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Microsoft

Sep 23, 2011, 1:43 PM

Ex-Microsoft worker going to jail for 33 months for fraud

Robert Curry, a 41-year-old former Microsoft manager, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $459,341… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 8:49 AM

One place for daily deals: Microsoft Bing’s new aggregation site

Microsoft this morning launched Bing Deals, aiming to make its search engine a destination for the wide variety of daily… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 8:35 AM

Fresh off its PopCap buy, EA taps Microsoft vet Rajat Taneja as CTO

Electronic Arts, which just spent up to $1.3 billion on Seattle-based PopCap Games, is discovering even more talent from the… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 12:14 PM

India’s HCL arrives in Redmond with big growth plans

HCL Technologies, which has morphed from one of India’s “garage startups” into a multi-billion dollar IT services juggernaut, has established… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 9:53 AM

Does Google have monopoly power? Watch Eric Schmidt dance around this one

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing yesterday on Google was closely watched for parallels to Microsoft’s antitrust quagmire of the… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 3:24 PM

Q&A: How an automotive secret can make for better software

Having studied the work of W. Edwards Deming and other pioneers in just-in-time auto production back in college, I was… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 1:12 PM

Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Microsoft joins $61 million financing round for Adchemy

You don’t typically see Microsoft get involved in venture capital rounds. But the software giant announced today that it is… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 9:50 AM

Excerpt: Google to cite Bing’s growth in antitrust defense

It will be a very interesting day for the technology industry in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 8:49 AM

Morning Radar: iPhone 5 date, Facebook overhaul, more turmoil for HP

A quick rundown of stories catching our attention this morning … Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled Oct. 4,… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 6:13 PM

Evening Radar: Microsoft’s tech plan for low-income kids; Google+ opens up; analyzing the science behind ‘Contagion’

A roundup of headlines and news items catching our attention as the day winds down … Microsoft today announced a… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 4:58 PM

Microsoft boosts dividend 25% as cash, investments top $50B

Microsoft today announced plans to boost its quarterly dividend to 20 cents, a 25 percent increase, returning to shareholders a… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 11:35 AM

Windows Phone manager who tweeted inside info about Nokia device is out at Microsoft

A Windows Phone principal program manager has left the company two weeks after making headlines for tweeting his impressions of… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 10:08 AM

Study: Windows Phone on the radar, at least, for some smartphone buyers

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 still needs to dig itself out of a big hole in the smartphone market, after sinking… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 8:36 AM

Casio paying Microsoft to use Linux in new patent deal

Microsoft this morning announced the latest in a series of patent licensing agreements with device makers, entering a multi-year deal… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 4:13 PM

Microsoft exec leaving to lead new IP rights advocacy group, with Microsoft’s support

Microsoft corporate affairs executive Pamela Passman is leaving the company to form and lead a new advocacy group, with Microsoft’s… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 2:49 PM

Reviews: Gears of War 3 for Xbox 360 lives up to hype

Gears of War from Epic Games has been a huge video-game franchise for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It’s an important (and… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 8:36 AM

Windows 8: Microsoft wants to trademark the word ‘Charm’

Look out, Harry Potter: Microsoft seems to be serious about its new charms. Showing off Windows 8’s features for the… Read More

Sep 18, 2011, 5:54 PM

An intro to ‘Geek A Cappella’

I stumbled across some good, old-fashioned geek fun today at the Seattle Symphony’s Day of Music. They call themselves The… Read More

Sep 17, 2011, 7:42 AM

GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, iPhone 5, tablets on a plane, and making TV more social

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview, talk about the latest iPhone… Read More

Sep 16, 2011, 10:37 PM

Picture of the Week: Microsoft’s new-and-improved BSOD

Yep, it’s a new era at Microsoft. Even the Blue Screen of Death is getting a cutesy makeover. Try as… Read More

Sep 16, 2011, 3:20 PM

Microsoft axes SVP title, says no muckety-muck shakeup

Microsoft has traditionally separated its squadrons of executives into “corporate vice presidents” and “senior vice presidents” — the latter title… Read More

Sep 16, 2011, 12:47 PM

Why Microsoft supports the overhaul to U.S. patent law

President Obama today signed into law what’s being called the “America Invents Act” — described as the first major reform… Read More

Sep 16, 2011, 8:57 AM

Morning Radar: iPhone 5 craziness, PS3 legal alert, more on Windows 8

A few of the stories and headlines catching our attention this morning …  Rumors about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 launch… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 4:01 PM

Boeing picks Android for 787 entertainment systems

Boeing is outfitting its new 787 Dreamliners with servers and touch-screens using Google’s Android operating system to provide music, video… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 1:30 PM

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec

Some people tell great stories about camping out for the latest gadgets, but when your life experience includes time in… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 11:16 AM

First Look: Xbox Live on Windows 8 (Video)

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft is giving attendees at its Build conference here an early look at the Xbox Live application… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 10:52 AM

Whoa, Amazon is now valued at more than $101 billion

Remember those folks who once declared that Amazon was “toast?” Well, where are they now? Amazon.com’s stock has surged above… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 10:18 AM

Live Chat on Windows 8, coming up at noon today

Posting from Anaheim: Do you have questions about Windows 8? Curious what the experience is like? Want to talk about… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 10:17 AM

Google’s patent buying spree continues, consumes 1,023 patents from IBM

Google continues to gobble up patents in the mobile arena, a defensive move to ward off assaults from Apple and… Read More

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