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Mar 2, 2012, 10:15 PM

GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, Apple, BuddyTV and a new era in the digital living room

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we chat with BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu about all the changes… Read More

Mar 2, 2012, 9:43 AM

Tech Moves: Vernon out at Zulily; Microsoft hires FTC attorney who slammed Google; and more

Less than a year after arriving at fast-growing Seattle daily deal startup Zulily, chief financial officer Michael Vernon has left… Read More

Mar 1, 2012, 4:15 PM

Desktop of the future? Microsoft tests transparent PC display with Kinect controls

In addition to a high-tech grocery cart and an augmented-reality mirror, one of the futuristic projects on display at Microsoft’s TechForum event… Read More

Feb 29, 2012, 6:37 PM

A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on: The top 10 posts in February

Sometimes, it’s just a little hard to catch our breath around here at the GeekWire HQ. And February was certainly… Read More

Feb 29, 2012, 3:01 PM

Microsoft’s Windows Azure suffers extended outages

Updated below with new information from Microsoft, saying service has been restored to the majority of customers. Microsoft’s cloud computing… Read More

Feb 29, 2012, 12:54 PM

Siri or not, Microsoft aims to beat Apple with better breadth

Earlier this week, Microsoft’s research and strategy chief Craig Mundie and other execs spent the day showing reporters some of… Read More

Feb 29, 2012, 6:46 AM

Hands-on: Microsoft’s Windows 8 shows steady progress in consumer preview

This feels solid. That was my first thought as I began using the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which is… Read More

Feb 28, 2012, 10:18 AM

Microsoft’s next CEO: If not Steven Sinofsky, then who?

Leading up to the debut of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview tomorrow, Reuters is out with an extensive story about… Read More

Feb 28, 2012, 6:23 AM

Sneak Peek: Comcast Xfinity on Microsoft’s Xbox Live

Comcast’s Xfinity app for Xbox Live is still “coming soon,” but Microsoft gave a sneak preview on Monday as part of… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 6:02 PM

Microsoft shows ‘Holoflector’ augmented-reality mirror

This afternoon at the Microsoft TechForum event in Redmond, the company’s researchers showed a series of prototypes and demos in… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 12:39 PM

Whole Foods prototype puts Kinect on shopping cart, follows people around store

The quest for a high-tech “shopping cart of the future” is nothing new, but Whole Foods is planning to test… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 10:58 AM

Video: How social algorithms shape Microsoft’s msnNOW

Microsoft’s new msnNOW portal combines data from social networks and search, along with some editorial judgment, to provide a view… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 10:39 AM

Mundie: Microsoft positioned to eliminate the ‘cacophony’ of modern computing

At a small event in Redmond this morning, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is providing an update on… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 12:35 AM

Nokia debuts cheaper Windows Phone, upstages it with 41MP Symbian phone

Nokia this morning confirmed plans to release a new Windows Phone called the Lumia 610, taking advantages of changes in… Read More

Feb 26, 2012, 11:56 PM

Microsoft brings Skype to Windows Phone, finally

At long last, Microsoft just released Skype for Windows Phone, albeit a few months later than originally expected and not… Read More

Feb 26, 2012, 8:32 AM

Nokia, Microsoft to expand battle vs. Android and iPhone

The mobile industry will be gathering in Barcelona, Spain, this week for the big Mobile World Congress, providing a glimpse… Read More

Feb 25, 2012, 7:00 AM

GeekWire Radio: Google glasses, Office on iPad, and a big picture of the mobile world

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we… Read More

Feb 24, 2012, 1:57 PM

Samsung’s Android Street Challenge: A ‘Smoked by Windows Phone’ knockoff?

Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph has been getting lots of attention lately for his “Smoked by Windows Phone” contests, in which he… Read More

Feb 24, 2012, 10:58 AM

Why this gamer just lost his username on Xbox Live

Christopher Gooche has been a loyal fan of Xbox Live for many years, using his last name of “Gooche” as… Read More

Feb 24, 2012, 8:47 AM

Estimate: 2.7M Windows Phones shipped in Q4, Nokia now top vendor

Nokia shipped an estimated 900,000 Windows Phones in the fourth quarter, quickly making it the largest vendor of Microsoft smartphones,… Read More

Feb 23, 2012, 3:19 PM

Charts: Apple has more cash than Google and Microsoft combined

Apple’s balance of more than $97 billion in cash and investments is back in the news today, with CEO Tim… Read More

Feb 22, 2012, 3:02 PM

Microsoft decides to ‘part ways’ with Bing GM, who joins Google’s YouTube

Danielle Tiedt, who was the general manager of marketing for Microsoft’s Bing search engine, is joining YouTube to lead consumer… Read More

Feb 22, 2012, 10:55 AM

Microsoft Bing deepens Facebook integration with ‘Linked Pages’ feature

Microsoft’s Bing search engine today launched a new feature called “Linked Pages” that gives people more control over which websites… Read More

Feb 22, 2012, 6:15 AM

Microsoft files EU complaint vs. Motorola, takes Google to task on standards and patents

Updated with Google’s statement below. Microsoft has filed a formal competition complaint against Motorola Mobility in Europe, saying that Motorola… Read More

Feb 21, 2012, 4:15 PM

Office on the iPad? Microsoft claims ‘bad info,’ Daily stands by story, says pics are legit

Microsoft this afternoon took the unusual step of responding to The Daily’s report earlier today that Microsoft plans to bring… Read More

Feb 21, 2012, 8:49 AM

Google: Microsoft’s IE gotcha based on outdated, little-used privacy protocol

Google has issued a detailed rebuttal to Microsoft’s claims that Google is sidestepping a privacy protection in Internet Explorer. The… Read More

Feb 21, 2012, 6:50 AM

Microsoft Office on iPad: The Daily has a picture, says release possible in coming weeks

We’ve been debating whether Microsoft is planning to come out with a version of Office for the iPad, and The… Read More

Feb 20, 2012, 11:40 AM

Microsoft: Google bypassing IE privacy settings, too

Following last week’s Wall Street Journal report that Google was sidestepping privacy protections in Apple’s Safari browser, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer… Read More

Feb 20, 2012, 10:30 AM

Microsoft board adds former Symantec CEO John Thompson — could he shake things up?

John Thompson wasn’t the most biting Microsoft critic of all time — there are plenty of others who deserve that… Read More

Feb 19, 2012, 10:56 AM

Microsoft Windows as a ‘beautiful metaphor’ and other comments of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Windows really is a beautiful metaphor for… Read More