Oct 30, 2012, 6:51 AM From iOS and Android to Windows 8: Bsquare launches app porting service Calling Windows 8 “probably the biggest porting opportunity in the history of the industry,” Bellevue-based Bsquare this morning launched a… Read More
Oct 29, 2012, 5:36 PM Ballmer on Apple: ‘We’ll give them a run for their money’ During an interview with Mashable today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was asked for his thoughts on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s… Read More
Oct 29, 2012, 8:29 AM Apple vs. Microsoft: Whose store was a bigger draw on this big weekend? (Photos) The ongoing rivalry between Apple and Microsoft is playing out in various environments — from corporate IT departments to decisions… Read More
Oct 28, 2012, 4:55 PM Microsoft Surface Day 3: Hardware, Skype, and trying to link Surface to iPhone Microsoft’s new Surface tablet is the first computer developed end-to-end by the longtime software company. So how is the hardware? Equal… Read More
Oct 27, 2012, 5:58 PM Microsoft Surface Day 2: Setting up our new ‘iPad’ In my house, our gadgets tend to go by alternative names that speak to the ways certain members of the… Read More
Oct 26, 2012, 2:50 PM Microsoft Surface Day 1: The unboxing and bootup My family’s new Microsoft Surface — the one that I convinced my wife to buy instead of an iPad —… Read More
Oct 26, 2012, 1:55 PM VIDEO: Why these people bought a Microsoft Surface Why wait in line for a Microsoft Surface? That’s the question we asked outside the Microsoft Store in Seattle today.… Read More
Oct 26, 2012, 9:26 AM Yes, there’s a line for Surface in Seattle — with lots of Microsofties in it OK, so I’m here at the University Village in Seattle, and there is in fact a line for Microsoft Surface,… Read More
Oct 26, 2012, 6:27 AM Why the Windows 8 launch isn’t as big as you’ve been told Three years ago, I was working at Microsoft to ensure that the security response process didn’t get in the way… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 4:37 PM Now will you line up for Surface? Microsoft Stores offer $100 Xbox Music pass The launch of Microsoft’s Surface tablet tomorrow is generating lots of buzz, but will it generate lines? Actually, the answer… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 2:38 PM Apple’s Tim Cook: Microsoft Surface ‘compromised’ and ‘confusing’ — like a flying car On Apple’s earnings call just now, CEO Tim Cook was asked for his opinion of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and its… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 2:00 PM Apple iPad sales miss estimates in latest quarter Apple sold 14 million iPads in its latest quarter, up 26 percent but still below the expectations of Wall Street… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 9:46 AM Amazon debuts Kindle app for Windows 8, ahead of Microsoft partner Nook Amazon just announced its new Kindle app for Windows 8 — getting in on the ground floor with the new… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 8:34 AM Windows 8 launch: Sinofsky defends ‘bold’ overhaul of Microsoft’s flagship product Microsoft is holding its Windows 8 launch event right now in New York City, where Windows chief Steven Sinofsky is… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 6:36 AM Which browser for that web app? Browsium’s new tool lets the IT team decide Browsium, a Redmond company run by a team of former Microsoft managers, has developed a new tool that lets companies… Read More
Oct 25, 2012, 5:17 AM Here comes Windows 8: What’s at stake for Microsoft Later this morning, at a launch event in New York City, Microsoft will introduce Windows 8 to the world. Tomorrow,… Read More
Oct 24, 2012, 8:31 PM Microsoft Surface: The comeback story begins? Two days and counting, my new Surface will arrive. As an avid gadget guy, I’m pumped about this launch with… Read More
Oct 24, 2012, 7:58 AM EU escalates Microsoft case, issues Windows 8 warning The European Commission this morning took another step toward a possible fine against Microsoft and delivered a public warning to… Read More
Oct 23, 2012, 2:51 PM Cheat Sheet: iPad mini, Kindle Fire, Surface, Nexus 7 FOLLOW-UP: Tablet Cheat Sheet 2.0: Now an editable spreadsheet People thinking about buying tablets now have no shortage of options… Read More
Oct 23, 2012, 10:41 AM Apple confirms iPad mini: 7.9 inches, starts at $329 UPDATED: Apple has wrapped up its media event in California, where the company’s top marketing exec, Phil Schiller, confirmed the… Read More
Oct 23, 2012, 9:56 AM Xbox makes a play for hoops fans with NBA Game Time After unveiling expanded sports programming at the E3 video game conference in June, Microsoft Xbox has just announced a new… Read More
Oct 23, 2012, 6:05 AM Here comes SmartGlass: Xbox ‘second screen’ rollout starts with Windows 8 Microsoft is starting the rollout of Xbox SmartGlass this week with the launch of an app for Windows 8 that… Read More
Oct 22, 2012, 2:57 PM Mark Zuckerberg, a Microsoft engineer? Could have happened without Facebook Meet Mark Zuckerberg, an impressive and talented Microsoft engineer. That might have been a truthful sentence had Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO,… Read More
Oct 22, 2012, 8:28 AM Video: This 3-year-old kid uses Windows 8 like a champ Meet Julian, a 3-year-old whose family has been running a preview of Windows 8 for the past month on their… Read More
Oct 22, 2012, 7:01 AM Yes, there will be a Skype app for Windows 8 this week Microsoft’s Skype Division will debut its new app for Windows 8 on Friday, the same day the new operating system… Read More
Oct 20, 2012, 11:45 AM These 11 tech giants are paying software engineers on average $100,000 or more The market for software developers remains red hot. And companies looking to attract the best and brightest minds are paying… Read More
Oct 20, 2012, 9:02 AM Podcast: Getting set for Windows 8 — with special guest Mary Jo Foley The Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface launches are less than a week away, and on this episode of the GeekWire… Read More
Oct 19, 2012, 11:18 AM Microsoft sees charitable efforts as key recruiting tool for young talent While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and… Read More
Oct 19, 2012, 9:09 AM Why Microsoft is building one of North America’s largest tents on its campus Earlier this week, Microsoft fenced off a large swath of the original ballfields at its Redmond headquarters. Construction crews covered… Read More
Oct 18, 2012, 5:17 PM Microsoft milestone: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer mark $1 billion in giving (Photos) REDMOND, WASH. — Before he began another exciting week running Microsoft, a young Bill Gates sat down at a Sunday evening… Read More
