Microsoft Surface Pro: More than a week later, it’s still a treasure hunt Heads up: A short time ago, the Microsoft Store at Seattle’s University Village received a new shipment of Microsoft Surface… Read More
Bill Gates ‘not satisfied’ that Microsoft is doing enough Bill Gates, speaking on the set of CBS This Morning, was asked point-blank by Charlie Rose if he was happy… Read More
New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More
Cisco: Microsoft’s ‘Windows first’ strategy out of touch with rise of Android, Apple On the eve of Microsoft’s first-ever Lync Conference, Cisco today launched a campaign questioning Microsoft’s strategy of making its communication… Read More
Microsoft to exclusively stream LeBron James’ animated series “The LeBrons” The effects of Microsoft’s new Xbox Entertainment Studios seem to already be coming through. After announcing the company’s plans to… Read More
Left out: Skype video message feature debuts for everything but Windows Skype today launched a new beta video message feature, letting users record videos as long as three minutes and send… Read More
Geek of the Week: Splunk’s Brad Lovering on big data and ‘disruptive transitions’ Brad Lovering is a veteran of the tech industry in the Seattle region — having worked at Microsoft for more… Read More
A little Lone Star love: Microsoft inks big deal with Texas for Office 365 Microsoft just scooped up a big deal for its Office 365 suite of cloud-based productivity products, inking a deal with… Read More
Xbox 360 marks 25 straight months atop U.S. market Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the top-selling console in January in the United States, marking its 25th straight month atop the… Read More
A gamer’s dream: ‘The Art of Video Games’ exhibit debuts Friday at the EMP (PHOTOS) If you’ve ever wanted to jump in a time machine and relive the 40-year history of video games, well, Seattle’s… Read More
Barnes & Noble expects deeper loss in Nook business Barnes & Noble, struggling to gain traction against Amazon’s Kindle, expects its Nook business to go deeper into the red.… Read More
Office on iPad: Microsoft wrestling with $2.5B tradeoff Microsoft is forgoing as much as $2.5 billion a year in extra revenue by not yet putting a full-fledged version… Read More
Search stats: Google and Bing keep climbing as Yahoo slips further behind Google climbed back to 67 percent percent of the U.S. search market in January, putting just a bit more distance… Read More
Microsoft CFO on 7-inch tablets: ‘We’re set up for that’ With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft and its hardware partners have been focusing on larger tablets, with screen sizes… Read More
Valve hires Xbox 360 controller veteran for hardware push It’s not uncommon for video game company Valve to hire Microsoft veterans. Co-founder Gabe Newell himself came from Microsoft. But… Read More
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says search deal with Microsoft needs a boost The Internet search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo appears to be stuck in neutral, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants… Read More
Not just dudes: 38% of Xbox users female, 51% have kids Microsoft wants you to know that not all of its users are stereotypical hardcore gamer bros. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice… Read More
Amazon beats Apple, Disney, Google and everyone else for top corporate reputation Amazon says its mission is to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company,” and it looks like it’s working. The new king of corporate… Read More
Microsoft’s new Xbox Entertainment Studios diving into original content Microsoft has already been taking steps to turn the Xbox 360 into more than just a video game console. Now,… Read More
Microsoft: 24M Kinects sold, Xbox Live hits 46M members Microsoft this afternoon released a wave of stats related to the Xbox 360, including Xbox Live membership growth and the… Read More
Reddit AMA: Bill Gates on internet freedom, Steve Jobs and the Surface Pro Answering questions about everything from his favorite book (The Better Angels of our Nature) to his favorite band (Weezer) to… Read More
Ask Bill Gates anything: Microsoft co-founder answering questions on Reddit UPDATE, 11:55 a.m.: Here’s a transcript of Gates’ answers —— From how much money is in his wallet to his… Read More
Microsoft ad stokes Surface Pro demand amid shortages What was that tablet in that ad during the Grammys? The one with the pen and the USB port? It… Read More
Windows Phone 7.8 update: Users reporting Live Tile glitch At long last, Microsoft has started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.8 update for users of older Windows Phones, giving… Read More
It’s official: PlayStation is back atop the console market PlayStation is once again the king of the worldwide console market. Sony’s latest earnings report, issued Feb. 7, shows unit… Read More
Microsoft explains Surface Pro shortages: Customer response has been ‘amazing’ Having a hard time finding a Surface Pro at your local retailer today? You’re not alone. Here is Microsoft’s statement… Read More
Check out this line for Microsoft’s Surface Pro The photo above, submitted by a GeekWire reader, shows the scene at the Microsoft Store in Seattle’s University Village about… Read More
Launch Day: Microsoft’s Surface Pro 128 GB already selling out online Microsoft launched its Surface Pro tablet today, the first full-fledged Windows 8 machine developed by the company, and already the… Read More
Windows Phone 8 gets Spotify, still waiting on Pandora Spotify, the popular streaming music service, was released this morning for Windows Phone 8, adding an important music app to… Read More
Report: Microsoft close to deal to sell Atlas ad platform to Facebook Microsoft could reach a deal to sell its Atlas ad-serving platform to Facebook as early as next week, helping the… Read More
