Microsoft


Mystery solved.


Lobbyists and advocates help tech companies navigate the mystifying world of Washington in an effort to keeping innovation flourishing.


The Korean phone maker has a new entry-level phone for Verizon, but is taking a wait-and-see approach to other markets.


Also, Windows 10 will support ARM chips only for phones and small tablets, with Intel and AMD processors required for larger tablets and PCs.


I was a Google Glass Explorer -- the device now sits in my office museum of failed products.


Uber, Pinterest and other tech industry darlings all raised big money.


Microsoft considers Salesforce’s current market valuation expensive, one source said.


Not feeling it with your iPhone? Here’s a guide on how to switch to an Android device.


Close ties with Office 365 and Azure.




GM, Pivotal, BuzzFeed -- all companies trying to figure out the digital future.


The head of Windows tells Re/code that Microsoft is convinced Android and iOS developers will stick with Windows once they give it a try.


Tinkering with Microsoft’s new age-guessing app.


“We’re not known to throw around money,” says Safra Catz.


Cost, complementary offerings and competition narrow the field.


Though perhaps a bumpy transition, Nadella insists that Microsoft has an opportunity to actually gain business with the shifts.


The company also highlights a bunch of companies doing early work on Windows 10 apps.


Microsoft’s biggest developer conference of the year starts Wednesday. We will have live coverage starting at 8:30 am PT.


Whiteboards are getting “smarter” -- but they’re still not cheap.


Microsoft’s Build conference, which starts Wednesday in San Francisco, represents a key opportunity if Microsoft is going to convince mobile developers that Windows is still worth writing for.


Verizon, AT&T, Skype and others have all waived fees.


The case involves two wireless cellular patents owned by InterDigital, a patent licensor.


Plus an NPR hit on India’s exploding tech scene.


The list includes Microsoft, Yelp, Expedia and a number of smaller European companies.


Now a $5 billion business, it’s no stretch to say Amazon Web Services could be a $7 billion business by the end of this year.


The software giant easily surpassed estimates, even with $190 million in restructuring costs.


The Microsoft Health smartphone app will also start tracking steps for those without a band using the sensors in an iPhone, Android or Windows Phone.


Needham partly replaces Phil Harrison, who stepped aside earlier this year.


Are Google, Microsoft and Yahoo transparent enough in how they display search results? European regulators will investigate.






Yahoo gets more control over how search results are displayed.


HP gets a helping hand from Microsoft on its latest Windows convertible laptop.


DelBene had most recently been a partner at a Seattle venture capital firm.


Any of those players might be interested in trying to keep the technology from falling into the hands of a rival.


The move comes the same week that the search giant was in court defending its patent-licensing practices.


The two companies will work together to bring Getty images to Microsoft products.


The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday in a key case to determine a company’s patent-licensing obligation when its technology is included in a standard.


The company pitched its latest effort to boost the diversity of its workforce as well as to provide opportunities to an untapped talent pool.

