Apr 15, 2013, 10:38 AM Missing Google Reader? Bing updates News app with RSS support, offline reading Those of you still pissed that Google Reader is going away may like the latest updates to Bing’s News App for… Read More
Apr 15, 2013, 9:27 AM Xbox Live outage caused by network configuration problem The widespread outage of the Xbox Live system this weekend was not the result of anyone hacking the service, Microsoft… Read More
Apr 15, 2013, 9:05 AM Hunger Games: Microsoft and Lionsgate push limits of HTML5 with new site Is this a glimpse of the future? Lionsgate this morning released a new website that promotes the next “Hunger Games”… Read More
Apr 14, 2013, 10:13 PM Report: Microsoft may give smartwatches another try Microsoft is no stranger to the concept of wrist-based computing, having worked with watchmakers to release a line of smartwatches… Read More
Apr 13, 2013, 3:54 PM Extended outage hits Xbox Live during peak weekend hours Update, 4:10 p.m.: The service is now back, Microsoft says. Here’s the updated message on the Xbox Live status page:… Read More
Apr 12, 2013, 3:14 PM Search stats: Google slips, Microsoft continues slow growth The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for March and it shows Google slipping just a bit with… Read More
Apr 12, 2013, 1:36 PM Bing adds ‘Pin It’ Pinterest feature to image search Bing is making “Pinning” to Pinterest easy. Today the Microsoft search engine introduced a “Pin to Pinterest” feature that allows users… Read More
Apr 12, 2013, 11:41 AM Sonics update: Former Facebook exec joins Sacramento investor group Another California tech titan is joining the group trying to keep an NBA team in Sacramento and away from Seattle.… Read More
Apr 11, 2013, 10:40 AM Microsoft reportedly building a 7-inch Surface tablet Aiming to compete with the likes of Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD and Google’s Nexus, the Wall Street Journal… Read More
Apr 11, 2013, 10:21 AM GoDaddy plans engineering outpost in Seattle region, hires key Microsoft vets Internet domain giant GoDaddy is expanding to the Seattle region in search of technical talent, GeekWire has learned — becoming… Read More
Apr 11, 2013, 10:19 AM Microsoft creative director is reportedly gone after ‘Deal With It’ dustup on Twitter Adam Orth, the Microsoft Studios creative director who told the company’s critics on Twitter to #dealwithit, is no longer working… Read More
Apr 11, 2013, 5:56 AM Key analysts downgrade Microsoft stock as traditional PC market struggles Two influential analysts downgraded Microsoft’s shares this morning, another blow to the Redmond company as it struggles to gain traction… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 6:59 PM Microsoft Office for iOS delayed, set to launch fall 2014 A Microsoft Office app for iOS devices was supposed to come out right about now, but it looks like the… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 11:53 AM Report: Next Xbox has eye-detecting Kinect and can connect to your cable box We’ve heard quite a bit about how the next-gen Xbox will feature upgrades to Kinect and an always-connected internet requirement,… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 10:15 AM VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 8:07 AM Microsoft preps two-factor account login: Twitter next? Microsoft is getting ready to launch two-factor authentication for its Microsoft accounts, according to a report by Microsoft news site… Read More
Apr 9, 2013, 3:52 PM Scroogled: Microsoft attacks Google again, this time about Android privacy issues First it was Google Shopping, then Gmail, and now, Microsoft’s latest attack on Google comes in the form of Android privacy… Read More
Apr 8, 2013, 3:53 PM Reports: Next-generation Xbox unveiling set for May It’s looking more like we could be seeing (or at least hearing about) the next Xbox sometime next month. Two… Read More
Apr 8, 2013, 1:17 PM Report: Lumia 920 rises to top of Windows Phone market Nokia’s Lumia 920 is now the most widely used Windows Phone device, reaching 14 percent of usage, and Nokia is by… Read More
Apr 8, 2013, 9:06 AM With just one year of support left, Windows XP clings to 39% market share Attention, Windows XP users: The clock is ticking. Microsoft will officially end support for Windows XP one year from today,… Read More
Apr 8, 2013, 7:54 AM Microsoft selling Mediaroom to Ericsson, exiting IPTV business to focus on Xbox Microsoft will sell its Mediaroom business to Ericsson, after more than 15 years pursuing the market for Internet Protocol Television,… Read More
Apr 7, 2013, 10:47 AM Facebook reverses stance after blocking Microsoft and WhitePages from sponsoring Startup Weekend Teams of developers, designers and entrepreneurs are heads-down at Facebook’s Seattle engineering outpost on this rainy Sunday for Startup Weekend… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 5:09 PM Modest beginnings: Bill Gates’ 1974 resume surfaces, seeking a $15k salary How do you become a billionaire? Start by asking for a $15,000 salary. That, at least, was the path for… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 3:04 PM Deal with it? Microsoft apologizes for employee’s ‘always on’ console comment Microsoft apologized this afternoon for comments made by an employee to critics of the company’s reported plan to require an… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 12:57 PM Watch live: $1M on the line at Call of Duty Championships Geek Madness isn’t the only intense competition going down this weekend. With a $1 million on the line, 32 teams… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 9:14 AM Microsoft pokes at Facebook, says new ‘Home’ is like Windows Phone in 2011 Microsoft is a longtime Facebook partner and investor, but that isn’t stopping the Redmond company from making some jabs over… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 8:28 AM Reports: Microsoft eyes Outlook release for Windows RT One of the biggest complaints about Windows RT, the version of Windows 8 for ARM processors, is the built-in Mail… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 4:43 PM Study: Those who play Xbox are better in bed than other gamers Here’s another feather Xbox gamers can add to their caps: Apparently they’re better in bed than those on who play… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 1:31 PM Microsoft’s hits and misses: Insights from a prolific maker of Windows 8 apps The home of Ratio Interactive, in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square, is at first glance pretty much what you’d expect from… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 1:08 PM Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft in distant 4th place Apple is gaining market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the… Read More
