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Microsoft vs. Google: Closer look at Windows Phone’s ‘subpar’ YouTube experience

Casual users of YouTube on Windows Phone probably won’t notice a big difference from the YouTube app on iPhone. They… Read More

Rough holiday for Barnes & Noble: Nook sales fall 12.6%

Sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook device and e-book business were $311 million for the nine weeks of the 2012… Read More

Skype updates Windows Phone app, temporarily nixes People Hub integration

Microsoft’s Skype Division is temporarily removing integration with Windows Phone’s People Hub in the latest update to its app for… Read More

Report: Microsoft buys Slingbox founder’s home entertainment startup

The tech press loves a good mystery. And one that we’ve been wondering about since news broke last week is… Read More

The top tech stocks of 2012: Shares of Expedia take off

Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech… Read More

Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps

Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More

Farewell, iPhone: A new year, with my new Windows Phone

If my old iPhone 4S is a mid-sized sedan, the device I’ve been using for the past day is more… Read More

Xbox Live apologizes for outage, offers free month of service

Xbox Live users who suffered through a weekend outage are being treated with a post-Christmas gift. Xbox Live offers a… Read More

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire New Year’s Special: Highs, lows and key tech trends to watch in 2013

This week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is a special New Year’s edition — looking back at the highs and… Read More

Barnes & Noble’s Nook adds Pearson as investor, warns of weak holiday sales

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media e-reading and tablet subsidiary this morning announced a new investor, the Pearson education and publishing company, and… Read More

How the ‘Internet of Things’ helped one parent keep Christmas gifts under wraps

Attention parents: File this one away as advice for next year. Microsoft’s Steve Clayton positioned a Twine sensor under the tree prior to… Read More

Windows Phone adds 75,000 apps and games in 2012

Microsoft’s Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than 75,000 new apps… Read More

Looking for a job at Google? Better know Microsoft Office

Google’s momentum vs. Microsoft Office is in the news today: The New York Times reports that Google has scored “an impressive string… Read More

Mark Cuban: Nokia’s Windows Phone ‘crushes’ iPhone 5

High-profile investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban gave Microsoft and Nokia a nice little holiday gift in the form of a… Read More

Microsoft announces its first six retail stores of 2013

With the holiday shopping season wrapped up, Microsoft this morning announced six locations in the U.S. where the company plans… Read More

Is that a Surface under the tree? 6 tips for new Microsoft tablet owners

Congratulations! Someone loved you enough to give you the gift of a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT. I’m imagining you… Read More

Microsoft brings first game with Xbox Live achievements to iOS with Wordament

While rumors continue to swirl about Microsoft Office coming to iOS devices, another Windows product just entered into Apple land.… Read More

Microsoft strategy chief Mundie shifts to advisory role, will retire in 2014

Microsoft this morning confirmed a change of role for Craig Mundie, the longtime Microsoft executive who oversaw the company’s research… Read More

Microsoft patents long-distance virtual handshakes, hugs

It can be tough to stay connected over long distances. Yes, there’s phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter, IM, video chatting… Read More

How the Grinch stole Windows 8: Missing discount points to larger challenge for Microsoft

Parents who want the Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” in app form for their kids this holiday… Read More

Microsoft using 11-year-old salespeople to tout Windows 8

Windows 8 is so easy even kids can use it. At least that’s the message Microsoft wants to get across… Read More

From Apple Maps to Oprah’s iPad: The 10 biggest tech debacles of 2012

Ah, the holiday season. A great time to sit back and reflect on some of the most memorable moments of… Read More

Former Windows chief Sinofsky to teach at Harvard

Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft Windows chief, will return to Harvard Business School as an “executive in residence” this spring,… Read More

Inspired reading: Bill Gates lists the top ten books of 2012 that made him think

Bill Gates is a well-read guy, and it’s been that way for a while. He would check out books from… Read More

Microsoft Kinect helping soldiers with physical therapy

There are lots of applications for Microsoft’s Kinect. Some let you dance your pants off, while others can improve your… Read More

Xbox Live adds AOL, Vimeo short-form video apps

In yet another example of the Xbox 360 turning into an entertainment hub, Xbox Live today added content from video… Read More

AOL marks $1.056B patent sale to Microsoft with $1,056 holiday bonus for employees

Patent sales typically have little to do with the average employee, negotiated and transacted by hordes of lawyers. But now… Read More

Gmail dropping ActiveSync support for new devices — Microsoft ‘very surprised’

The news over the weekend that Google’s Gmail service will be ending support for Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync protocol is a… Read More