Two experts offer pointed suggestions on how we can protect our kids from getting lost in today's technology. Also, commercial-free TV viewing and the Xbox "pilot" rumor was true, but so what?
Microsoft is touting its mighty Xbox as the new center of home entertainment, but it may have given itself an unnecessary black eye by embracing services from Comcast and HBO that many Comcast subscribers can't access.
Winners and Losers: The Supreme Court's activists (the conservatives) strutted their stuff in questioning the Affordable Care Act, sending their supporters into victory lap mode. Back here, Rob McKenna is probably fine either way.
A Christian pastor pushes for a boycott of Northwest corporate giants that support gay rights. What we need, he says, are "God-fearing companies" to replace them.
We explore rumors of more iPads and Kindles, and -- even as we get comfortable with the idea of "phablets" -- say goodbye to an old friend called Kodak cameras.
How will the economy do this year? How will the economy impact presidential race? Is Seattle really in an economic growth zone? Here are some answers to your questions about 2012 for the our pocketbooks, the nation, and Seattle.
"Idea Man" is more nuanced than its publicity would have you think, revealing an intense but eclectic thinker who attacks his passions, admits his failures, and hopes to change the future.
A new app makes it possible for you to buy ebooks from your local independent book sellers. The owner of the Seattle Mystery Bookshop offers his thoughts.
As Massachusetts governor, Romney shocked his supporters by ardently embracing smart growth policies. He doesn't talk that way now, but who knows who's the real Mitt?
The company sets new sales record during cyber weekend. Meanwhile, where's Microsoft's tablet, and is it too late? Also, a great new Google Maps feature, and cable flunks a consistency test.
Mayor McGinn and the UW promote more broadband coverage; Microsoft holds its annual stockholders confab; and thePlatform explains what the heck it does.
Geekwire's Todd Bishop assesses the claim of a recent Forbes article that called Ballmer "the worst CEO of a large publicly traded American company today."
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Farhad Manjoo: What happened when I gave up Google for Bing
Considering how much the bookseller needs Microsoft, and how transformative the partnership may be, you'd think Microsoft would have gotten more equity in the new venture.