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Microsoft

Oct 8, 2014, 10:56 AM

Microsoft debuts Xim, an app that lets you easily share photos to other phones

Microsoft today debuted Xim, a free app that makes it easier for folks to share images on their smartphone with… Read More

Oct 8, 2014, 1:06 AM

Ballmer, Gates and Nadella: Vanity Fair’s epic exposé digs deep on the future of Microsoft

Hope. That was the word that stuck with me after reading Bethany McLean’s excellent exposé on the future of Microsoft, a… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 8:22 PM

Microsoft pledges to keep students’ data private

Microsoft announced today that it is one of the first companies to sign a new pledge designed to protect students’… Read More

News Brief
Oct 7, 2014, 4:30 PM

Israeli text-analysis company reportedly Microsoft’s next acquisition target

Equivio, an Israeli company that handles text analysis, is in line to be acquired by Microsoft, according to reports from… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 3:50 PM

Chart: BlackBerry may have finally hit rock bottom in U.S. market share

Watching BlackBerry’s share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. has been like watching a very slowly deflating balloon. It seems… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 11:45 AM

New OneNote tool lets teachers manage Microsoft’s note taking software in the classroom

Thanks to a new offering through its OneNote note-taking product, Microsoft could make “my dog ate my homework” a thing… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 10:57 AM

Samsung seeks arbitration in Hong Kong against Microsoft in patent royalty lawsuit

Samsung Electronics is seeking arbitration in Hong Kong to resolve issues that have sprung up in a 2011 patent agreement with… Read More

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Oct 7, 2014, 10:33 AM

Google, Apple, Microsoft: Propelled, and trapped, by their brands

Thought experiment: You have developed a groundbreaking computing device, a worthy hardware challenger to every laptop, tablet, phablet, and phone… Read More

News Brief
Oct 7, 2014, 10:23 AM

Microsoft to hold cloud event on Oct. 20

Microsoft announced today that it plans to hold an event for media and analysts on Oct. 20 in San Francisco… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 3:36 PM

Interview: Why Windows UX leader Jensen Harris is leaving Microsoft to co-found the startup Textio

What if recruiters could know, before posting a job listing, if the specific language in the job description will actually attract the types… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 10:57 AM

Microsoft’s new augmented reality project turns a whole living room into a screen (and a controller)

  Growing up, I always wanted a holodeck. Heck, I still want a holodeck. If a new project is any indication,… Read More

Oct 5, 2014, 10:17 PM

What happened when we asked geeky kids, ‘Who’s better: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, or Google?’

A few weeks ago, GeekWire put out a casting call on the site for geeky kids, inviting their parents to… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 8:27 PM

Samsung paid Microsoft $1B under Android patent deal last year, filings reveal

Windows Phone may be floundering, but Android’s success has been a fiscal boon to Microsoft. The company made $1 billion… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 2:51 PM

New Xbox ads feature Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch holding a raccoon, eating Skittles

Microsoft is out with a handful of new wacky ads featuring some of the nation’s top football players and touting the NFL on… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 11:07 AM

Want a taste of Windows 10? Microsoft’s preview program is now open

People who want to get their hands on the first preview build of Windows 10 can now sign up for… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 9:04 AM

Microsoft launches Sway, a new tool for composing and presenting ideas

Have a killer idea? Microsoft wants to make it easy to turn it into a presentation. The company unveiled a… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 3:13 PM

Video: Watch Microsoft unveil Windows 10

People who weren’t in the room to see Microsoft announce Windows 10 today can now see the full presentation of… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 12:33 PM

Video: Hands on with Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system

SAN FRANCISCO – Following today’s unveiling of Windows 10, GeekWire got a chance to go hands-on with Microsoft’s new operating… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 11:35 AM

Here comes Windows 10: First official look at Microsoft’s next OS

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system, unveiled at an event in San Francisco this morning, aims to address many of… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 10:42 AM

Microsoft unveils Windows 10, aiming to revive its flagship product

Microsoft this morning unveiled the next version of Windows, called Windows 10 — skipping a version number entirely to underscore the leap… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 8:41 AM

Live from Microsoft’s big Windows event in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is slated to unveil its plans for Windows this morning, with a big focus on enterprise customers,… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 7:39 AM

MSN’s rebirth brings Microsoft’s new approach into focus

It might be easy to dismiss Microsoft’s MSN as a relic of the dial-up Internet era, but with 425 million monthly users,… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 10:39 AM

Microsoft to open flagship Manhattan retail store on Fifth Ave, just 5 blocks from Apple’s cube

Microsoft announced today that it will open its first flagship retail store on Manhattan’s high-end shopping strip of Fifth Avenue, just five blocks south of Apple’s cube-like… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 10:10 AM

When your next meeting is with Bill Gates

What would you be doing an hour before a conversation with the second richest person in the world? Jennifer Tang… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 9:06 AM

Ready for a new Windows? Microsoft’s fresh start begins this week

If you’re wary of Windows 8, Microsoft has a new pitch for you, starting this week. But what it will be called is still… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 7:11 AM

Xbox One debuts to long lines in China, beating PS4 to key market

Microsoft launched the Xbox One in China today — becoming the first foreign company to release a game console in the country in… Read More

News Brief
Sep 26, 2014, 12:45 PM

Surface Pro 3 lands key qualifications for use by pilots

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet has been qualified by both the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 10:51 AM

Microsoft releases new reports showing law enforcement requests

Microsoft updated its reports on the number of government requests for customer data the company has received, and the numbers… Read More

Sep 25, 2014, 8:06 AM

Steve Ballmer tells L.A. Clippers: No more iPads

Steve Ballmer may have stepped down from the CEO post and board at Microsoft earlier this year, but the hard-charging technology… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 9:55 AM

Microsoft features Russell Wilson, Seahawks players in new Surface ad

Microsoft has had some issues with TV commentators not knowing what the official tablet of the NFL is. Now the company… Read More

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