Realtor.com announced today that it has a new app for people with Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices. The apps are designed to highlight photos of homes and give… Read More
MakerBot announced today that it is now shipping the new Replicator Mini, a small 3D printer for people who don’t have much space or want to try out printing objects… Read More
Microsoft has extended, by another 30 days, the deadline for consumers running Windows 8.1 to upgrade their machines to the new Windows 8.1 Update. The company announced the change this morning,… Read More
Microsoft has hired Tony Prophet, a longtime HP exec who oversaw operations in the computer maker’s key Printing and Personal Systems group. Prophet will lead Windows marketing, the Redmond company said this afternoon. The… Read More
Google already allows app developers to respond to user reviews, and now Microsoft is doing the same. The Redmond company is testing out a new pilot program that allows developers to… Read More
Microsoft has been taking heat for making its new Windows 8.1 Update a required upgrade for Windows 8.1 users — saying it will no longer issuing security patches for Windows… Read More
Just a few days after showing off photos of the new Kinect for Windows, Microsoft announced at its Build conference that the motion-tracking device will hit shelves sometime this summer.… Read More
One of the surprises coming out of Microsoft’s Build conference yesterday was the news that the company will offer Windows at no charge for tablets and other devices with screens… Read More
Antoine Leblond, a Microsoft executive known for his leadership roles on the Office and Windows teams, is leaving the Redmond company after nearly 25 years. He’s the latest executive to… Read More
Just in time for new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s expected introduction of an Office suite for iPad today, new numbers from Gartner show how business and consumer buying trends are… Read More
“Windows, Windows, Windows,” was the refrain from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during his long tenure in the position. And Windows is still the core of the company, literally and… Read More
Microsoft is trying to convince business owners that it’s time to retire their Windows XP installations, and start using a more modern operating system. The company is ending support for… Read More
As Steve Jobs liked to say, “Boom.” Total unit sales of Apple products surpassed unit sales of computers running Windows last quarter, according to Andreesen Horowitz analyst Benedict Evans. Using… Read More
Google wants to help businesses replace their old Windows XP machines with shiny new Chromebooks … that run Windows. The company announced today that it’s partnering with VMWare to bring Windows to… Read More
Hey Windows users, if you are looking for a quick way to connect to GeekWire’s latest news, check out our new live tile for Windows 8.1. If you are using… Read More
“Windows Everywhere” ought to be repurposed to “Android Everywhere,” given the state of the market for Internet-connected devices. Shipments of new Android devices have already passed Apple and Microsoft’s sales… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Intel tonight confirmed plans to offer processors that support devices running both Microsoft Windows and Android operating systems, a further erosion of the classic “Wintel” partnership that… Read More
Agents with the U.S. National Security Agency are able to intercept crash reports from specific Microsoft Windows-based machines to better understand how to exploit a computer with spyware, according to… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show, we talk about some of our favorite apps and catch up with two of our favorite guests. Joining us in the studio are Adam… Read More
Microsoft announced today that its BUILD developer conference will be returning to San Francisco’s Moscone Center from April 2-4 next year. Tickets to the event will cost $2095, and will… Read More
For users who have been missing the familiar comfort of the Start menu, a future version of Windows could provide a welcome reprieve. The next major version of Windows will… Read More
Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1, are shifting to the Microsoft Bing team — part of… Read More
Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows 8.1. While the company already offers a Maps app, the… Read More
Microsoft announced today that it is collaborating with Facebook to bring system-level Facebook login capabilities to Windows and Windows Phone. Thanks to the new feature, it’s now possible for developers… Read More
In terms of market share, Windows Phone is growing, Android still dominates and Apple is slipping just a bit according to the latest numbers from the IDC research firm. Windows… Read More
Dean Hachamovitch, the longtime leader of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team, is leaving the role — announcing this morning that he will be starting a new team inside the company. “I’m changing… Read More
If you’re a Windows developer, you’re now a Windows Phone developer, too, and vice versa. Microsoft announced today that it is unifying its developer programs, so that Windows Phone developers… Read More
For Apple users, today’s earnings call spelled the end of paid OS upgrades…forever. While many had speculated that Apple’s free upgrade to Mavericks, the latest version of the company’s operating… Read More
Much as Steve Jobs hated it, the world still runs (at least a bit) on Adobe Flash Player. That means Apple still has to work on making sure that Flash… Read More
If you want access to your Windows PC from your tablet or smartphone, a new piece of software will come in handy. We reported last week that Microsoft was planning… Read More