Good news for smartphone addicts who just can’t keep their eyes off the iPhone: There’s an app in development designed to alert you of oncoming traffic. Juan Hincapié-Ramos, a postdoctoral… Read More
[Follow-up: This American Life: Intellectual Ventures got 90% of ongoing profits even after selling patent] Public radio’s This American Life this weekend will broadcast a sequel to its July 2011 investigation into… Read More
Maybe Washington governor Jay Inslee should drop by the University of Washington this weekend for some ideas on how to keep the Skagit Valley bridge sturdy again. Just one week… Read More
Adorii hopes it has found its perfect mate. The Seattle startup, which offered daily deals to engaged couples on everything from photographers to bridesmaid dresses to bachelor party getaways, will shut… Read More
Smartphones, for the most part, are pretty awesome tech tools. But they also pissed us off sometimes just as much as they help. A Microsoft Safer Online Facebook poll found the top-five mobile… Read More
We come across a cornucopia of articles, white papers and blog posts on workplace culture, with inspiring examples from companies like Zappos, Facebook and Google as well as innovative ideas… Read More
NBCNews.com, formerly MSNBC.com, is planning to move its operations from the Microsoft campus in Redmond to new digs at Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, GeekWire has learned. NBCNews.com declined to comment,… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Dave Parker has been named vice president of product at UP Global, the new entity that comprises Startup Weekend and Startup America. Parker has been actively involved in… Read More
The Washington News Council will hold a hearing Saturday morning on a complaint against the Seattle Times by one of the subjects of its 2012 “Price of Protection” investigative series.… Read More
Portland is certainly growing as a startup city, and now there’s a new batch of companies ready to make their mark in the Rose City. The two-year-old Portland Seed Fund just graduated… Read More
When the ridiculous images of daredevils climbing up Seattle’s tallest landmarks started popping up last week, the doubters came out in full force. With photo-editing tools like Photoshop around, combined… Read More
At the Technology Alliance annual luncheon this week in downtown Seattle, industry leaders lamented the sad state of the educational system. Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe… Read More
One of the most common criticisms of the new Xbox One is the console hardware itself, which has been widely compared to a VCR or a Betamax. As I noted… Read More
WhitePages has acquired Mr. Number, a popular Android app that allows users to easily block spam calls and text messages. “We’ve watched Mr. Number develop their platform into the leading… Read More
Bellevue-based Clearwire is delaying its vote on Sprint’s takeover offer to give the company extra time to discuss Dish Network’s new proposal. The vote, originally scheduled for Friday, has been pushed… Read More
When he formally announced Diego Pellicer last December, Jamen Shivley said he wanted his marijuana business to be a “first-mover.” Now he’s starting to make that happen. The former Microsoft corporate… Read More
Welcome! Here’s a look at some nerdy things happening in the Pacific Northwest this weekend and early next week. With SIFF happening, I thought it would be fun to focus… Read More
We took our 10-month-old son to Disneyland on Monday. When my husband watched video I’d taken of the day, I apologized. I didn’t think I’d gotten a lot of great… Read More
Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars.… Read More
Steve Sliwa, the former CEO of Insitu Group, the maker of unmanned aerial vehicles that was purchased by Boeing for $400 million, has emerged at a stealthy startup company by… Read More
Congrats, Washington: Your drivers show more honesty than those from down south. A new poll from Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance found that Washington drivers are more likely to leave a note with… Read More
Nuance Communications has acquired Tweddle Connect for $80 million cash, the company announced today. The acquisition will help Nuance, which acquired Seattle-area startup Swype for $102.5 million back in October 2011, take advantage of… Read More
He didn’t realize it at the time, but when Brent Spiner portrayed an android named “Data,” during 177 episodes of Star Trek, he was an inspiration for those suffering from… Read More
Windows 8 isn’t the only window getting an upgrade at Microsoft. Drivers passing by the Internet Explorer headquarters in Redmond today will notice something new — a reference to IE11,… Read More
Cadence Biomedical CEO Brian Glaister certainly is having a good week. In addition to being recognized at the Technology Alliance’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, the Seattle entrepreneur also announced that… Read More
Shazam is rolling out a redesigned Windows Phone app with features including the ability to start identifying songs directly from the Start screen, using the operating system’s Live Tile feature.… Read More
When we sat down with Elemental CEO Sam Blackman earlier this month, the GeekWire Startup CEO of the Year wasn’t shy about his thoughts on Portland being the hottest startup spot in the country. “In my opinion,… Read More
Ten years ago, then Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Alan Mulally declared in front of the Seattle Rotary Club that Washington state wasn’t a great place to do business. “I think… Read More
Microsoft will pay Vringo subsidiary I/P Engine $1 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit over technology originally developed by the Lycos search engine, according to a regulatory filing this… Read More
It’s official: the Start button is coming back to the Windows desktop … sorta. Microsoft just released a series of new details on Windows 8.1, the upcoming revamp of the… Read More
