Jul 26, 2012, 8:25 AM Tech Moves: Crosscut names ex-Microsoft PR manager as publisher; Slade Gorton joins Clearwire’s board; and more Crosscut, the five-year-old online news publication for the Pacific Northwest, has named former Microsoft corporate communications manager Greg Shaw as… Read More
Jul 25, 2012, 9:08 AM Apple unleashes Mountain Lion as we wait for Windows 8 Apple this morning released Mountain Lion, the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, as a $19.99 upgrade… Read More
Jul 24, 2012, 9:16 PM Apps must be cross platform Maybe there are a few Robert Scobles out there who still believe that a significant number of successful apps in… Read More
Jul 24, 2012, 3:16 PM Apple TV outsells Xbox 360 in latest quarter, still a ‘hobby’ Apple sold 1.3 million Apple TV devices during the June quarter, an increase of 170 percent over the same quarter… Read More
Jul 24, 2012, 1:56 PM Apple posts record iPad sales, profits miss Wall Street targets Sales of Apple’s iPad topped 17 million units in the company’s most recent quarter, up more than 80 percent over… Read More
Jul 24, 2012, 6:55 AM Box releases Windows Phone app, sees 40% mobile usage File storage and sharing service Box released its first Windows Phone app this morning, rounding out its mobile offerings and… Read More
Jul 24, 2012, 5:42 AM Survey: iOS beating Android for business apps, creating opportunity for Windows 8 App developers see the tide turning in Apple’s favor inside many companies, with iOS outpacing Android as the preferred mobile… Read More
Jul 23, 2012, 4:46 PM New reality series: ‘Be the Next Microsoft Employee’ It’s like Top Chef for geeks. That’s the pitch from Microsoft for “Be the Next Microsoft Employee,” a new web… Read More
Jul 23, 2012, 1:27 PM Chart: Google leads pack of the top 50 Web sites in the U.S. Google remains the king of the hill when it comes to attracting visitors. The search engine attracted 189 million visitors… Read More
Jul 23, 2012, 9:53 AM Can Microsoft finally make the stylus go mainstream? The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging… Read More
Jul 22, 2012, 9:59 AM Microsoft’s blunders; the meaning of Marissa Mayer; and other comments of the week “I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo, one of the internet’s premier destinations for more than 700 million users.”—Newly-appointed… Read More
Jul 21, 2012, 7:50 AM Microsoft reports a big jump in Skype usage, up 50% Microsoft reported its first-ever quarterly loss this week, thanks to the huge writedown of its 2007 aQuantive deal. But one acquisition,… Read More
Jul 20, 2012, 2:59 PM Microsoft’s ‘big boobs’ code is a big blunder — get over it We can already hear the giggles now. Apparently, as reported by NetworkWorld’s Buzzblog, the phrase “big boobs” — or at least… Read More
Jul 20, 2012, 6:42 AM Microsoft adds thousands of jobs in 2012, mostly overseas Microsoft’s fiscal 2012 is officially in the books, with the company reporting results yesterday for the year ended June 30.… Read More
Jul 19, 2012, 1:48 PM Microsoft tops expectations — and posts its first-ever loss Microsoft posted a quarterly loss of $492 million this afternoon, the first time in its history that the company has… Read More
Jul 19, 2012, 10:49 AM Microsoft completes Yammer deal for $1.2 billion It has been a big week for Microsoft Office, with the release of the preview of its next major version.… Read More
Jul 19, 2012, 8:51 AM Former Hillary Clinton campaign manager hired at Microsoft to help lead consumer strategy Microsoft has named Mark Penn, the former CEO of public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and former CEO of the polling firm Penn… Read More
Jul 19, 2012, 7:07 AM Surprise: Nokia ships 4M Windows Phones in second quarter Nokia posted a big loss in the second quarter, almost four times its loss from a year ago, but reported… Read More
Jul 19, 2012, 7:00 AM Tech Moves: Andy Sack passes torch at Lighter Capital; OUYA’s new hire Andy Sack is stepping aside as CEO of Lighter Capital, the Seattle investment firm that provides revenue-based loans to companies… Read More
Jul 18, 2012, 5:03 PM Q&A: How Bing is using your friends to challenge Google Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Stefan Weitz from Microsoft Bing. He gave us a broad update on… Read More
Jul 18, 2012, 3:16 PM Windows 8 gets a date: 10/26 Microsoft will launch Windows 8 on Friday, Oct. 26, the company announced today. Windows president Steven Sinofsky announced the date… Read More
Jul 18, 2012, 11:05 AM Microsoft Bing adds tips from Foursquare users Microsoft’s Bing search engine is adding new data from check-in service Foursquare today, aiming to give Bing users inside information… Read More
Jul 18, 2012, 9:01 AM 47 percent of H1-B Visa requests are in the computer field, and Microsoft leads the pack Requests for H1-B visas, the controversial 22-year-old program that allows skilled workers into the U.S. to complete temporary jobs, are… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 10:34 PM Washington state becomes first to offer voter registration via Facebook Facebook just isn’t about browsing photos of friends. A new initiative in Washington state actually might have a higher purpose:… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 3:54 PM B&N unveils Nook for Web; 7-inch Nook rumored for fall Today, Barnes & Noble announced the Nook for Web, giving users access to B&N’s Nook store via any PC or… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 3:08 PM Confirmed: Paul Maritz steps down as CEO of VMware It’s official. Paul Maritz has resigned as CEO of VMware, the giant virtualization company that he’s run for the past… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 2:47 PM Yahoo results: Can Marissa Mayer fix the Microsoft deal? Yahoo posted so-so quarterly results this afternoon, with revenue flat at $1.08 billion after adjusting for the cost of acquiring… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 10:37 AM The next version of Microsoft Office: A user’s perspective I was in attendance at yesterday’s Microsoft event in San Francisco where the company unveiled the new version of Office.… Read More
Jul 17, 2012, 9:59 AM ‘Severe consequences’ for Microsoft’s browser screwup Under a 2009 deal with European regulators, Microsoft agreed to give Windows users in Europe a choice of browsers other than… Read More
Jul 16, 2012, 11:55 PM Paul Maritz reportedly out at VMware, sparking wave of speculation on what’s next Whoa, it has been quite a day for changes in the executive offices. First, Marissa Mayer takes over the helm… Read More
