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Microsoft

Jan 7, 2014, 2:56 PM

Alan Mulally ends Microsoft CEO speculation, plans to stay at Ford through 2014

Microsoft has one less CEO candidate to consider. Ford CEO Alan Mulally tells The Associated Press today that he plans… Read More

Jan 7, 2014, 9:16 AM

San Francisco Mayor says tech companies will start paying for bus stop use

The City of San Francisco has struck an agreement with technology companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft to create a… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 8:42 PM

Wintel meets Windroid: Intel’s Dual OS is a symbolic shot at Microsoft

LAS VEGAS — Intel tonight confirmed plans to offer processors that support devices running both Microsoft Windows and Android operating… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 8:22 PM

Microsoft’s $100M Parature deal aims to fill Dynamics gap

Microsoft has acquired Parature, a customer service software company, to help its Dynamics customer relationship management software compete more effectively… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 11:49 AM

Microsoft issues fix for Surface 2’s maddening BitLocker bug

I’m down in Las Vegas for CES, but for the past couple days I’ve been doing remote technical support for… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 10:52 AM

Xbox One sales top 3 million in ‘epic launch’ for Microsoft game console

This holiday season left Microsoft a rather significant present. The Redmond-based company announced today that sales of the Xbox One… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 10:40 AM

Android or Windows? Microsoft reportedly discussing dual-OS phones

Microsoft’s plan for gaining relevance in the smartphone market may be taking a page out of a traditional PC strategy.… Read More

Jan 5, 2014, 8:18 PM

Meet the new Bob: Startup not worried about Microsoft jinx

LAS VEGAS — Is the world ready for a new Bob? One technology company thinks so. As I walked into… Read More

Jan 5, 2014, 5:38 PM

Up close with Lenovo’s magnetic Miix 2 hybrid notebook/tablet

LAS VEGAS — PC makers have tried all sorts of approaches to make notebooks work as tablets — bending, twisting… Read More

Jan 3, 2014, 10:15 AM

Bill Gates’ fortune grew by $15.8 billion in 2013 as Microsoft stock surged 35%

From a financial standpoint, 2013 was a good year for Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder saw his fortune grow by… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 2:49 PM

Skype says no user data stolen in Syrian Electronic Army attack

Skype’s social media properties and blogs were hijacked yesterday, with the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group loyal to the… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 12:28 PM

Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost

It seems like the tablet-owning public woke up to a bunch of Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Kindle Fires under their… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 10:41 AM

Top tech stocks of 2013: Here’s where you could have made (and lost) a lot of cash

2013 was all about the newcomers. Two of the top performing tech stocks in Washington state this past year were… Read More

Jan 1, 2014, 11:21 PM

Windows 8 tops 10% market share, XP dips below 30%, and Windows 7 keeps climbing

Microsoft’s Windows 8 is ending the year by reaching a nice little milestone — exceeding 10 percent market share (for… Read More

Dec 31, 2013, 9:39 AM

Microsoft’s 2014 will be defined by a new CEO … if Ballmer and Gates can let go

One of the best moments in the Fremont Players’ production of “Dick Whittington and His Cat” — a British Panto on… Read More

Dec 31, 2013, 9:21 AM

Vote: What was the top tech news story of the year?

OK, geek fans. We’ve compiled our list of the top quotes of 2013, and just yesterday posted the top 50… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 2:18 PM

Free games for Xbox Live Gold members: Sleeping Dogs, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Microsoft announced today that as part of its Games with Gold program, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be receiving two… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 12:39 PM

Longtime Microsoft engineering leader Jon DeVaan is leaving

Jon DeVaan, the respected Microsoft executive who oversaw some of the company’s most important engineering initiatives, is leaving after nearly… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 9:00 AM

Top 50 posts of the year: Here’s what you were reading in 2013

Reorgs. Resignations. Ridesharing. Drones. Divestitures. Devices. Smartwatches. Stack Ranks. Secret Santas. 2013 had a little bit of everything, and we… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 8:02 AM

Tech Moves: Shauna Causey named VP at UP Global; etc.

—UP Global, the Seattle non-profit that formed earlier this year through the combination of Startup America and Startup Weekend, has… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 7:48 AM

Microsoft Windows crash reporting system used by NSA for ‘passive’ spying, report says

Agents with the U.S. National Security Agency are able to intercept crash reports from specific Microsoft Windows-based machines to better… Read More

Dec 27, 2013, 10:23 AM

The year in quotes: From Ballmer to Bezos to Bitcoin

Wow, what a year! From Amazon drones to Steve Ballmer’s retirement to spectacularly performing IPOs, the tech industry took some… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 1:39 PM

Microsoft’s version of ‘Nate Silver’ dishes out data-backed predictions for 2014

You may have heard of Nate Silver, a well-known statistician and editor of the FiveThirtyEight blog who correctly picked the winner from all… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 9:29 AM

Chromebooks top holiday laptop charts at Amazon, beating PCs and Macs

Looks like Microsoft is going to be ordering more “Scroogled” ads. Amazon revealed this morning that two Chromebooks – the… Read More

Dec 24, 2013, 11:28 AM

What geeks want for the holidays: Wearable tech, Xbox One, drones, and jetpacks

OK, it’s Christmas Eve. Have you found gifts for the geeks on your list? This might help. We brought out… Read More

Dec 24, 2013, 9:40 AM

Dueling Santas: Google and Microsoft square off over St. Nick

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means it’s time to watch the event everyone has been waiting for: the Duel of… Read More

Dec 23, 2013, 8:43 PM

Paul Allen sells 292-acre private island for $8 million

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold a 292-acre private island near Anacortes, selling the property for $8 million. That may… Read More

Dec 23, 2013, 10:50 AM

PlayStation 4 outselling Xbox One 2-to-1 on eBay

If eBay resell stats count for anything, Sony has the upper hand over Microsoft in the latest console war. According… Read More

Dec 23, 2013, 9:36 AM

Microsoft plans massive new data center in Quincy, Wash., paying $11M for 200 acres

Microsoft has reached a deal to buy another 200 acres of land in Quincy, Wash. which it plans to use… Read More

Dec 23, 2013, 9:01 AM

Aviary freezes its Windows and Windows Phone photo SDK, citing ‘lack of general platform traction’

Aviary, a photo-editing technology company backed by investors including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, says it is discontinuing work on its photo-editing… Read More

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