Feb 12, 2014, 2:18 PM VMWare teams with Google to offer Windows for Chrome OS Google wants to help businesses replace their old Windows XP machines with shiny new Chromebooks … that run Windows. The… Read More
Feb 12, 2014, 1:54 PM Concert bootleggers rejoice! Lumia ‘Icon’ Windows Phone boasts four mics As Nokia looks to complete the sale of its devices and services business to Microsoft, the company has released a… Read More
Feb 12, 2014, 10:58 AM Report: Microsoft may let Android apps run on Windows and Windows Phone We’ve already got Nokia reportedly making an Android-based phone, and here comes another doozy: Microsoft is “seriously considering” allowing Android… Read More
Feb 12, 2014, 7:40 AM Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer: ‘We’re eager to start this new era with Microsoft’ Marissa Mayer has been clear about her dissatisfaction with Yahoo’s Microsoft search partnership in the past — saying at last… Read More
Feb 12, 2014, 5:24 AM Microsoft CEO Conan O’Brien? Here’s his ‘action plan’ for returning Microsoft to glory Apparently everybody has advice for new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella these days … even Conan O’Brien. In a post on… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 11:21 PM Protest of the day: Activists target Amazon over CIA alliance Another day, another protest against a Seattle tech titan. Tuesday’s protest included a blockade of the South Lake Union Streetcar,… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 1:35 PM Watch what you share! How Microsoft is shocking Internet users to make them safer As a part of Safer Internet Day, Microsoft took to the streets to tell people about just how much they… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 10:25 AM Microsoft’s Surface 2 flies high on FAA’s authorization for cockpit use Look! Up in the sky! In that plane! It’s…a Surface 2! Microsoft announced today that the FAA has authorized pilots… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 9:25 AM Xbox One stereo headset, multiplayer updates arriving in March A new headset and another update are on the way for Xbox One owners next month. Microsoft, which will release… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 9:07 AM Leak shows Microsoft unifying Windows Phone and Windows RT app development Microsoft is taking steps to unify the development of apps for Windows Phone and Windows RT devices — making it… Read More
Feb 11, 2014, 8:11 AM Friendly validation: Microsoft Ventures invests in social question-answer app Askem For the third time in the past four months, Microsoft Ventures is investing in a seed-stage startup. Microsoft’s newly-formed unit… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 4:40 PM Nokia turning to Android, just in time for Microsoft deal As Nokia works to complete the sale of its devices and services division to Microsoft, the company is also moving… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 12:28 PM Bill Gates on his new Microsoft gig, favorite video game and why he does the dishes every night Bill Gates just completed his second Reddit Ask-Me-Anything and answered questions ranging from his new role at Microsoft to his most… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 11:56 AM Need to know how much a Bitcoin is worth? Ask Bing Microsoft announced today that Bing is now capable of currency conversions with Bitcoin. To figure out how much a Bitcoin… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 10:57 AM Activists block Microsoft shuttles in Seattle, in anti-gentrification protest Several Microsoft Connector shuttles were reportedly blocked for a total of 45 minutes in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood this morning… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 10:40 AM Bill Gates on his new role at Microsoft: ‘I make sure we pick ambitious scenarios’ Bill Gates is back on Reddit. One year after conducting his first Reddit Ask-Me-Anything (AMA), the Microsoft co-founder is back… Read More
Feb 10, 2014, 7:31 AM Microsoft should move to S.F., contends Forbes writer Put down the coffee and take a deep breath before you read this one. In his new column for Forbes,… Read More
Feb 8, 2014, 6:58 AM GeekWire Radio: Our Super Bowl win, Microsoft’s CEO pick, and finding a great TV We’ve got a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show, but none of it is as important… Read More
Feb 7, 2014, 4:42 PM And the band played on: Bonnaroo comes to Xbox Live Music fans who can’t make it out to this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee will be able… Read More
Feb 7, 2014, 4:13 PM Nokia and HTC agree to licensing deal, ending patent disputes Nokia’s patent war with HTC has come to a close, according to a press release put out by the Finnish… Read More
Feb 7, 2014, 9:40 AM Fair trade? Microsoft offers free Windows Phones for old iPhones Microsoft has a new offer for people considering an move from their old iPhone. The company is offering to buy… Read More
Feb 6, 2014, 8:44 AM Satya Nadella’s first Microsoft boss: I saw something special from the start I was so happy to hear the news for Satya Nadella (or Satya NERDella as he will become known!). I… Read More
Feb 6, 2014, 8:22 AM Here’s a *real* Bill Gates Windows installation debacle The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz is stirring up lots of attention with this satire about Bill Gates spending his entire… Read More
Feb 5, 2014, 1:02 PM Microsoft one step closer to fuel cell-powered server racks Last year, Microsoft released a paper that explored the feasability of powering servers with rack-mounted fuel cells to increase the… Read More
Feb 5, 2014, 11:08 AM The top 5 challenges facing Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Now the real work begins. After emerging as the winner of Microsoft’s CEO sweepstakes, Satya Nadella gets to take on… Read More
Feb 5, 2014, 9:02 AM Here’s how Seattle tech companies are celebrating the Seahawks From blue and green jerseys everywhere to the 12 flags flying atop skyscrapers, Seattle has been full of 12th Man… Read More
Feb 5, 2014, 7:34 AM Microsoft promises surprises in Xbox One’s first big system update, due Feb. 11 Microsoft this morning released new details of the first major system update for the Xbox One console. In a bit… Read More
Feb 4, 2014, 5:10 PM Satya Nadella’s Twitter feed reveals love for HTML5, exclamation points, and cricket We already know a lot about Satya Nadella based on input from people who know him. The new Microsoft CEO… Read More
Feb 4, 2014, 3:43 PM Here’s how much Microsoft is paying its new CEO Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, will receive between $14.4 million and $18 million in annual compensation — comprising a base… Read More
Feb 4, 2014, 2:47 PM Video: New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees, ‘we respect innovation, not tradition’ It’s clear that Microsoft’s new leader wants to focus on mobile and the cloud. The Redmond software giant just posted… Read More
