When you’re a kid, brushing your teeth is right up there with coming inside for dinner and taking naps. A new toothbrush system, based on a game, intends to change… Read More
Tesla has announced that a newer, improved version of its Roadster electric car is on its way for 2015. In a blog post, they explain the upgrades: improved battery with… Read More
When you’re sitting at home or at the bar watching it turn midnight around the world, you might want to take a closer look when they feature Sydney. Microsoft co-founder… Read More
Instacart, the grocery delivery service led by former Amazon.com engineer Apoorva Mehta, is raising $220 million in a huge financing round that values the 2-year-old company at $2 billion, according… Read More
Well, this is refreshing — a Microsoft TV spot that doesn’t bash Apple. The Redmond giant’s newest Surface Pro 3 ad uses reviews from The Verge, Stuff.tv, and TIME that tout… Read More
At one end of the intelligent audio spectrum is the gadget that hangs on to your every word, a vocal personal assistant role to which Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana and… Read More
If you dislike surge pricing and want to hail a ride from your smartphone on New Years Eve, Flywheel might be a decent option. The hailing app for taxi drivers announced today… Read More
After 17 years at Microsoft, Xbox Live creator Boyd Multerer said today that he is moving on “to do something new.” Multerer announced his decision on Twitter. “Goodbye Microsoft,” he tweeted. “It… Read More
Hallelujah! Chances are you received everything you ordered online in time for Christmas. Unlike last year, no major hiccups were reported this holiday, with very few packages arriving late, according to multiple studies.… Read More
The Washington Post is coming up with a creative new way to make money. The newspaper, now owned by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, wants to license its own back-end content… Read More
Costco will expand more heavily into China after it sold $3.5 million worth of goods over a 24-hour period with the help of Alibaba. In October, the Seattle-area retail giant announced it was… Read More
Most everyone would be pretty excited to unwrap an iPhone box for the holidays. Not this Grandma who still uses her landline. Can’t say much more about this video except… Read More
There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company Flurry. Based on data the company collected from December 19-25,… Read More
Who knew that a universal symbol could become the top word in the world? The Heart ♥ Emoji takes the honors for 2014. According to the Global Language Monitor, it’s “the… Read More
What does Frozen‘s Elsa have in common with Game of Thrones‘ Daenerys Targaryen? Yes, they’re both pretty blondes, but these two are part of the most-pirated TV shows and films from… Read More
More than six years have passed since Bill Gates left his day-to-day role at Microsoft to shift to full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This year he stepped… Read More
New Years Eve 2014 could end up being Uber’s busiest day yet. The on-demand transportation company this morning held a conference call for reporters ahead of Wednesday, when it expects to provide… Read More
Religion and science have always been strange bedfellows. Just ask Neil deGrasse Tyson. Pope Francis is now taking on climate change, according to the Guardian: “In 2015, the pope will… Read More
Microsoft may finally retire Internet Explorer’s big blue “E” with the launch of Windows 10 next year. The company is working on a new web browser, code named “Spartan,” according… Read More
Xiaomi, the fast-rising Chinese electronics company which is frequently accused of copying Apple devices, says it has raised more than $1.1 billion at a $45 billion valuation. At that mile-marker, the… Read More
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was in a holly-jolly mood before Christmas Day, tweeting all sorts of holiday good cheer. But his Christmas Day tweet: “On this day long ago, a… Read More
Did you get a drone for Christmas? How’d that work out for you? For GeekWire’s Taylor Soper, his maiden voyage included landing in a tree. The holiday-hangover weekend wouldn’t be… Read More
If you want to avoid having your iPhone broken into, keep your fingers hidden in pictures. That’s one extreme takeaway from a European hacking group who say they can take simple photos… Read More
Gmail users in China have been unable to access the popular email service for the past few days, in an extended outage that appears to be the result of government… Read More
Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia to Feb. 15 in order to comply with a second request for more information from the Federal Trade… Read More
How much of a “Halo” fan are you? Here’s a good litmus test. Microsoft is launching pre-orders for “Halo 5: Guardians” today — unveiling pricing that starts at $59.99 for the standard version… Read More
Did you get a Microsoft Band for Christmas? Consider yourself one of the few. The Redmond company’s $200 fitness tracker/smartwatch is proving extremely difficult to find in its first season on… Read More
Update: Twitter’s service is back to normal following a five hour period this evening when users were unable to log in. Our full story follows below. People who want to flip… Read More
Four days after Microsoft and Google began streaming “The Interview,” Apple today made the movie available on iTunes to customers in the U.S. and Canada for $5.99 to rent, and $14.99 to… Read More