Peter Kafka in Media on October 4, 2011 at 8:51 am PT
You can see why Viacom’s studio would be interested in going straight to its consumers. But it’s also easy to see the challenges.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 15, 2010 at 9:42 am PT
Microsoft announced a bunch of new Bing updates, most notably deeper Facebook integration and a coming update for the iPhone app that allows users to upload their own panorama images.
Kara Swisher in News on October 7, 2010 at 10:01 pm PT
Investment bankers and stock markets can calm down–Microsoft and Adobe are not in talks about an acquisition.
Spurred by a story in the New York Times that Microsoft was eyeing the software company for purchase, Adobe stock went wild today, up 11.5 percent to $28.69.
Except, according to numerous sources at both companies with whom I talked today, it’s “nonsense.”
Peter Kafka in Media on September 9, 2010 at 11:27 am PT
The NFL kicks off again tonight with a great game, and if you’re not in front of a TV, you’re not screwed: You can still watch the Minnesota vs. New Orleans game live on the Web, legally and for free, via NBC’s Football Extra feature. But don’t plan on making a habit of it.
John Paczkowski in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 8:17 am PT
As an indicator of the headwinds facing Microsoft and its CEO, Steve Ballmer, today, two pieces of news last week are worth considering. The first, that Apple had overtaken Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company, would seem to signal Microsoft is no longer quite the driving force in technology that it once was, particularly in the consumer space. The second, word of a restructuring that will give Ballmer greater oversight of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, indicates the company is scrambling to change this.
John Paczkowski in News on March 15, 2010 at 10:55 am PT
Microsoft added a bit more to its Windows Phone 7 Series story at its MIX10 event this morning, revealing some of the mobile operating system’s features and detailing how developers can write software for it. While it’s obviously far too early to make any big declarations about it, the OS certainly seems competitive–and compelling.
Kara Swisher in News on December 3, 2009 at 5:05 am PT
Yesterday, BoomTown liveblogged a demo session Microsoft held for reporters about some new features on its Bing search service, a glimpse at what Twitter and Facebook integration will look like and the debut of a nifty new beta of its online map service.
It is still the bazillion-dollar question–and I do mean a bazillion dollars, since that’s about what Microsoft has lost online after many years of trying–whether Bing can gain some truly significant share in the search market and challenge the sector’s behemoth, Google.
So, at the event, I talked to two Microsoft search execs–Harry Shum, a corporate VP who is leading core search development, and Brian MacDonald, corporate VP for Core Search Program Management–about their thoughts on Bing so far.
Kara Swisher in News on December 2, 2009 at 10:10 am PT
BoomTown is awaiting a passel of Microsoft execs, who will be talking about a range of new features for Bing.
I will be liveblogging, but I must say, I wish there were donuts.
John Paczkowski in News on November 19, 2009 at 12:15 pm PT
Google’s Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management and Matthew Papakipos, engineering director for Google Chrome OS–joined by founder Sergey Brin–discuss how they plan to bring the OS to the market, then answer some questions from the audience.