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Windows Phone Diary: So long Lumia 920, hello HTC 8X

A couple weeks after switching from an iPhone to a Lumia 920 Windows Phone, I was struggling to explain why… Read More

Microsoft GM: Surface Pro arriving in “coming weeks”

Thanks to Twitter, now we have an idea for a Surface Pro debut date. On my way to the factory… Read More

Big win for Microsoft: Facebook partnering with Bing for “Graph Search”

While employees at Google may be worried about Facebook’s latest move, the Bing people over at Microsoft are pumping their… Read More

Analyst: Microsoft Surface estimate cut in half to 1 million

Analysts have been projecting sales numbers for Microsoft’s Surface and it isn’t looking good for the Redmond software giant. UBS… Read More

Attention developers: Here’s a chance to have your Windows app appear on primetime TV

If you have incredible talent, there are lots of well-known competitions to help showcase your skills. American Idol, Top Chef… Read More

New stats: Windows 8 launch greeted by PC market decline

Tablets such as the iPad continued to cut into traditional PC sales during the holiday season, and the launch of… Read More

Microsoft: Big possibilities for ‘IllumiRoom’ technology

“Some companies talk about a reality distortion field — we’ve actually built one.” That is how Eric Rudder, Microsoft’s chief… Read More

How many cows are in Canada and 24 other wacky interview questions from Amazon, Google and more

Oh my, job interviewers will sometimes say the darndest things. And thanks to Glassdoor now we know what might be… Read More

Xbox 360 wins holiday season in U.S., marks two straight years atop market

The Xbox 360 is champ once again. Microsoft’s console was the best-selling console in the United States last month, marking… Read More

Confirmed: Former Slingbox leader joins Xbox as Microsoft buys his startup

Blake Krikorian, the former CEO of Slingbox maker Sling Media, has joined Microsoft as a corporate vice president in the… Read More

Microsoft IllumiRoom turns entire room into video game

Oh, man. The video above is the definition of cool. And it perhaps offers a little glimpse into the capabilities… Read More

Microsoft warns Messenger users: Skype deadline coming

Emails were sent out to Windows Live Messenger users today notifying them that the Microsoft is shutting down the chat service… Read More

Report: NBA returning to Seattle with help from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

Watch the video above. This is what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — and frankly, the rest of the Seattle sports… Read More

CES 2013: Windows 8 Ultrabook tablets draw crowds at big tech show

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft’s Windows 8 may be getting a bashing in some corners of the tech media, but to… Read More

An ‘unrecognizable’ Seattle: One MIT geek’s take on the ‘rainy’ city

Having grown up in Portland, I didn’t really think anything would come as much of a surprise during my career… Read More

Microsoft says it sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses

This just in: Microsoft announced at the CES that the company has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses. Windows CMO/CFO… Read More

POLL: Do you like Steve Ballmer’s new haircut?

Breaking news: Steve Ballmer is bald. Just kidding about the breaking news part, unless you’re obsessed with keeping track of… Read More

Bill Gates to keynote SXSWedu conference

While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack… Read More

Video: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer crashes CES keynote

For the first time in many years, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t deliver the preshow keynote address at the Consumer… Read More

Holy moly: Samsung sold 500 handsets per minute and made $8.3 billion last quarter

How many handsets do you think Samsung sold per minute during October through December of last year? 10? 30? Try… Read More

Infographic: There’s a career for everyone at Microsoft

From the Surface to social to SkyDrive, there’s a little something for everyone at Microsoft. That’s at least according this… Read More

Sprint, Verizon expanding Windows Phone lineup

Sprint will launch its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones by this summer, from HTC and Samsung, the wireless carrier announced… Read More

Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads — half of them in past year

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than… Read More

Report: Thieves steal iPads from Microsoft, leave everything else

Thieves who targeted Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus over the holiday break walked away with five iPads but apparently didn’t consider… Read More

Microsoft inks $617 million deal to bring Windows 8 to 330,000 Department of Defense employees

Score one for Microsoft. The Redmond software giant just inked a three-year, $617 million software deal with the United States Department… Read More

Windows Phone Diary: Week 1 of an uncertain relationship

Let me start with what I love about my new Windows Phone. Then I’ll get to the rest. I am… Read More

Look out, ex-Windows chief Sinofsky is blogging again

He couldn’t stay away from the keyboard for long. Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft Windows president, launched his own blog today called… Read More

Microsoft criticizes FTC’s Google decision as ‘weak’ and a ‘missed opportunity’

Microsoft this evening criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission‘s newly announced antitrust agreements with Google — calling the outcome of… Read More

Future of Xbox? Microsoft acquisition includes patents for ultimate home remote

Not much is known about id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., the stealthy home automation startup founded by former Sling Media CEO… Read More

Google, Samsung dominate mobile market share from September to November

Samsung and Google, at least from September to November, reigned supreme in the smartphone world. comScore revealed data from the… Read More