Office 365: Microsoft, Google jostle for bragging rights Microsoft is expected to launch its Office 365 service tomorrow, charging businesses a monthly subscription — rather than a one-time… Read More
Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects “[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on KING-5 ‘Up Front’ KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More
WiFi over TV spectrum: Microsoft tests ‘white spaces’ in U.K. Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on… Read More
Microsoft signs Android patent deal with military contractor General Dynamics Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of… Read More
Rapid releases for Firefox: An opportunity for Internet Explorer? Years ago, Microsoft hobbled its browser business by allowing five years to pass between the release of new Internet Explorer… Read More
With ‘super-confidential’ Windows Phone demo, Elop gets tech blogs to eat carrots Having spent quite a bit of time talking with and covering Nokia CEO Stephen Elop during his tenure as a… Read More
Microsoft sees a future for Kinect avatars in health care As Microsoft looks to take its Kinect sensor beyond video games into mainstream computing, a top company executive today provided… Read More
Report: FTC moving ahead with Google antitrust probe A report from the Wall Street Journal this morning is the latest indication that U.S. antitrust regulators are gearing up… Read More
Netflix founder, Microsoft director Reed Hastings joins the board of Facebook Could this signal a deeper alliance between Facebook and Microsoft? That’s how we’re reading the news today that Netflix founder… Read More
Geek of the Week: Laura Massey, Xbox software engineer Laura Massey is big into games, to say the least. She’s a software engineer for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game… Read More
Microsoft wins ‘virtual skywriting’ patent — using picture of real skywriting [Updated below with Microsoft statement on the issue with the image] Microsoft this week was awarded a patent on something… Read More
Amazon tablet to shake up holiday shopping season? A report from DigiTimes out of Taiwan overnight offers the latest clues about rumored plans by Amazon.com to launch its… Read More
A cupcake for Firefox 5: Microsoft has some fun with Mozilla’s new rapid release Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has made a tradition of sending the Firefox team a big, congratulatory IE cake upon the… Read More
Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More
Could RIM’s sinking stock value put the company in play with Microsoft? At a WTIA predictions dinner that I moderated a few years ago, Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain suggested that Microsoft should… Read More
CNBC ‘Power Lunch’ on Microsoft Xbox campus CNBC’s “Power Lunch” will be broadcast on location from Microsoft today, putting a spotlight on the Xbox 360, from a… Read More
Windows Phone 7 ‘Mango’: Reviews show Microsoft making progress in mobile It looks like Gizmodo has found its next favorite phone. And it isn’t from Apple or Google. It’s from Microsoft.… Read More
Microsoft updates SkyDrive, trying to stand out in a cloud Microsoft plans to roll out a series of updates to its free Windows Live SkyDrive service later today, trying to give the… Read More
Microsoft: Zune HD apps coming to Windows Phone Microsoft plans to port its internally developed Zune HD apps to Windows Phone 7 in a move that highlights one… Read More
Skype fires high-ranking execs as Microsoft deal moves ahead Skype has reportedly dismissed a series of top executives — including four vice presidents, and the heads of human resources… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: How this 15-year-old built and sold a cloud-computing startup This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get to talk with Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore’s Inglemoor High… Read More
Kinect on Windows: Results from a 1-day coding marathon In conjunction with its release of a Kinect software development kit for Windows 7 today, Microsoft held a “Code Camp”… Read More
Q&A: Details on Microsoft’s Kinect release for Windows Microsoft this morning officially brought its Kinect motion sensor to Windows PCs — releasing a software development kit that will… Read More
Kinect goes legit on Windows as Microsoft releases software development kit Ready to use your voice and hands to control your PC? How about a virtual orchestra or a flying quadrocopter?… Read More
Microsoft warns computer users of ‘phone scammers’ Hackers and cybercriminals are not only trying to access your data through security holes on the Internet. Now, they are… Read More
Microsoft says Office is still growing fast — cloud or not Microsoft is marking the first anniversary of the Office 2010 launch today with a series of stats that show the… Read More
Ballmer asks for speech advice, gets career advice Microsoft this week invited its industry partners to suggest topics they’d like to hear CEO Steve Ballmer cover during his… Read More
Ad impressions surge for Windows Phone, but Microsoft’s mobile OS share still small Here’s the bad news for Microsoft from Millennial Media’s MobileMix report: Windows Phone commands just one percent of the smartphone… Read More
Apple to pay Nokia undisclosed sums in iPhone patent deal Some major mobile news tonight: Nokia just announced that it has settled its patent dispute with Apple, resolving all patent… Read More
