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Aug 3, 2011, 1:29 PM

Google: Microsoft, Apple trying to strangle Android with ‘bogus’ patents

[Follow-up: Microsoft says Google declined an invitation to bid together on Novell patents.] Google is fighting back publicly against what… Read More

Aug 3, 2011, 11:59 AM

Chart: Here’s how Bill Gates is giving away his billions

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has pledged to give away the vast majority of his money. But how is the billionaire… Read More

Aug 3, 2011, 10:42 AM

Microsoft’s ‘BlueHat Prize’: $250k to focus hackers on security defense

Microsoft today announced a new program called the “BlueHat Prize,” offering a total of more than $250,000 in cash and… Read More

Aug 3, 2011, 9:09 AM

Good news, IE users: Media flunked IQ test, not you

[Update, 10:50 a.m.: The people behind “AptiQuant” now admit the study was a hoax, saying it “was all meant to be… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 2:27 PM

UW computer science project automates time-lapse pictures

Inspired in part by people who take pictures of themselves every day, showing how they change over a period of… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 10:30 AM

Verizon’s first 4G LTE netbook is a Windows 7 machine, sorta

Verizon Wireless this week is releasing its first netbook computer running on its 4G LTE network, and it represents a… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 10:17 AM

Morning Radar: Windows Phone’s new logo, TechStars as reality TV, and more

Microsoft’s Windows Phone appears to be getting a new logo — shifting from a round icon to a square one that more… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 9:28 AM

Skype on the iPad: Another (future) iOS app for Microsoft

OK, so Microsoft hasn’t actually completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype yet, but the long-awaited release of a native… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 8:10 AM

How to navigate a Boeing 737 using Microsoft Kinect

Boeing is rolling out a new way to market its 737 airplane, using a bunch of the latest Microsoft technologies… Read More

Aug 1, 2011, 3:27 PM

Stats: Chrome, Safari gain on Internet Explorer and Firefox

Overall usage of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox fell slightly in July, while Google Chrome and Apple Safari both… Read More

Aug 1, 2011, 9:58 AM

Morning Radar: Steve Lacey memorial, George R.R. Martin at Bungie, 4G Windows Phone

Steve Lacey, the Google engineer and former Microsoftie who was the victim of a car crash July 24 in Kirkland,… Read More

Jul 31, 2011, 6:27 PM

If Microsoft Bing is Muhammad Ali, this is its best punch

An extensive look at Microsoft Bing’s attempt to challenge Google, published by the New York Times today, will get lots… Read More

Jul 31, 2011, 12:27 PM

The Internet Explorer IQ test: Come on, we’re not that dumb

A study released this past week by AptiQuant, a Vancouver, B.C., “psychometric consulting” company, found that Internet Explorer users, on average,… Read More

Jul 30, 2011, 7:05 AM

GeekWire Radio: Tech jobs, Bill Nye, Microsoft vs. Apple, and a GeekGirlCon preview

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about one Seattle woman’s creative attempt to land a… Read More

Jul 29, 2011, 2:45 PM

Patent verdict vs. Microsoft shrinks from $500M to $70M

It turned out to be another big week for patent news. A federal jury in San Diego today found that… Read More

Jul 29, 2011, 1:07 PM

Tributes to Steve Lacey, on Facebook and in Flight Sim

Family, friends and colleagues of Steve Lacey are still grappling with the loss of the respected Google engineer and Microsoft… Read More

Jul 29, 2011, 12:43 PM

ESPN split screen on Xbox: Sports overload, in a good way

Microsoft today confirmed plans to launch an updated version of the ESPN service on Xbox Live on Aug. 25. One… Read More

Jul 29, 2011, 12:56 AM

Bill’s Book Club: Twenty books Bill Gates has been reading

Look out, Oprah: A new Books section of Bill Gates’ website, The Gates Notes, offers a glimpse of some of… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 2:14 PM

Video: Microsoft’s ‘Gmail Man’ jabs at Google’s email ads

https://youtu.be/OrkAuwaoFGg Microsoft isn’t saying whether this video is really one of its productions, but like ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley (who… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 1:42 PM

Microsoft spends a mere $75M on acquisitions in fiscal 2011

Microsoft’s 2011 fiscal year, which ended in June, was one of its lightest on record for acquisitions. The company, which… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 9:55 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft ad exec Scott Howe takes CEO post at Acxiom and more

We’ve been tracking some departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent days. Here are… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 9:46 AM

Fish & chips with your Moby Dick? Microsoft seeks patent on ads inside e-books

A newly surfaced Microsoft patent application proposes to serve ads inside e-books, adjusting their relevance based on the contents of… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 8:42 AM

Chart: Android commands 39% of U.S. smartphone market

Android devices are landing in the hands of more Americans, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The fast-growing mobile… Read More

Jul 27, 2011, 12:02 PM

Microsoft confirms fall store opening at University Village

We’ve known this was happening for a while, based on my previous digging into city permit filings, but Microsoft today made… Read More

Jul 27, 2011, 11:51 AM

Intellectual Ventures, Mac OS X Lion, and Windows 8 (KUOW)

This American Life’s investigation of Intellectual Ventures offers some important lessons for the tech industry, Mac OS X Lion signals… Read More

Jul 27, 2011, 7:18 AM

Windows Phone ‘Mango’ is ripe, now Microsoft needs to keep it from going bad

Microsoft’s Windows Phone team has completed its well-reviewed “Mango” software update and shipped the code to handset makers and wireless… Read More

Jul 26, 2011, 4:44 PM

Ex-Googlers attract more capital than ex-Microsofties (but report misses a few too)

I’ve often wondered which of the tech giants breed the most entrepreneurs. Now, the social recruiting company TopProspect takes a closer… Read More

Jul 26, 2011, 3:41 PM

Seagull poop and other highlights from Avatar Kinect

The launch of Microsoft’s Avatar Kinect yesterday has provided a new form of creative expression to Xbox 360 users —… Read More

Jul 26, 2011, 12:49 PM

Microsoft selling off Bing? Yeah, not gonna happen

An opinion piece today by Reuters BreakingViews is getting lots of attention for suggesting that Microsoft needs to find a… Read More

Jul 25, 2011, 4:04 PM

Microsoft in hot water over Amy Winehouse tweet, but is backlash really fair?

A tweet by Microsoft UK caused an uproar today by suggesting its followers remember the late singer Amy Winehouse by… Read More