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Picture of the Week: Microsoft’s new-and-improved BSOD

Yep, it’s a new era at Microsoft. Even the Blue Screen of Death is getting a cutesy makeover. Try as… Read More

Morning Radar: iPhone 5 craziness, PS3 legal alert, more on Windows 8

A few of the stories and headlines catching our attention this morning … Rumors about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 launch… Read More

First Look: Xbox Live on Windows 8 (Video)

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft is giving attendees at its Build conference here an early look at the Xbox Live application… Read More

Live Chat on Windows 8, coming up at noon today

Posting from Anaheim: Do you have questions about Windows 8? Curious what the experience is like? Want to talk about… Read More

How Microsoft interns blazed a trail for Windows 8 apps

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft today is announcing a new toolkit to help independent software developers connect Windows 8 apps to… Read More

How to get Windows 8 right now — at your own risk

Posting from Anaheim: Following its preview of Windows 8 for hardware and software developers here yesterday, Microsoft last night released a very… Read More

Windows 8: Microsoft’s sexy new … Task Manager

Windows 8’s new tile-based interface is getting lots of attention today, but here’s some real eye candy for us computer… Read More

Windows Store to be exclusive channel for new ‘Metro’ apps

Posting from Anaheim: On stage right now at Microsoft’s Build conference, Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky is previewing Windows 8… Read More

This is Windows 8: Hands-on with Microsoft’s radically different operating system

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft isn’t kidding when it says Windows 8 will be the biggest overhaul of its flagship operating system… Read More

Picture: On the scene at Microsoft Build in Anaheim

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft’s Build conference doesn’t officially begin until Tuesday morning, but people have started to arrive, and the… 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

At long last, Windows getting a new ‘fast startup’ mode

For years Microsoft has talked about making Windows PCs boot up faster, trying to get as close as possible to… 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

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

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

HP, Apple, iPad, webOS and the upheaval of the PC market

Hewlett-Packard is the largest PC maker in the world, significantly outpacing even longtime rival Dell these days. So it was… Read More

Too much tablet? Apple, Microsoft at risk of overdose

The changes in Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion, released Wednesday, start with the way people get the updated operating… Read More

Apple, Microsoft and the divergence of the personal computer market

Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will… Read More

WSJ: Amazon plans Android tablet, touch-screen Kindle

Amazon has been rumored for months to be working on its own multipurpose tablet computer, but this report by the… Read More

Microsoft: Windows 7 hits 400 million licenses sold

At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles this morning, Microsoft updated its Windows 7 sales figures — saying that… Read More

Microsoft Bing innovates on iPad with ‘Lasso’ quick search

Microsoft today is releasing an update for its well-received Bing app for Apple’s iPad, with a new feature designed to… Read More

Microsoft issues new Internet Explorer 10 tech preview

Microsoft today released a new preview of the technology going into Internet Explorer 10, the next version of its web… 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

A Microsoft-branded tablet? Report says company is considering it

Microsoft is thinking about coming out with its own brand of tablet computer to better compete with the iPad, according… 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

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Groupon’s IPO, Microsoft’s Windows 8, and Twitter’s place in the world

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Groupon’s IPO, the unveiling of Microsoft’s next Windows version, and the end… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 8 demo video is a low-budget hit

Microsoft’s video this week unveiling the new Windows 8 interface was remarkable not just for the content but for the… Read More

Windows 8: A radical change for Windows, and a huge gamble for Microsoft

Early versions of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, developed a decade ago, had the feel of the Windows PC desktop. The theory… Read More

Windows 8, the first real glimpse: Tiles on a tablet

[Updated below] Microsoft’s Windows 8 will offer new start screen optimized for tablet/slate computers that uses a tile interface reminiscent… Read More

Internet Explorer 10: Windows Vista users out of luck

It might sound impossible, but Microsoft is about to make its Windows Vista operating system even more undesirable. The Redmond… Read More