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Ballmer defends Microsoft, and his leadership, over dinner

How’s that for a magazine cover? Bloomberg Businessweek latest issue features Steve Ballmer, whose reign as Microsoft CEO is analyzed… Read More

Xbox console maker resolves dispute with Chinese workers after threats of suicide

Foxconn Technology Group is in the spotlight again. The giant Chinese contract electronics maker — the subject of playwright Mike… Read More

CES: Windows Phone outpaces rivals in Microsoft speed challenge

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft is promoting Windows Phone here at the Consumer Electronics Show with a publicity stunt that… Read More

Report: Microsoft may cut hundreds of jobs as Ballmer looks to restructure marketing

Bloomberg News reports today that Microsoft is considering a restructuring of the company’s marketing efforts, a move that could cost… Read More

Geek of the Week: U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel is on a mobile mission at CES

Posting from Las Vegas: The last time we bumped into Steven VanRoekel at the Consumer Electronics Show, he was working… Read More

Introducing the GeekWire Meetup and Game Night: Who will be the Lord of Catan?

Are the short days and cloudy skies getting you down? Need a break from that long coding session? Or, are… Read More

Kinect for Windows: What’s actually happening on Feb. 1 — and what isn’t

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer generated lots of applause and more than a little confusion with this… Read More

Office 365 users on Android reporting mystery email glitch

[Post updated below with Microsoft statement and fix.] People using Android devices with Microsoft’s Office 365 online service have been… Read More

CES: Nokia Lumia 900, two early hands-on observations

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft and Nokia are betting big on the Lumia 900, the Windows Phone officially unveiled here… Read More

CES: Dell jumps into the Ultrabook game with XPS 13

Posting from Las Vegas: This year’s Consumer Electronics Show may well be remembered as the year of the Ultrabook, and… Read More

Microsoft Flight hands-on: It’s a blast, and no mere game

Posting from Las Vegas: The Consumer Electronics Show here this week offers a sneak peek of Microsoft Flight, the successor to… Read More

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga: First buzzworthy Windows 8 PC?

Posting from Las Vegas: Notebooks that convert into tablets aren’t new, but Lenovo is turning heads here at the Consumer Electronics… Read More

CES Videos: The two most unusual moments from Microsoft’s final keynote

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft last night gave its final Consumer Electronics Show keynote address, and it was anything but… Read More

Chart: Kinect surpasses 25% of Xbox 360 installed base

One piece of news disclosed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer here at the Consumer Electronics Show last night was that… Read More

Live from CES: Microsoft keynote ends a tech tradition — with host Ryan Seacrest?!

Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft delivered its final Consumer Electronics Show keynote address tonight with some modest bits of news… Read More

Video: UW students utilize the Kinect to teach math

The study of mathematics is largely about abstract theories. But Jeb Pavleas and Jack Chang Keng-Wei — two enterprising students at… Read More

CES: Nokia makes it official with Lumia 900 unveiling

Posting from Las Vegas: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop just confirmed on stage here that the mobile phone maker will be… Read More

CES Video: Steve Ballmer makes big entrance for AT&T

Steve Ballmer is known for some memorable moments on stage, and AT&T Mobility chief Ralph de la Vega was almost… Read More

CES: HTC Titan II Windows Phone boasts 16MP camera

Posting from Las Vegas: On stage at AT&T’s event here just now, HTC CEO Peter Chou detailed plans to offer… Read More

Live from CES: AT&T’s latest phones, with a hint of Nokia — and Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer

Posting from Las Vegas: I’m at AT&T’s event at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning, where the company is expected… Read More

CES: Will your next Windows PC come from TV giant Vizio?

Posting from Las Vegas: The market for Windows PCs promises to get more competitive with the news this weekend that… Read More

CES: Nokia set to unveil a ‘sleek’ new Windows Phone

Posting from Las Vegas: Some of Microsoft’s biggest pieces of news from the Consumer Electronics Show should be officially confirmed… Read More

CES, here we come: What we’ll be watching (and wearing!) at the big tech show next week

I’m packing my gear in preparation for my annual trek to Las Vegas, where I’ll be covering the Consumer Electronics… Read More

Meet the new ‘four horsemen’ of tech: Sorry, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco and Intel

Oh, how the technology landscape has changed. Ten years ago, the industry was dominated by names such as Microsoft, Intel,… Read More

Ray Ozzie’s new startup has ‘huge goals’ for new era of social communication

Ray Ozzie, the Lotus Notes creator who replaced Bill Gates as Microsoft’s chief software architect, lifted the lid just a… Read More

Review: Nokia’s first U.S. Windows Phone is a solid start, especially for 50 bucks

Mobile phone giant Nokia is a week away from its return to the U.S. smartphone market, planning to launch its… Read More

Microsoft settles suit over urinal and bedroom scenes in Windows Phone ads

Microsoft and its advertising agency have reached a settlement with a company that accused them of copying its ads in… Read More

Update on Arfa: Doctors now hopeful about Microsoft programming prodigy

[Update Jan. 14: Arfa has passed away, according to reports from Pakistan. See our follow-up story: Arfa Karim Randhawa, 1995-2012: Hear her… Read More

Yahoo picks PayPal president Scott Thompson as new CEO

Well, at the end of the day and after weeks of speculation, Yahoo didn’t go with a former Microsoft or… Read More

‘Microsoft Flight’ will be free to play, takeoff set for spring

Microsoft Flight, the successor to the company’s discontinued Flight Simulator franchise, will be distributed starting this spring as a free… Read More