Aug 29, 2011, 7:04 AM Microsoft offers cash to Oracle, SAP and Salesforce customers Microsoft this morning made a new overture to customers of Oracle, Salesforce.com and SAP — offering $150 in cash per… Read More
Aug 28, 2011, 12:52 PM PAX: Master Chief, explosions and other Halo 4 highlights Halo fans were lined up around the corner for a panel this morning on Halo 4 at Penny Arcade Expo,… Read More
Aug 27, 2011, 8:40 AM PAX: Microsoft on the hunt for the best indie Xbox games [Updated below with winners] Situated in a far corner of the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle this weekend is a… Read More
Aug 26, 2011, 11:54 AM Rewind: A PC builder’s view on the changing PC market Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Jon Bach, the president of Puget Systems, the custom… Read More
Aug 26, 2011, 10:58 AM How Microsoft is remaking the first Halo, in 3D, while staying true to the original It’s a Halo fan’s dream this morning at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, as members of Microsoft’s 343 Industries… Read More
Aug 26, 2011, 8:38 AM Claim: Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone, Android for stability Very interesting piece by Matthew Miller on ZDNet this morning, making the case that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is the… Read More
Aug 25, 2011, 1:03 PM Judge tosses antitrust claims over Microsoft, Yahoo spam filters A federal judge in California has dismissed a pair of cases that were filed last year against Microsoft and Yahoo… Read More
Aug 25, 2011, 10:44 AM Windows Phone clues point to support for Internet sharing and front-facing cameras Windows Phone 7.5, the upcoming “Mango” update for Microsoft’s mobile operating system, will let phones double as wifi hotspots, sharing… Read More
Aug 24, 2011, 6:38 PM What Apple can learn from Microsoft in the Post-Jobs Era The resignation of Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO today starts a new era for the company, and as we all… Read More
Aug 24, 2011, 3:32 PM Microsoft rallies ex-employees to volunteer, offers funds At many companies, employees who leave aren’t exactly welcomed back with open arms. And certainly there have been some epic… Read More
Aug 24, 2011, 12:29 PM Amazon, Facebook, PAX and Seattle’s status as a tech hub (GeekWire on KUOW) We talked about HP’s decision to discontinue its webOS devices, the prospects for Amazon.com taking on Apple’s iPad, Facebook’s new… Read More
Aug 24, 2011, 7:30 AM Another Microsoft alliance in China: MSN teams with Renren social network MSN China has signed an agreement with the social networking site Renren in China to connect features across the two… Read More
Aug 23, 2011, 9:34 PM Microsoft previews smarter file copying in Windows 8 Microsoft tonight showed a new approach to copying and moving files in Windows 8, the next version of its PC… Read More
Aug 23, 2011, 6:28 AM Microsoft teams with China’s top Linux vendor in the cloud Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. plan to work together develop and sell cloud cloud computing technologies in the country. The… Read More
Aug 23, 2011, 5:19 AM Amazon ‘ElastiCache’ promises to boost web app performance Amazon Web Services this morning made a new pitch for running web apps on its cloud computing platform, introducing a… Read More
Aug 22, 2011, 9:55 PM Seattle Sonics make comeback in latest ‘NBA Jam’ remake Here’s a rare bit of good news for Seattle’s jilted NBA fans: The Glove, The Reign Man and even Detlef… Read More
Aug 22, 2011, 4:02 PM Microsoft vs. Motorola, webOS vs. WP7, and a notebook that goes nine days on one charge News and notes from the Microsoft beat … Microsoft and Motorola are squaring off starting today in front of the… Read More
Aug 22, 2011, 11:36 AM Seattle named No. 1 tech city in U.S. by Scientific American* A new ranking by Scientific American magazine names Seattle the top city for technology in the country — ahead of… Read More
Aug 22, 2011, 10:47 AM Video: Microsoft bridges Xbox, Windows Phone games via Kinect and QR codes Microsoft this morning showed a new way share game content across Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. One Microsoft executive described… Read More
Aug 22, 2011, 8:11 AM Microsoft allies Ford and Toyota to collaborate on technology standards A new partnership announced between Ford and Toyota this morning is attracting lots of attention, primarily focused on the companies’ plans… Read More
Aug 21, 2011, 10:05 PM Trapeze artists, TouchPads, Angry Birds … and other quotes of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “I am last to speak at #is15. The… Read More
Aug 21, 2011, 3:47 PM Future Microsoft division Skype makes buy of its own, striking a deal for GroupMe Skype, in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion, this afternoon got more company on the road… Read More
Aug 20, 2011, 12:48 PM Chart: Hundreds of thousands of apps, but only a fraction really matter in the end Much is made of the sheer size of each mobile platform’s library of third-party apps. iPhone and Android ring up… Read More
Aug 20, 2011, 9:37 AM Weekend Humor: Hitler gets the bad news about HP ditching the TouchPad I am huge fan of Downfall, a classic war film that depicts Adolf Hitler’s last days in Berlin. But even… Read More
Aug 19, 2011, 11:55 AM Microsoft explains Office 365 outage, offers customer credit Microsoft’s new Office 365 cloud-based service took a hit this week when customers were unable to access email and other… Read More
Aug 19, 2011, 9:48 AM Can ex-Microsoft employees make great entrepreneurs? Guest commentary: I was casually talking with a partner at a local venture firm recently, and he lamented: “We don’t… Read More
Aug 19, 2011, 6:13 AM Microsoft app coordinates meetups on a map — stepping on Glympse’s toes? [Updated below with comments from Glympse and Microsoft] A new Windows Phone app released by Microsoft Bing this week —… Read More
Aug 18, 2011, 4:48 PM HP, Apple, iPad, webOS and the upheaval of the PC market Hewlett-Packard is the largest PC maker in the world, significantly outpacing even longtime rival Dell these days. So it was… Read More
Aug 18, 2011, 12:18 PM HP shedding PC business: Why Microsoft should buy it Bloomberg News caused a big stir in the tech world today with a report that Hewlett-Packard is looking to spin off… Read More
Aug 18, 2011, 10:35 AM Dilbert creator likes Windows Phone, ‘hipster credibility’ aside Scott Adams, the guy behind the Dilbert cartoons, turns tech reviewer on his blog today, offering his take after testing… Read More
