It’s official: PCs are back Microsoft’s original mission was “a computer on every desk and in every home.” OK, sure, it was a “temporal goal,”… Read More
Q&A: Windows business chief calls Windows 8 launch a solid start, but just a start Sitting in a conference room at Microsoft Windows headquarters in Redmond last week, Tami Reller was surrounded by a fleet… Read More
Can Microsoft finally make the stylus go mainstream? The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging… Read More
Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel, technology company behind CNN’s Magic Wall Microsoft is acquiring Perceptive Pixel, a New York-based company known as a pioneer in multitouch technologies for large displays. Founded… Read More
Microsoft: Windows 8 to hit the market at end of October Windows 8 is on track to be released to computer makers the first week of August, and it will be… 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
Windows 8: What Microsoft needs to prove this week For better or worse, the upcoming week is shaping up as one of the most pivotal in Microsoft’s history. Over… 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
Google Chromebooks: The past or future of computing? Google’s Chromebook computers are making their debut in stores this week to mixed reviews. With instant-on startup, all-day battery life… Read More
How it works: AMD’s new Accelerated Processing Unit Here’s one for the silicon geeks. At a conference in Bellevue this morning, AMD introduced its new Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing… Read More
IDC cuts PC forecast as iPad, Kindle and friends take toll The IDC market research firm today reduced its forecast for PC shipments for 2011 to 4.2 percent, from its previous… Read More
Microsoft customer satisfaction hits new high as Windows 7 takes hold Have we finally witnessed the death of the Blue Screen of Death? OK, so that’s still a bit of a reach,… Read More
Are iPads mobile devices? A few experts weigh in Are iPads and other tablet computers mobile devices? That was one of the lively discussions today at the MobileNorthwest conference in… Read More
Windows 7 hits 350 million: Putting the data in perspective Microsoft this morning announced that Windows 7 has reached 350 million licenses sold in 18 months on the market. It’s… Read More
Revenge of the iPad? PC market tanks in first quarter New numbers this afternoon from the IDC research firm show worldwide PC shipments falling 3.2% during the first quarter —… Read More
