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Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion in Cash

Tim June 13, 2016 33

As details are made public this morning, it's official - Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn. With Microsoft paying $196 per share, all cash, the deal is priced at a whopping $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. According to Microsoft and LinkedIn's...

Microsoft Outlook Comes to Android Wear Via New Watch Face

Kellen June 3, 2016 8

After launching last August for the Apple Watch, Microsoft has now introduced Outlook to Android Wear and your current smartwatch. With this introduction, Microsoft is really giving you a whole new watch face that has Outlook embedded within, hoping that you...

Sunrise, the Calendar App I Already Miss Dearly, Shuts Down August 31

Kellen May 11, 2016 30

Yeah, I know, that was the perfect opportunity to toss out some lame sun setting joke, but I spared you. Instead, just know this - Sunrise, the really, really good calendar app that Microsoft bought back in 2015 before deciding to kill it off in an attempt to...

Alpha Test Minecraft: Realms, a Cross-Platform Multiplayer Experience

Tim April 13, 2016 5

Ahead of official launch, which isn't even scheduled yet, users can alpha test the upcoming Minecraft: Realms game, an actual cross-platform multiplayer experience for fans of Minecraft. At launch, Minecraft: Realms will allow players on iOS, Android, PC, and...

Microsoft Adds Facebook, Evernote, Wunderlist Connections to Outlook, Thanks to Sunrise

Kellen April 7, 2016 8

The Outlook app on Android and iOS is finally getting the new app integration that we knew was coming, thanks to Microsoft's acquisition of Sunrise, the best damn calendar app on the planet that Microsoft is killing. In the next version of Outlook, you'll be...

Microsoft Kills Astoria, Its Android-to-Windows App Porting Tool

Kellen February 25, 2016 12

At last year's Build conference, Microsoft announced four ways for application developers to bring their apps over to Windows 10. They called them the four "Bridges," which included tools for porting over apps on the web, Win32, iOS, and Android. For whatever...

Swiftkey Confirms That It Will Join Microsoft, Android and iOS Apps Will Live On

Kellen February 3, 2016 58

This morning, both Swiftkey and Microsoft confirmed yesterday's last-minute, late-breaking, blockbuster news concerning the two joining forces. And yep, it's official - Swiftkey has been acquired by Microsoft. In short blog posts to Swiftkey and Microsoft...

SwiftKey Reportedly Acquired by Microsoft for $250 Million (Updated)

Tim February 2, 2016 71

Reportedly set to be announced later this week, Microsoft will acquire SwiftKey, the predictive keyboard powered by AI, for a whopping $250 million. The co-founders of the keyboard app, Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock, are set to make upwards of $30 million when...