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Microsoft: ‘Zero-day’ threats are less than 1% of exploits

Zero-day security threats can scare the bejeebers out of the tech industry, when hackers and malware are able to target… 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

Will Microsoft get patent royalties from Amazon’s Kindle Fire?

Jeff Bezos just announced a new Kindle Fire tablet based on Google’s Android operating system. Steve Ballmer says Microsoft deserves… Read More

Windows 8 and Windows Live ID: Microsoft’s privacy policy

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with the optional ability to sign in using a Windows Live ID,… Read More

Windows 8: Microsoft wants to trademark the word ‘Charm’

Look out, Harry Potter: Microsoft seems to be serious about its new charms. Showing off Windows 8’s features for the… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, iPhone 5, tablets on a plane, and making TV more social

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview, talk about the latest iPhone… Read More

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

Microsoft’s Ballmer: 500,000 downloads of Windows 8

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in town for the company’s annual meeting with financial analysts this afternoon, is… 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

IE9 share tops 20% on Windows 7 even as IE usage slips overall

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser is now used on more than 20 percent of PCs running Windows 7 worldwide, outpacing… 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

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

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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

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

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 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

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GeekWire Radio: A wild week in tech, the future of computing, and tips from a PC insider

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap a wild week in the technology world — including… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Can you identify this Windows sound?

[Update: The answer is Windows 2000. (We also accepted Windows ME or Windows Millennium Edition.) Thanks to everyone who played… 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