Dec 7, 2012, 9:58 AM Help from abroad: Microsoft teaming with China Unicom to boost Windows Phone sales The Windows Phone is getting a little help from abroad. The China Daily reports today that China Unicom, the world’s third-largest… Read More
Dec 7, 2012, 7:30 AM Wii U posts big first week, but Xbox 360 is still champ for now Xbox 360 was the top-selling game console in the U.S. for November, kicking off the critical holiday shopping season with… Read More
Dec 6, 2012, 3:08 PM Reports: Facebook in talks to buy Microsoft’s Atlas ad platform Facebook is in talks to buy Microsoft’s Atlas ad-serving platform, one of the remnants of the Redmond company’s acquisition of… Read More
Dec 6, 2012, 1:33 PM Keeping up: Windows lowers Azure prices to stay even with Google, Amazon Amazon and Google recently dropped their cloud storage prices, and now Microsoft is following suit. The Redmond-based company is reducing… Read More
Dec 6, 2012, 6:39 AM Custom PC builder says vast majority of customers are still picking Windows 7 What happens when PC buyers have the option to avoid Windows 8? Upwards of 80 percent of them go with… Read More
Dec 6, 2012, 4:20 AM Former Microsoft manager celebrates legal marijuana, explains his new pot venture Some would say Jamen Shively has already had a nice career. He spent six years at Microsoft, eventually becoming a… Read More
Dec 5, 2012, 2:27 PM Windows Phone on a budget: Nokia unveils Lumia 620 Nokia unveiled its third Windows Phone 8 today, the cheapest model yet. Joining the Lumia 920 and 820, the Lumia… Read More
Dec 5, 2012, 10:21 AM Tablet prediction: Microsoft to steal some thunder from Android and iPad by 2016 The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while… Read More
Dec 5, 2012, 6:50 AM IDC cuts Windows Phone forecast, now sees Microsoft in third place in 2016 Long-term forecasting in the technology industry isn’t easy, as we’ve documented in the past, and it’s especially difficult in a… Read More
Dec 4, 2012, 12:46 PM Touch-screen notebooks: My 2-year-old makes the case for Microsoft’s Windows 8 For better or worse, and somewhat against my will, my 2-year-old daughter has figured out my phone with astonishing speed… Read More
Dec 4, 2012, 11:05 AM Microsoft’s ‘Socl’ search experiment takes a new turn Microsoft’s experimental social network, Socl, is rolling out a new design and updated tools more closely aligned with what early… Read More
Dec 3, 2012, 4:20 PM The Bill Gates of bud? Former Microsoftie plans high-end marijuana business This probably wasn’t the post-Microsoft career Jamen Shively envisioned. But now that marijuana will soon become legal in Washington state,… Read More
Dec 3, 2012, 9:15 AM Judge: Motorola can’t block sales of Xbox, Windows Motorola Mobility won’t be able to block the import and sale of Xbox or Windows, a federal judge in Seattle… Read More
Dec 3, 2012, 8:35 AM Instant messaging: Yahoo cutting ties to Microsoft In a blog post late Friday, the Yahoo Messenger team announced that it’s cutting several features from the instant-messaging service… Read More
Dec 3, 2012, 7:12 AM Geek of the Week: Microsoft’s new U.S. education leader makes an impact in Kenya Microsoft this morning named Margo Day as its new vice president of U.S. education, leading the team that works with… Read More
Dec 1, 2012, 9:43 PM The creepy cameraman irks Seattleites; and other top posts of the month Can we catch our breath now? Team GeekWire was running 100 miles per hour during the month of November, a… Read More
Nov 30, 2012, 1:58 PM Mobile market share: Android extends lead in wake of iPhone 5 launch Google continues to remain on top in the race for dominance in the American smartphone market, commanding a majority of… Read More
Nov 30, 2012, 10:27 AM Here’s your chance to win a badass custom Xbox 360 that doubles as an Atari 2600 This just might be the coolest-looking Xbox 360 out there. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the arcade classic Pong —… Read More
Nov 30, 2012, 10:12 AM Newsmakers 2012: Surface GM Panos Panay represents Microsoft’s new era Microsoft’s decision to develop its own tablet computer was a historic moment for a company that built one of the… Read More
Nov 30, 2012, 9:39 AM New Microsoft game studio in Vancouver wants to build the next Halo Microsoft is officially opening a new game studio in Canada and expectations are off the charts. Located in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Black Tusk… Read More
Nov 30, 2012, 7:51 AM Microsoft’s Surface Pro: Yep, this feels like a tough sell When Microsoft’s Surface RT was released a little more than a month ago, one of the things we heard from… Read More
Nov 29, 2012, 9:26 AM Microsoft exec: Seattle needs to avoid Detroit’s fate Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith delivered a pep talk followed by an alarm bell during a presentation this morning to… Read More
Nov 29, 2012, 7:26 AM Stats: Windows consumer sales down 21% in U.S. since Windows 8 launch Unit sales of Windows PCs and tablets to consumers in the U.S. are down 21 percent since the Windows 8… Read More
Nov 29, 2012, 6:28 AM Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team pokes fun at haters with ‘comment troll’ video Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team is back with an updated version of its “Browser You Love(d) To Hate” online campaign, including… Read More
Nov 28, 2012, 2:54 PM Ballmer: Sometimes Microsoft will just have to make its own hardware The headlines coming out of Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting this morning focused on Steve Ballmer’s comment that Microsoft and its… Read More
Nov 28, 2012, 8:53 AM Ballmer says Windows 8 users ‘get it, and like it’ Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is addressing the company’s annual shareholders meeting right now in Bellevue, Wash. He started by talking… Read More
Nov 28, 2012, 8:38 AM Microsoft’s ‘Don’t get Scroogled’ campaign warns users about Google shopping ads Microsoft is attacking Google’s new shopping advertising model and they’ve even created a new word and website to prove it.… Read More
Nov 28, 2012, 6:24 AM Longtime Microsoft analyst reduces estimates, cites ‘awkward’ Windows 8 launch Rick Sherlund, the veteran Wall Street analyst who has covered Microsoft since it went public, this morning reduced his earnings… Read More
Nov 27, 2012, 4:43 PM Windows 8: Microsoft gives first glimpse of usage patterns How are new users interacting with Windows 8 and using its new features? It’s a key question given all the… Read More
Nov 27, 2012, 1:53 PM Here’s more evidence that Microsoft and Amazon are planning their own smartphones Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was grilled by both Charlie Rose and Jimmy Fallon last week about the potential of an… Read More
