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Microsoft

Watch what you share! How Microsoft is shocking Internet users to make them safer

As a part of Safer Internet Day, Microsoft took to the streets to tell people about just how much they… Read More

Microsoft’s Surface 2 flies high on FAA’s authorization for cockpit use

Look! Up in the sky! In that plane! It’s…a Surface 2! Microsoft announced today that the FAA has authorized pilots… Read More

Xbox One stereo headset, multiplayer updates arriving in March

A new headset and another update are on the way for Xbox One owners next month. Microsoft, which will release… Read More

Leak shows Microsoft unifying Windows Phone and Windows RT app development

Microsoft is taking steps to unify the development of apps for Windows Phone and Windows RT devices — making it… Read More

Friendly validation: Microsoft Ventures invests in social question-answer app Askem

For the third time in the past four months, Microsoft Ventures is investing in a seed-stage startup. Microsoft’s newly-formed unit… Read More

Nokia turning to Android, just in time for Microsoft deal

As Nokia works to complete the sale of its devices and services division to Microsoft, the company is also moving… Read More

Bill Gates on his new Microsoft gig, favorite video game and why he does the dishes every night

Bill Gates just completed his second Reddit Ask-Me-Anything and answered questions ranging from his new role at Microsoft to his most… Read More

Need to know how much a Bitcoin is worth? Ask Bing

Microsoft announced today that Bing is now capable of currency conversions with Bitcoin. To figure out how much a Bitcoin… Read More

Activists block Microsoft shuttles in Seattle, in anti-gentrification protest

Several Microsoft Connector shuttles were reportedly blocked for a total of 45 minutes in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood this morning… Read More

Bill Gates on his new role at Microsoft: ‘I make sure we pick ambitious scenarios’

Bill Gates is back on Reddit. One year after conducting his first Reddit Ask-Me-Anything (AMA), the Microsoft co-founder is back… Read More

Microsoft should move to S.F., contends Forbes writer

Put down the coffee and take a deep breath before you read this one. In his new column for Forbes,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Our Super Bowl win, Microsoft’s CEO pick, and finding a great TV

We’ve got a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show, but none of it is as important… Read More

A shot of the Bonnaroo stage at night.

And the band played on: Bonnaroo comes to Xbox Live

Music fans who can’t make it out to this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee will be able… Read More

Nokia and HTC agree to licensing deal, ending patent disputes

Nokia’s patent war with HTC has come to a close, according to a press release put out by the Finnish… Read More

Fair trade? Microsoft offers free Windows Phones for old iPhones

Microsoft has a new offer for people considering an move from their old iPhone. The company is offering to buy… Read More

Satya Nadella’s first Microsoft boss: I saw something special from the start

I was so happy to hear the news for Satya Nadella (or Satya NERDella as he will become known!). I… Read More

Here’s a *real* Bill Gates Windows installation debacle

The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz is stirring up lots of attention with this satire about Bill Gates spending his entire… Read More

Microsoft one step closer to fuel cell-powered server racks

Last year, Microsoft released a paper that explored the feasability of powering servers with rack-mounted fuel cells to increase the… Read More

The top 5 challenges facing Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Now the real work begins. After emerging as the winner of Microsoft’s CEO sweepstakes, Satya Nadella gets to take on… Read More

Here’s how Seattle tech companies are celebrating the Seahawks

From blue and green jerseys everywhere to the 12 flags flying atop skyscrapers, Seattle has been full of 12th Man… Read More

Microsoft promises surprises in Xbox One’s first big system update, due Feb. 11

Microsoft this morning released new details of the first major system update for the Xbox One console. In a bit… Read More

Satya Nadella’s Twitter feed reveals love for HTML5, exclamation points, and cricket

We already know a lot about Satya Nadella based on input from people who know him. The new Microsoft CEO… Read More

Here’s how much Microsoft is paying its new CEO

Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, will receive between $14.4 million and $18 million in annual compensation — comprising a base… Read More

Video: New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees, ‘we respect innovation, not tradition’

It’s clear that Microsoft’s new leader wants to focus on mobile and the cloud. The Redmond software giant just posted… Read More

Microsoft invests $15 million in Foursquare, looks to boost location services

Foursquare is getting a $15 million investment from Microsoft to kick off a strategic partnership between the two companies, according… Read More

Video: GeekWire’s take on Microsoft’s big leadership changes

It’s a historic day at Microsoft: Satya Nadella is in as CEO, Steve Ballmer is officially retired and Bill Gates… Read More

Former Microsoft insiders: What it’s like to work with new CEO Satya Nadella

Get ready for something completely different. That’s the word from technology executives who have worked with and for new Microsoft… Read More

iPhone gains ground on Android; Windows Phone slips in U.S. market

Google’s Android remained the top smartphone platform in the U.S., as measured by subscribers, but Apple’s iPhone closed a noticeable… Read More

Wall Street reacts to Satya Nadella’s appointment as CEO of Microsoft

Shares of Microsoft inched upward in early morning trading after Satya Nadella was named CEO. The 46-year-old — a 22… Read More

BillG is back: Gates will spend a third of time at Microsoft, ‘substantially increasing’ role

https://youtu.be/M5BhQVuRcTk We can almost hear it now, echoing through Microsoft’s Redmond campus: “That is the stupidest f-ing thing I’ve ever… Read More

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