When you play The Game of Thrones, you play to win. For those who read the books or watch the show, you understand the ever-expanding list of contenders for the… Read More
Bill Nye, the personality behind the popular ’90s TV program, “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” is giving his legions of fans new hope for a possible revival of the show.… Read More
Apple’s iPhone may be synonymous with the smartphone revolution. But Samsung still holds the lead in terms of worldwide shipments, showing a 32.6 percent market share as it shipped 50.2 million… Read More
I was only ten minutes into my BoltBus trip to Portland for the annual convention of the National Puzzlers’ League (the world’s oldest puzzling organization) when I was pretty sure… Read More
Bellevue-based Doyenz, which sells a disaster recovery cloud-based service to small and medium-sized businesses, has laid off a number of staffers, GeekWire has learned. “We had to reduce staff and to… Read More
I’m a big fan of Alley Insider’s Chart of the Day service in which the online news publication puts relevant news in chart form. But their latest effort left me scratching… Read More
We’ve got a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with our thoughts on the trends at this week’s Casual Connect video game conference in… Read More
Updated below with answer and winner. Our Name that Tech Tune contest returns this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, with a chance to win a Swingbyte golf… Read More
Well, here’s an interesting one for you to contemplate this weekend. The New York Times is reporting that Apple has discussed the possibility of investing “hundreds of millions” of dollars… Read More
It’s a Seattle rite of passage for newcomers: Pike Place Market, the Space Needle. The Amazon interview. Today, Glassdoor released a list of the toughest companies and organizations to interview… Read More
Do you think of copy/paste as a security risk? You should. Code vulnerabilities that propagate through code reuse (i.e. copy/paste) are no laughing matter. One small error, like an unchecked… Read More
Science. So useful. So life-enhancing. And now even more delicious. The scientific powers of a supercomputer from Seattle-based Cray are being put to good use figuring out how to make one of… Read More
Just in time for family vacation season, Seattle-based interactive agency Smashing Ideas has developed another clever way to keep your kids busy on road trips, the first-ever Dr. Seuss coloring-book… Read More
Shares of Blucora skyrocketed more than 26 percent on Friday after the Bellevue Internet search and tax software company formerly known as InfoSpace posted strong earnings. The stock was trading… Read More
Microsoft employee Kevin Wang is a rare person in the computer science industry. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science, then studied education… Read More
The Olympics officially kick off in London today with the opening ceremonies, reminding everyone that it’s a good time to get your sports on. And now it will be easier… Read More
We’ve heard stories about the grueling interview process at Amazon.com, spread over days and including tough questions from managers. Now, here’s evidence that the Seattle online retailer is one of… Read More
Cheezburger is turning its focus from cats to Olympians with a new site called ROFLympics 2012 that’s launched just in time for the opening ceremonies in London (which start in about three… Read More
Smartphones and tablets pose a risk to Microsoft’s traditional Windows business. Meanwhile, the company’s Surface tablet computer will compete with its hardware partners and could make them less loyal to… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital is co-leading a $30 million investment in Siluria Technologies, a San Francisco company that’s developing methods to convert natural gas into plastics, chemicals and transportation… Read More
In what is being called the largest individual gift to support same-sex marriage in the U.S., Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have donated $2.5 million to a Washington state coalition working… Read More
Amazon.com’s profits took a big hit during the second quarter, with net income tumbling 96 percent to just $7 million or one cent per share. But don’t look for the… Read More
Clearwire’s revenues fell to $316.9 million during the second quarter in part because of a slowdown in wholesale revenues. And the Bellevue wireless broadband provider’s subscriber count was essentially flat… Read More
Impinj has raised an additional $21 million in venture capital financing, money that president and CEO William T. Colleran said will allow it to better serve customers “in the dynamic RFID… Read More
Facebook just released its first quarterly earnings report as a public company, posting profits of 12 cents a share, matching the expectation of Wall Street analysts. The company’s revenue was… Read More
Multi-level marketing companies have gained popularity (and notoriety) in industries as diverse as cosmetics, vitamins and cleaning products. Now, a new Seattle startup called Solavei, led by former Former Congressman Rick… Read More
Amazon just reported earnings per share of $0.01 for the second quarter — yes, that’s one cent — coming in slightly below Wall Street’s already modest profit expectations of 2… Read More
Well, that didn’t last long. Microsoft confirmed today that it has ended development of Microsoft Flight, the “freemium” PC title that the company launched less than six months ago as a… Read More
The publication of Paul Allen’s book last year reportedly caused a “rift” with his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, over Allen’s unvarnished and at times very unflattering portrayal of Gates. But… Read More
We heard rumors last fall that HTC, the giant Taiwanese smartphone maker, was looking for office space in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. Now, we’ve learned that the company has… Read More