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Google, Microsoft and Yahoo lead list of the top 50 most visited Web properties in the U.S.

Google ranked as the most visited Web site during the month of November, attracting 186 million visitors. That was just… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: The 13-year-old patent filing in the middle of a smartphone war

The year was 1998. Bill Clinton was president, the original PlayStation was going head-to-head with the Nintendo 64, and a… Read More

Yahoo targeting Madrona’s Brian McAndrews, Hulu’s Jason Kilar and others for CEO post

Venture capitalist Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Seattle online advertising powerhouse aQuantive, and Jason Kilar, a former Amazon.com executive… Read More

Whoa, Amazon considered buying BlackBerry maker RIM

I guess Amazon.com really is serious about getting into the mobile phone business. Reuters today reported that the Seattle online… Read More

Motorola infringes one Microsoft patent, but not six others, ITC judge rules

Motorola has violated elements of one Microsoft patent, but it hasn’t infringed on six other Microsoft patents that were the… Read More

Microsoft Lync apps now available for iPhone and iPad

Microsoft’s Lync product group today rounded out its lineup of mobile apps with the release of apps for iPhone and… Read More

Free Wi-Fi arrives at 50 airports this holiday, thanks to Skype

Travelers across the U.S. will get a little holiday cheer thanks to Skype, which announced today that it is rolling… Read More

New Apple TV details: There’s gotta be more to it than this

Apple is moving forward with plans for its own television set, according to a Wall Street Journal report today, citing… Read More

Paul Allen on space travel; Seattle’s risk-averse VCs… and other comments of the week

The best insights, observations, comments and random zingers we heard this week. “That (Microsoft) is gone. In its place is… Read More

Microsoft Bing makes headway in 2011, almost matching Yahoo in market share

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is still No. 3 in the U.S. search market, but not by much. The Redmond company… Read More

Microsoft unleashes year-end flurry of apps for iPhone, Windows Phone and Android

Who says Microsoft doesn’t ship products quickly enough? It has actually been tough keeping up with the company lately …… Read More

Hardware: Microsoft has a $50 keyboard for your iPad

Microsoft Hardware today announced a new Bluetooth mobile keyboard that might just turn the heads of a few iPad owners.… Read More

New Zealand cloud computing company sets up shop in Seattle

GreenButton, a New Zealand company that helps businesses more easily move information to the cloud, has established new offices in… Read More

Morning Radar: Steve Jobs is ‘most fascinating’ of 2011; Cheezburger’s latest; Big Fish; Wetpaint and more

A quick rundown of stories and offbeat tidbits catching our attention this morning … Pet and animal lovers can now get… Read More

Microsoft vets emerge with cloud computing upstart Uhuru Software

Former Microsoft vice president Jawad Khaki drew on his Tanzanian heritage as inspiration for his new startup company, Uhuru Software. In… Read More

Microsoft plans true auto updates for Internet Explorer

Microsoft plans to streamline the way Internet Explorer is upgraded through its Windows Update process, aiming to move more PC… Read More

Tech CEO report card: Approval ratings drop for Ballmer, Bezos and others

Glassdoor.com is rolling out its annual “Naughty and Nice” list for technology CEOs. And, as it turns out, it looks… Read More

Microsoft’s latest iPhone app: Kinectimals game now on iOS

Microsoft this morning took another step to expand the world of Xbox 360 games to Apple iOS devices, releasing a… Read More

Microsoft’s Ballmer shakes up Windows Phone leadership

Andy Lees, the longtime Microsoft executive who oversaw the company’s transition to the new Windows Phone platform, is being replaced… Read More

Microsoft and education: lead or cheerlead?

In the Seattle area there is a powerhouse co-founded by Bill Gates, dedicated to using advances in technology to change… Read More

Microsoft charging for consumer tech support with new ‘Answer Desk’ service

How much support should come free with the purchase of a tech product? And when does it become something people… Read More

Nissan and Microsoft partner on CRM and cloud computing

Microsoft and Nissan announced a partnership this morning, but not to put the Redmond company’s technology in Nissan vehicles. The… Read More

Microsoft sells record 1.7M Xbox 360s in U.S. in November

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 registered another month atop the U.S. console market in November, posting record sales as the peak holiday… Read More

Apple following the lead of Microsoft Kinect? It’s only natural

Microsoft may have some catching up to do with Apple in the area of speech interfaces and intelligent assistants on… Read More

Microsoft and GE creating new health care company in Seattle region, employing 750 to start

Updated with additional details from Microsoft. In a surprise joint venture between two corporate giants, Microsoft and General Electric plan… Read More

Microsoft makes Xbox Live app for iPhone and iPad

In an unexpected move, Microsoft today came out with a free Xbox Live app for iPhone and iPad, coinciding with… Read More

Microsoft details Windows Store, set to debut with Windows 8 beta in February

Microsoft today previewed the Windows Store, the new app marketplace that will be included in Windows 8, the next version… Read More

Update: Microsoft says Xbox Live refresh now rolling out

Update, Tuesday evening: Here’s the latest from Microsoft: The Xbox update is currently on its way to all 35 million… Read More

Largely irrelevant? Here’s what IDC says on Windows 8

A line about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 from an IDC report is getting lots of attention this week for predicting that… Read More

Microsoft’s big Xbox Live update is ‘slightly delayed’

The rollout of Microsoft’s Xbox Live dashboard update, originally planned for this morning, has been “slightly delayed,” according to a message… Read More