Holiday heist: Grinches steal 7,000 Wii U consoles from SeaTac airport warehouse

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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 brand new Wii U gaming consoles, and then drove off, according to ABC News. Those game consoles are worth about $2 million in total, a… Read More…

Suggest a geeky gift for our second annual gift guide

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Shopping for geeks this year? Why not get them something from Seattle’s own entrepreneurial backyard? We’re on the lookout for local products and services to recommend in GeekWire’s second annual Seattle Geek Gift Guide. Are you selling something geeks who buy local would love? Books, services, subscriptions, gadgets, knick-knacks — if it’s from here and it’s… Read More…

Microsoft offers holiday freebies to boost IE9 usage

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Microsoft has rolled out a new holiday promotional campaign that aims, in part, to get people on Windows 7 to use Internet Explorer 9 rather than Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or other browsers. As reported overnight by winbeta, the IE9 holiday campaign offers discounts and promotions such as three free months of Slacker Premium Radio,… Read More…

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a Cheezburger greeting card?

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Cheezburger, Seattle’s oddball network of comedy Web sites, already does a pretty healthy business selling T-shirts, plush toys and calendars. Now, the company that revolutionized cat photography with silly captions is rolling out a new line of holiday greeting cards. Working in partnership with The Madison Park Group, the Christmas card collection includes 16 dog… Read More…