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Microsoft vets weigh in: Here’s what needs to change

Stephen Toulouse worked at Microsoft for 18 years before leaving earlier this year, so he read Kurt Eichenwald’s Vanity Fair… Read More

Q&A: TechStars CEO David Cohen sees Microsoft Kinect as a startup engine

After three months of work, putting in long hours to hone their technologies and business plans, eleven startups will be… Read More

Artefact spinoff launches first product: 10,000ft helps manage projects, people

Artefact, the Seattle-based tech consultancy founded six years ago by two former Microsoft product designers, has spun off a new… Read More

All hail Xpad? How Microsoft could make a winning tablet

Monday afternoon Microsoft will be making a “major” announcement that it promises we don’t want to miss. The most popular… Read More

Finally: Amazon video app comes to Microsoft’s Xbox 360

Amazon and Microsoft just announced the first native Amazon Instant Video app for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, making it possible to… Read More

Microsoft user agreements will block class-action suits

In the future, if you have a problem with a Microsoft consumer product and want to take the company to… Read More

Skype plans in-game integration for Microsoft’s next Xbox

It’s a no-brainer that Microsoft’s next Xbox console, whenever it’s released and whatever it’s called, will offer some form of… Read More

Microsoft unveils new ‘Halo Infinity Multiplayer’ plan

Halo is the franchise that introduced many people to the power of multiplayer gaming, and Microsoft will attempt to make… Read More

Robbie Bach’s four startup lessons from Xbox and Zune

Former Microsoft executive Robbie Bach led the company’s entertainment division through the rise of the Xbox business, which has become… Read More

Microsoft trims Xbox 360 and Kinect to $99, but this promotion comes with a catch

Last week, word leaked out that Microsoft planned to introduce a $99 version of the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect… Read More

Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally”

In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More

Xbox used more for movies, music than online games

If you needed any more evidence that Microsoft views the Xbox 360 as a key weapon in its fight to… Read More

Master Chief, the ultimate Microsoft security guard

I spent some time today over at Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Safety Symposium, and spent some time inside the company’s Global Security… Read More

Now working for Xbox: Former PlayStation exec Phil Harrison

Here’s a hire that no one would have predicted five years ago. Phil Harrison, the former head of worldwide studios… Read More

Xbox Rumor of the Day: No disc drive in Microsoft’s next video-game console?

There are so many rumors flying around about Microsoft’s plans for its next Xbox that it’s hard to keep track… Read More

Activision hires Microsoft game exec as new finance chief

Game publisher Activision Blizzard just named a new chief financial officer: Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin, a key executive from the… Read More

Why this gamer just lost his username on Xbox Live

Christopher Gooche has been a loyal fan of Xbox Live for many years, using his last name of “Gooche” as… Read More

Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing

Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM Kindel to advise FreePriceAlerts; Amazon gets a Yahoo; etc.

Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff… Read More

Xbox console maker resolves dispute with Chinese workers after threats of suicide

Foxconn Technology Group is in the spotlight again. The giant Chinese contract electronics maker — the subject of playwright Mike… Read More

Microsoft Kinect in the Rose Parade: Behind-the-scenes videos and a giant Xbox 360

I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good marching band, so I make a point of tuning in to… Read More

Year in Review: The 100 most popular stories on GeekWire

Whoa, can we catch our breath now? We’ve certainly had plenty to cover on the tech beat over the past… Read More

Xbox TV: Live from Verizon in December; on-demand from Comcast in early 2012

With the revamp of the Xbox Live service this week, one big addition in the U.S. will be live and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Inside stories from former Microsoft games chief Ed Fries

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is Ed Fries, the video-game guru and startup adviser who… Read More

Microsoft’s Black Friday: $100 Kinect, free Windows Phone, discounts on Office and games

Microsoft’s growing retail footprint, in stores and online, comes with an obligation to participate in the annual Black Friday sales… Read More

Valve’s Newell predicts Apple will shake up game consoles

Over the weekend we posted Valve co-founder Gabe Newell’s recent comments about the pricing experiments that the company conducts using its Steam… Read More

Why Microsoft just launched one of the largest advertising campaigns in its history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g30omUwhHTs A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: iPhone 4S, Xbox TV, and remembering Steve Jobs

On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we share our thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs, hear what… Read More

Microsoft, Bill Gates patent ‘virtual entertainment,’ with belt

A patent awarded to Microsoft this morning, with Bill Gates listed as one of the inventors, will sound familiar to… Read More

Windows Phone games: Details on Microsoft’s ‘Fast Async’ service

As part of an update about upcoming Windows Phone gaming features, Microsoft this week offered a teaser about a new service… Read More