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Microsoft buys Twisted Pixel

Microsoft is now the proud owner of an undead marionette cowboy. If you haven’t played the crazy (and oddly fun) Xbox… Read More

TechNW: Can Windows Phone become a legitimate No. 3?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been a recurring theme at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s TechNW conference this morning in Seattle.… Read More

What do M&A executives at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce really want?

Reporting from TechNW: If you’re looking to sell your startup company to Microsoft, Facebook, Google or Salesforce.com, you might be… Read More

Microsoft: ‘Zero-day’ threats are less than 1% of exploits

Zero-day security threats can scare the bejeebers out of the tech industry, when hackers and malware are able to target… Read More

Box raises $81M as CEO looks to ‘out-innovate’ Microsoft

Box, the online cloud storage company that was started in Seattle in 2005 by Aaron Levie and Dylan Smith, just… Read More

Zune HD post mortem and fond memories from inside Microsoft

Microsoft has been sending mixed messages about the future of its standalone Zune music hardware over the past several months,… Read More

Microsoft: Android chaos, iPhone 4S bode well for Windows Phone

Microsoft’s top mobile executive, Andy Lees, is talking up the prospects for a Windows Phone comeback in a series of… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: iPhone 4S, Xbox TV, and remembering Steve Jobs

On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we share our thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs, hear what… Read More

AppStoreHQ expands to include Windows Phone apps

AppStoreHQ said today that it has added Windows Phone apps to its web-based search and recommendation engine for mobile apps. Microsoft’s… Read More

Now editing MSN: Hugh Jackman

Microsoft’s MSN is looking to tap into some starpower to spark new interest in the Internet portal. X-Men star Hugh Jackman,… Read More

EU approves Microsoft’s $8.5 billion Skype acquisition

Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase of online communications company Skype just won approval from European regulators, clearing the way for the… Read More

Picture: Microsoft flag at half-staff in honor of Steve Jobs

Microsoft is flying flags at half-staff today and tomorrow at its offices around the world in honor of Steve Jobs,… Read More

HTC posts record profit, buoyed by sales of Android devices

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone giant which maintains North American operations in Bellevue, posted record profit during the third quarter as… Read More

Ex-Microsoft VP emerges at stealthy Indix

In his last role at Microsoft, Sanjay Parthasarathy oversaw the Startup Business Accelerator program where the goal was to jumpstart new business… Read More

Bill Gates: Working with Jobs was ‘an insanely great honor’

It’s easy to focus on rivalries in the technology industry, and certainly there was no love lost between Steve Jobs… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome

The Seattle tech community isn’t perfect, and we’ve certainly been willing to point out and highlight some of the deficiencies. But… Read More

Report: Microsoft weighs another Yahoo acquisition bid

[Update: Bloomberg News reports Microsoft is “nowhere close” to making a Yahoo bid. AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher likewise throws cold water… Read More

Microsoft’s new Xbox TV service: Yes, you still have to pay for cable

A new Xbox TV service, announced by Microsoft this morning, aims to give the company’s Xbox 360 game console a… Read More

As Apple unveils iPhone 4S, Android continues to surge

Apple released its new iPhone 4S this week, touting an 8 megapixel camera, better battery life and improved speeds. But is… Read More

Update: Microsoft confirms Comcast, Verizon, HBO, Bravo and others for Xbox Live TV

Update: As expected, the Verizon announcement was just the beginning. A Microsoft blog post says the company has signed up… Read More

iCloud: Apple’s 2011 video a lot like Microsoft’s 2008 vision

Foresight often isn’t enough in the technology industry, without good timing and execution. Apple will be testing this theory once… Read More

Xbox Live TV: Details from Microsoft expected today

A few months back, Microsoft revealed plans to debut a new TV service through Xbox Live, with news, sports and… Read More

Google co-founders’ kids can’t avoid Microsoft technology

The families of Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been using their Google+ and Facebook accounts to build buzz for Bumble Los Altos,… Read More

Microsoft’s iPod rival, Zune, confirmed dead by support page

A support page for Microsoft Zune confirms what we’ve known for a while: Microsoft will no longer be producing new… Read More

SharePoint rival marches band into Microsoft conference

Microsoft’s SharePoint conference in Anaheim this morning played host to an unscheduled — and unwelcome — musical interlude courtesy of… Read More

Microsoft board gives Ballmer a 2% pay increase, says he’s underpaid

Microsoft’s annual proxy statement was just issued via the Securities and Exchange Commission. We’re still going through the fine print,… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks vet takes control at Control 4; changes at Cray; thePlatform; and more

Control 4, a Salt Lake City, Utah maker of home automation technologies, has named former RealNetworks and Bungee Labs executive… Read More

Microsoft restores Zune HD page, calls removal a mistake

Microsoft’s Zune HD is experiencing its own special brand of purgatory. But it’s not officially dead … yet. The Redmond company… Read More

Adapx links digital pen technology with SharePoint

Adapx, the maker of data capture and digital pen software technologies, has released a new version of its Capturx software… Read More

Andy Rooney targets Bill Gates in 2nd best rant in PC history

As much as Andy Rooney might have turned himself into a caricature over the years, he is an iconic crank,… Read More