Topic: Redmond

Windows 8 OS takes aim at tablet market

Windows 8 gets its big debut this week. So is this the Windows OS that gives Microsoft a grip in the tablet world?

Windows 8: Microsoft's vision of a post-PC future?

Warning: Windows 8 looks very different than Microsoft's past operating systems. At an unveiling Wednesday, the company explained that Windows 8 is designed to run on all sorts of desktop and mobile hardware. That adaptability might give Microsoft a leg up in the tablet arena.

Windows Phone 7 market share slips: report

Windows Phone 7 is still lagging behind competitors Android and iOS. Will the release of Mango help bolster the Microsoft operating system?

Leo Plass, who quit college in 1932, graduates at 99

Leo Plass, of Redmond, Oregon, received his diploma a few days ago from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

We gain from trade with China

Trade with China underpins other economic activity. Its factories add only $4 of value to every $150 30G Apple iPod they turn out.

Google Chrome OS, Mac browser get polished for the holidays

Google's OS is said to be a week away, and developers are putting the final touches on a public beta of the Mac version of its browser.

Microsoft tempting away Apple's retail help?

Internet addiction center opens in US

Internet addiction is not recognized as a separate disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, and treatment is not generally covered by insurance. But there are many such treatment centers in China, South Korea and Taiwan — where Internet addiction is taken very seriously — and many psychiatric experts say it is clear that Internet addiction is real and harmful.

'Bing it?' Microsoft seeks search switchers

Microsoft's slick first iPhone app