Mar 27, 2014, 1:47 PM Apple, Microsoft CEOs exchange pleasantries on Twitter after Office for iPad debut Apple is welcoming Microsoft Office into its App Store with open arms. Well, at least that’s the vibe from Apple… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 1:24 PM First impressions: Office for iPad is the real deal SAN FRANCISCO – Even though it seems like everyone saw it coming, Microsoft rocked the tech world today by announcing… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 12:14 PM Klout’s acquisition gives Microsoft a tiny bit more social media clout Klout, a platform which measures your influence online — and has close ties to Microsoft — has been acquired by… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 11:41 AM Office for iPad: Microsoft’s Nadella assures Windows 8 users that their day will come SAN FRANCISCO — After finishing his remarks at Microsoft’s press event in San Francisco today, with the live webcast over,… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 10:22 AM Microsoft confirms Office for iPad — launching today After years of speculation about its plans for Apple’s tablet, Microsoft will release Office for iPad — including Word, Excel… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 9:47 AM Live blog: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on ‘the intersection of cloud and mobile’ SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be appearing here starting at 10 a.m. for what’s being billed as… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 8:58 AM Microsoft ‘Scroogled’ ad lambasting Google wasn’t misleading, regulator rules A UK advertising regulator ruled that a Microsoft “Scroogled” radio ad attacking the way Google scans user email was not… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 8:41 AM New forecast: PC market down 7% in 2014, tablets up 39% Just in time for new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s expected introduction of an Office suite for iPad today, new numbers… Read More
Mar 26, 2014, 11:06 PM Satya’s Day One: New Microsoft CEO gets first chance to make his mark He has been on the job for about two months, but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be making what amounts… Read More
Mar 26, 2014, 4:24 PM Microsoft inks patent deal with Dell over Android, Chrome OS and Xbox Microsoft announced today that it has signed a patent licensing agreement with Dell that will involve the two companies sharing… Read More
Mar 25, 2014, 9:45 PM Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Sony are no match for Facebook and Oculus The jaw-dropper of the day in the tech industry, you’ve probably heard, was Facebook’s announcement that it will spend $2… Read More
Mar 25, 2014, 4:25 PM Titanfail: Gamers angry as servers for Microsoft’s popular sci-fi shooter go down Titanfall is having a “Titanfail” moment right now. Servers for the popular online-only sci-fi shooter that debuted on March 11… Read More
Mar 25, 2014, 12:35 PM Microsoft reveals source code for MS-DOS and early Word Ever wonder what made MS-DOS tick? Soon, interested geeks will be able to root around inside the original source code… Read More
Mar 24, 2014, 8:48 AM Cisco takes aim at Amazon and Microsoft with $1B cloud computing push Cisco announced today that it plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years to create a cloud computing… Read More
Mar 24, 2014, 8:44 AM Dropping Windows: Reported Azure rebranding reflects a new era at Microsoft “Windows, Windows, Windows,” was the refrain from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during his long tenure in the position. And… Read More
Mar 24, 2014, 7:44 AM Ballmer not sure how long he’ll stay on Microsoft board Steve Ballmer, who remained on the Microsoft board after handing over the reins as the company’s CEO, says he isn’t… Read More
Mar 23, 2014, 11:40 PM Microsoft’s $7.2B Nokia deal is officially delayed until April Nokia and Microsoft will have to wait a little longer to press the Start button. Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of… Read More
Mar 23, 2014, 9:37 AM Xbox film crew’s excavation of Atari ‘ET’ graveyard gets tangled in red tape A plan to excavate a suspected mass burial of Atari ET video-game cartridges for a Microsoft Xbox documentary has been… Read More
Mar 22, 2014, 10:13 AM GeekWire Radio: Microsoft snooping, Zillow poaching, and how Etsy does engineering This week on the GeekWire radio show, we take a break from Seattle’s ongoing ride-sharing debate to discuss a couple of interesting… Read More
Mar 21, 2014, 8:00 PM Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450 If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More
Mar 21, 2014, 1:23 PM VC Julie Sandler tells teens: ‘We need more girls pursuing their entrepreneurial ideas’ With more than 15,000 energetic high school students surrounding her on stage at Key Arena, Julie Sandler offered up a simple… Read More
Mar 21, 2014, 10:35 AM Microsoft offers users $100 credit on a new PC to switch from XP Microsoft really wants people to stop using Windows XP. The company launched a new promotion that offers XP users $100 off the… Read More
Mar 21, 2014, 7:33 AM Microsoft defends its Hotmail snooping in Windows leak investigation Responding to criticism of its investigation into an alleged leak of company trade secrets, Microsoft acknowledged overnight that it searched… Read More
Mar 20, 2014, 2:27 PM Microsoft board member steps down after less than 2 years Seagate Technology CEO Stephen Luczo, who joined the Microsoft board in May 2012 and was part of its CEO search… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 5:14 PM Former Microsoft software architect arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets Alex Kibkalo, who worked as a software architect for Microsoft from 2005 to 2012, was arrested in Seattle today on… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 4:01 PM Watch: Bill Gates picks his 13 favorite TED talks Polio. Data. Education. These are all interests of Bill Gates, so it was no surprise to see the topics appear… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 10:14 AM Eric Schmidt says students should use Google Docs over Office ‘because it’s free!’ Why use Google Docs over Microsoft Word? According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, there’s a very simple answer. As… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 7:22 AM ‘Titanfall’ release for Xbox 360 delayed by another 2 weeks The pivotal video-game Titanfall will be delayed by an additional two weeks for Microsoft’s older Xbox 360 console, until April… Read More
Mar 18, 2014, 4:12 PM Making sense of Xbox exec Marc Whitten’s new job at Sonos When talking about the competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox One, the conversation is nearly always about the console wars and… Read More
Mar 18, 2014, 1:35 PM Microsoft shares hit 14-year high on Office-iPad news Microsoft shares closed at $39.55 today, up nearly 4 percent — reaching their highest point in 14 years following reports… Read More
