Is there a better way to start and grow startups, and keep the founding team together for the long haul? Our guests on the GeekWire radio show are two well-known members of… Read More
When Windows 10 launches later this year, people who own devices running Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 7 will be able to install the new OS for… Read More
Wait, which piano key is that note again? That’s the eternal question for people learning to play piano, and a Seattle tech startup is unveiling a novel solution today. McCarthy Music’s “Illuminating… Read More
Microsoft has patched the security flaw that Google disclosed this weekend as a part of its regular Patch Tuesday security updates. In all, the company fixed 8 flaws in Windows,… Read More
Microsoft Windows has made headway in the market for low-end laptops and tablets this year by reducing the price it charges device manufacturers, charging no royalty on devices with screens of 9 inches or… Read More
Steve Ballmer was in the audience, not on stage. Bill Gates wasn’t even there. A former Microsoft industry rival, John Thompson, made his first appearance as the new Microsoft chairman. Four of the… Read More
Microsoft investors will gather Wednesday morning for a yearly tradition, the company’s annual shareholders meeting at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash. It’s Satya Nadella’s first shareholders meeting since becoming CEO nine months ago,… Read More
Want to run a Windows app on an iPhone? That’s no problem, thanks to a new update to Amazon’s AppStream service. AppStream, which is a part of AWS, now allows… Read More
Picture, if you will, an all-in-one desktop, with a 23-inch monitor. It looks a bit like an iMac. Now, add a horizontal touchscreen to the base of the device, where you might… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — Speaking this morning at a “Bing Ads Next” event, Microsoft VP Rik van der Kooi talked about the company’s ongoing efforts to take the concept of search into… Read More
A new $49 adapter, announced by Microsoft this morning, will allow an Xbox One Kinect to plug into Windows 8 and 8.1 machines via USB, making it possible to use the version of… Read More
Microsoft released the first major update to the Windows 10 technical preview today, which adds a bunch of new features and tweaks that enhance the company’s pre-release operating system. It’s the… Read More
When Microsoft announced that it wouldn’t be holding a bunch of different smaller enterprise events earlier this year, it promised a unified event that would take their place. Today, the company announced… Read More
Apple is widely expected to unveil new iPads, new Macs, as well as introduce its next major desktop operating system today at the device-maker’s second big event this fall. A livestream of the… Read More
What do NATO, the Ukraine and European telecom companies all have in common? They’ve all been targeted by a hacking group using an undisclosed vulnerability in Windows that Microsoft patched… Read More
Thought experiment: You have developed a groundbreaking computing device, a worthy hardware challenger to every laptop, tablet, phablet, and phone known. Through a totally unrealistic quirk of licensing fate, you… Read More
What if recruiters could know, before posting a job listing, if the specific language in the job description will actually attract the types of candidates they want? Or if someone launching a Kickstarter campaign could submit… Read More
People who weren’t in the room to see Microsoft announce Windows 10 today can now see the full presentation of the company’s new operating system, through the official Microsoft video… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Following today’s unveiling of Windows 10, GeekWire got a chance to go hands-on with Microsoft’s new operating system, and get a demonstration of what’s coming next. It’s… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is slated to unveil its plans for Windows this morning, with a big focus on enterprise customers, and the announcement should be a big one. Today’s event… Read More
It might be easy to dismiss Microsoft’s MSN as a relic of the dial-up Internet era, but with 425 million monthly users, the portal remains a major destination on the web and a… Read More
If you’re wary of Windows 8, Microsoft has a new pitch for you, starting this week. But what it will be called is still a mystery. The company is holding an event in San Francisco… Read More
Like many GeekWire readers, I’m the de-facto IT support guy in our family. So when my mother’s laptop began to fail a few months ago, I was ready with advice: buy… Read More
Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, may soon extend her reach beyond Windows Phone to the PC. The assistant is appearing as an app inside the next version of Windows, code named… Read More
It may have taken Microsoft longer than Apple or Google, but its Windows Phone Store now has more than 300,000 apps. WPCentral first noticed that the company just recently updated… Read More
Microsoft’s accumulated losses on its Surface tablets have reached $1.7 billion, according to an estimate this week by reporter Gregg Keizer of Computerworld, based on an analysis of Microsoft’s financial notes in its latest… Read More
Playing a game on a phone or tablet on the couch is one thing, but a new game for Windows Phone and Windows tablets shows what can happen when a moving vehicle and… Read More
The persistent rumors about Microsoft releasing a smartwatch or fitness band raise natural questions about the company’s chances for success with another “me, too” product. But a new report puts a… Read More
Microsoft today opened up pre-orders for its next-generation Kinect for Windows, which will sell for $199 and start shipping on July 15. The company announced that next month it will also release… Read More
comScore is out with its latest monthly U.S. smartphone market share stats, and Android continues to stay ahead of the pack while Blackberry is slowly going bye-bye. Google’s Android platform saw… Read More