Microsoft released a new software development kit for its Kinect for Windows sensor today, expanding the capabilities of the platform for software developers building new Kinect apps for Windows PCs. Version 1.5 of the SDK has been making headlines today for adding detailed facial tracking, including the ability to follow the position of the head,… Read More…
Microsoft just posted revenue of $17.41 billion for the quarter ended March 30, up 6 percent. Earnings per share were 60 cents, down slightly from the same quarter last year but still enough to beat the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Four of the company’s five divisions posted increases in revenue. Only the Entertainment &… Read More…
Microsoft this afternoon announced plans to simplify the way it packages and sells Windows, announcing that the next version of the operating system will come in only three editions: Windows 8 for consumers, Windows 8 Pro for enthusiasts and business professionals, and a special version called Windows RT for ARM processors. It’s a significant streamlining… Read More…
Update: The talk is over — thanks to everyone for tuning in. We’ll have a recap of the highlights later on. We’ll be hanging out with more than 200 GeekWire readers at the downtown Seattle headquarters of Zillow this evening for the GeekWire Spring Meetup. The crowd is now gathering in the big Zillow meeting… Read More…
Facebook just announced the official release of its Facebook Messenger for Windows application, a desktop program for sending and receiving messages via Facebook without needing to open the social network in a web browser. The announcement follows a preliminary release at the end of December. The final version is rolling out to users around the… Read More…
The quest for a high-tech “shopping cart of the future” is nothing new, but Whole Foods is planning to test a new spin on the concept, using Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for Windows. The motorized cart identifies a shopper with a loyalty card, follows the shopper around the store, scans items as they’re placed inside, marks… Read More…
What happens when big tech companies acquire your favorite online services? Increasingly it seems, they shut ‘em down. At least, that was the case this past week with two of our favorites, Summify and Picnik. We lament their impending demise as we recap the week’s tech news on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, along… Read More…
Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer generated lots of applause and more than a little confusion with this statement Monday night during his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address: “Tonight, I’m thrilled to announce that Kinect is coming to Windows on February 1st, in just a couple of weeks.” People use the Kinect sensor… Read More…
Posting from Las Vegas: The market for Windows PCs promises to get more competitive with the news this weekend that TV maker Vizio will market its own desktop and notebook computers, running Microsoft’s operating system. An executive with the company, which disrupted the market for televisions with its budget prices, tells Bloomberg News that the… Read More…
The Steam video-game platform for Macs and Windows PCs grew substantially in 2011 — with unit sales of games rising more than 100 percent for the seventh straight year, according to new statistics released this morning by Valve, the Bellevue-based company behind the Steam system, often called the iTunes of video games. Valve also signaled… Read More…
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