Android vs. iOS: 136 million to 27 million shipments in Q3 Android continued to gain market share during the third quarter, accounting for 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. That compared… Read More
Halo’s success by the numbers: 46 million games, $3 billion in revenue You already knew that Halo was a popular series and here are the numbers to prove it. Just days before… Read More
Real politics: Why candidates are sprouting from RealNetworks and other tech companies A few months ago, I wrote a story about the role that RealNetworks has played in creating a wave of… Read More
A Steve Jobs flash mob; iPad fans react to Windows 8; and October’s other top posts Whoa, what a month. Was it us, or did the technology industry simply explode with activity in October? Every day… Read More
Microsoft founders Allen, Gates reconnect after year-long rift Paul Allen’s memoir, Idea Man, is out in paperback this week, and the Microsoft co-founder has penned an epilogue updating… Read More
Microsoft Surface Diary: ‘Remind me how you control this thing again?’ Before my family started using our new Microsoft Surface tablet, we spent a little time going over the navigation techniques… Read More
Office 365 migration service SkyKick raises $1.1 million SkyKick, a Seattle startup designed to help businesses easily move to Office 365, confirmed with GeekWire that it has raised… Read More
VIDEO: Ballmer amps up developer crowd with Microsoft Surface giveaway No, he didn’t yell “developers, developers, developers” — maybe that’s too old-school at this point — but Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More
Twitter and Dropbox are making new Windows 8 apps OK, so Windows 8 is out, but what about the apps? Microsoft exec Steve Guggenheimer is on stage right now (above)… Read More
Microsoft: 4M individual Windows 8 upgrades sold I’m over at the Microsoft Build conference in Redmond this morning, where CEO Steve Ballmer is addressing a crowd of… Read More
From iOS and Android to Windows 8: Bsquare launches app porting service Calling Windows 8 “probably the biggest porting opportunity in the history of the industry,” Bellevue-based Bsquare this morning launched a… Read More
Ballmer on Apple: ‘We’ll give them a run for their money’ During an interview with Mashable today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was asked for his thoughts on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s… Read More
Apple vs. Microsoft: Whose store was a bigger draw on this big weekend? (Photos) The ongoing rivalry between Apple and Microsoft is playing out in various environments — from corporate IT departments to decisions… Read More
Microsoft Surface Day 3: Hardware, Skype, and trying to link Surface to iPhone Microsoft’s new Surface tablet is the first computer developed end-to-end by the longtime software company. So how is the hardware? Equal… Read More
Microsoft Surface Day 2: Setting up our new ‘iPad’ In my house, our gadgets tend to go by alternative names that speak to the ways certain members of the… Read More
Microsoft Surface Day 1: The unboxing and bootup My family’s new Microsoft Surface — the one that I convinced my wife to buy instead of an iPad —… Read More
VIDEO: Why these people bought a Microsoft Surface Why wait in line for a Microsoft Surface? That’s the question we asked outside the Microsoft Store in Seattle today.… Read More
Yes, there’s a line for Surface in Seattle — with lots of Microsofties in it OK, so I’m here at the University Village in Seattle, and there is in fact a line for Microsoft Surface,… Read More
Why the Windows 8 launch isn’t as big as you’ve been told Three years ago, I was working at Microsoft to ensure that the security response process didn’t get in the way… Read More
Now will you line up for Surface? Microsoft Stores offer $100 Xbox Music pass The launch of Microsoft’s Surface tablet tomorrow is generating lots of buzz, but will it generate lines? Actually, the answer… Read More
Apple’s Tim Cook: Microsoft Surface ‘compromised’ and ‘confusing’ — like a flying car On Apple’s earnings call just now, CEO Tim Cook was asked for his opinion of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and its… Read More
Apple iPad sales miss estimates in latest quarter Apple sold 14 million iPads in its latest quarter, up 26 percent but still below the expectations of Wall Street… Read More
Amazon debuts Kindle app for Windows 8, ahead of Microsoft partner Nook Amazon just announced its new Kindle app for Windows 8 — getting in on the ground floor with the new… Read More
Windows 8 launch: Sinofsky defends ‘bold’ overhaul of Microsoft’s flagship product Microsoft is holding its Windows 8 launch event right now in New York City, where Windows chief Steven Sinofsky is… Read More
Which browser for that web app? Browsium’s new tool lets the IT team decide Browsium, a Redmond company run by a team of former Microsoft managers, has developed a new tool that lets companies… Read More
Here comes Windows 8: What’s at stake for Microsoft Later this morning, at a launch event in New York City, Microsoft will introduce Windows 8 to the world. Tomorrow,… Read More
Microsoft Surface: The comeback story begins? Two days and counting, my new Surface will arrive. As an avid gadget guy, I’m pumped about this launch with… Read More
EU escalates Microsoft case, issues Windows 8 warning The European Commission this morning took another step toward a possible fine against Microsoft and delivered a public warning to… Read More
Cheat Sheet: iPad mini, Kindle Fire, Surface, Nexus 7 FOLLOW-UP: Tablet Cheat Sheet 2.0: Now an editable spreadsheet People thinking about buying tablets now have no shortage of options… Read More
Apple confirms iPad mini: 7.9 inches, starts at $329 UPDATED: Apple has wrapped up its media event in California, where the company’s top marketing exec, Phil Schiller, confirmed the… Read More
