Feb 25, 2013, 6:17 PM Photos: Checking out Master Chief’s home at 343 Industries Welcome to the home of Master Chief. Across the 520 bridge in Kirkland is 343 Industries, the Microsoft-owned company now… Read More
Feb 25, 2013, 11:44 AM Nokia expands map, driving and transit apps to other Windows Phones Getting driving and transit directions on Windows Phone can be an inconsistent experience, at best, but Nokia is making an… Read More
Feb 25, 2013, 10:04 AM Nokia’s new Windows Phones aim for affordability Nokia announced two new Windows Phone 8 models during its news conference this morning at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona… Read More
Feb 24, 2013, 9:35 PM Report: Barnes & Noble considers future of the Nook Nearly a year after Microsoft agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business unit, the bookseller is seriously… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 4:02 PM Like Facebook and Twitter, Microsoft was also hacked Microsoft has revealed that, just like Facebook and Apple earlier this week, it too was victim to hacking. Matt Thomlinson,… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 2:54 PM Xbox Live servers down, Halo gamers angry It’s Friday afternoon and sometimes there’s nothing better to do than ending your week with some Halo. Unfortunately for gamers… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 12:30 PM Watch: Jimmy Fallon, self-proclaimed gamer, plays poorly on PS4 Ah, the perks of being a late night TV host. On his show Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon got a chance… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 11:25 AM Report: Microsoft to debut next-gen console in April after being “caught off guard” by Sony It looks like Microsoft’s turn to impress the gaming world may come in April. That’s according to a report from… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 9:52 AM Microsoft got $195 million for selling its 50 percent stake in msnbc.com We’re starting to get more details about the sale of msnbc.com to NBCUniversal, a deal which took place last summer… Read More
Feb 22, 2013, 9:02 AM Nikon to pay Microsoft royalties for Android cameras under patent deal What does Microsoft have to do with the Nikon camera pictured here? Nope, it isn’t running a form of Windows.… Read More
Feb 21, 2013, 3:58 PM H-1B visas: Tech industry split over plan for higher fees Microsoft has led the push to allow more high-tech workers into the United States under H-1B visas by charging companies… Read More
Feb 21, 2013, 3:37 PM Youngsters think Microsoft is getting cooler as it ages Looks like those hip new Microsoft commercials are paying off. A Reuters poll found that just under 50 percent of… Read More
Feb 21, 2013, 2:37 PM Patents: Microsoft wants higher standards, more transparency in U.S. system Microsoft today proposed a series of reforms for the U.S. patent system — asking the U.S. Patent Office to increase… Read More
Feb 20, 2013, 2:01 PM Microsoft employees raised $105M for 19K non-profits in 2012 For the second year in a row, Microsoft employees eclipsed the $100 million mark in charitable donations, raising $105 million… Read More
Feb 20, 2013, 11:07 AM Yammer tops 7M users, sales spike after Microsoft deal Yammer, the business-oriented social network acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion last year, says its sales to businesses quadrupled in… Read More
Feb 19, 2013, 5:57 PM Microsoft: 1.5 million new Outlook.com users so far Microsoft has added 1.5 million new Outlook.com users in less than 24 hours since formally launching the new email service… Read More
Feb 19, 2013, 9:24 AM Microsoft connecting Skype to Lync for business users One of the big questions when Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion was what would happen to Lync, the Redmond… Read More
Feb 19, 2013, 8:21 AM HTC ‘Blinkfeed’: New attempt at smartphone stream HTC this morning unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, an LTE device with an aluminum unibody and a… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 9:02 PM Outlook.com arrives: Microsoft gets aggressive in new bid to dethrone Gmail Microsoft is officially launching Outlook.com on Tuesday — taking its new consumer email service out of preview mode and starting… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 2:56 PM The hotel room of the future runs Windows 8 on its touchscreen walls Imagine walking up in your hotel room with touchscreen walls around you. The one to the left shows that it’s… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 1:33 PM Microsoft Surface Pro: More than a week later, it’s still a treasure hunt Heads up: A short time ago, the Microsoft Store at Seattle’s University Village received a new shipment of Microsoft Surface… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 11:10 AM Bill Gates ‘not satisfied’ that Microsoft is doing enough Bill Gates, speaking on the set of CBS This Morning, was asked point-blank by Charlie Rose if he was happy… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 9:03 AM New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 8:02 AM Cisco: Microsoft’s ‘Windows first’ strategy out of touch with rise of Android, Apple On the eve of Microsoft’s first-ever Lync Conference, Cisco today launched a campaign questioning Microsoft’s strategy of making its communication… Read More
Feb 16, 2013, 9:34 PM Microsoft to exclusively stream LeBron James’ animated series “The LeBrons” The effects of Microsoft’s new Xbox Entertainment Studios seem to already be coming through. After announcing the company’s plans to… Read More
Feb 15, 2013, 3:35 PM Left out: Skype video message feature debuts for everything but Windows Skype today launched a new beta video message feature, letting users record videos as long as three minutes and send… Read More
Feb 15, 2013, 12:21 PM Geek of the Week: Splunk’s Brad Lovering on big data and ‘disruptive transitions’ Brad Lovering is a veteran of the tech industry in the Seattle region — having worked at Microsoft for more… Read More
Feb 15, 2013, 11:24 AM A little Lone Star love: Microsoft inks big deal with Texas for Office 365 Microsoft just scooped up a big deal for its Office 365 suite of cloud-based productivity products, inking a deal with… Read More
Feb 14, 2013, 5:21 PM Xbox 360 marks 25 straight months atop U.S. market Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the top-selling console in January in the United States, marking its 25th straight month atop the… Read More
Feb 14, 2013, 10:30 AM A gamer’s dream: ‘The Art of Video Games’ exhibit debuts Friday at the EMP (PHOTOS) If you’ve ever wanted to jump in a time machine and relive the 40-year history of video games, well, Seattle’s… Read More
