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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

Nov 16, 2011, 11:31 AM

Bing regains a little ground in search war with Google

Google still remains the undisputed leader in Internet search, commanding some 65 percent of all search queries in the U.S.… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 10:05 AM

MSN debuts Onpoint, the ‘ultimate women’s app’

Microsoft’s MSN has already targeted the dudes with a “men’s lifestyle” app, debuting “Onit” for Windows Phone, iPad and iPhone earlier this… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 9:33 AM

Microsoft: Live@edu tops 22M users, claims title as biggest cloud service in education

[Updated with more info from Microsoft and Google.] Microsoft’s Live@edu service has surpassed 22 million users, growing more than 100 percent… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 9:13 AM

Is Microsoft about to enter the social networking fray with Socl?

Back in July, a Microsoft splash page under the name of Socl.com mysteriously emerged. A short description on the site at… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 9:07 AM

Steve Jobs ‘Lost Interview’ debuts in theaters tonight

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview will get special showings in Landmark Theatres around the country tonight and Thursday night, including… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 7:52 AM

Why Warren Buffett says he will never buy Microsoft stock

Warren Buffett surprised the investing world this week when he broke his longstanding tradition of staying away from technology stocks,… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 12:30 PM

Microsoft: Ballmer didn’t say Windows 8 coming to phones

Where did Steve Ballmer mean for the period to go? Wherever it was, Microsoft says its CEO didn’t mean to… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 11:57 AM

Worldwide smartphone sales surge, driven by Android

More and more people are buying smartphones, but fewer of those folks are choosing Windows Phone as their platform of… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 10:17 AM

Gates: Microsoft’s opportunity ‘stronger than it’s ever been’

Posting from Bellevue: Since leaving his day-to-day executive role at Microsoft, company co-founder Bill Gates has been known not to… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 8:24 AM

Microsoft annual meeting: Live notes from the scene

8:10 a.m.: I’m in Bellevue this morning for Microsoft’s annual meeting of shareholders, where CEO Steve Ballmer is currently giving… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 8:00 AM

Young workers prefer Amazon to Microsoft, but they really want a job at Google

Amazon.com, Microsoft, Google and Facebook constantly compete for talent, wooing employees with lucrative stock grants, big salaries or nifty office… Read More

Nov 14, 2011, 4:11 PM

New WA tech chief comes from Microsoft, with cloud cred

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire today named a Microsoft veteran, Bharat Shyam, as the state’s new chief information officer. Shyam, who… Read More

Nov 14, 2011, 10:13 AM

What to expect at Microsoft’s annual meeting this week

Microsoft will hold its annual meeting of shareholders Tuesday morning in Bellevue, just down the road from its Redmond headquarters,… Read More

Nov 14, 2011, 9:17 AM

Guest Post: Is Seattle the center of supercomputing?

Supercomputers were once the exclusive province of government spy agencies, research labs and academics. The top computer makers were the… Read More

Nov 14, 2011, 7:17 AM

New survey: Interest in Windows Phone outpaces BlackBerry among app developers

Software developers are becoming more interested in building mobile apps for Windows Phone, particularly in Europe and Asia, where Microsoft’s… Read More

Nov 14, 2011, 5:50 AM

Bezos: Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins

Today’s must-read for anyone interested in Amazon.com is Steven Levy’s interview with CEO Jeff Bezos in Wired magazine. It covers… Read More

Nov 13, 2011, 11:19 AM

Chart: Samsung rides Android past Apple, Nokia and RIM

To appreciate the roller-coaster ride that is the global smartphone market these days, look no further than this chart, created… Read More

Nov 13, 2011, 10:58 AM

Startups are like standing in line for Space Mountain; Google as Death Star… and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “A friend, on the choice to quit… Read More

Nov 13, 2011, 9:03 AM

Xbox 360 extends U.S. streak, global console race still tight

The video-game console business can be extremely fickle (just ask Nintendo) but the Xbox 360 continues to rack up victories… Read More