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Microsoft

Mar 6, 2013, 1:54 PM

Microsoft is making Kinect more perceptive, using big data and machine learning

One of the projects on display at the Microsoft Research TechFest event in Redmond this week is an upcoming addition… Read More

Mar 6, 2013, 10:19 AM

Nokia begs Instagram for a Windows Phone app, creates #2InstaWithLove

Nokia is getting creative to show how badly it wants an Instagram app for Windows Phones. “We’ve been listening, and we… Read More

Mar 6, 2013, 9:51 AM

HTC’s February revenue nosedives 44%, lowest in 3 years

HTC continues to struggle and took a serious hit in February, recording their lowest revenue in three years. Sales fell… Read More

Mar 6, 2013, 6:27 AM

The price of Microsoft’s European browser screwup: $732M

The European Commission this morning fined Microsoft 561 million euros, approximately $732 million, for neglecting to include a required “browser ballot”… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 1:25 PM

Xbox chief: Main rivals are Nintendo, Sony, Apple and Google … but not Valve

The competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox console is expanding to include Apple and Google, but the company’s top game and… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 1:13 PM

How this Tokyo retailer used Kinect to turn mannequins into marionettes

You can always count on Japan for the weirdest inventions out there. The latest head-scratcher involves Microsoft’s Kinect and a… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 9:46 AM

Microsoft’s new vision: A big screen on every wall, and a Kinect sensor in every bezel

Was that the next generation of Kinect in the bezel of the standup screen at Microsoft’s Envisioning Center? Trying to get… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 6:58 AM

Will this go viral? Microsoft ‘Viral Search’ uses big data for social insights

What makes a tweet go viral online? And what does a viral trend actually look like? Those are a couple… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 8:04 PM

Microsoft acquires cloud startup MetricsHub, taking hatchling under its wing

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two months after graduating from the Microsoft Windows Azure accelerator, Bellevue-based MetricsHub has… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 5:36 PM

The Google bashing continues: Microsoft says ‘Scroogled’ campaign will go on

“Scroogling” isn’t quite over yet. Contrary to earlier reports today that Microsoft ended its “Scroogled” ad campaign against Google, the… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 1:36 PM

Poll: Should Microsoft buy Barnes & Noble?

Barnes & Noble is struggling. Could Microsoft, which invested $300 million in the company’s Nook digital reader business last year,… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 10:16 AM

Microsoft ending anti-Google ‘Scroogled’ ad campaign

It looks like Microsoft is done bashing Google — for now. Late last week, Microsoft’s Director of Search Stefan Weitz… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 9:55 AM

Microsoft’s technical strategy chief: ‘More experimentation’ between research, products

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho00x7ZvDLw Can Microsoft turn its big ideas into true product innovations in the marketplace? That’s one of the central questions… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 9:35 AM

Bill Gates ranks 2nd on Forbes billionaires list, Jeff Bezos rises up the charts

Forbes is out today with its annual ranking of the world’s top billionaires, and Seattle tech titans are well represented… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 8:50 AM

Geeky flick marks first feature-length movie to premiere on Xbox Live

For the first time ever, a feature-length movie is debuting on Xbox Live. Pulp is an indepedent British comedy about a struggling… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 10:46 AM

Report: EU set to fine Microsoft over bungled browser update

Apparently it’s going to take more than trimming Steve Ballmer’s bonus for Microsoft to make things right with European antitrust… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 10:31 AM

Bing Maps update lets you see ocean floor topography

Bing Maps just released an update that includes “bathymetric imagery,” which provides a better look at ocean floor topography, as well as 13… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 9:59 AM

Microsoft’s Photosynth gets a big Windows Phone update

Microsoft this morning released an update for its popular Photosynth app, bringing the panoramic photo-stitcher to Windows Phone 8 with… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 8:32 AM

Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 1:41 PM

It’s official: Facebook buying Atlas ad system from Microsoft

Microsoft is selling its Atlas Advertising Suite to Facebook, the companies confirmed this afternoon. Financial terms of the purchase weren’t… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 10:10 AM

Microsoft to sell Surface RT, Surface Pro in several worldwide markets

While Microsoft’s tablets may be scarce here in the States, the company announced today that it plans to make the… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 9:41 AM

Bing Fund backs mobile app Sonar to help people discover who is hanging out nearby

Do you want to know who is hanging around you at the coffee shop, airport or bar? A new mobile… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 9:21 AM

Fortune’s most-admired companies: Amazon 3rd, Starbucks 5th, Microsoft 17th

According to Fortune, the state of Washington has some admirable companies. Fortune released its 2013 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 8:26 AM

Nook sales plummet, and Barnes & Noble says it’s ‘making some adjustments’

Barnes & Noble is reporting operating losses of $190 million for its Nook business in its most recent quarter, more than… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 10:21 AM

Inside ‘Caradigm’: Microsoft, GE aim to reshape health care — starting with data

The new company spanning multiple floors of this Bellevue office tower is no ordinary startup. It’s called Caradigm — think… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 7:48 AM

Amazon, Microsoft and others take support of gay marriage to the Supreme Court

Three of Seattle’s largest companies — Amazon.com, Microsoft and Starbucks — are joining forces with more than 200 other businesses… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 7:10 AM

Microsoft revamps Office 365 for businesses as rivalry with Google intensifies

Microsoft this morning released a new version of Office 365 for businesses and said the paid subscription service has become one… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 10:34 AM

Twitter updates Windows Phone app for consistency, Live Tile integration

It might seem like a minor thing, but one of the complications for people who switch to Windows Phone is… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 9:34 AM

Stylus Points: Why Penny Arcade’s Gabe is a fan of Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Standard product reviews are fine, but we’re big fans of people actually incorporating new technologies into their daily routines and… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 8:29 AM

Microsoft releases IE10 for Windows 7, sticks to its guns on ‘Do Not Track’

Microsoft this morning released a finished version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, the operating system that now runs… Read More

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