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Apr 25, 2011, 9:51 AM

Ex-Microsoft and Yahoo research guru Gary Flake starts stealthy Clipboard

Gary Flake, a former technical fellow at Microsoft who up until last fall ran the company’s Live Labs research group,… Read More

Apr 25, 2011, 9:14 AM

Wii sequel in 2012: Can Nintendo top PS3, Xbox 360?

In the process of announcing its latest financial results this morning, Nintendo confirmed that it plans to release the successor… Read More

Apr 23, 2011, 2:36 PM

GeekWire Podcast: iPhone tracking, Kindle lending, and a tech news extravaganza

This week’s GeekWire Podcast is a little different — a technology reporters’ roundtable featuring special guests Tricia Duryee of AllThingsD… Read More

Apr 23, 2011, 9:58 AM

Paul Allen, like you’ve never heard him before

It was a privilege, and a ton of fun, to get to interview Paul Allen on stage about his new… Read More

Apr 22, 2011, 9:27 AM

Windows 7 hits 350 million: Putting the data in perspective

Microsoft this morning announced that Windows 7 has reached 350 million licenses sold in 18 months on the market. It’s… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 7:35 PM

Microsoft taps Frank Holland to lead global ad sales unit

Microsoft has been undergoing a series of changes in the executive ranks in recent weeks. And that trend continued today… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 3:42 PM

Rewind: UW’s Ed Lazowska on the engineering talent crunch

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Ed Lazowska, the longtime computer science professor who holds the… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 10:15 AM

Ubuntu 11.04: The desktop Linux you’ve been waiting for?

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu version of Linux, is making a new push for a larger slice of the… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 8:43 AM

Microsoft, Nokia make it official: Turning point for Windows Phone?

Sealing a deal they announced in February, Microsoft and Nokia have finalized their mobile partnership ahead of schedule, the companies… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 7:25 AM

Ballmer memo: Microsoft plans unprecedented boost in employee compensation, simpler reviews

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning signaled a broad set of changes in how the company’s employees are evaluated and… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 2:52 PM

Google or not, Microsoft cloud tools win federal security nod

Microsoft says the federal version of its Business Productivity Online Suite cloud-based communications tools — including Exchange and SharePoint Online… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 1:52 PM

Apple bucks trend with 28% increase in Mac unit sales

Apple is just out with its quarterly earnings, reporting record revenues of $24.67 billion and profits of nearly $6 billion.… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 9:12 AM

Yahoo delays Microsoft ad rollout, says adCenter ‘limitations’ hurting revenue

Microsoft’s partnership with Yahoo in Internet search and advertising has hit a bump, with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz saying on… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 8:03 AM

Obama to tout Startup America, entrepreneurship at Facebook ‘Town Hall’

President Barack Obama today plans to host a Town Hall event at Facebook’s headquarters in Silicon Valley in a move… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 9:01 PM

Review: Paul Allen’s new book isn’t mean, it’s just honest

I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s memoir, “Idea Man,” due out Tuesday. You know,… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 1:22 PM

Another Microsoft app for Apple iOS: Photosynth panorama stitching

Microsoft has made plenty of apps for Apple’s iOS in the past, but lately it’s becoming almost prolific. Fresh off… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 10:19 AM

Microsoft opens Office subscriptions to masses, with app store — er, ‘marketplace’

Microsoft this morning launched the public beta of “Office 365” — a new subscription service that lets small businesses pay… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 7:58 AM

Microsoft vs. i4i at U.S. Supreme Court: Future of patent law at stake

Microsoft and i4i L.P., a small Canadian tech company, will square off this morning in oral arguments before the U.S.… Read More

Apr 17, 2011, 2:07 PM

Penny Arcade expands empire with new developer event

Interesting news this weekend from the team behind the ever-growing Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX: Building on the… Read More

Apr 15, 2011, 1:33 PM

Judge to ex-Microsoft GM: You can’t take that job at Salesforce.com, either

A judge in Seattle today denied a former Microsoft general manager’s new attempt to carve out a role for himself… Read More

Apr 15, 2011, 10:55 AM

T. Rowe Price invests $190 million in Facebook: More validation for Steve Ballmer’s early bet

Microsoft was criticized three years ago when it sunk $240 million into Facebook, valuing the upstart social networking company at… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 5:11 PM

Xbox 360 on top of U.S. console market, again

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sold 430,000 units in the U.S. in March, up 28 percent from the same month a… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 3:27 PM

Photo of the Day: Internet Explorer Gets New Windows

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has been making a point lately of trying to stick to a steady schedule for updates.… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 1:59 PM

Paul Allen on 60 Minutes: Book about history, not revenge against Bill Gates

OK, we can finally let you in on a secret we’ve been keeping here at GeekWire: A “60 Minutes” crew… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 12:42 PM

Microsoft data center GM leaves, reportedly for Apple

The general manager in charge of Microsoft’s data center operations, Kevin Timmons, has left the company for a job at… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 6:48 AM

Internet Explorer 10: Windows Vista users out of luck

It might sound impossible, but Microsoft is about to make its Windows Vista operating system even more undesirable. The Redmond… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 3:57 PM

Blog fight: Google calls Microsoft ‘irresponsible’ for calling Google ‘misleading’

Two days after Microsoft called Google out for “misleading” the U.S. government about a security certification for a Google product,… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 3:10 PM

Inside Microsoft’s Kinect SDK

Get ready for a new wave of Kinect applications on Windows PCs. One of Microsoft’s goals at its MIX conference… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 2:55 PM

Priceline founder Jay Walker pulls a Paul Allen, sues nearly every big name in tech

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen surprised many in the tech industry last summer when he sued some of the biggest names… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 2:01 PM

Revenge of the iPad? PC market tanks in first quarter

New numbers this afternoon from the IDC research firm show worldwide PC shipments falling 3.2% during the first quarter —… Read More