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Microsoft

Jul 7, 2014, 9:35 AM

End of the road: Microsoft to discontinue MapPoint and Streets & Trips

Businesses and individuals still using Microsoft’s MapPoint and Streets & Trips need to start thinking about alternatives. Microsoft is discontinuing both products, according… Read More

Jul 7, 2014, 7:13 AM

New stats: Amazon and Salesforce are winning the $45B cloud services market

A report from IDC this morning says overall industry revenue from public cloud services — everything from basic storage to software as… Read More

Jul 4, 2014, 8:29 AM

New stats: Microsoft’s fastest-growing OS is … not Windows 8

Microsoft’s Windows 7 continued its rebound in June, climbing to 50.55 percent of worldwide desktop operating system usage. And despite… Read More

Three white iPhone 5S handsets displaying iOS 7
Jul 3, 2014, 12:28 PM

iPhone sees small U.S. market share gains, while Android and Windows Phone stay flat

ComScore released its monthly report on the U.S. smartphone market share today, and it comes with some good news for… Read More

Jul 3, 2014, 9:08 AM

A cross-platform wearable? Microsoft might be on to something here

The persistent rumors about Microsoft releasing a smartwatch or fitness band raise natural questions about the company’s chances for success… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 2:55 PM

Office for Android is coming, but timing of touch-based Windows version still unclear

Microsoft has seeking people to beta test versions of Office for Android, a clear sign that the company is moving towards… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:48 AM

Microsoft acquires SyntaxTree, boosting support for Unity game engine

Microsoft has acquired SyntaxTree, the developer of the UnityVS plugin for Visual Studio. The UnityVS tool allows game creators to use… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:24 AM

Microsoft joins Qualcomm’s effort to set standards for ‘Internet of Things’

Microsoft announced today that it is joining the AllSeen Alliance, a Qualcomm-led effort to establish standards for devices that fit into… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:15 AM

Apple, Boeing, Google and Amazon among top 10 most respected companies

Barron’s released the results of its annual survey showing which companies investors respect the most, and it comes with good… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 8:40 AM

Microsoft and Canon reach broad patent agreement

Microsoft and Canon announced a wide-ranging patent agreement this morning, with each company receiving a broad license to the other’s patent portfolio… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 11:06 PM

A ride-sharing deal in Seattle; Bezos autographs an iPhone; other top posts of the month

World Cup fever is rippling through the GeekWire offices, and the rest of the planet. And while the Yanks couldn’t… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 2:22 PM

Microsoft won’t be ending its security emails after all

Microsoft will not be shutting off its security notification mailing list for systems administrators and other security professionals today, despite informing… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 7:15 AM

Microsoft adds new Outlook.com and OneDrive encryption to thwart government snooping

Microsoft says it has added new layers of encryption to Outlook.com emails and OneDrive files as part of a broader push… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 11:21 AM

Microsoft’s Cortana, expert World Cup predictor, picks Belgium to beat USA

Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil,… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 7:44 AM

Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son

Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 11:31 AM

Revamped Xbox.com to show achievements, game clips for Xbox One gamers

Gamers asked, and Microsoft listened. One of the features most-requested by the Xbox community was to view Xbox One data… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 8:05 AM

How Microsoft Bing is doing with its World Cup predictions

It’s harder to forecast World Cup matches than reality TV contests, it turns out. Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine, which was dead-on its past predictions… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 8:39 AM

Microsoft alumni groups combine, aim to expand, led by former exec Jeff Raikes

It’s almost impossible to spend time in the Seattle region’s tech community without meeting people who worked at Microsoft at one point in… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 11:24 AM

Google takes a big swing at Microsoft with new enterprise services

Google took a massive swing at Microsoft’s dominance in the enterprise space with a variety of new tools for companies… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 7:29 AM

Barnes & Noble to break off Nook business into standalone public company

Barnes & Noble plans to separate its traditional retail business from its Nook technology unit, operating them as two public… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 12:45 PM

General Services Administration picks Smartsheet, not Microsoft, for project management solution

Smartsheet already has a slew of notable users, but today the Seattle startup announced a key customer acquisition in the… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 11:03 AM

Clintons using Microsoft ‘Bing Pulse’ for real-time audience voting at annual meeting

  Microsoft’s Bing Pulse real-time audience survey tool is expanding to in-person live events with the help of Bill, Hillary and… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 7:57 AM

Microsoft unveils its new Android phone, the Nokia X2

  Yes, you read that headline correctly: Despite questions about Microsoft’s long-term commitment to Nokia’s fledgling Android lineup, the Redmond company… Read More

Jun 23, 2014, 1:08 PM

Microsoft will pay up to $650 for your MacBook Air — if you buy a Surface Pro 3

Microsoft has been making comparisons between the Surface Pro 3 and the MacBook Air ever since its workhorse tablet was unveiled,… Read More

Jun 23, 2014, 8:03 AM

Microsoft OneDrive boosts free storage to 15 GB, drops prices by 70%, gives Office 365 personal users 1 TB

Microsoft OneDrive is raising its free storage capacity to 15 GB for personal accounts (from 7 GB previously), lowering the prices for… Read More

Jun 22, 2014, 7:00 PM

Video: Apple’s massive retail store in Portland dwarfs the Microsoft shop next door

Apple 1, Microsoft 0 — in downtown Portland, that is. Less than one month ago, Apple unveiled its massive new… Read More

Jun 21, 2014, 9:33 AM

GeekWire Radio: Can Nintendo make a console comeback?

With the E3 video game convention in the books for another year, this week’s GeekWire radio show features a conversation… Read More

Jun 20, 2014, 11:14 AM

German publishers want a cut of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo’s search revenue

Providing links to content from German publishers could become costly for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. VG Media, a collection agency… Read More

Jun 20, 2014, 7:46 AM

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 makes its debut, with a Surface Mini slip-up

If there was any doubt that Microsoft was working on a small version of its Surface tablet, before pulling back… Read More

Jun 19, 2014, 10:31 AM

Microsoft’s top lawyer: U.S. surveillance policies making it harder to do business overseas

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were… Read More

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