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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

Jun 8, 2011, 11:27 AM

Fortune: Microsoft should buy Netflix and make Reed Hastings co-CEO with Ballmer

There’s been plenty of chatter in recent weeks about why Steve Ballmer should be replaced as CEO. He missed mobile.… Read More

Jun 8, 2011, 7:56 AM

A Microsoft-branded tablet? Report says company is considering it

Microsoft is thinking about coming out with its own brand of tablet computer to better compete with the iPad, according… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 3:20 PM

Microsoft buys Prodiance to bring more security to spreadsheets

Venture capitalists expressed hope that Microsoft would pick up the M&A pace following its planned $8.5 billion buy of Skype.… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 9:00 AM

Congratulations, Microsoft: Your sales of HTC Androids are booming

HTC’s revenues more than doubled in May, according to financial results released by the mobile phone maker this morning, to… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 7:46 AM

Microsoft HealthVault enables Facebook login, vows not to tell friends about your test results

Microsoft’s HealthVault personal online repository for health data and electronic medical records has enabled Facebook authentication as an optional method… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 10:23 PM

Microsoft, Facebook support AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition

[Updated with text of letter below.] Microsoft and Facebook are among eight technology companies that filed a letter tonight in… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 4:55 PM

Facebook, Amazon staffers are the most stressed: Google, Microsoft are the best paid

Amazon.com may allow dogs in the office and offer bus passes to staffers, but it is still among the most… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 4:42 PM

IDC cuts PC forecast as iPad, Kindle and friends take toll

The IDC market research firm today reduced its forecast for PC shipments for 2011 to 4.2 percent, from its previous… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 12:28 PM

Xbox Live plans cloud storage, Facebook friends game matching

Looks like Microsoft’s Xbox Live didn’t have room in the company’s E3 media event this morning for all of its… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 11:24 AM

Microsoft says Halo 4 signals a new trilogy for Xbox 360

Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to extend the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox 360 with a new game, Halo 4,… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 10:39 AM

Xbox plans Live TV, YouTube, Bing search, hints at DVR

Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to offer a live television service to users of its Xbox Live service, and hinted… Read More