build of Windows 10 includes Cortana upgrades, Game DVR and more

Right on the heels of Microsoft’s Build developer conference keynote, the company released a new build of Windows 10 that… Read More

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 web browser will be called ‘Microsoft Edge’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1D31YHsgY&feature=youtu.be Microsoft’s new web browser for Windows 10 will be called “Microsoft Edge,” the company announced this morning. The new… Read More

Microsoft will let Android and iOS devs reuse code to make Windows apps

Microsoft is making a big move to get existing Android and iOS developers making Windows apps, announcing this morning that code… Read More

Microsoft’s new goal: 1 billion Windows 10 devices within 2 to 3 years

Microsoft is making its pitch for Windows 10 to developers at its Build conference in San Francisco this morning, and… Read More

Microsoft’s Visual Studio expands to Mac and Linux with new ‘Visual Studio Code’ development tool

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new development tool, Visual Studio Code, that works across Mac and Linux in addition to Windows… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s Build developer conference keynote

Microsoft has come to San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week to host Build, its annual conference for developers… Read More

What to expect from Microsoft’s Build developer conference this week

Microsoft has taken over San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week for Build, a three day extravaganza for developers… Read More

Twitter faults NASDAQ for earnings leak reminiscent of Microsoft’s 2011 problem

What do Twitter and Microsoft have in common? They both have had quarterly earnings reports found and released early by Selerity,… Read More

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