New stats show Apple’s Safari running away with mobile, tablet market Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30… Read More
Windows chief: Think of the classic Windows desktop as ‘just another app’ As Microsoft has been previewing new elements of the Windows 8 desktop experience over the past week — including smarter… Read More
Salesforce.com CEO Benioff: Beware of false clouds and Windows Phones Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is in classic form this morning during the keynote at the company’s Dreamforce conference in San… Read More
Nokia asks: What should we call our Windows Phones? Here’s an unusual one: The head of developer marketing for Nokia in North America has put up a poll asking,… Read More
How The New York Times is reinventing your morning read with Microsoft Surface I’d love to get this in my kitchen nook. Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab gets an inside look… Read More
Microsoft loses ground in mobile as Google Android continues to soar The latest comScore report on mobile market share doesn’t paint a very good picture for Microsoft. The software company, which… Read More
Maritz sees Windows PCs below 20% in era of cloud, devices Paul Maritz is now the CEO of VMware, but he was previously the longtime chief of Microsoft’s platforms group —… Read More
Windows 8: Microsoft ties a ribbon on Windows Explorer Microsoft today gave another sneak peek of Windows 8 — showing a new approach to Windows Explorer, the place where… Read More
Box.net: A case study in why Seattle needs to hold onto young tech talent Call it the one that got away. That’s how I felt after reading a detailed profile of Box.net today, the fast-growing… Read More
Microsoft takes ‘more pointed tone’ in comedic jabs at rivals Maybe Microsoft is secretly auditioning for a spot in the fall television sit-com lineup. Following up on its recent “Gmail… Read More
Microsoft offers cash to Oracle, SAP and Salesforce customers Microsoft this morning made a new overture to customers of Oracle, Salesforce.com and SAP — offering $150 in cash per… Read More
PAX: Master Chief, explosions and other Halo 4 highlights Halo fans were lined up around the corner for a panel this morning on Halo 4 at Penny Arcade Expo,… Read More
PAX: Microsoft on the hunt for the best indie Xbox games [Updated below with winners] Situated in a far corner of the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle this weekend is a… Read More
Podcast Rewind: A PC builder’s view on the changing PC market Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Jon Bach, the president of Puget Systems, the custom… Read More
How Microsoft is remaking the first Halo, in 3D, while staying true to the original It’s a Halo fan’s dream this morning at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, as members of Microsoft’s 343 Industries… Read More
Claim: Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone, Android for stability Very interesting piece by Matthew Miller on ZDNet this morning, making the case that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is the… Read More
Judge tosses antitrust claims over Microsoft, Yahoo spam filters A federal judge in California has dismissed a pair of cases that were filed last year against Microsoft and Yahoo… Read More
Windows Phone clues point to support for Internet sharing and front-facing cameras Windows Phone 7.5, the upcoming “Mango” update for Microsoft’s mobile operating system, will let phones double as wifi hotspots, sharing… Read More
What Apple can learn from Microsoft in the Post-Jobs Era The resignation of Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO today starts a new era for the company, and as we all… Read More
Microsoft rallies ex-employees to volunteer, offers funds At many companies, employees who leave aren’t exactly welcomed back with open arms. And certainly there have been some epic… Read More
Amazon, Facebook, PAX and Seattle’s status as a tech hub (GeekWire on KUOW) We talked about HP’s decision to discontinue its webOS devices, the prospects for Amazon.com taking on Apple’s iPad, Facebook’s new… Read More
Another Microsoft alliance in China: MSN teams with Renren social network MSN China has signed an agreement with the social networking site Renren in China to connect features across the two… Read More
Microsoft previews smarter file copying in Windows 8 Microsoft tonight showed a new approach to copying and moving files in Windows 8, the next version of its PC… Read More
Microsoft teams with China’s top Linux vendor in the cloud Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. plan to work together develop and sell cloud cloud computing technologies in the country. The… Read More
Amazon ‘ElastiCache’ promises to boost web app performance Amazon Web Services this morning made a new pitch for running web apps on its cloud computing platform, introducing a… Read More
Seattle Sonics make comeback in latest ‘NBA Jam’ remake Here’s a rare bit of good news for Seattle’s jilted NBA fans: The Glove, The Reign Man and even Detlef… Read More
Microsoft vs. Motorola, webOS vs. WP7, and a notebook that goes nine days on one charge News and notes from the Microsoft beat … Microsoft and Motorola are squaring off starting today in front of the… Read More
Seattle named No. 1 tech city in U.S. by Scientific American* A new ranking by Scientific American magazine names Seattle the top city for technology in the country — ahead of… Read More
Video: Microsoft bridges Xbox, Windows Phone games via Kinect and QR codes Microsoft this morning showed a new way share game content across Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. One Microsoft executive described… Read More
Microsoft allies Ford and Toyota to collaborate on technology standards A new partnership announced between Ford and Toyota this morning is attracting lots of attention, primarily focused on the companies’ plans… Read More
