Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games. Full story
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp recently talked with Nokia about buying the Finnish phone maker's devices unit, but the discussions faltered and are not likely to be revived, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday in its online edition. Full story
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to protect Windows PCs from attacks, offering rewards of as much as $150,000 to anybody who helps identify and fix major security holes in its software. Full story
In a startling move, Microsoft caved in to industry pressures today and announced that, for the first time, it would be offering cash rewards for security vulnerabilities in its software — a "bug bounty," in hacker parlance. Full story
BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cyber crime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a virus believed to have been used to steal more than $500 million from bank accounts worldwide. Full story
Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. Full story
After negotiations with national security officials, Facebook and Microsoft confirmed they have received thousands of requests from U.S. government agencies to share user data. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.
New gaming consoles unveiled at the industry's E3 event show one clear winner in the battle between Microsoft and Sony, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities says.
Microsoft will have a store-within-a- store at Best Buy, reports CNBC's Jon Fortt. And rumors abound that Apple plans to compete with Samsung by offering a larger screen device called a "Phablet." Also, Fast Money traders Jon Najarian and Josh Brown ha...
Microsoft is now going to create a "store within a store" inside Best Buy locations in the U.S. and Canada. CNBC's Jon Fortt speaks to Tami Reller, the CFO & CMO of Microsoft Windows, about the move.
How to play the console battle between Microsoft and Sony, with Richard Ross, Auerbach Grayson, and Steve Cortes, Veracruz TJM.
A Nokia executive shows the new Lumia 920 phone with Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system at a launch event in New York, September 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The gaming community is out in force in Los Angeles to see Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and others display their latest consumer offerings.
People use computers at a Microsoft retail store in San Diego January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake
epa03710652 Undated handout photo released by Microsoft on 21 May 2013 shows the the new Xbox One controller. Microsoft says the Xbox One gaming and entertainment device will be released later in 2013. EPA/MICROSOFT / HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES
