Microsoft ships 3.9M Xbox Ones, 3.5M Xbox 360’s In its quarterly earnings report released today, Microsoft announced that it shipped 3.9 million Xbox One consoles to retail channels… Read More
Microsoft results show tough realities of company’s expansion into hardware Microsoft this afternoon posted record revenue of $24.5 billion for the December quarter, an increase of 14 percent. And yet… Read More
Microsoft posts record revenue of $24.5B, beats earnings expectations in holiday quarter Microsoft just announced revenue of $24.5 billion for the December quarter, up 14 percent from the same quarter a year… Read More
Nokia Lumia sales slip to 8.2 million units in Q4 Sales of Nokia Lumia Windows Phone devices slipped to 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter, the company said this… Read More
Microsoft wants users to “Rethink” their IE prejudices Microsoft’s browser is on a comeback tour. Today, the company launched Rethink IE, a showcase of what Internet Explorer 11… Read More
Hide that MacBook! Bill Gates talks tech and global health with Jimmy Fallon Bill Gates was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for two segments last night talking about the 2014 Gates Annual… Read More
Alibaba on tour: Chinese tech giant draws a crowd in Amazon and Microsoft land A standing-room-only crowd filled a hotel ballroom in Bellevue on Tuesday evening to hear from some of Alibaba’s top executives —… Read More
Responding to Obama, Microsoft calls for international pact on digital surveillance President Obama’s speech last week outlining his plan for reforming the NSA left many in the tech industry wanting much… Read More
Update: Microsoft distances itself from paid YouTube plugs for Xbox One Update, Tuesday afternoon: Microsoft just issued a new statement that says the company didn’t know the details of Machinima’s agreements… Read More
Optimistic Bill Gates dodges questions about Microsoft CEO search, says board will move at ‘the right pace’ Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took to the Bloomberg airwaves today to discuss his 2014 annual letter — a letter in which he… Read More
Chart: Here are the 15 companies that filed the most patents in 2013 IBM continues to be the patent king. For the 21st straight year, the Armonk, New York-based company filed more patents… Read More
Here we go again: Syrian Electronic Army hits Microsoft The Syrian Electronic Army took to Twitter once again to announce that it had hacked another one of Microsoft’s public-facing… Read More
Intellectual Ventures to battle Google in court over mobile patents this week For the first time ever, Intellectual Ventures finds itself in patent court this week. The Bellevue-based company run by former Microsoft… Read More
Seahawks Super Bowl berth puts Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in the limelight As a sports franchise owner, and simply as a fan, Paul Allen is likely one incredibly happy man right now.… Read More
Microsoft’s Classic Coke? HP says Windows 7 PCs are ‘back by popular demand’ A visit to HP’s website this morning will feel like a time warp … or maybe a welcome return home.… Read More
Amazon SVP Brian Valentine retiring from company Brian Valentine, the senior vice president of Amazon’s e-commerce platform for the past seven years, is retiring from the Seattle… Read More
Charts: Apple’s unit sales on track to match Windows PCs and tablets in 2014 It’s no secret that Microsoft hasn’t weathered the transition from a PC-centric market all that well. But sometimes it’s hard… Read More
Google’s new ‘smart contact lens’ project began at UW, with help from Microsoft Google got lots of attention Thursday with the news that it’s testing a “smart contact lens” that can monitor glucose… Read More
Console Wars: Xbox One edges PS4 for total U.S. sales in December Point, Microsoft. The NPD Group just released its U.S. sales data for December and the Xbox One sold 908,000 units… Read More
Skype for iPhone and iPad gets HD video calling, catching up to Apple’s FaceTime Skype just added the ability for users of its iOS app on the iPhone 5S, Retina iPad Mini and iPad… Read More
Microsoft CEO search: Rumor of Ericsson’s Vestberg hints at board’s direction The latest Microsoft CEO candidate to emerge from the rumor mill is Hans Vestberg, the CEO of telecom company Ericsson,… Read More
Now leaving Microsoft: Longtime media VP Blair Westlake Former television executive Blair Westlake is leaving his position as Microsoft’s vice president of media and entertainment — the latest departure… Read More
Microsoft confirms Syrian Electronic Army email intrusion It seems not even Microsoft employees are immune to phishing attacks. Microsoft confirmed today that the Syrian Electronic Army managed… Read More
Black Girls Code, Code.org win Microsoft AzureDev grants After tallying more than 20,000 votes from its community of Windows Azure developers, Microsoft announced that Black Girls Code is… Read More
Google’s market share climbs in latest U.S. search stats Google’s share of the U.S. search market climbed to 67.3 percent in December, its highest point in nearly a year,… Read More
Seattle tech giants giving away Seahawks tickets with social media campaigns It seems just about everyone in Seattle — including the local tech giants — has Seahawks mania. Both Microsoft and… Read More
Pro tips: How Microsoft’s Surface tablet and Xbox One can work together If you own both a Microsoft Surface and the Xbox One, the video above is certainly worth a watch if… Read More
Chart: Google’s top 10 acquisitions, and where Nest ranks Google has made some big buys over the years, expanding its presence in mobile phones (Motorola) and online advertising (DoubleClick).… Read More
Windows 8.1 users: GeekWire has a new live tile for you Hey Windows users, if you are looking for a quick way to connect to GeekWire’s latest news, check out our… Read More
GoDaddy to offer Microsoft Office 365 under exclusive deal, including new low-cost bundle GoDaddy has struck an exclusive partnership with Microsoft to sell Office 365 email and productivity tools to the domain registrar’s… Read More
