Jun 30, 2011, 10:48 AM Ballmer: Microsoft profits climb, despite still losing ‘a few billion’ on Bing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s positive comments about the company’s financial outlook during his Seattle Rotary Club appearance yesterday appear to… Read More
Jun 30, 2011, 9:52 AM Amazon Web Services cuts prices on Data Transfer, CloudFront Amazon Web Services suffered a massive outage back in April, one that caused all sorts of havoc developers. So, here’s… Read More
Jun 30, 2011, 7:05 AM Steve Ballmer on bringing the Sonics back to Seattle: It’s a real estate problem In a high-energy talk at the Seattle Rotary Club Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer covered everything from Windows 8 to Kinect… Read More
Jun 29, 2011, 2:55 PM Audio: Microsoft’s Ballmer gives a bellowing response to calls for his dismissal [FOLLOW-UP: GeekWire Commentary: Microsoft doesn’t need to replace Ballmer as much as it needs to replace Gates] You’d think that the… Read More
Jun 29, 2011, 1:08 PM Microsoft issues new Internet Explorer 10 tech preview Microsoft today released a new preview of the technology going into Internet Explorer 10, the next version of its web… Read More
Jun 29, 2011, 10:31 AM Ex-Microsofties raise $500,000 for Connected, a rival to Seattle’s Gist A San Francisco upstart by the name of Connected — led by two former Microsoft employees — has raised $500,000… Read More
Jun 29, 2011, 9:29 AM Angry Birds, Mango and more add up to ‘big day’ for Microsoft’s Windows Phone Sure, people have been playing this game on their iPhones for what seems like eons at this point, but Microsoft’s… Read More
Jun 28, 2011, 8:09 AM Office 365: Microsoft makes pitch for businesses to stop futzing around with servers Microsoft today is launching its Office 365 online service, including new online versions of Exchange, SharePoint and other Office products… Read More
Jun 28, 2011, 6:57 AM Tech moves: Conrad Saam joins Urbanspoon; Monica Guzman leaves Intersect; and more We’ve been tracking some key hires and people on the move in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here… Read More
Jun 27, 2011, 3:38 PM Office 365: Microsoft, Google jostle for bragging rights Microsoft is expected to launch its Office 365 service tomorrow, charging businesses a monthly subscription — rather than a one-time… Read More
Jun 27, 2011, 11:14 AM Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects “[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More
Jun 27, 2011, 10:05 AM Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on KING-5 ‘Up Front’ KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More
Jun 27, 2011, 8:50 AM WiFi over TV spectrum: Microsoft tests ‘white spaces’ in U.K. Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on… Read More
Jun 27, 2011, 7:20 AM Microsoft signs Android patent deal with military contractor General Dynamics Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of… Read More
Jun 24, 2011, 2:17 PM Rapid releases for Firefox: An opportunity for Internet Explorer? Years ago, Microsoft hobbled its browser business by allowing five years to pass between the release of new Internet Explorer… Read More
Jun 24, 2011, 6:55 AM With ‘super-confidential’ Windows Phone demo, Elop gets tech blogs to eat carrots Having spent quite a bit of time talking with and covering Nokia CEO Stephen Elop during his tenure as a… Read More
Jun 23, 2011, 3:48 PM Microsoft sees a future for Kinect avatars in health care As Microsoft looks to take its Kinect sensor beyond video games into mainstream computing, a top company executive today provided… Read More
Jun 23, 2011, 10:57 AM Report: FTC moving ahead with Google antitrust probe A report from the Wall Street Journal this morning is the latest indication that U.S. antitrust regulators are gearing up… Read More
Jun 23, 2011, 10:33 AM Netflix founder, Microsoft director Reed Hastings joins the board of Facebook Could this signal a deeper alliance between Facebook and Microsoft? That’s how we’re reading the news today that Netflix founder… Read More
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
