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Jan 31, 2016, 5:14 PM

NFL tests video replay on Microsoft Surface tablets for coaches and players during Pro Bowl

The NFL is again testing the use of video replays on the sidelines for players and coaches. During Sunday’s Pro… Read More

Jan 30, 2016, 9:31 AM

GeekWire Radio: Bernie Sanders vs. Microsoft, Amazon’s latest secret building, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Microsoft ‘feels the Bern’ as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders questions… Read More

Jan 30, 2016, 3:19 AM

President Obama’s new ‘Computer Science For All’ plan puts $4B toward tech education in schools

A new program called “Computer Science For All,” announced today by President Obama, proposes more than $4 billion in funding for schools… Read More

Jan 29, 2016, 8:36 AM

Microsoft Surface tops $1.3B for quarter, but Lumia smartphone sales plummet

Microsoft’s Surface hardware lineup reached a new peak of more than $1.37 billion in revenue in the December quarter, a… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 3:40 PM

Russell Wilson touts Bing after being accused of using Google to express love for Ciara

As a business, Twitter is struggling. But dang, the social media platform sure is providing some serious entertainment this week. After… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 3:13 PM

Amazon adds another 8,400 employees, tops 230,000 worldwide, as Microsoft sheds 3,500 jobs

Amazon continued to expand its employee base in the fourth quarter, adding 8,400 people to top 230,000 full-time employees worldwide, not… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 1:32 PM

Microsoft beats revenue and profit expectations, lifted again by the cloud

Microsoft this afternoon posted revenue of $25.7 billion for the December quarter, after adjusting for revenue deferrals, topping revenue and profit expectations… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 10:57 AM

Bernie Sanders’ team questions Microsoft’s involvement in Iowa Caucus app

The Iowa Caucuses are coming up on Monday, and for the first time, smartphones will play a role in calculating… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 3:32 PM

How the ‘Seattle Tech Universe’ map ended up at the World Economic Forum

The Seattle region’s technology landscape was in the spotlight over the weekend in Davos, Switzerland, where top corporate executives and global… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 2:43 PM

Microsoft’s new ‘News Pro’ app for iPhone offers an alternative to Apple News

Microsoft has another app made just for iOS, and this one is competing directly with one of Apple’s newest apps.… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 12:52 PM

Microsoft: Surface tablets have not experienced a single failure in 2 years on NFL sidelines

A day after the NFL made it clear that Microsoft’s Surface tablets were not to blame for a technical hiccup… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 3:05 PM

NFL: Microsoft Surface problems during AFC Championship ‘not caused by tablets’

The NFL wants to make it clear that Microsoft Surface tablets are not to blame for a technology malfunction during… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 2:01 PM

Microsoft taps Qualcomm Ventures boss to lead investment arm

Microsoft Ventures has a new leader. Fortune reported Monday that Nagraj Kashyap, who spent the past 12 years heading up Qualcomm… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 7:22 AM

Microsoft plans to buy and redevelop its main Silicon Valley campus

Microsoft has submitted a proposal with the city of Mountain View, Calif., to redevelop the company’s campus based there. In an… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 12:28 PM

Microsoft adds more backward compatible games to Xbox One, updates release schedule for new games

Microsoft isn’t going to make fans wait to play the latest games added to the Xbox One backward compatibility list. The company… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 12:12 PM

Microsoft’s new alarm app wants you to play a game instead of hitting snooze

Hitting snooze is too easy: just roll over and smack around until you hit a big button. Yesterday, I hit… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 12:06 PM

Microsoft recalls Surface Pro power cords over fire risk

Updated to include details on how to get your power cord replaced, below. You may want to be careful with… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 9:22 AM

How Microsoft is changing the social features on Xbox One and the Windows 10 Xbox app

Xbox One Preview members and users of the Xbox beta app on Windows 10 will start seeing a number of tweaks… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 6:18 AM

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, plans new ‘Education Edition’ of blockbuster game

More than a year after its $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Microsoft says it’s buying MinecraftEdu — a version of the… Read More

Jan 17, 2016, 6:39 AM

Xbox 360 scratched discs: Why the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case, a decade later

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review a lawsuit between Microsoft and Xbox 360 users who allege that a defect in the… Read More

Jan 15, 2016, 12:25 PM

Microsoft to require Windows 10 for newest CPUs, pushing enterprise users to use latest OS

If you want a new computer with the latest CPU architecture like Intel’s Skylake chips, you’ll need to run Windows 10… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 3:58 PM

Xbox One, Playstation 4 U.S. sales reach record highs as Sony ousts Microsoft in December

U.S. sales of the Xbox One and Playstation 4 hit record-highs last month. The NPD Group reported its monthly console sales… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 1:24 PM

Searching for logo news? Bing tweaks design for third time in six years

An Internet search on the evolution of the Bing logo returned some fresh hits Thursday as tweaks were made at the 6-year-old… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 12:03 PM

Skype now lets you start calls in Slack, even if you don’t have a Skype account

Sending a message on the popular communications tool Slack sometimes isn’t really enough to convey the full meaning of the… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 9:34 AM

Microsoft acquires Skype for Business management tech from Event Zero

IT teams currently have to turn to third-party solutions for advanced Skype for Business diagnostics and analytics, but Microsoft has acquired… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 5:19 PM

IBM wins more U.S. patents than anyone else in 2015 — depending on how you count

IBM received more U.S. patents than any other company in 2015 — a total of 7,355 granted utility patents — marking its 23rd… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 2:22 PM

Microsoft donates $500k to Portland college where Steve Jobs was a dropout

Microsoft has made a significant contribution aimed at jumpstarting a computer science program at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Students… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 10:30 AM

Microsoft Vice President Peggy Johnson: Women are the biggest emerging market

Peggy Johnson has done a lot to change the face of Microsoft in year-and-a-half she’s served as executive vice president of business… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 9:50 AM

Microsoft partners with ESPN’s Jay Williams for March Madness prediction site

Embed from Getty Images We’re still two months away from the craziness that is March Madness, but Microsoft is getting… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 8:00 PM

Updated NFL playoff picks: Microsoft Bing predicts Super Bowl champion

Bing Predicts updated its NFL playoff picks after Wild Card weekend, but still thinks the Patriots will win Super Bowl 50.… Read More