Microsoft this morning sent out media invites for a Surface event on Sept. 23 in New York City, where the company is expected to unveil the second generation of its… Read More
More details from both Neowin and WinSuperSite shed light on the next-generation Surface Pro, which will feature some nice upgrades internally and a new kickstand. Called the Surface Pro 2, Microsoft’s… Read More
Nope, that’s not the Surface Pro above — but it sure does look and act like one. Sony today introduced what it calls the world’s thinnest tablet, also known as… Read More
Microsoft offered a temporary promotion for its Surface Pro tablet earlier this month that was set to end Thursday, but now it looks like the new price point will be… Read More
First free Surfaces, and now the Xbox One. It’s looking like Microsoft is building a custom white Xbox One specifically for its employees at no charge to them. A Reddit… Read More
A new report on the global tablet market shows Microsoft Windows tablets making modest gains in the second quarter, clawing their way back to 4.5 percent market share with 2.3… Read More
Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet recently had its price slashed in a response to lower than expected consumer demand, and that seems to have helped sales. Now, the 32 GB Surface… Read More
Despite disappointing early results for its homegrown tablet, Microsoft is pressing ahead with its Surface hardware strategy, preparing a next-generation Surface with incremental improvements, CEO Steve Ballmer assured employees this… Read More
Last fall, I purchased a Surface RT tablet for my family, taking the money we had originally set aside for an iPad and going all in with Microsoft instead. Yes,… Read More
While we’ve heard rumors of Microsoft working on its own smartwatch before, a couple new reports shed light on more concrete details of the company’s plans for a wearable computing device.… Read More
Microsoft is looking to jumpstart sales of the Surface RT, dropping the price on the 32GB tablet from $499 to $349. The 64GB device also is getting a price cut,… Read More
Tablets are great for watching movies, playing games or checking email — a.k.a. consumption devices. But can they be an effective means for creating cool stuff? Our guest on the… Read More
As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed a contract with the second-largest public school system in the… Read More
School’s out, and that means it’s the perfect time to start thinking about back to school sales, especially if you’re budgeting for a school district. According to a report by… Read More
A new report from the Pew Internet Project found that 33 percent of Americans now own a tablet, a number that has nearly doubled in just the past year. In May… Read More
Let’s see, the Surface RT is slightly heavier than the iPad, the same thickness and gets two hours less battery life. Sign me up! OK, so Microsoft’s new iPad vs.… Read More
Microsoft is taking another swing at a competitor and this time it’s Apple’s iPad getting the backhand slap. In its latest Windows commercial titled “Less talking, more doing,” Microsoft uses… Read More
The nation’s most popular sport is about to get real geeky thanks in large part to technology from Microsoft. During today’s big Xbox One launch in Redmond, Microsoft announced a new… Read More
Well, we’re almost there. In less than 24 hours, the tech world will be listening and watching in anticipation as Microsoft officially unveils the next generation of the Xbox. The console market has… Read More
Are iPad users truly frustrated that the Apple tablet can’t do everything a Windows PC can do? Bill Gates thinks thinks a lot of them are, and he’s betting that… Read More
The market for tablets is continuing to climb dramatically, reaching 49.2 million units shipped worldwide in the first quarter, up from 20.3 million units a year earlier, according to an… Read More
Microsoft is officially back on the radar in the worldwide tablet market, with its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets combining for 900,000 units shipped in the first quarter, according… Read More
One of the luxuries of Microsoft’s longtime focus on software development — and one of the secrets to its financial success over the years — has been the profit margins.… Read More
Aiming to compete with the likes of Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD and Google’s Nexus, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is building a 7-inch Surface tablet.… Read More
A new report from the Gartner research firm paints a dire picture for the traditional PC market, predicting that tablets will quickly become the primary method of computing for most… Read More
Here’s a look back at the top stories of the month on GeekWire. Thanks for tuning in everyone, and for being a part of the GeekWire community. Happy Easter, and… Read More
Microsoft will release an update to its native Mail, Calendar and People apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT starting tonight with new features and, perhaps more importantly, “big improvements… Read More
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday update, issued today, delivers a series of fixes and updates for users of the company’s Surface RT tablet, including fixes to Wi-Fi reliability, improvements in the… Read More
Looks like those hip new Microsoft commercials are paying off. A Reuters poll found that just under 50 percent of 853 people aged 18 to 29 think Microsoft is “cooler”… Read More
Imagine walking up in your hotel room with touchscreen walls around you. The one to the left shows that it’s currently a cool 45 degrees with light rain. Another screen… Read More