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Final Halo 5 cover art revealed as Microsoft shows off mystery Spartans

Who are the mystery Spartans? Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the final cover art for Halo 5: Guardians, which you can see… Read More

For football fans: How to watch the NFL Draft with an Xbox One

If you’re interested in the upcoming NFL Draft this week and own an Xbox One, Microsoft has an app for… Read More

One year after the Nokia deal, low-end devices are squeezing Microsoft’s smartphone business

One year ago this week, Microsoft completed its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business. The deal transformed Microsoft into… Read More

Nokia denies mobile phone revival, says it ‘currently’ has no such plans

Nokia said in a public statement this morning that it “currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets” — denying… Read More

Conducting with Kinect: Seattle Symphony to use Microsoft’s sensor in world premiere performance

On Friday, May 1, the Seattle Symphony will present the world premiere of a new work. It will be conducted… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks shares soar after reported earnings

Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks all reported quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, and investors are clearly happy with the financial performance of… Read More

Chart: Amazon’s headcount rises to 165K as Microsoft’s layoffs take hold

Amazon’s employee base continued its meteoric rise during the beginning of this year, reaching an even 165,000 employees by the… Read More

Xbox One price cuts drive Xbox revenue down 24% from last year

Microsoft’s decision to slash the price of its gaming console is affecting the company’s bottom line. In its quarterly earnings… Read More

Microsoft beats estimates with $21.7 billion in quarterly revenue

Microsoft just issued its quarterly earnings report, beating analysts’ estimates with $21.7 billion in quarterly revenue, an increase of 9 percent, and… Read More

New Windows 10 Preview brings new Mail, Calendar, improved tablet functionality

Microsoft has rolled out its latest build of Windows 10 to members of the Windows Insider Program’s “Fast ring” today… Read More

Xbox One update: Miracast support, new features for Windows 10 Xbox app

Microsoft is introducing several new updates to the Xbox One. For starters, the SmartGlass preview app for Xbox One will allow… Read More

Microsoft Band steps up capabilities in advance of Apple Watch launch

With the launch of the Apple Watch just a couple days away, Microsoft is aiming to generate new momentum for its own wearable… Read More

Microsoft and Yahoo add new escape clause to search agreement

A new provision in the renewed search agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo gives either company the ability to end the… Read More

Microsoft picks Australia for first flagship retail store outside North America

Residents of Sydney, Australia will be saying “g’day” to Microsoft’s first retail expansion outside North America. The company announced today… Read More

BuzzFeed axed negative Microsoft Internet Explorer post after BuzzFeed business exec complained

A Microsoft-related subplot emerged over the weekend in the ongoing controversy over BuzzFeed deleting posts under pressure from its own business… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 10 set to launch in late July, says AMD CEO

We knew Windows 10 was arriving this summer, but now there may be a more specific release date thanks to information from… Read More

New universal Office apps coming soon to phones with Windows 10 preview

Microsoft will begin offering Windows Phone users a preview of the future of its Office suite on mobile devices by… Read More

PlayStation 4 again tops Xbox One in March for U.S. console, software sales

Sony again reigned supreme in the U.S. console race last month. The NPD Group released U.S. sales data from March and revealed… Read More

Azure Premium Storage becomes generally available for high-performance data needs

Microsoft announced today that Azure Premium Storage, a service providing high-performance data storage for users of its Azure cloud platform,… Read More

Surprise: Microsoft releases Halo games for iPhone, iPad

In a surprise move, Microsoft today unveiled new mobile Halo games for Apple’s platform, in addition to Windows 8, Windows… Read More

Microsoft strikes deal with Cyanogen, creating another Android inroad

Microsoft’s apps and services will be integrated with the Android-based Cyanogen operating system, under a new strategic partnership announced by the companies… Read More

Microsoft and Yahoo loosen ties as Mayer and Nadella renew search deal

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have revised the landmark search alliance struck by their predecessors nearly six years… Read More

Bing’s desktop search share in U.S. hits 20 percent for the first time

Microsoft has nabbed search share from Google and Yahoo to grab a fifth of the total desktop web search market… Read More

Nokia reaches $16.6B deal to acquire Alcatel-Lucent, explores possible sale of HERE maps

Nokia announced a deal to acquire French telecom company Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion, taking the biggest step yet to rebuild its business… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on Seattle’s tech boom, working for Satya Nadella, legal battles, and more

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show was Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel and executive vice president of legal… Read More

Microsoft enhances business intelligence offerings with acquisition of Datazen

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Datazen Software, an Ontario, Canada-based company that makes mobile and desktop business intelligence… Read More

Watch out, Microsoft: SMART kapp connected whiteboard sees ‘tremendous’ response

You’ve just sketched out a brilliant idea on a whiteboard, but now you need to preserve it and share your… Read More

Longtime exec Kurt DelBene returns to Microsoft, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella

Kurt DelBene, the former Microsoft Office Division president, is returning to the Redmond company. Microsoft just announced the news. DelBene will… Read More

KUKA and Microsoft team up on internet-connected manufacturing robots

Microsoft and industrial robot maker Kuka are bringing the robot apocalypse ever closer with a new collaboration that combines one… Read More

Microsoft ‘Selawik’ is a new alternative to a key Windows font — and it’s open-source

“Selawik” is a new Microsoft font. But it’s actually more intriguing than that. If you’re just tuning in: Last week, we noticed that… Read More

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