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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

Mar 21, 2011, 12:39 PM

The patents Microsoft is using to sue Barnes & Noble

Just how many anti-Android patents does Microsoft have up its sleeve? In reading through the Redmond company’s lawsuit this afternoon… Read More

Mar 21, 2011, 11:14 AM

Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over Android in Nook

Microsoft says it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Barnes & Noble and the manufacturers of its Nook e-reader, based… Read More

Mar 20, 2011, 8:34 AM

‘If you don’t like IE don’t use it,’ and other comments of the week

We’ve been having a ball telling stories of new technologies, entrepreneurs and the exploits of some of the world’s biggest… Read More

Mar 20, 2011, 6:07 AM

Facebook’s latest acquisition: No mobile phone left behind

Sure, smartphones get all the headlines these days, but what about devices on the other end of the bell curve?… Read More

Mar 19, 2011, 7:28 AM

Here it is, the first GeekWire Podcast: We’re back!

One of the pleasant surprises after starting GeekWire was the number of people who asked if we would continue doing… Read More

Mar 18, 2011, 9:29 AM

Nokia CEO: Why would Microsoft want to buy us?

Shortly after Stephen Elop joined Nokia as CEO, speculation arose that Elop’s former employer, Microsoft, might make a move to… Read More

Mar 18, 2011, 7:52 AM

Why Firefox 4 isn’t abandoning Windows XP

One of the most divisive aspects of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 release this week was the company’s decision to support… Read More

Mar 18, 2011, 6:51 AM

Ex-Microsoft GM lands CEO gig at Mac security firm

Jeff Erwin, a former Microsoft general manager and Seattle area startup veteran, has been tapped as CEO of Mac security… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 10:57 PM

Microsoft helps knock out notorious ‘spambot’

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has disrupted one of the world’s largest purveyors of spam, a complex “botnet” that was capable… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 4:27 PM

Can Groupon become a $3.75 trillion dollar company in 25 years?

There’s been a lot of chatter today about Groupon talking to bankers about a possible $25 billion post IPO valuation.… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 2:52 PM

Trademark or not, Apple lays claim to “the” App Store

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvVQc3O01U We’ve been keeping a close eye on a dispute between Microsoft and Apple over the iPhone/iPad maker’s attempt to… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 9:32 AM

A Windows Phone App … just for the dudes

How do you attract young men to your new slate of mobile phones? Well, you could show them photos of… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 7:58 AM

Xbox, Windows unite in internal Microsoft video

Is this the future of Windows PCs? ZDNet’s Stephen Chapman has unearthed an internal video from Microsoft’s “Windows Gaming eXperience”… Read More

Mar 16, 2011, 3:01 PM

Using business intelligence to understand the Japan crisis

Business-intelligence technology is typically used to derive meaning and make decisions from data like sales, costs and other corporate trends.… Read More

Mar 16, 2011, 12:19 PM

Browser race: IE9 hits 2.3M; Firefox 4 set for March 22

More than 2.3 million copies of the new Internet Explorer 9 were downloaded in the first 24 hours of availability,… Read More

Mar 16, 2011, 11:09 AM

Bill Gates: What technology (and baseball) can teach schools

The challenges facing the U.S. education system may seem intractable, at times, but schools looking for inspiration could do worse… Read More

Mar 16, 2011, 10:13 AM

Microsoft debuts on list of world’s most ethical companies

Take that, David Boies and Judge Jackson? Achieving an honor that would have been unthinkable a decade ago, Microsoft today… Read More

Mar 16, 2011, 9:04 AM

Microsoft backs Obama plan for ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’

Microsoft says it will support a push by the Obama administration for new online new privacy legislation that would give… Read More

Mar 15, 2011, 10:20 PM

Bill Gates on Philanthropy: A How-To Guide for Techies

For many years, technology executives would crowd into conference halls to listen to Bill Gates, hoping to glean some insight… Read More