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Microsoft acquires SyntaxTree, boosting support for Unity game engine

Microsoft has acquired SyntaxTree, the developer of the UnityVS plugin for Visual Studio. The UnityVS tool allows game creators to use… Read More

Microsoft joins Qualcomm’s effort to set standards for ‘Internet of Things’

Microsoft announced today that it is joining the AllSeen Alliance, a Qualcomm-led effort to establish standards for devices that fit into… Read More

Apple, Boeing, Google and Amazon among top 10 most respected companies

Barron’s released the results of its annual survey showing which companies investors respect the most, and it comes with good… Read More

Microsoft and Canon reach broad patent agreement

Microsoft and Canon announced a wide-ranging patent agreement this morning, with each company receiving a broad license to the other’s patent portfolio… Read More

A ride-sharing deal in Seattle; Bezos autographs an iPhone; other top posts of the month

World Cup fever is rippling through the GeekWire offices, and the rest of the planet. And while the Yanks couldn’t… Read More

Microsoft won’t be ending its security emails after all

Microsoft will not be shutting off its security notification mailing list for systems administrators and other security professionals today, despite informing… Read More

Microsoft adds new Outlook.com and OneDrive encryption to thwart government snooping

Microsoft says it has added new layers of encryption to Outlook.com emails and OneDrive files as part of a broader push… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana, expert World Cup predictor, picks Belgium to beat USA

Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil,… Read More

Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son

Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More

Revamped Xbox.com to show achievements, game clips for Xbox One gamers

Gamers asked, and Microsoft listened. One of the features most-requested by the Xbox community was to view Xbox One data… Read More

How Microsoft Bing is doing with its World Cup predictions

It’s harder to forecast World Cup matches than reality TV contests, it turns out. Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine, which was dead-on its past predictions… Read More

Microsoft alumni groups combine, aim to expand, led by former exec Jeff Raikes

It’s almost impossible to spend time in the Seattle region’s tech community without meeting people who worked at Microsoft at one point in… Read More

Google takes a big swing at Microsoft with new enterprise services

Google took a massive swing at Microsoft’s dominance in the enterprise space with a variety of new tools for companies… Read More

Barnes & Noble to break off Nook business into standalone public company

Barnes & Noble plans to separate its traditional retail business from its Nook technology unit, operating them as two public… Read More

General Services Administration picks Smartsheet, not Microsoft, for project management solution

Smartsheet already has a slew of notable users, but today the Seattle startup announced a key customer acquisition in the… Read More

Clintons using Microsoft ‘Bing Pulse’ for real-time audience voting at annual meeting

  Microsoft’s Bing Pulse real-time audience survey tool is expanding to in-person live events with the help of Bill, Hillary and… Read More

Microsoft unveils its new Android phone, the Nokia X2

  Yes, you read that headline correctly: Despite questions about Microsoft’s long-term commitment to Nokia’s fledgling Android lineup, the Redmond company… Read More

Microsoft will pay up to $650 for your MacBook Air — if you buy a Surface Pro 3

Microsoft has been making comparisons between the Surface Pro 3 and the MacBook Air ever since its workhorse tablet was unveiled,… Read More

Microsoft OneDrive boosts free storage to 15 GB, drops prices by 70%, gives Office 365 personal users 1 TB

Microsoft OneDrive is raising its free storage capacity to 15 GB for personal accounts (from 7 GB previously), lowering the prices for… Read More

Video: Apple’s massive retail store in Portland dwarfs the Microsoft shop next door

Apple 1, Microsoft 0 — in downtown Portland, that is. Less than one month ago, Apple unveiled its massive new… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Can Nintendo make a console comeback?

With the E3 video game convention in the books for another year, this week’s GeekWire radio show features a conversation… Read More

German publishers want a cut of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo’s search revenue

Providing links to content from German publishers could become costly for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. VG Media, a collection agency… Read More

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 makes its debut, with a Surface Mini slip-up

If there was any doubt that Microsoft was working on a small version of its Surface tablet, before pulling back… Read More

Microsoft’s top lawyer: U.S. surveillance policies making it harder to do business overseas

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were… Read More

Microsoft Azure head sees a future in offering a wide range of cloud services

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft Azure is in a tough, highly competitive market. Locked in an ongoing pricing war with Google and Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s out to prove it can deliver the whole package: hardware, software and services

Amazon is good at delivering on its promises. Customers trust that when they click buy button, the item they ordered will… Read More

Microsoft launches new startup accelerator in Redmond, focusing on home automation and the ‘Internet of Things’

Microsoft announced today that it is launching a new startup accelerator in Redmond focused on home automation and the Internet… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates tell Stanford grads to seek social good, not just financial gain

Bill and Melinda Gates told Stanford students at commencement yesterday that they should bring the school’s innovative spirit with them into… Read More

Predicting the future: Microsoft adds machine learning to Azure cloud platform

Microsoft announced today that it’s launching Azure Machine Learning, aiming to bring predictive analytics to the masses. Companies will be able to feed… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer committed to living in Washington ‘for the rest of my life’

With Steve Ballmer on the verge of owning a professional basketball franchise in Southern California, many have wondered if the former… Read More

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