Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Page updated at 07:31 a.m.
MIX10: The hit list of metaphors from Microsoft Researcher Bill Buxton Posted by Sharon Chan - NEW - 3/17, 06:19 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Bill Buxton is the Doc Brown of Microsoft - a mane of white hair, high energy on stage, a mind that flutters like butterfly from topic to topic that somehow ends up landing back on his message, which is about designing technology for humans. He spoke to Web designers and developers at MIX on Tuesday, and sat down Monday for an interview.
MIX10: What developers are saying about Microsoft Posted by Sharon Chan - NEW - 3/17, 04:54 PM
LAS VEGAS -- The MIX conference for Web developers wrapped up Wednesday afternoon but here is what a random sampling of attendees had to say about Microsoft products such as Silverlight and the Windows Phone 7 Series. Eyeballing the crowd, it looked like attendance was about 1,000.
MIX10: How to make money with Windows Phone from Microsoft Posted by Sharon Chan - NEW - 3/17, 03:48 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Todd Brix, senior director of mbile platform product management at Microsoft, sat down Monday to answer some questions about how Microsoft and developers can make money on the new Windows Phone.
New CFO says GM has chance to make 2010 profit
If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors Co. has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said Wednesday.
AP business & technology wire
Tuesday, March 16
Microsoft "all in" on Internet Explorer 9 supporting HTML5
VirnetX wins $106M verdict in Microsoft patent case
Monday, March 15
Microsoft hungry for mobile apps for Windows Phone
Thursday, March 11
Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones
Tuesday, March 9
Cisco says new routing system will triple Internet speed
Microsoft researcher, a computing pioneer, wins Turing Award
Sunday, March 7
Microsoft commits to future with cloud computing services
Apple, Microsoft warming up to each other | Brier Dudley
Thursday, March 4
Microsoft betting company's future on cloud computing
Wednesday, March 3
IBM tries to catch Microsoft in "cloud" computing market
Tuesday, March 2
EU: 100 million Microsoft users to choose browser
Google buying Seattle-based Picnik
Microsoft CEO: Google merits regulatory scrutiny
Monday, March 1
A peek at where Microsoft thinks we're going tomorrow
Friday, February 26
Microsoft says scrutiny of Google is appropriate
Washington man accused of selling counterfeit Microsoft software
Tuesday, February 23
Microsoft, Apple, other tech giants make pitch to investors
Sunday, February 21
Nathan Myhrvold's latest venture is praised, panned
Saturday, February 20
Microsoft's chief counsel Brad Smith sharp, able to relate to people
Thursday, February 18
Microsoft, Yahoo ready to make search alliance work
Monday, February 15
Microsoft unveils new smartphone software
Bill Gates: His Legacy, His Future
Bill Gates, who ended his full-time involvement with Microsoft in June 2008, was often right. He made a career, a company and an industry by looking over the horizon.
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- Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16
- Search called off for missing mom, son
- Seahawks trade for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst
- Medical-pot grower plans to sue over shootout fallout
- Seahawks Blog | Report: Seattle gives San Diego picks, Charlie Whitehurst some cash
- Boy-for-sale ad: a hoax or desperate cry for help?
- Woman fatally shot at Federal Way church
- Seahawks trade Darryl Tapp to Philadelphia
- Search for woman, son resumes after items wash up on shore
- Poulsbo postal worker suspected of stealing money from cards
- House leaders joust over use of parliamentary rule
406 - 5 arrested in Kirkland home invasion; detectives find 300-plus pot plants 312
- Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill 310
- Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 256
- Seattle's gives up cash, picks for Charlie Whitehurst 176
- Goodbye to grand plan for Seattle Center? 107
- Police plan to increase foot patrols in downtown Seattle 97
- Texas Rangers at Mariners: 03/17 game thread 79
- Seahawks trade for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst 74
- Republicans already talking about repeal of health-care bill 68
- Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16
- Mountain bikers build a thrilling new Eastside bike park
- Losses climb at City Bank, Frontier
- Travel Wise | How safe is travel in Mexico?
- Happy Hour: Tavolata is the spot when you've gotta have pasta
- Poulsbo postal worker suspected of stealing money from cards
- Amazon adds 180,000 square feet to S. Lake Union space
- Medical-pot grower plans to sue over shootout fallout
- Walmart announcement tells black people to leave store
- Nuns' support for health-care bill shows church split
