Mar 30, 2011, 11:07 PM Windows Phone says its apps are real, not padded What is it with these Microsoft groups feeling the need to publicly defend their numbers all of a sudden? The… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 5:04 PM Microsoft’s IE team: Pay no attention to those stats … yet Much has been made over the past week about Firefox 4 trouncing Internet Explorer 9 in total downloads since the… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 9:13 AM Report: Paul Allen book has ‘created a rift’ with Bill Gates In telling the story of his early days with Bill Gates, a new memoir by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen appears… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 11:33 PM Bill Gates and Paul Allen: The raw truth, as told by Allen The first excerpt from Paul Allen’s upcoming memoir, Idea Man, was published online by Vanity Fair tonight. After reading it,… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 9:29 PM Nightly Notes: Nintendo 3DS, Amazon’s Scratchpad, Android, Space Shuttles and spam First-day U.S. sales of the Nintendo 3DS set a new company record. Look next for aspirin shortages. The record labels… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 4:38 PM Report: Windows Phone to add NFC mobile payments One of the biggest buzzwords in the mobile industry right now is NFC, or Near Field Communication — a short-range… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 2:35 PM Microsoft uses Amazon to bolster Apple ‘App Store’ fight Microsoft’s fight against Apple’s attempt to trademark the phrase “App Store” took on new significance last week when Apple sued… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 12:32 PM Stats: Hotmail still on top worldwide; Gmail gets bigger While researching this morning’s story about the latest interactive features from Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail, I realized it had been… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 11:27 AM Prediction: Windows Phone will top iPhone by 2015 A new study from the IDC research firm predicts that Microsoft’s Windows Phone will surpass the iPhone and Blackberry in… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 9:00 AM Hotmail gets interactive with Netflix, Posterous, LivingSocial Microsoft’s Hotmail team today will show how more companies plan to use its “Active Views” technology — interactive email messages… Read More
Mar 28, 2011, 3:25 PM Meet the geek under the beak: Microsoftie moonlights as Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz You’ve probably seen him on the sidelines, in the stands or beating the drums at Qwest Field. After all, with… Read More
Mar 27, 2011, 9:06 AM Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore apologizes, says Windows Phone update ‘has been rocky’ Microsoft continues to take heat over delays in its Windows Phone update program, with corporate vice president Joe Belfiore admitting… Read More
Mar 26, 2011, 7:57 AM GeekWire Podcast: AT&T, T-Mobile and a wild week in tech This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology… Read More
Mar 25, 2011, 11:57 AM How Microsoft would get people to watch commercials Today’s nomination for Wackiest Microsoft Idea of the Week is a newly surfaced U.S. patent application with this head-scratching title:… Read More
Mar 25, 2011, 7:10 AM Why Microsoft is paying $7.5M for 600,000 IP addresses Microsoft is dropping more than a few jaws with the news that it’s spending $7.5 million to acquire 666,624 IP… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 8:13 PM Facebook: Mystery search box was caused by someone ‘targeting the browser’ Turns out the mystery web search box that some people saw at the top of Facebook today was a mystery… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 4:52 PM Facebook web search could be boon for Bing, if it happens [Update: Facebook: Mystery web search box was the result of someone ‘targeting the browser’] A report this afternoon says Facebook… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 1:50 PM Apple on a $200 billion warpath? Apple has already exceeded Microsoft as the biggest technology company on the planet in terms of market value. (Apple’s is… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 12:05 PM Firefox: Something fishy about Microsoft’s IE9 aquarium Since its earliest previews of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has been pointing to its IE9 Test Drive site for demos… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 8:26 AM AT&T’s Windows Phone users face longer wait for update Microsoft is giving more details about the rollout of the long-awaited update that will bring copy-and-paste capabilities (and other improvements)… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 1:37 AM How Stephen Colbert made Nathan Myhrvold blush It’s a little rare to see Nathan Myhrvold rendered speechless. After all, the former Microsoft chief technology officer seems like… Read More
Mar 23, 2011, 3:29 PM A Microsoft IT tool for iOS, Android and Symbian? Yep You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Microsoft’s “System Center Configuration Manager,” which IT departments can use to… Read More
Mar 23, 2011, 8:57 AM Windows Phone copy-paste update is finally here, almost Microsoft has started to roll out the long-awaited “NoDo” update for Windows Phone — bringing features including copy and paste… Read More
Mar 23, 2011, 7:38 AM Firefox 4 soars, thanks to Microsoft’s luddite customers Maybe it’s time for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team to reconsider that whole Windows XP thing? Firefox 4 clocked about 5… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 10:34 AM Rhapsody app debuts on Windows Phone, in beta Rhapsody has quietly released the beta of its app for Windows Phone 7, bringing its subscription-based music service to the… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 9:49 AM Airbiquity on board with OnStar’s retail mirror Our region has seen the rise of a cottage industry in automotive “infotainment,” and Seattle-based Airbiquity is continuing the streak… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 8:35 AM Google: Microsoft’s Android claims ‘threaten innovation’ Google itself hasn’t yet been named as a defendant in any of Microsoft’s patent litigation over Android, but the search… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 12:14 AM Former Microsoft GM David McCann takes CEO reins at Varolii Former Microsoft general manager David McCann has been named the new CEO of Varolii, a 224-person Seattle company that provides… Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 6:21 PM Firefox 4 ‘Do Not Track’: How it works, what it really means One of the most interesting new features in Firefox 4 is one of the most simple. Called “Do Not Track,”… Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 4:17 PM Apple suing Amazon.com over “Appstore” name Amazon.com has made a point of calling its upcoming mobile marketplace for Android an “Appstore,” as opposed to an “App… Read More
