IE9 share tops 20% on Windows 7 even as IE usage slips overall Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser is now used on more than 20 percent of PCs running Windows 7 worldwide, outpacing… Read More
Windows chief: Think of the classic Windows desktop as ‘just another app’ As Microsoft has been previewing new elements of the Windows 8 desktop experience over the past week — including smarter… Read More
Maritz sees Windows PCs below 20% in era of cloud, devices Paul Maritz is now the CEO of VMware, but he was previously the longtime chief of Microsoft’s platforms group —… Read More
Windows 8: Microsoft ties a ribbon on Windows Explorer Microsoft today gave another sneak peek of Windows 8 — showing a new approach to Windows Explorer, the place where… Read More
Podcast Rewind: A PC builder’s view on the changing PC market Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Jon Bach, the president of Puget Systems, the custom… Read More
Amazon, Facebook, PAX and Seattle’s status as a tech hub (GeekWire on KUOW) We talked about HP’s decision to discontinue its webOS devices, the prospects for Amazon.com taking on Apple’s iPad, Facebook’s new… Read More
Microsoft previews smarter file copying in Windows 8 Microsoft tonight showed a new approach to copying and moving files in Windows 8, the next version of its PC… Read More
Microsoft vs. Motorola, webOS vs. WP7, and a notebook that goes nine days on one charge News and notes from the Microsoft beat … Microsoft and Motorola are squaring off starting today in front of the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: A wild week in tech, the future of computing, and tips from a PC insider This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap a wild week in the technology world — including… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: Can you identify this Windows sound? [Update: The answer is Windows 2000. (We also accepted Windows ME or Windows Millennium Edition.) Thanks to everyone who played… Read More
HP, Apple, iPad, webOS and the upheaval of the PC market Hewlett-Packard is the largest PC maker in the world, significantly outpacing even longtime rival Dell these days. So it was… Read More
HP shedding PC business: Why Microsoft should buy it Bloomberg News caused a big stir in the tech world today with a report that Hewlett-Packard is looking to spin off… Read More
Chart: The PC isn’t dead, it’s just another one of our devices Today is the 30th anniversary of the unveiling of the IBM PC, one of the landmark moments of the digital revolution. This… Read More
Spoof: What happens when Microsoft’s top execs carpool to work together Following the leak of Microsoft’s recent “Gmail Man” spoof, a new video from the company’s annual sales confab has surfaced… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘BlueHat Prize’: $250k to focus hackers on security defense Microsoft today announced a new program called the “BlueHat Prize,” offering a total of more than $250,000 in cash and… Read More
Verizon’s first 4G LTE netbook is a Windows 7 machine, sorta Verizon Wireless this week is releasing its first netbook computer running on its 4G LTE network, and it represents a… Read More
Too much tablet? Apple, Microsoft at risk of overdose The changes in Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion, released Wednesday, start with the way people get the updated operating… Read More
Apple, Microsoft and the divergence of the personal computer market Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will… Read More
WSJ: Amazon plans Android tablet, touch-screen Kindle Amazon has been rumored for months to be working on its own multipurpose tablet computer, but this report by the… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘coherent’ UI for PCs, phones, everything else Microsoft’s default Windows 8 interface, unveiled last month, was clearly modeled in part after the Xbox Live and Windows Phone… Read More
Microsoft: Windows 7 hits 400 million licenses sold At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles this morning, Microsoft updated its Windows 7 sales figures — saying that… Read More
Microsoft Bing innovates on iPad with ‘Lasso’ quick search Microsoft today is releasing an update for its well-received Bing app for Apple’s iPad, with a new feature designed to… Read More
Windows Phone loads up on apps, still waiting on users Good news and still-not-very-good news for Microsoft’s Windows Phone today … Good: The Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts more than… Read More
Microsoft issues new Internet Explorer 10 tech preview Microsoft today released a new preview of the technology going into Internet Explorer 10, the next version of its web… Read More
Microsoft updates SkyDrive, trying to stand out in a cloud Microsoft plans to roll out a series of updates to its free Windows Live SkyDrive service later today, trying to give the… Read More
Kinect on Windows: Results from a 1-day coding marathon In conjunction with its release of a Kinect software development kit for Windows 7 today, Microsoft held a “Code Camp”… Read More
Q&A: Details on Microsoft’s Kinect release for Windows Microsoft this morning officially brought its Kinect motion sensor to Windows PCs — releasing a software development kit that will… Read More
Kinect goes legit on Windows as Microsoft releases software development kit Ready to use your voice and hands to control your PC? How about a virtual orchestra or a flying quadrocopter?… Read More
Google Chromebooks: The past or future of computing? Google’s Chromebook computers are making their debut in stores this week to mixed reviews. With instant-on startup, all-day battery life… Read More
Ballmer asks for speech advice, gets career advice Microsoft this week invited its industry partners to suggest topics they’d like to hear CEO Steve Ballmer cover during his… Read More
