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AT&T paying TiVo at least $215M in settlement over Microsoft-powered TV system

Updated with Microsoft response. TiVo says it will receive $215 million, and probably much more, under a settlement with AT&T… Read More

Microsoft celebrates U.S. demise of Internet Explorer 6 with cake and souvenirs

It’s not every day that a company cuts a cake and sends out commemorative souvenirs in honor of one of… Read More

New Microsoft patent: Walking directions that avoid crime-ridden neighborhoods

Microsoft was issued a patent today on a computer system for “pedestrian route production” — better known as walking directions… Read More

Xbox Live tries to appease fight fans after UFC ‘disaster’

Microsoft’s recent Xbox Live update took the gaming console further into the world of live television, including sports. But the company… Read More

A big day on the 520 bridge: Why I’m happy about the tolls

Today the Seattle region begins a massive experiment in behavioral psychology and regional transportation. Following the holiday week, it’s the… Read More

As IE falls overall, Microsoft touts IE9 gains on Windows 7

Internet Explorer’s overall market share, which stood at more than 90 percent seven years ago, fell again in December 2011… Read More

Microsoft Kinect in the Rose Parade: Behind-the-scenes videos and a giant Xbox 360

I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good marching band, so I make a point of tuning in to… Read More

Not so smart anymore: Microsoft’s watches are done

Microsoft’s Smart Personal Object Technology, also known as SPOT, was originally unveiled by Bill Gates a decade ago. It was… Read More

Nasdaq closes with a loss for 2011: A look back at the top and bottom performers

It was a tough year for most of the publicly-traded tech companies in Washington state, with just a handful posting… Read More

Microsoft and Google: Comparing their top 10 official blog posts of 2011

A listing of the year’s most popular posts from an official company blog can say a lot about that company,… Read More

A message from Arfa: Remembering a remarkable girl who made a mark on Microsoft

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

Google, Apple pull further ahead of Microsoft in smartphone wars

Google and Apple are pulling even further ahead of Microsoft and RIM in the smartphone wars. According to the latest… Read More

Year in Review: The 100 most popular stories on GeekWire

Whoa, can we catch our breath now? We’ve certainly had plenty to cover on the tech beat over the past… Read More

How the high price of tolls will force the Seattle region’s workers to get creative

Landscape architect Tom Early has always been economical about his daily commute over the 520 bridge between Seattle and Kirkland,… Read More

Tech Moves: Banyan Branch expands; SonoSite taps a new CFO; Radarworks; and more

Banyan Branch, the fast-growing social media agency, has named Jennifer Blank Hecht to the positon of senior vice president of… Read More

Seven apps just for navigating the 520 tolls: GeekWire’s reviews and recommendations

What happens when the state starts tolling a bridge traversed by thousands of tech workers every day? An explosion of… Read More

Windows Phone: Apollo ‘superphones’ coming in 2012

The tech site WMPoweruser has an interesting glimpse into the future of Windows Phone today, posting what it describes as a leaked… Read More

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars

Over the weekend, an Epic Games forum post broke the news of a Microsoft policy change for virtual “gun-like” accessories… Read More

Windows Phone: Why apps are still the big stumbling block

Last week, right before the holiday break, I started having problems with my trusty old iPhone. The people on the… Read More

Nokia reviving Zune device? Nope, it’s just a name badge

Given all the twists and turns in the story of Microsoft’s Zune music devices, a series of posts about a… Read More

Former Windows Phone GM on the challenge facing Microsoft’s ‘superior’ smartphone platform

Last week we published a thought-provoking guest commentary by Windows Phone loyalist (and former Microsoftie) David Aronchick explaining why he… Read More

A right to bear virtual arms? Xbox Live removing guns from Avatar Marketplace

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars Looks like there’s no such thing as a… Read More

Microsoft in a better place than many people think, concludes Bernstein report

Popular sentiment about Microsoft assumes “an unrealistically bad scenario” for the company’s future, concludes a recent Bernstein Research report. The firm say Microsoft… Read More

Chart: How we’re spending time on our game consoles

Millions of people are waking up to new video-game consoles under the tree this morning. But how they end up… Read More

Cloud battle in Berkeley: Here’s why Cal chose Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365

Organizations everywhere are debating the best way to migrate systems to the cloud. And one of the biggest decisions that… Read More

Kinect in space? Researcher wants to use Microsoft device to weigh astronauts

With the expansion of Microsoft’s Kinect beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows, computer scientists and researchers are coming up with… Read More

From Amazon to Zillow: The eight big tech triumphs of 2011

As the year draws to a close, we’ve been looking back at some of the key moments of 2011 in… Read More

Poll: Are you Good to Go? Most drivers aren’t ready for new 520 bridge tolls

It is going to get a lot more costly to cross the 520 floating bridge next week — one of… Read More

Windows 8 Picture Password: Serious security or just a toy?

Windows 8’s Picture Password feature — which will let users sign in by drawing a personalized pattern across a photo on… Read More

The two (and only two) ways Microsoft can survive the phone wars

Guest Commentary: The tale of Microsoft killing its Courier tablet project is both riveting and familiar. With Microsoft making two-thirds of… Read More