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Fast-growing Solavei scores fresh cash, aims to top $100M in revenue
Solavei, which rewards customers for signing up friends, family and co-workers for its wireless service, has scored $2 million in fresh funding from boutique investment banking firm Clark Dodge & Company, GeekWire has learned. The cash is part of a larger financing round that is expected to close in the coming months, and it brings total funding in Solavei to $25 … Read More...
It’s Geek Pride Day! Put on your smartglasses and laugh at your own jokes
Today is Geek Pride Day, that special time of year when geeks around the world — and the people who love them — are encouraged to celebrate their most endearing quirks. IT staffing firm Modis is back with a new installment of its Geek Pride survey, sampling opinions about geeks and geeky issues from more than 1,000 Americans, including people who identify themselves … Read More...
New Evening Master’s in Cyber Security Engineering at UW Bothell
Become a leader in secure software development with a Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering. Study the Secure Development Lifecycle and build your knowledge in computer science techniques to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks. Attend classes in the evenings at the University of Washington in Bothell. Apply by July 1 to start the program in fall.
GeekWire Radio: Getting to know Microsoft’s Xbox One
This week on the GeekWire radio show, we dive into the details of Microsoft's newly unveiled Xbox One console — including the redesigned controller, the upgraded Kinect sensor, the lack of backward compatibility with the Xbox 360, and the company's attempt to make this an all-in-one entertainment console. That discussion begins at 8:00 in the player above. Joining us … Read More...
Galleries HQ lets you browse fine art galleries with your iPad
There's not a whole lot you can't find on the Internet these days, and now Seattle entrepreneur and UW alumnus Wayne Bishop is adding fine art to the list with an iPad app that allows artists to submit their work for enthusiasts to view. Minted in 2012, Galleries HQ is a mobile content platform available online and on the iPad that aims to bring the work of … Read More...
VIDEO: Watch the I-5 bridge collapse into river
Our news partners at KING5 just posted security footage of the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that resulted from a semi-truck striking the side of the bridge on Thursday night. The collapse happens at the 39-second mark. In what’s being called a miracle, no fatalities were reported. Three people were rescued from the Skagit River in Mount Vernon. Late Thursday, … Read More...
Microsoft and Google reach truce over YouTube app for Windows Phone
Microsoft and Google have resolved a simmering dispute over Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone, releasing a joint statement this afternoon on the issue. The statement reads, "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube’s API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming … Read More...
Commentary: 5 startup lessons I learned in 5 months
After months of research, a lean development cycle, and a beta program, TINYpulse launched publicly last November. In April, I was recapping for my advisors what I learned in the first five months since launch, and thought I’d create a condensed version to share publicly with fellow entrepreneurs. 1. Simple first. When we were developing TINYpulse, of course, I wanted … Read More...
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups backs online presentation upstart 9Slides
9Slides, the maker of online presentation software that syncs video with slides, has raised capital from Dave McClure's 500 Startups as well as angel investors such as Terrapass co-founder Karl Ulrich and Tom Miner. 9Slides rolled out its iPad app in February, competing alongside fellow Seattle area startup Haiku Deck. The company's other backers include Rudy Gadre, … Read More...
Appature’s Kabir Shahani: Startups are 95% luck, 4% timing and 1% hard work
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He's also wise beyond his years, with a startup flop and a big success under his belt. So, who better to speak to a group of emerging student entrepreneurs than the 30-year-old UW grad, who is still flying high after his company's blockbuster sale to IMS Health … Read More...
INRIX reacts quickly to I-5 bridge collapse, says traffic delays minimal right now
One Seattle area tech company jumped into action shortly after a portion of Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River collapsed Thursday night. Within minutes, Kirkland-based INRIX had received notifications from the Washington Department of Transportation of the collapse and had put an operations team in place to update its traffic navigation apps and … Read More...
Microsoft stacks up Surface vs. iPad with mixed results
Let's see, the Surface RT is slightly heavier than the iPad, the same thickness and gets two hours less battery life. Sign me up! OK, so Microsoft's new iPad vs. Windows tablet comparison site is more nuanced than that, pointing out the areas where Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets shine — including multitasking, printing, multiple user accounts, USB ports and lower … Read More...
Intellectual Ventures inks patent deal with Salesforce, its first cloud-computing pact
Intellectual Ventures today announced a patent licensing agreement with Salesforce.com —the Bellevue-based company's first licensing customer in the area of cloud computing. The company says the deal will give Salesforce access to Intellectual Ventures' nearly 40,000 patents and patent applications. Salesforce will also be able to use IV's patents to fend off … Read More...
Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel: You really don’t want to take the startup leap, do you?
I've seen a lot of entrepreneurs over the years talk about what it's like to create a startup, explaining in detail the excitement, fear and, sometimes, lonely journey that makes up the startup voyage. But I've never seen all of those emotions summarized so well as Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel did last night at the Get a Real Job Fair. In just nine short minutes, … Read More...
Microsoft emerges as Waze investor, as Google and Facebook weigh $1B bids
Bloomberg News says this morning that Google may try to acquire Waze, the traffic and mapping technology company that Facebook is reportedly also interested in buying, and plenty of M&A rumors have circulated around the company for months. The stakes are high, with a reported asking price of more than $1 billion. The piece also mentions, as an aside, that Microsoft … Read More...
Bezos: Amazon closer to solving economics of grocery delivery
The Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service is one of the longest trial runs in technology history, rivaling the Gmail beta in duration. But more than five years after launching the service in the Seattle region, the team behind Amazon Fresh is making headway on the business model, Jeff Bezos assured shareholders at the company's annual meeting. "They have made progress … Read More...
Geek Humor: Jon Stewart rips Apple and U.S. Senators
This is absolutely hilarious. Comedian Jon Stewart rips into iPhone-loving U.S. Senators who were fawning over Apple CEO Tim Cook during his recent testimony on Capitol Hill. “Apparently there is nothing Apple can do to get us mad at them,” Stewart notes. “We could find out they’re using kitten hearts to power iPhones and we’d be like, ‘Well, if it doubles … Read More...
Melinda Gates ranks #3 on list of most powerful women
Move over Oprah. Melinda Gates is out to change the world, and she's moving up the list of the most powerful women. Forbes released its annual ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world, and Seattle's very own philanthropic powerhouse ranked third behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. I guess that's what happens … Read More...
I-5 bridge that collapsed into river is already gone from Google Maps
If you're traveling on Interstate 5 this Memorial Day Weekend and need directions, Google Maps is going to be your best bet. Why? Well, Google has already updated its map to show Thursday night's collapse of the 58-year-old bridge spanning the Skagit River. See for yourself at Google Maps. You'll notice that there's a big gap missing where the I-5 bridge once … Read More...
Meet the clean water startup that just won 1st place in the UW biz plan competition
When you think about innovation, water usually isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But there's a big problem to solve in cleaning up contaminated water, making it safe to drink or re-use. And for the second time in the past three years, a startup company that promises to clean up contaminated water has won the University of Washington's Business Plan … Read More...
Bridge span collapses over I-5 near Mount Vernon
Interstate 5 is snarled this evening after a bridge spanning the Skagit River near Mount Vernon collapsed. According to KING 5, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. and northbound and southbound lanes are now closed. It's unclear at this point what caused the collapse and how many people were injured, but eyewitnesses indicated that some cars were submerged in the … Read More...
High school hackathon: 500 budding teen geeks learn how to code
It's no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future geeks. While the state ranks fourth in the nation for tech-related companies, Washington comes in a disappointing 46th for participation in science and engineering graduate programs. Which makes what happened on Thursday inside the gymnasium of Rainier Beach High School all the … Read More...
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Comic Art Fest, Wonder Northwest and PolyglotConf
There's a LOT going on in the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Aside from Crypticon (where I'll be spending my weekend), folks looking for fun have options! Everything from the Comic Art Festival and PolyglotConf in Vancouver to a smorgasbord of geek culture at Wonder Northwest in Portland. Take a peek at our picks from the GeekWire Calendar. Women’s Career at … Read More...
ITC sides with Microsoft, says Xbox 360 did not infringe on Motorola patents
A major chapter in the Microsoft v. Motorola patent war finally came to a close Wednesday and it's good news for the Redmond software giant. A U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled that Microsoft did not infringe upon any Google-owned Motorola Mobility patents with the Xbox 360. One month ago, a federal judge in Seattle sided with Microsoft in a … Read More...
Startup lesson #3: Don’t make up a brand, be yourself
[Editor's note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app SquareHub. The three-part series is running this week on GeekWire, starting Tuesday with their thoughts about minimum viable products. In part two, they talked about figuring out key product features. Part three, running here today, covers … Read More...
New look: Rhapsody iOS app gets complete makeover
It's makeover time for the Rhapsody iOS app, as the Seattle online music streaming company just debuted a completely redesigned version of the app. There are several differences from the old look, including a new visual homepage, updated artist and album pages, personalized organization and a new full screen player. Earlier this month, Rhapsody became the first … Read More...
Amazon’s Bezos: Urban campus is ‘inherently environmentally friendly,’ even before biospheres
Amazon's expansion in Seattle was back in the news this week with the release of new plans for biospheres at the base of one of the buildings in the proposed complex at the northern edge of downtown Seattle. Jeff Bezos didn't talk about the biospheres during Amazon's annual meeting this morning — in fact, the drawings he showed didn't include the spheres — but he did … Read More...
Holy, Womp Rats! Check out this amazing full-scale Lego model of an X-Wing Fighter
OK, now this is about the coolest thing we've seen today. The folks over at Gizmodo get an inside look at a full-scale X-Wing Fighter — made out of Legos. That's right. Legos. In fact, it took 5,335,200 bricks to create the 11-foot tall and 43-foot long masterpiece. Seeing is believing, so take a look at some of the images and video over on Gizmodo. The … Read More...
So this is how you make a point about sexism in gaming
This week I walked into the Idea Room at HUB Seattle and met two people whose office prank calling out sexism in gaming went all over the Internet as a positive story. A positive story. Really. One of them, "K2" and @k2_said on Twitter, won't reveal her name in public. The other is artist Sam Kirk. Both work at Meteor Entertainment, a Seattle gaming company that runs a … Read More...
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