Video: Foursquare’s first tablet app is for Windows 8 SAN FRANCISCO — Location check-in service Foursquare is expanding beyond smartphone apps to tablets, and it’s starting with a native… Read More
Windows Phone 8 finally coming to Sprint with new HTC, Samsung models The long wait is finally over for Sprint customers wanting to use Windows 8. The carrier announced today that it will offer… Read More
Hands-on with Windows 8.1: What to expect from Microsoft’s big update SAN FRANCISCO — There was a time, not long ago, when Windows users needed to wait three years or more… Read More
Hello, Windows 8.1: Live from Microsoft Build Day 1 SAN FRANCISCO — I’m here in (almost) the front row at Microsoft’s Build developer conference. The company is getting ready… Read More
Pivotal moment for Windows 8, as Microsoft courts devs and preps 8.1 preview Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts Wednesday in San Francisco, giving the company a new chance to generate interest in Windows… Read More
Microsoft cites Windows 8 progress as new apps debut — but will it ever get first dibs? Music video service VEVO already has apps for the iPad and Android, but the company is pointing to its launch… Read More
‘Windows Everywhere’ ad defines Microsoft’s new era, helps explain looming reorg A new Microsoft television ad, airing for the first time tonight, aims to introduce the public to the company’s new… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Inside the personal and powerful world of vlogging, with Chris Pirillo Are you ready to put your life on camera? Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show is Chris… Read More
Pokki maker SweetLabs expanding in Seattle, keeping Windows Start menu alive Who says the Windows Start Menu is dead? SweetLabs, a San Diego-based company whose Pokki app platform replicates the functionality… Read More
Here is the first-ever 8-inch Windows 8 tablet — starting at $380, running on Intel Acer this morning officially unveiled its long-rumored Iconia W3 tablet, billed as the first 8-inch tablet to run Windows 8.… Read More
Windows 8.1: Microsoft confirms Start button’s return and desktop bootup, plus new details It’s official: the Start button is coming back to the Windows desktop … sorta. Microsoft just released a series of… Read More
IDC: Tablets will conquer notebooks this year, surpass total PC market in 2015 Worldwide tablet shipments will grow by more than 58 percent this year, surpassing shipments of portable PCs for the first… Read More
Customer satisfaction with Microsoft software declines slightly after Windows 8 New data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index shows satisfaction with Microsoft software declining slightly this year, falling 1.3 points… Read More
Microsoft to release free Windows 8.1 update as public preview next month Microsoft this morning gave more details about the Windows 8 overhaul known previously as “Windows Blue” — confirming it will… Read More
Microsoft: Don’t compare Windows 8 to a can of soda When The Coca-Cola Company tried to introduce “New Coke” to the market back in 1985, it was considered one of the worst product… Read More
Microsoft posts weird Windows 8 commercials, then promptly takes them down Update: Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live It appears Microsoft either made a mistake by posting new Windows… Read More
Windows 8 hits 100M licenses: ‘Very good, but not good enough,’ says Microsoft exec Microsoft says it has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses since the launch of the new operating system last fall,… Read More
Acer’s leaked Windows 8 tablet aims to rival iPad mini at 8.1 inches, $380 Acer announced a new lineup of Windows 8 notebooks, tablets and hybrids last week, but one product missing from the… Read More
Windows 8 app developers struggling for ad dollars, Microsoft cites seasonality What happened to the ads in those ad-supported Windows 8 apps? That’s the question being asked by many developers of… Read More
Microsoft ships 900k Surface tablets in Q1, breaks into IDC’s top 5 for first time Microsoft is officially back on the radar in the worldwide tablet market, with its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets… Read More
Apple Mac not immune to slump in computer market Apple will report its quarterly earnings Tuesday afternoon, providing the latest glimpse into the sales of the company’s main iPhone,… Read More
Microsoft’s Start button revival: Will this help or hurt Windows 8’s chances? Microsoft does plan to bring back the Start button on the traditional desktop in an upcoming Windows 8 update, but… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Poker legend Phil Gordon is back in the technology game Phil Gordon is a familiar character in the world of professional poker — an accomplished tournament player, author and former… Read More
Microsoft confirms plan to boost security with two-factor login Microsoft this morning confirmed that it will roll out two-factor login for Microsoft Accounts across its major consumer products and… Read More
Report: Microsoft update will give Windows 8 users option to boot directly to desktop As concessions from Microsoft go, this one would be pretty significant, even if it is symbolic. The upcoming “Windows Blue”… Read More
Key analysts downgrade Microsoft stock as traditional PC market struggles Two influential analysts downgraded Microsoft’s shares this morning, another blow to the Redmond company as it struggles to gain traction… Read More
Microsoft’s hits and misses: Insights from a prolific maker of Windows 8 apps The home of Ratio Interactive, in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square, is at first glance pretty much what you’d expect from… Read More
Surface chief hints at broader plans for Microsoft tablet Panos Panay, the corporate vice president in charge of Microsoft’s Surface tablet business, made a brief appearance this morning at… Read More
How Microsoft is battling Apple and Google inside public agencies and schools Microsoft is meeting with hundreds of public officials in Redmond starting this morning for its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit,… Read More
Microsoft confirms ‘Blue’ updates, sets next Build developer event for June Microsoft this morning confirmed plans for an upcoming wave of product updates known inside the company as “Blue,” and announced… Read More
