Microsoft ‘Scroogled’ ad lambasting Google wasn’t misleading, regulator rules A UK advertising regulator ruled that a Microsoft “Scroogled” radio ad attacking the way Google scans user email was not… Read More
New forecast: PC market down 7% in 2014, tablets up 39% Just in time for new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s expected introduction of an Office suite for iPad today, new numbers… Read More
Satya’s Day One: New Microsoft CEO gets first chance to make his mark He has been on the job for about two months, but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be making what amounts… Read More
Microsoft inks patent deal with Dell over Android, Chrome OS and Xbox Microsoft announced today that it has signed a patent licensing agreement with Dell that will involve the two companies sharing… Read More
Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Sony are no match for Facebook and Oculus The jaw-dropper of the day in the tech industry, you’ve probably heard, was Facebook’s announcement that it will spend $2… Read More
Titanfail: Gamers angry as servers for Microsoft’s popular sci-fi shooter go down Titanfall is having a “Titanfail” moment right now. Servers for the popular online-only sci-fi shooter that debuted on March 11… Read More
Microsoft reveals source code for MS-DOS and early Word Ever wonder what made MS-DOS tick? Soon, interested geeks will be able to root around inside the original source code… Read More
Cisco takes aim at Amazon and Microsoft with $1B cloud computing push Cisco announced today that it plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years to create a cloud computing… Read More
Dropping Windows: Reported Azure rebranding reflects a new era at Microsoft “Windows, Windows, Windows,” was the refrain from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during his long tenure in the position. And… Read More
Ballmer not sure how long he’ll stay on Microsoft board Steve Ballmer, who remained on the Microsoft board after handing over the reins as the company’s CEO, says he isn’t… Read More
Microsoft’s $7.2B Nokia deal is officially delayed until April Nokia and Microsoft will have to wait a little longer to press the Start button. Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of… Read More
Xbox film crew’s excavation of Atari ‘ET’ graveyard gets tangled in red tape A plan to excavate a suspected mass burial of Atari ET video-game cartridges for a Microsoft Xbox documentary has been… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Microsoft snooping, Zillow poaching, and how Etsy does engineering This week on the GeekWire radio show, we take a break from Seattle’s ongoing ride-sharing debate to discuss a couple of interesting… Read More
Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450 If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More
VC Julie Sandler tells teens: ‘We need more girls pursuing their entrepreneurial ideas’ With more than 15,000 energetic high school students surrounding her on stage at Key Arena, Julie Sandler offered up a simple… Read More
Microsoft offers users $100 credit on a new PC to switch from XP Microsoft really wants people to stop using Windows XP. The company launched a new promotion that offers XP users $100 off the… Read More
Microsoft defends its Hotmail snooping in Windows leak investigation Responding to criticism of its investigation into an alleged leak of company trade secrets, Microsoft acknowledged overnight that it searched… Read More
Microsoft board member steps down after less than 2 years Seagate Technology CEO Stephen Luczo, who joined the Microsoft board in May 2012 and was part of its CEO search… Read More
Former Microsoft software architect arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets Alex Kibkalo, who worked as a software architect for Microsoft from 2005 to 2012, was arrested in Seattle today on… Read More
Watch: Bill Gates picks his 13 favorite TED talks Polio. Data. Education. These are all interests of Bill Gates, so it was no surprise to see the topics appear… Read More
Eric Schmidt says students should use Google Docs over Office ‘because it’s free!’ Why use Google Docs over Microsoft Word? According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, there’s a very simple answer. As… Read More
‘Titanfall’ release for Xbox 360 delayed by another 2 weeks The pivotal video-game Titanfall will be delayed by an additional two weeks for Microsoft’s older Xbox 360 console, until April… Read More
Making sense of Xbox exec Marc Whitten’s new job at Sonos When talking about the competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox One, the conversation is nearly always about the console wars and… Read More
Microsoft shares hit 14-year high on Office-iPad news Microsoft shares closed at $39.55 today, up nearly 4 percent — reaching their highest point in 14 years following reports… Read More
Xbox One arriving in 26 additional countries in September The Xbox One will be available in 26 additional countries later this year, Microsoft announced today. After debuting the console… Read More
Microsoft researcher Leslie Lamport wins Turing Award, the ‘Nobel Prize’ of computing The 2013 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, has been given to Microsoft Research’s Leslie Lamport, whose… Read More
Microsoft OneNote becomes top free download for Mac, ousting Apple’s Mavericks Microsoft’s new OneNote note-taking software for Mac, released earlier today, has quickly risen up the charts of the Mac App… Read More
Key Xbox exec Marc Whitten exits Microsoft for Sonos Marc Whitten, the longtime Xbox Live leader who has worked most recently as Xbox chief product officer, is leaving Microsoft… Read More
Office coming to iPad, finally: Microsoft to unveil apps next week, reports say Satya Nadella will take the stage at his first press event as CEO of Microsoft next week, and it sounds… Read More
First impressions: How Microsoft’s new OneNote stacks up against Evernote Microsoft launched a free version its OneNote note taking software for Mac users today, ending a years-long drought in which… Read More
