Is this the future of online customer reviews? Microsoft this morning said it will use generative artificial intelligence to automatically summarize app reviews by customers. “We are making it faster… Read More
Lucid, makers of a new luxury electric vehicle expected to begin production this year, is bringing one of its studio spaces to Seattle’s University Village. The new space will open… Read More
So long, Microsoft Stores. Microsoft is shutting down its entire physical retail operation and instead will focus on its digital storefronts via Microsoft.com, as well as stores in Xbox and… Read More
Microsoft pulled back the curtain on its first-ever retail outpost in Europe, a three-story mega-store just down the street from an Apple location in London’s signature shopping district. Set to… Read More
Apple has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged plans for a new store in Seattle and given an opening date: June 30. GeekWire has been closely tracking plans for the… Read More
Microsoft gave the 6,000 developers in attendance at Build 2018 some good news Monday: later this year it plans to let them keep up to 95 percent of app revenue… Read More
There is a huge construction pit in the middle of the upscale University Village mall in Seattle, and no one seems exactly sure what’s happening there. So we did some… Read More
Seattle’s University Village is quickly becoming the go-to spot for techies who want to get their hands on devices before pulling the trigger. Tomorrow, a new store called b8ta, which… Read More
HTC is making it easier for customers to purchase its Vive virtual reality headset. The tech giant announced today that customers who buy the Vive online will receive their orders within 2-to-3… Read More
This week’s GeekWire podcast is sponsored by the Microsoft Store. Check out their 12 Days of Deals. We had a great time last night recording our weekly GeekWire radio show and… Read More
It’s pretty common to see a line of tech enthusiasts form along New York City’s Fifth Avenue on the day new gadgets are released. But this time was different. They… Read More
If you’re looking for some space to try out your next Windows 10 device, you might want to head to New York City. The largest Microsoft Store ever is opening… Read More
William Longmire calls himself “Microsoft Fanman No. 1.” He also happens to be a Seattle Seahawks supporter. So with Windows 10 launching Wednesday and the football season kicking off this fall, Longmire prepared for the big… Read More
In a new addition to its rewards programs, Microsoft is giving customers up to 10 percent back on purchases at major retailers and restaurants, and allowing them to use the credits in Microsoft Stores.… Read More
Residents of Sydney, Australia will be saying “g’day” to Microsoft’s first retail expansion outside North America. The company announced today that it’s opening a flagship store in the down under… Read More
Microsoft announced today that it will open its first flagship retail store on Manhattan’s high-end shopping strip of Fifth Avenue, just five blocks south of Apple’s cube-like store. The company has signed a lease at 677 Fifth Ave.,… Read More
Microsoft really wants people to stop using Windows XP. The company launched a new promotion that offers XP users $100 off the purchase of a new PC that costs more than $599… Read More
In an attempt to coax Windows XP users away from the aging operating system, Microsoft is now offering potential PC buyers a $50 gift card to the Microsoft Store if they buy… Read More
There are close to 300 people gathering at the Bellevue Square Mall in Washington for the Surface 2 midnight launch event. Now, not every single person is there to pick… Read More
If you’ve been thinking about buying the Nokia Lumia 1020, now might be the best time — given that you’re in the right spot, that is. Eight Microsoft stores are… Read More
You can’t get your hands on the Xbox One until sometime in November, but Microsoft is giving gamers a sneak peak at the next-gen console in its stores across the… Read More
Following an announcement at Microsoft’s BUILD conference earlier this summer that Windows 8.1 will support 3D printing, Brooklyn-based MakerBot Industries is working to give consumers hands-on time with their 3D… Read More
It certainly wasn’t as exciting nor populated as the Surface tablet debut or the Halo 4 launch party, but a group of 14 Xbox aficionados still managed to gather at… Read More
Windows 8 is so easy even kids can use it. At least that’s the message Microsoft wants to get across in its Portugal store. The Redmond software giant is using… Read More
Big Ben, The Eiffel Tower, and now, Microsoft Stores. Sources familiar with Microsoft told the Financial Times that the company is discussing expanding its storefronts across the Atlantic Ocean to… Read More
We knew that most of the people waiting for the Microsoft Store grand opening in Seattle this week weren’t actually in line to see the store. They were there for… Read More