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 Windows Store, the app market for Windows 8 computers and Windows RT devices, now offers more than 50,000 apps, according to an unofficial tally maintained by the MetroStore Scanner… Read More
Following reports of lackluster sales of the Surface RT tablet and other Windows RT devices, Microsoft is speaking up in defense of the version of its operating system that was… Read More
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft and its hardware partners have been focusing on larger tablets, with screen sizes of more than 10 inches. But the company is increasingly… Read More
If Microsoft’s goal with Windows 8 is to blend desktop, notebook and tablet, then the device I’m using to type these words is the perfect embodiment of the strategy. Well,… Read More
Why did Microsoft price the new 64 GB Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet at $899 without a keyboard? The obvious answer: It runs full Windows 8, unlike the Surface… Read More
Sitting in a conference room at Microsoft Windows headquarters in Redmond last week, Tami Reller was surrounded by a fleet of touch-screen notebooks and tablets from major PC makers, representing… Read More
It’s launch week for Surface with Windows 8 Pro — the new Microsoft tablet that uses an Intel Core i5 processor and, unlike the previous Surface with Windows RT, runs… Read More
I’ll admit it — I was initially drawn to this game (no pun intended) by the name. What in the heck is this? I thought when I saw “Draw a Stickman… Read More
A new report from the IDC research firm says that Microsoft’s Surface tablet, with its initially limited distribution, wasn’t able to crack the top 5 in worldwide tablet shipments in… Read More
If you’re thinking about upgrading your existing Windows PC to Microsoft’s Windows 8, time is running out to do it on the cheap. Later this week, Microsoft will raise the… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re pleased to be joined by one of our former Geeks of the Week, Yaw Anokwa. He’s a graduate of the University of Washington computer… Read More
Computer makers have known for a long time that Microsoft’s Windows 8 would attempt to move the PC operating system much further into the world of tablets and touch-screen devices.… Read More
Microsoft this afternoon posted earnings per share of 76 cents for the December quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations by 1 cent. However, the company’s revenue of $21.46 billion for the… Read More
Earlier today Apple reported a sharp increase in iPad sales for the holiday quarter, a stark contrast with the declining trends for Windows PCs and also Apple Macs. On a… Read More
Microsoft this morning announced a Feb. 9 release date for its upcoming Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet, the version of the machine that runs on traditional Intel processors and… Read More
Some 9-year-olds do pretty cool things like build a Lego set or finish a Harry Potter book. Then there’s 9-year-old whiz kid Pranav Kalya, a fourth-grader at Willow Elementary School in California, who… Read More
If you have incredible talent, there are lots of well-known competitions to help showcase your skills. American Idol, Top Chef and X Factor, just to name a few. Now Microsoft… Read More
Tablets such as the iPad continued to cut into traditional PC sales during the holiday season, and the launch of Windows 8 did little to lift the worldwide personal computer… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft’s Windows 8 may be getting a bashing in some corners of the tech media, but to see the crowds jamming the Intel booth at the Consumer… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Panasonic today introduced a remarkable 20-inch 4K tablet at CES 2013: a tablet so new it doesn’t yet have a name, and so big it might not… Read More
Parents who want the Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” in app form for their kids this holiday season can find it right now for 99 cents —… 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
Christmas came a little early for all the Microsofties out there. As we first reported back in September, all full-time, direct Microsoft employees (a.k.a. Blue Badges/FTEs) received a Surface RT… Read More
What happens when PC buyers have the option to avoid Windows 8? Upwards of 80 percent of them go with Windows 7. That, at least, is what’s happening at Puget Systems, an… Read More
Nokia unveiled its third Windows Phone 8 today, the cheapest model yet. Joining the Lumia 920 and 820, the Lumia 620 will sell for $249 and go on sale in… Read More
The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while Apple is not, Windows will steal future market share and… Read More
For better or worse, and somewhat against my will, my 2-year-old daughter has figured out my phone with astonishing speed — grabbing it from the table when I’m not looking,… Read More
The arts are an integral part of our lives, but how are they making the transition to our devices? I had fun working on a segment on this topic with… Read More
When Microsoft’s Surface RT was released a little more than a month ago, one of the things we heard from some people in the tech industry was that they were… Read More