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Microsoft adds Bing image search to its Sway presentation tool

Microsoft has enhanced its new Sway web-based presentation tool with the ability to directly add content from a Bing image search… Read More

Microsoft sells Nook stake back to Barnes & Noble at $185M loss, closing book on partnership

Microsoft’s partnership with Barnes & Noble officially unraveled this morning with the bookseller buying back the tech giant’s stake in… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Some parts of tech world ‘as segregated as the Ferguson police force’

The technology industry is the next frontier for civil rights, Rev. Jesse Jackson told hundreds who came to hear his… Read More

Take note, event organizers: Microsoft rolls out Bing Pulse live polling tool to everyone

Microsoft announced today that its Bing Pulse real-time audience response tool is now available for anyone to use. The service,… Read More

What about Windows? And where was Bill Gates? Notes from Microsoft’s shareholders meeting

Steve Ballmer was in the audience, not on stage. Bill Gates wasn’t even there. A former Microsoft industry rival, John Thompson,… Read More

Microsoft shareholders meeting: Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer and Jesse Jackson in the house

Microsoft’s shareholders meeting this morning in Bellevue, Wash., is a reflection of the dramatic change that has taken place over… Read More

GeekWire Interview: Rev. Jesse Jackson sees parallels to civil rights movement in push for tech diversity

The Rev. Jesse Jackson uses an old-fashioned cell phone and readily acknowledges that he isn’t a technology expert. But he believes,… Read More

New update allows editing of Office documents in Gmail

Google updated its Drive cloud storage and productivity service to let Gmail users edit Microsoft Office documents they receive without… Read More

Rudolph rumble? Microsoft faces off with Google over tracking Santa

It’s December, and that means it’s officially time for tech companies to start kicking off their holiday tomfoolery. Google and… Read More

George Takei dances at Microsoft and eats Nathan Myhrvold’s food

Actor and social media powerhouse George Takei is back with new installments in his “Takei’s Take” video series from Seattle, following up on the initial… Read More

Microsoft Office ditches clip art, offers Bing-powered image search instead

Microsoft Office users looking for exactly the right piece of clip art to accent their presentation or document can now… Read More

Microsoft report card: Grading Satya Nadella’s first year as CEO, so far

Microsoft investors will gather Wednesday morning for a yearly tradition, the company’s annual shareholders meeting at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash.… Read More

Xbox One trumps PlayStation 4 on Black Friday

It appears that Microsoft had a nice Thanksgiving holiday — at least in terms of Xbox One sales numbers. Retail… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft buys email app maker Acompli for reported $200M

Microsoft announced today that it has purchased Acompli, a company that makes professional-grade email apps for iOS and Android. The Acompli… Read More

Satya Nadella’s bold bet at Microsoft; Amazon reshapes Seattle; and other top posts of the month

November was a big month for GeekWire. We kept our growing community of geeks well fed on tech news, breaking… Read More

Here’s the email app that Microsoft may have accidentally announced it’s acquiring

Is Microsoft about to acquire a mobile email startup? A deleted draft post on the Official Microsoft Blog, accidentally distributed via… Read More

EU regulators: ‘Right to be forgotten’ in search results should be global

The European Union’s “right to be forgotten” may be going global, if a set of regulators have their way. A… Read More

Basketball great Charles Barkley says pro athletes make way more money than Microsofties

I woke up at 3:30 a.m. today, and couldn’t get back to sleep. So, as a sports nut, I tuned… Read More

Microsoft to pay $140 million in ‘tax evasion’ settlement with Chinese authorities

Microsoft is slated to pay Chinese authorities 840 million yuan (roughly $137 million) in back taxes and interest, according to… Read More

Yahoo and Microsoft looking for search engine love from Apple

Yahoo and Microsoft are fighting to be the search engine provider for the iPhone when Apple’s contract with Google expires… Read More

Microsoft slashes the price of the Xbox One to $329 for a limited time

The Xbox One will be available starting at the low price of $329 in the U.S. for Black Friday and… Read More

Ex-Microsoft GM Rahul Sood’s stealthy gaming startup raises $2.5M in a flash

As a former general manager of Microsoft Ventures, Rahul Sood met a lot of angel investors and venture capitalists. So, it… Read More

Microsoft sues the IRS, seeks more details on contract with law firm hired to perform audits

Microsoft has sued the Internal Revenue Service to get more details about a contract between the tax agency and a… Read More

Microsoft hires Seattle startup guru Andy Sack as a consultant to help software giant move faster

When Andy Sack stepped down from his role at Techstars Seattle earlier this month, the startup vet stressed that he’d… Read More

Microsoft racks up 1.7M views for new Lumia ad that deems Apple’s Siri overweight, incompetent

Apparently, Siri can’t hold a conversation and has gained a bit of weight. That’s according to Microsoft’s new video advertisement… Read More

Full video: Steve Ballmer on net neutrality, why ideas matter and how Bill Gates convinced him to drop out

Steve Ballmer returned to his alma mater of Harvard University to provide computer science students insights about what he learned… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Our 3rd Annual Geeky Holiday Gift & Gadget Guide

Which gadgets should you buy for the geeks on your list? And which should you put on your own wish… Read More

Windows 10 lets enterprises roll out a private Windows app store

Enterprise IT departments will have a new tool to ease app rollouts to their users in Windows 10. Microsoft revealed… Read More

Living with Microsoft Band: 3 weeks, 3 pounds, 1 drained battery and a few scratches

I’m walking across town to the store for a light lunch most days, boosting my daily step count. (Resisting the… Read More

HBO Go app arrives on Xbox One

The HBO Go app has finally arrived on Xbox One. Already available on the Xbox 360 and other platforms, HBO Go is… Read More