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
Jul 25, 2011, 1:58 PM Ignition backs Motif, ex-Microsoftie’s startup for ‘investing in ideas’ Bellevue-based Ignition Partners led a $20 million financing round in Motif Investing, a San Mateo, Calif.- based company founded by former… Read More
Jul 25, 2011, 9:23 AM Xbox launches Avatar Kinect: A review by my avatar After a long wait, Microsoft today is releasing Avatar Kinect, the online video chat application for Xbox that uses the… Read More
Jul 25, 2011, 8:58 AM Microsoft extends SUSE deal, agrees to buy another $100M in Linux support Linux vendor Novell Inc. is no longer a standalone company, but Microsoft today announced an agreement with its successor, Attachmate’s… Read More
Jul 25, 2011, 12:34 AM Google engineer Steve Lacey victim of Kirkland car wreck Google engineer Steve Lacey, 43, a veteran of the Seattle region’s tech community who worked for more than a decade… Read More
Jul 22, 2011, 11:18 AM Tech jobs: Microsoft growing again; Google growing faster Microsoft added a net total of more than 1,000 employees worldwide in the quarter ended June 30, bringing its total… Read More
Jul 22, 2011, 9:08 AM Microsoft’s ‘Tulalip’ dustup ends as company apologizes So I’m just settling back in after a week (mostly) off the grid, and … wait, Microsoft got into a… Read More
Jul 21, 2011, 3:22 PM Mac users are vegetarians: PC users eat fries at McDonald’s Would you rather drive a Harley or a Vespa? Your answer may predict your computer habits. Hunch.com did a user-based survey and… Read More
Jul 21, 2011, 1:57 PM Microsoft posts strong profits even as Windows revenue slumps Microsoft built its franchise on Windows. But other areas of the company are fueling some of the growth. The software… Read More
Jul 21, 2011, 12:52 PM In wake of Tulalip name dust-up, match these Microsoft code-names to the actual product Is Microsoft’s use of the Tulalip name for a secret, internal social networking effort insensitive to the Native American tribe?… Read More
Jul 21, 2011, 6:56 AM Too much tablet? Apple, Microsoft at risk of overdose The changes in Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion, released Wednesday, start with the way people get the updated operating… Read More
Jul 19, 2011, 4:30 PM Microsoft drops out of the Hulu bidding, opening door for Amazon? Microsoft has reportedly dropped out of the bidding for Hulu, the popular online video service owned by Fox, Disney, NBC… Read More
Jul 19, 2011, 2:06 PM Apple shares surge five percent after huge quarter: Company more than doubles profit, sells 20M iPhones Shares of Apple jumped more than five percent in after-hours trading today after the maker of the iPhone and iPad reported… Read More
Jul 19, 2011, 10:30 AM Apple, Microsoft and the divergence of the personal computer market Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will… Read More
Jul 19, 2011, 9:54 AM Go to college, buy a Windows PC and get a free Xbox 360? Amazon.com isn’t the only tech giant wooing college students this summer. Microsoft too is offering a special deal, giving away… Read More
Jul 19, 2011, 9:51 AM Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM joins Motricity; Medio’s Lanphear lands at Livemocha; and more We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More
Jul 18, 2011, 5:22 PM Report: Traffic has declined on the 520 bridge despite Microsoft’s employment boom It is about that time of day when thousands of geeks hop in their cars and make the commute over… Read More
Jul 18, 2011, 1:17 PM UW researcher Shwetak Patel chosen as Microsoft Research Faculty fellow Since 2005, Microsoft has picked leading university researchers to participate in its Microsoft Research Faculty program — drawing on the… Read More
Jul 18, 2011, 10:43 AM Helping kids learn via games: Microsoft donates $15 million to new education effort Kids love computer games. But they don’t always love cracking text books in the classroom. A new effort, supported by… Read More
Jul 18, 2011, 9:43 AM Microsoft offers $250,000 bounty for information on Rustock ‘botnet’ Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit helped knock out one of the world’s most notorious spam purveyors back in March, but the company… Read More
