http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/index.html en-us Copyright 2012 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:37 PST Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:37 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017474075_bn_appeals_itc_decision_on_patent_misuse_claim_aga.html?syndication=rss Barnes & Noble has filed an appeal with the U.S. International Trade Commission over a judge's decision last month to dismiss the bookseller's allegations that Microsoft engaged in anti-competitive practices by misusing its patents. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017474075_bn_appeals_itc_decision_on_patent_misuse_claim_aga.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017474070_microsoft_offers_more_details_about_windows_on_arm.html?syndication=rss (This story is running in the print edition of The Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2012. - Janet I. Tu) Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017474070_microsoft_offers_more_details_about_windows_on_arm.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:46:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017470092_windowsarm10.html?syndication=rss Microsoft discloses some long-awaited details on how it's engineering Windows 8 weeks before a test version is released. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017470092_windowsarm10.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017469346_january_search_engine_share_bing_up_yahoo_down_aga.html?syndication=rss Building on its slow-but-steady growth over the past few months, Bing saw slight gains again in January in its U.S. search engine share, while Yahoo continued to slide, according to comScore's latest figures. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017469346_january_search_engine_share_bing_up_yahoo_down_aga.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017465315_msn_for_ipad_app_launches_in_us.html?syndication=rss Microsoft announced the U.S. launch today of the MSN for iPad app, available in the iTunes store. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017465315_msn_for_ipad_app_launches_in_us.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017465282_microsoft_provides_details_on_windows_8_on_arm.html?syndication=rss Windows President Steven Sinofsky offers some long-awaited details on Windows 8 on ARM via a new post on the Building Windows 8 blog. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017465282_microsoft_provides_details_on_windows_8_on_arm.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017460248_microsoft_apple_google.html?syndication=rss Amid what appears to be interminable rounds of patent feuding, Microsoft, Apple and Google each produced statements or letters on where they stand regarding patents. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017460248_microsoft_apple_google.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:02:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017459845_former_cisco_exec_laura_ipsen_named_head_of_micros.html?syndication=rss Laura Ipsen, formerly a senior vice president at Cisco, is joining Microsoft as corporate vice president of its Worldwide Public Sector organization. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017459845_former_cisco_exec_laura_ipsen_named_head_of_micros.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017454945_windows_8_consumer_preview_event_scheduled_for_feb.html?syndication=rss Microsoft has sent out invitations for a Windows 8 Consumer Preview event to be held on February 29th in Barcelona, Spain. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017454945_windows_8_consumer_preview_event_scheduled_for_feb.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:28:40 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017450480_apeufinlandnokialayoffs.html?syndication=rss Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cell phones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in the smartphone sector. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017450480_apeufinlandnokialayoffs.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:32:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017454553_microsoft_employees_raise_record_1005_million_for.html?syndication=rss Microsoft employees, aided by the company's match program, raised a record $100.5 million for more than 18,000 community organizations last year. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017454553_microsoft_employees_raise_record_1005_million_for.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:42:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017449169_onenote_now_available_for_android.html?syndication=rss Some two months after OneNote was made available for the iPad, and about a year after its availability for the iPhone, Microsoft announced today that OneNote is now ready for download from the Android marketplace. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017449169_onenote_now_available_for_android.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017446363_motorola_wants_patent_royalties_from_xbox_windows.html?syndication=rss Florian Mueller, an intellectual property analyst who tracks worldwide patent disputes in his Foss Patents blog, says a court in Germany seems inclined to side with Motorola in the company's patent fight with Microsoft in which Motorola would like Microsoft to pay it royalties of 2.25 percent in sales of Windows 7 and Xbox 360, among other products. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017446363_motorola_wants_patent_royalties_from_xbox_windows.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:40:15 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017445877_microsoft_reaches_agreement_with_247_on_speech-dri.html?syndication=rss Microsoft announced an agreement today with Campbell, Calif.-based customer-service software company 24/7 to merge some of its employees, clients and technologies involved with interactive self-service assets into 24/7. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017445877_microsoft_reaches_agreement_with_247_on_speech-dri.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017439419_itc_staff_backs_barnes_noble_in_patent_fight_with.html?syndication=rss An International Trade Commission staff attorney told Bloomberg News today that he's recommending the judge decide in favor of Barnes & Noble in the bookstore's patent fight with Microsoft. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017439419_itc_staff_backs_barnes_noble_in_patent_fight_with.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:46:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017438865_dynamics_crm_coming_to_windows_phone_ios_android_b.html?syndication=rss Microsoft will be releasing Dynamics CRM for mobile devices sometime in the second quarter. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017438865_dynamics_crm_coming_to_windows_phone_ios_android_b.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:54:44 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017438834_no_start_button_on_windows_8.html?syndication=rss There will be no traditional Start button in the Windows 8 beta -- at least according to Tom Warren at The Verge. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017438834_no_start_button_on_windows_8.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017418214_today_in_whos_leaving_microsoft.html?syndication=rss Two departures from Microsoft are making waves in the blogosphere today. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017418214_today_in_whos_leaving_microsoft.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017418077_microsoft_withdraws_one_of_its_claims_against_bn_i.html?syndication=rss Microsoft has withdrawn one of its patent claims against Barnes & Noble in a case before the International Trade Commission. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017418077_microsoft_withdraws_one_of_its_claims_against_bn_i.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413547_number_of_smartphones_shipped_overtake_pcs_in_2011.html?syndication=rss Windows Phone's shipments in 2011 accounted for 1.4 percent of worldwide smartphone shipments, according to research firm Canalys, which has released its analysis of 2011 smartphone shipments. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413547_number_of_smartphones_shipped_overtake_pcs_in_2011.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413501_microsoft_vs_google_todays_fight_browsers_and_sear.html?syndication=rss Microsoft is swinging away at Google with a series of ads this week targeting Google's recent privacy policy changes. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413501_microsoft_vs_google_todays_fight_browsers_and_sear.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413479_report_skype_for_windows_phone_app_expected_very_s.html?syndication=rss Microsoft employees are now testing a Windows Phone client, according to The Verge's Tom Warren, citing several sources. Microsoft Pri0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017413479_report_skype_for_windows_phone_app_expected_very_s.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:05 PST