If you’re an outdoor adventurer who shoots video while skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking, Highlight Hunter might just save you a few hours when you get back in front of… Read More
Microsoft’s new msnNOW portal combines data from social networks and search, along with some editorial judgment, to provide a view of the stories and topics generating the most buzz in… Read More
At a small event in Redmond this morning, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is providing an update on the company’s long-term vision for the digital world, and the… Read More
Microvision was one of the worst performing tech stocks in Washington state last year, losing more than 80 percent of its value as the maker of Pico projection systems, laser technologies… Read More
The National Association of College Stores — a trade association that represents more than 3,100 college bookstores — was none too pleased last year when Amazon.com touted an offer for… Read More
Here’s some evidence that the venture capital market is red hot, perhaps too much so at least when it comes to those early-stage companies raising money for the first time.… Read More
Almost lost amid the flood of new devices announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona overnight was a notable sign of progress toward the tech industry’s longtime aspiration of replacing… Read More
Nokia this morning confirmed plans to release a new Windows Phone called the Lumia 610, taking advantages of changes in the Microsoft operating system to target younger people and those… Read More
At long last, Microsoft just released Skype for Windows Phone, albeit a few months later than originally expected and not yet in finished form. The beta of the Skype for… Read More
The best comments, quotes, tweets and random zingers we heard this week … “This sums up the difference between Apple and Microsoft rather nicely, in my opinion.” — Sam Symons,… Read More
One of the biggest challenges in the market for Android phones is the sheer number of devices — a.k.a. the notorious fragmentation of the ecosystem. When you’re buying an iPhone,… Read More
How’s this for a relic of the format wars? Guy at the Fremont Market wanted $20 for this Xbox 360 HD-DVD player. I mentioned the whole Blu-ray thing and suggested… Read More
The mobile industry will be gathering in Barcelona, Spain, this week for the big Mobile World Congress, providing a glimpse of the phones and other mobile devices that will be… Read More
Posting a flyer on a telephone pole might be the age-old method for tracking down lost pets. But PetHub believes it has discovered a more effective method: QR codes. The… Read More
Editor’s note: Seattle area entrepreneurs David Nilssen and Jeff Levy provide practical advice and tips for those considering starting a new business in their book “Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership.” “We… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we get some great analysis of the wireless and mobile industries… Read More
Updated below with answer and winner. There is almost no doubt that the song in this week’s Name that Tech Tune contest will sound familiar to you. It’s a ringtone,… Read More
In a GeekWire guest post last week, Bob Crimmins said I was “flat wrong” when I advised a group of would-be entrepreneurs to focus on their product and their customers,… Read More
Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph has been getting lots of attention lately for his “Smoked by Windows Phone” contests, in which he challenges iPhone and Android users to complete everyday tasks faster… Read More
We’ve known for a while that Google would be getting into the device business through its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. However, two items this week make it seem that the search… Read More
In this fast-moving world of sound bites and Twitter posts, getting your startup’s message boiled down into one simple digestible sentence is more important than ever. Now, here’s your chance… Read More
Christopher Gooche has been a loyal fan of Xbox Live for many years, using his last name of “Gooche” as his ID when playing games like Call of Duty. But… Read More
There’s certainly no shortage of competition when it comes to creating news reader applications for the iPad, from Flipboard to Pulse to Zite. That’s why execution for any would-be entrants… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur John Lauer is the master of the tech PR stunt, once rigging up a system at his Detroit Web development company in the late 90s that allowed employees… Read More
Here’s a social media experiment that we didn’t see coming. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest has begun distributing 55,000 condoms to college students with QR codes, allowing students to… Read More
Nokia shipped an estimated 900,000 Windows Phones in the fourth quarter, quickly making it the largest vendor of Microsoft smartphones, according to a report this morning by the Strategy Analytics… Read More
What do you recall seeing in your Facebook feed recently? The following are recurring items in mine: an e-card character inventory of a melancholic young woman who has sobered up… Read More
Google this morning signaled its intent to sell its stake in Clearwire, the Bellevue-based wireless broadband company, seeking $1.60 a share for its up to 29.4 million shares of the… Read More
George Kurtz has a deep affinity for Seattle, previously working as a consultant at Microsoft and raising cash for his first startup, Foundstone, from Kirkland’s OVP Venture Partners. So, when… Read More
Apple’s balance of more than $97 billion in cash and investments is back in the news today, with CEO Tim Cook saying at the company’s annual meeting that the money… Read More