Feb 5, 2013, 1:46 PM Microsoft’s Xbox Live getting Redbox Instant service Microsoft’s Xbox group and Redbox parent Coinstar are just down the road from one another, so maybe this shouldn’t be… Read More
Feb 5, 2013, 9:50 AM Into Africa: Microsoft touts new effort to deliver millions of Windows Phones to students, entrepreneurs Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has certainly spent lots of time finding ways to improve life in Africa, and now Microsoft… Read More
Feb 5, 2013, 8:19 AM Microsoft: $2B Dell loan supports key partner, helps Windows ecosystem Updated below with HP comment criticizing the deal and making a pitch for Dell’s customers, as well as comments from… Read More
Feb 5, 2013, 8:15 AM Microsoft ‘data chief’ Ted Kummert leaves after 23 years, joins Madrona Venture Group After more than two decades at Microsoft, Ted Kummert is leaving the software giant to join Seattle venture capital firm… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 5:09 PM Dell board reportedly set to consider buyout, including big Microsoft investment Bloomberg News is reporting that Dell’s board plans to meet this evening to discuss a potential $24 billion buyout —… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 9:42 AM Windows exec: Surface Pro isn’t expensive — you’re just thinking about it wrong Why did Microsoft price the new 64 GB Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet at $899 without a keyboard? The… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 9:00 AM Q&A: Windows business chief calls Windows 8 launch a solid start, but just a start Sitting in a conference room at Microsoft Windows headquarters in Redmond last week, Tami Reller was surrounded by a fleet… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 7:04 AM Surface Pro surfaces in stores — but sorry, there’s no Surface RT trade-in program It’s launch week for Surface with Windows 8 Pro — the new Microsoft tablet that uses an Intel Core i5… Read More
Feb 2, 2013, 3:15 PM Saying farewell to the iPhone; Bill Gates’ reading list; and other top posts of the month It was another big month here at GeekWire. We unveiled our new GeekWire membership program, relaunched the popular GeekWire 200 startup list and… Read More
Feb 2, 2013, 8:52 AM GeekWire Podcast: Why this app maker loves Windows 8 We discuss a broad range topics on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast — such as Blackberry’s chances for… Read More
Jan 31, 2013, 11:47 PM IDC calls Microsoft Surface reception ‘muted, at best’ — fewer than 1M units shipped A new report from the IDC research firm says that Microsoft’s Surface tablet, with its initially limited distribution, wasn’t able… Read More
Jan 31, 2013, 11:28 PM Tablets now more than half the size of the PC market Tablet shipments worldwide topped 52.5 million units over the holidays, an increase of 75 percent — the biggest single jump… Read More
Jan 31, 2013, 3:32 PM Weekend-special: Netflix unlocked for all Xbox Live users Microsoft is giving all Xbox Live users access to the Netflix app — just for this weekend. Normally, the app… Read More
Jan 31, 2013, 9:44 AM Bill Gates says Steve Jobs was “always cooler than me” Steve Jobs may have been “cooler” than Bill Gates, and that’s OK. The Microsoft co-founder and chairman made his first-ever… Read More
Jan 31, 2013, 7:19 AM Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team wants to make web developers’ lives easier — really Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has not exactly been the web developer’s friend in years past, with quirks aplenty and “standards” all… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 4:56 PM The San Francisco 49ers are trouncing the Baltimore Ravens … on Microsoft Bing If the number of Bing searches correlates with winning football games, then 49ers fans have reason to be ecstatic. Bing… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 1:06 PM Chart: Amazon skyrockets to almost 90,000 employees At the end of 2008, Amazon reached a notable milestone, topping 20,000 employees worldwide. Turns out the company was getting… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 11:07 AM Bitter Suite: Why it’s so hard to squeeze Microsoft Office into my life Foiled by storage space! My, how appropriate. Tuesday I signed up for the free trial of the new Microsoft Office… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 11:05 AM Bill Gates’ Annual Letter: How measurement can change the world Bill Gates published his fifth annual letter today and wrote that accurate measurements and clear goals are the keys to improving the… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 9:18 AM 17-BIT’s new ‘Skulls of the Shogun’ bridges Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 More than three years in the making, the new Skulls of the Shogun video game from Seattle-based indie game developer… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 7:23 AM Dropbox is ‘a fine little startup’ and other gems from Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Steve Ballmer has made a habit of publicly downplaying competitors right before they eat Microsoft’s lunch. His comments about the… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 1:32 AM Struggling Nintendo sells 3 million Wii U consoles, lowers forecasts again Nintendo’s quarterly numbers are out and the company managed to sell 3.06 million Wii U consoles worldwide during the holiday… Read More
Jan 29, 2013, 10:36 AM From Flight Sim to scuba diving: Former Microsoft vets to debut virtual game Microsoft surprised just about everyone when it made the move to disband the popular Flight and Train Simulator franchises back in… Read More
Jan 29, 2013, 6:00 AM New era for Office: Microsoft launches yearly subscription for home users Microsoft is launching a new version of Office for Windows PCs and Macs today, with a new twist: Families and… Read More
Jan 28, 2013, 10:34 PM Microsoft to Sacramento: Don’t blame us for taking your NBA team You may have heard, people in Northern California are none too happy about a deal to sell their Sacramento Kings… Read More
Jan 28, 2013, 4:23 PM Poll: Are you upgrading to Windows 8 before prices rise? If you’re thinking about upgrading your existing Windows PC to Microsoft’s Windows 8, time is running out to do it… Read More
Jan 28, 2013, 10:31 AM Report: Chinese government could lift 12-year-old ban on video game hardware Execs at Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and maybe even Valve are licking their chops this morning at the latest news from… Read More
Jan 28, 2013, 9:34 AM Xbox 360 ‘Kinect Effect’ fades as console market declines A little more than a year ago, in the fall of 2011, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 business was basking in the… Read More
Jan 26, 2013, 7:41 AM Podcast: Windows 8, Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and computer scientist Yaw Anokwa This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re pleased to be joined by one of our former Geeks of the Week, Yaw… Read More
Jan 25, 2013, 10:14 AM Microsoft: Windows 8 launch hurt by ‘limited assortment’ of touch devices Computer makers have known for a long time that Microsoft’s Windows 8 would attempt to move the PC operating system… Read More
