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Jun 22, 2011, 12:21 PM

Geek of the Week: Laura Massey, Xbox software engineer

Laura Massey is big into games, to say the least. She’s a software engineer for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 10:03 AM

Microsoft wins ‘virtual skywriting’ patent — using picture of real skywriting

[Updated below with Microsoft statement on the issue with the image] Microsoft this week was awarded a patent on something… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 7:36 AM

Amazon tablet to shake up holiday shopping season?

A report from DigiTimes out of Taiwan overnight offers the latest clues about rumored plans by Amazon.com to launch its… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 2:34 PM

A cupcake for Firefox 5: Microsoft has some fun with Mozilla’s new rapid release

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has made a tradition of sending the Firefox team a big, congratulatory IE cake upon the… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 10:47 AM

Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect

Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 9:11 AM

Could RIM’s sinking stock value put the company in play with Microsoft?

At a WTIA predictions dinner that I moderated a few years ago, Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain suggested that Microsoft should… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 8:52 AM

CNBC ‘Power Lunch’ on Microsoft Xbox campus

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” will be broadcast on location from Microsoft today, putting a spotlight on the Xbox 360, from a… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 10:56 PM

Windows Phone 7 ‘Mango’: Reviews show Microsoft making progress in mobile

It looks like Gizmodo has found its next favorite phone. And it isn’t from Apple or Google. It’s from Microsoft.… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 2:00 PM

Microsoft updates SkyDrive, trying to stand out in a cloud

Microsoft plans to roll out a series of updates to its free Windows Live SkyDrive service later today, trying to give the… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 10:13 AM

Microsoft: Zune HD apps coming to Windows Phone

Microsoft plans to port its internally developed Zune HD apps to Windows Phone 7 in a move that highlights one… Read More

Jun 19, 2011, 10:07 PM

Skype fires high-ranking execs as Microsoft deal moves ahead

Skype has reportedly dismissed a series of top executives — including four vice presidents, and the heads of human resources… Read More

Jun 18, 2011, 10:19 AM

GeekWire Podcast: How this 15-year-old built and sold a cloud-computing startup

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get to talk with Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore’s Inglemoor High… Read More

Jun 16, 2011, 6:14 PM

Kinect on Windows: Results from a 1-day coding marathon

In conjunction with its release of a Kinect software development kit for Windows 7 today, Microsoft held a “Code Camp”… Read More

Jun 16, 2011, 10:29 AM

Q&A: Details on Microsoft’s Kinect release for Windows

Microsoft this morning officially brought its Kinect motion sensor to Windows PCs — releasing a software development kit that will… Read More

Jun 16, 2011, 9:30 AM

Kinect goes legit on Windows as Microsoft releases software development kit

Ready to use your voice and hands to control your PC? How about a virtual orchestra or a flying quadrocopter?… Read More

Jun 16, 2011, 8:55 AM

Microsoft warns computer users of ‘phone scammers’

Hackers and cybercriminals are not only trying to access your data through security holes on the Internet. Now, they are… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 4:41 PM

Microsoft says Office is still growing fast — cloud or not

Microsoft is marking the first anniversary of the Office 2010 launch today with a series of stats that show the… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 10:59 AM

Ballmer asks for speech advice, gets career advice

Microsoft this week invited its industry partners to suggest topics they’d like to hear CEO Steve Ballmer cover during his… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 9:27 AM

Ad impressions surge for Windows Phone, but Microsoft’s mobile OS share still small

Here’s the bad news for Microsoft from Millennial Media’s MobileMix report: Windows Phone commands just one percent of the smartphone… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 10:54 PM

Apple to pay Nokia undisclosed sums in iPhone patent deal

Some major mobile news tonight: Nokia just announced that it has settled its patent dispute with Apple, resolving all patent… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 9:59 PM

Here comes the ‘APU’: New chip from AMD debuts at Seattle-area summit

Chip-maker AMD will make a bid for a larger piece of the computer processor market at a conference in the… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 4:25 PM

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 rules the U.S. console market, again

In a down month for video games, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continued to buck the trend in May, according to new… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 3:51 PM

Your TV is ringing: Comcast to offer Skype video calls in HD

Skype this afternoon announced a partnership with Comcast to bring video calls to more television sets — signaling that it… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 9:04 AM

Bill Gates big on digital reading, voice recognition, ubiquitous screens

The Daily Mail of London’s Live magazine published an interesting and at times insightful interview with Bill Gates over the weekend. The purpose… Read More

Jun 12, 2011, 10:42 AM

New York Times casts Microsoft as a relic, but is it really the Kodak of PCs?

There’s plenty to criticize Microsoft about these days. The company has fallen behind Apple in mobile phones and tablets. It’s… Read More

Jun 11, 2011, 9:05 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s strategy, Apple’s iCloud, and Nintendo’s crazy new controller

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the… Read More

Jun 10, 2011, 1:44 PM

Google, Microsoft hold steady in May search engine rankings

There wasn’t much change at the top of the charts in search engine market share. Google remained on top at… Read More

Jun 10, 2011, 10:15 AM

IDC cuts 2011 Windows Phone forecast — still thinks Microsoft will be No. 2 worldwide in 2015

Research firm IDC is out with new projections for the smartphone market, sticking to its prediction that Microsoft’s Windows Phone… Read More

Jun 9, 2011, 3:52 PM

Q&A: i4i chairman adds up a $290M verdict vs. Microsoft

Earlier today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Toronto-based technology company i4i in a patent infringement lawsuit against… Read More

Jun 9, 2011, 8:54 AM

Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in landmark i4i patent case: What it means

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected Microsoft’s appeal in a long-running patent dispute with Canadian technology company i4i, turning… Read More