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
Jan 24, 2013, 2:24 PM Microsoft posts mixed results for critical holiday quarter Microsoft this afternoon posted earnings per share of 76 cents for the December quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations by 1… Read More
Jan 24, 2013, 11:21 AM Open letter to Skype from digital rights advocates urges Microsoft to issue transparency reports Over 100 Internet advocates, journalists and other organization members penned an open letter to Microsoft today, urging the Redmond software… Read More
Jan 23, 2013, 3:14 PM Apple CEO: ‘Huge opportunity’ for iPads to replace Windows PCs Earlier today Apple reported a sharp increase in iPad sales for the holiday quarter, a stark contrast with the declining… Read More
Jan 23, 2013, 2:46 PM Pogs, Tamagotchis and Lunchables: New Microsoft IE ad takes a trip down memory lane Oh, man. My 22-year-old self just watched the new Microsoft advertisement above and the nostalgia is flowing like a Capri… Read More
Jan 23, 2013, 11:05 AM Microsoft, let’s be friends Dear Microsoft, Can we just be friends again? Please? It’s been exactly five years now since I left you. During… Read More
Jan 23, 2013, 7:11 AM Report: Nokia bringing 41MP camera to Windows Phone Nokia will take a new step to differentiate itself with high-end photography on Microsoft’s Windows Phones, according to a new… Read More
Jan 22, 2013, 11:10 AM Former Microsoft exec criticizes Ballmer, calls for spinoffs in newly released book Joachim Kempin, a former Microsoft senior vice president who worked at the company for nearly two decades, delivers a strong… Read More
Jan 22, 2013, 10:08 AM Report: Microsoft in talks to invest up to $3B in Dell to help take the PC maker private Now, here’s one of the more interesting stories of the day. CNBC’s David Faber is reporting that Microsoft may invest… Read More
Jan 22, 2013, 10:05 AM Microsoft Surface Pro coming Feb. 9, still $899 without keyboard Microsoft this morning announced a Feb. 9 release date for its upcoming Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet, the version… Read More
Jan 22, 2013, 1:22 AM California politician blasts Ballmer over NBA deal, seeks details on Microsoft’s state contracts Nasty, angry, threatening — these are words that describe a letter sent on Tuesday from a California politician intending to… Read More
Jan 21, 2013, 9:48 AM Sony boss: We’ll let Microsoft unveil its console first, then make ours better While we don’t have exact release dates for next-generation consoles, we now know Sony’s PS4 will be released after Microsoft’s… Read More
