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Nov 27, 2011, 9:56 AM

Data furnaces: The next big thing in home heating?

Data centers produce massive amounts of heat, so much so that companies like Facebook have gone to extreme lengths to… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 6:51 PM

Former Microsoft evangelist builds accidental iPhone startup

After working at Microsoft for more than a decade, Mike Swanson left his job as an evangelist for the Redmond… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 10:54 AM

Microsoft loses its bacon … and other news of the week

Catching up on some noteworthy headlines and items from the past week … Microsoft received lots of press this past… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 3:18 AM

GeekWire Radio: Kinect on Windows, Apple on the rise, and Xconomy’s Curt Woodward

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Microsoft’s plan to develop a new Kinect device… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 12:02 AM

Public banner in Seattle criticizes Microsoft over taxes, but it’s not quite accurate

It’s not unusual to see banners in the public square at the busy intersection of Market Street, 22nd Ave. N.W.… Read More

Nov 25, 2011, 8:41 AM

Microsoft: Windows Phone was way ahead of Apple’s Siri

Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie, is making news today for recent comments downplaying Apple’s Siri intelligent assistant… Read More

Nov 24, 2011, 2:40 AM

Microsoft’s Black Friday: $100 Kinect, free Windows Phone, discounts on Office and games

Microsoft’s growing retail footprint, in stores and online, comes with an obligation to participate in the annual Black Friday sales… Read More

Nov 23, 2011, 12:37 PM

Microsoft on board with Upgrade Your Parents’ Browser Day

The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally known for shopping, but Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic this week suggested an alternative purpose:… Read More

Nov 23, 2011, 10:59 AM

Microsoft takes closer look at Yahoo deal, signing privacy pact

Microsoft has signed a non-disclosure agreement allowing it to examine Yahoo’s finances as it considers participating in a buyout of… Read More

Nov 23, 2011, 8:20 AM

Gates spars with lawyer over Windows 95, jurors yawn

It must have pretty exciting for jurors in Salt Lake City to see Bill Gates arrive to testify in Novell’s… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 2:43 PM

Microsoft plans special Kinect hardware for Windows

Microsoft plans to develop a version of its Kinect hardware especially for Windows, with new capabilities and specifications to make… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 8:00 AM

Google hires Microsoft worker who left over Nokia tweet

Remember Joe Marini? He’s the Microsoft worker who left his job back in September after tweeting about what was then an… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 6:28 AM

Microsoft gobbles up VideoSurf, a video search startup backed by Al Gore

Microsoft has been pretty quiet on the acquisition front in recent months, ever since shelling out $8.5 billion for Skype.… Read More

Nov 21, 2011, 1:17 PM

Seattle companies dominate Consumer Reports ‘Naughty & Nice’ holiday list

Maybe the “Seattle Nice” stereotype really does hold true. Well, at least when it comes to doing business. Consumer Reports… Read More

Nov 21, 2011, 10:06 AM

Sorry, Silicon Valley: Seattle ranks as top city for tech jobs

One of the biggest story lines of the past couple of years in the Seattle tech community has been the… Read More

Nov 21, 2011, 7:33 AM

Bill Gates takes stand to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

Well, it’s actually happening. Bill Gates has taken the witness stand in Salt Lake City, Utah, this morning to testify… Read More

Nov 20, 2011, 10:00 AM

Bring back Kozmo; the ‘lost’ Steve Ballmer interview … and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Dear Internet, Could you hurry up a… Read More

Nov 19, 2011, 8:19 AM

Microsoft vet Marty Taucher cultivates new winery

Over the years, several members of the Seattle tech community have plowed some of their wealth into Washington’s burgeoning wine… Read More

Nov 19, 2011, 7:32 AM

Microsoft partners with TechStars for new Kinect Accelerator

Microsoft is looking for a few good Kinect hackers, and it’s turning to TechStars to help discover those teams. Microsoft… Read More

Nov 19, 2011, 6:20 AM

GeekWire Radio: iTunes Match, Google Music and Tunebox take tracks to the cloud

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we break down the latest developments in online music — including… Read More

Nov 18, 2011, 8:15 AM

Windows Phone rap: ‘Sleek on the outside, Microsoft inside’

Gizmodo calls it “worse than your parents having sex.” The Next Web deems it “an absolute disaster.” WinRumors goes with “embarassing… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 2:35 PM

Three innovative non-profits from former Microsofties

The Microsoft Alumni Foundation last night named its third annual 2011 Integral Fellows Awards, recognizing three former Microsoft employees who… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 1:58 PM

Microsoft software would detect, score and report obnoxious workplace habits

Is Microsoft taking inspiration from Dwight Schrute these days? It almost seems that way based on a newly surfaced patent… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 1:52 PM

Kindle Fire will outsell iPad, Windows Phone will rebound, and six other tech predictions

Facebook will go public in 2012. Apple will lose some of its innovative edge without Steve Jobs. And the majority… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 10:57 AM

Newsmakers 2011: Paul Allen is the ‘Idea Man’

Paul Allen made headlines in 2011 not as much for what he did, but for what he wrote. The Microsoft… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 9:02 AM

Seattle suburb getting nation’s fastest home Internet

Highlands Fiber Network, the Internet service for the Issaquah Highlands community east of Seattle, says it will be upgrading its… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 8:47 AM

Xbox 360 signs with NFL, touts video games for youth fitness

To get a sense for how much things have changed in the world of video games, look no further than… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 7:01 AM

New Microsoft Surface tabletop computer up for pre-order

The next generation of Microsoft Surface is now available for pre-order from Samsung Electronics, as the companies move closer to… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 6:37 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins EnergySavvy; InfoSpace names CFO; and more

Charlie Ellis, an 11-year veteran of Microsoft who worked on the Excel and SharePoint teams, has joined three-year-old Seattle startup… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 12:24 PM

Former Windows chief Jim Allchin on life as a blues man

We’ve enjoyed following the musical pursuits of Jim Allchin, the former Microsoft Windows chief, since he left the company a… Read More