It’s never easy trying to figure out what will happen in the venture capital business. But, nonetheless, it is predictions time. The National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource… Read More
Even though RealNetworks exec Matt Hulett kept his pants on this year, he still managed to help raise money for Northwest Harvest. After diving into the chilly waters of Lake… Read More
Millennial Media, an independent mobile advertising platform, reflected on 2012 mobile trends and a few things stood out: The surging growth of Samsung and the popularity of the iPad mini. Looking at… Read More
Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft Windows chief, will return to Harvard Business School as an “executive in residence” this spring, he said on Twitter this morning. Sinofsky was a visiting… Read More
Here’s some holiday cheer for you. Washington’s estimated unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 7.8 percent in November, landing below 8 percent for the first time since January 2009. The… Read More
Last week, Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, and now the service is being rolled out in a private beta. You… Read More
All, I can say is wow! First Round Capital, the New York and Philadelphia-based venture capital firm, certainly set the bar high in terms of its holiday greeting this year.… Read More
Bill Gates is a well-read guy, and it’s been that way for a while. He would check out books from the library so much as a youngster that the librarian… Read More
AdReady co-founder Aaron Finn stepped down from the online advertising rat race a few years ago to return to his home in Iowa. But now the former Classmates.com executive, who… Read More
This could be the holiday heist of the decade. A band thieves broke into a warehouse at Seattle Air Cargo last Saturday night, loaded up two semi trucks with about 7,000… Read More
Sometimes, working in real estate can be all about crunching numbers and analyzing data. But there’s an emotional and creative side, too, and Redfin’s new photo-sharing service hopes to tap… Read More
Boeing says it has developed a new method for measuring and analyzing wireless signals inside airplanes, a technological breakthrough that promises to improve the quality of wireless Internet connectivity in… Read More
Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch met with employees this week to reassure them that even though Sprint has offered to buy the company for $2.2 billion, it remains “business as usual”… Read More
Now, here’s a product that just seems perfect for desk-bound, laptop-typing geeks like us. Meet the Lumo BodyTech, a device worn around the waist which vibrates when one slouches. Those… Read More
If the Washington Huskies football team ends up losing Saturday at the Las Vegas Bowl, head coach Steve Sarkisian probably won’t be the most well-liked guy in town. That’s O.K., though — in… Read More
For rental professionals who do not have their own website and are looking for a custom online solution, today Zillow is introducing Property Management Websites to its suite of free… Read More
A former Amazon employee is suing the company over his termination, alleging that he was let go in retaliation for going over his manager’s head to bring internal attention to… Read More
One of the bigger tech stories going on right now is the whirlwind Instagram created with its new polices that claim the right to sell your photos without payment or… Read More
Apple sparks a lot of great innovations. But just imagine if you applied some of the cutting-edge design and manufacturing principles from the iPad and iPhone maker to the beloved… Read More
There’s no shortage of mobile applications floating around, with Apple’s app store alone counting nearly 340,000 apps created just this year. So, what’s an app developer to do in order to… Read More
There are lots of applications for Microsoft’s Kinect. Some let you dance your pants off, while others can improve your fitness. But here’s one that might have a little more… Read More
GeekWire is excited to reintroduce a Seattle tech tradition today: a ranked index of the region’s technology startups, using publicly available data to help identify the companies that are growing quickly,… Read More
Intelius, the Bellevue-based company led by entrepreneur Naveen Jain, is among the companies being investigated by the The Federal Trade Commission for practices of how they capture consumer data. The… Read More
In yet another example of the Xbox 360 turning into an entertainment hub, Xbox Live today added content from video providers AOL and Vimeo. Vimeo, a video-sharing website similar to… Read More
Step down, Nokia. There’s a new king of the cellphone world. For the first time in 14 years, Nokia did not finish first in worldwide cellphone shipments. According to analytics… Read More
Concur continues to put money to work in the online travel arena, announcing today that it is leading a $9 million investment in Nor1. The Silicon Valley company has developed a… Read More
A few months ago, we wrote a story on GeekWire about the growing rivalry between two iconic Seattle brands: Amazon.com and Nordstrom. But how big of a threat is Amazon… Read More
Some social media companies rise and fall quickly. Twitter, however, doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The company used its own account this morning to announce that there are… Read More
Puzzazz, the Redmond-based puzzle technology startup, is turning its creative energy loose on Kickstarter with a new campaign to fund a year-long “puzzle hunt” — aiming to bring a puzzling… Read More
Seattle startup Glympse continues to gain momentum, announcing a partnership agreement today with navigation leader Garmin. As part of the deal, Glympse’s location sharing technology will be added to Garmin StreetPilot… Read More