Oct 9, 2013, 8:41 AM Microsoft forks over $100,000 bounty to hacker for exposing Windows security flaw Here’s one way to make a quick $100,000: Find security flaws in Microsoft products. That’s how much James Forshaw, a security… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 1:22 PM Obama uses Xbox to explain his stance in government shutdown Maybe President Barack Obama pre-ordered an Xbox One for his daughters. Or it’s possible that he’s been taking some stress… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 11:55 AM This slick new Xbox One SmartGlass feature makes playing defense fun on Madden Playing defense on Madden 25 for the Xbox One is about to be way more intense, detailed and creative than… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 10:46 AM Try again, Twitter: Updated app takes Windows Phone to new levels of frustration Hey, that looks like an interesting story in that random tweet on my Windows Phone lock screen. I’d like to… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 10:38 AM Nokia’s rewards program for Windows Phone developers uses gamification model Lots of mobile companies offer rewards to developers who make apps on their platforms. But Nokia’s new DVLUP program is… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 10:08 AM HP unveils new Chromebook 11, as Google takes aim at low-priced Windows PCs The Chromebook army marches on, and it’s headed straight for the low end of Microsoft’s consumer Windows PC business. HP… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 9:47 PM Town of Nokia, Finland ‘renamed’ Microsoft in prank Ah, those funny Finns. In the wake of Microsoft’s $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business, someone has… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 5:15 PM Microsoft rolls over for Google, reverts to web player for YouTube on Windows Phone It’s been a long road for Windows Phone users wanting to watch YouTube videos in a native app on their… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 4:32 PM No, Microsoft isn’t using the Xbox One Kinect to extract your data for advertisers Microsoft has calmed the Xbox One fires ablaze this weekend after an Ad Age story suggested that the new Kinect… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 3:20 PM Ballmer’s final Microsoft shareholder letter: The real money is in the enterprise Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to drop significant hints about the company’s future in his annual letter to… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 11:30 AM Fox News debuts enormous Windows 8 touch screens in revamped newsroom Fox News today unveiled a new “News Deck” broadcast newsroom featuring an array of 55-inch touch-screen computers that appear to… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 10:40 AM No coupon? No problem: Microsoft linking daily deals directly to credit card Microsoft Bing is launching a test program in Seattle this week that aims to overcome one of the challenges of… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 9:09 AM Microsoft’s Skype apps finally overhauled for Apple’s iOS 7 Apple’s iOS 7 has been accused of taking cues from Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 8, but Microsoft sure took… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 3:20 PM Q&A: Robert Scoble on ‘Age of Context,’ Google, Microsoft and the ‘freaky factor’ Writer, interviewer and tech evangelist Robert Scoble was back in Seattle this week, with his ever-present Google Glass, to promote the… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 12:26 PM Finally, you can unfriend Facebook friends on Windows Phone If you’re a Windows Phone user who has been waiting to unfriend that one person who was kind of in… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 8:50 AM Maritz AND Mulally? Analyst floats new idea for Microsoft Much of the speculation about Microsoft’s next CEO has focused on individual candidates for the job, but what if the… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 7:00 AM Ford CEO Alan Mulally: Exactly what Microsoft needs Guest Commentary: A flurry of speculation that Seattle’s Alan Mulally, Ford’s turnaround CEO, might be chosen to become Microsoft’s next CEO has digital pundits… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 6:41 AM Record profit for Samsung, first quarterly loss for HTC The difference between two of the most well-known smartphone makers could hardly be more stark these days. Samsung issued earnings… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 6:01 PM Microsoft board cuts Ballmer bonus, citing Windows and Surface RT challenges Microsoft’s board gave CEO Steve Ballmer a smaller bonus for fiscal 2013 due to declining Windows profits and the struggles… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 9:45 AM Study says Google wins ‘Bing it On’ challenge; Microsoft calls findings ‘unfair’ A law professor is giving Microsoft a statistical smackdown over its “Bing it On” search challenge, but the company isn’t… Read More
Oct 2, 2013, 11:03 PM Bill Gates’ mistake; Comcast X1; iOS debuts; and other top posts of the month Autumn is officially here. How do we know? Well, of course there’s the rain. But, as GeekWire Chief Business Officer… Read More
Oct 2, 2013, 11:15 AM Microsoft Bing adds another Pinterest feature to image search, hints at more social integration For the second time this year, Bing has added a Pinterest feature to its image search. Now when you search… Read More
Oct 2, 2013, 9:20 AM Microsoft shows how Facebook and Twitter would have worked on Windows 95 Microsoft this morning released a remake of the classic game “Hover” for the web. Hover originally debuted on the Windows… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 10:03 PM Is Bill Gates the problem? Report says three big shareholders want him out as Microsoft chairman Reuters is making waves tonight with a report that three of Microsoft’s top investors want Bill Gates to step… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 5:05 PM Apple now controls 10 percent of all corporate cash*, Microsoft in second place We’ve known for a while that Apple controls a massive hoard of cash, but it’s occasionally hard to put into… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 3:30 PM No cellular version planned for Surface Pro line, says Microsoft exec At a Surface 2 preview event in Seattle last night, one of the questions that came up was about Microsoft’s… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 10:48 AM Off to the family room in the sky: MSN TV bites the dust MSN TV, Microsoft’s web browsing set-top box, has finally been sent up north, to live out its life at a… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 10:34 AM Microsoft tops Apple as America’s most inspiring company; Google 7th, Amazon 8th Is it Bill Gates and his foundation? The company’s corporate giving program? Or maybe it’s just Steve Ballmer’s passion-packed speeches.… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 7:43 AM Microsoft Surface chief: ‘Multiple aspect ratios and sizes’ are in the works Panos Panay was literally on the floor when I walked into Microsoft’s Seattle store last night. The vice president responsible… Read More
Sep 30, 2013, 5:19 PM Ex-Microsofties are kicking ass on Kickstarter with high-tech beer-brewing machine Brewing your own craft beer at home is a difficult, complicated and time-consuming process. Now, two former Microsoft veterans want… Read More
