Facebook is great for keeping up with friends. But once you post a photo or status update, those memories can quickly fade into the digital ether. YearlyLeaf is hoping to… Read More
It’s been a wild few days in the tech industry, from AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA to Microsoft suing Barnes & Noble over Android in the Nook. We… Read More
Microsoft continues to take heat over delays in its Windows Phone update program, with corporate vice president Joe Belfiore admitting in a comment on the Channel 9 blog that the… Read More
Gaming nerds spent Saturday night waiting in lines across the country in order to gobble up Nintendo’s new 3DS, which went on sale at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. The $249… Read More
Beware of who you do business with on Craigslist — and where you decide to meet to finish the transaction. That’s the moral of the story in a bizarre case… Read More
There are some seriously unhappy travelers across the country today as a computer system at Alaska Airlines, used to prepare flight plans, failed. That’s causing many flights to be delayed… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology news, including AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Apple’s trademark… Read More
Who needs a novel when there are juicy court filings to read? When the news broke this week that Apple had filed a trademark suit against Amazon over the “App… Read More
Maybe Google feels like it has $6 billion burning a hole in its pocket. A few months after Groupon turned down the search giant’s acquisition offer, Google says it will… Read More
Defining exactly what constitutes a startup can be a challenge, especially for digital scribes like us. Is it a pre-revenue company? A firm that has yet to go public? A… Read More
Today’s nomination for Wackiest Microsoft Idea of the Week is a newly surfaced U.S. patent application with this head-scratching title: “System and Method for Encouraging Viewers to Watch Television.” Of… Read More
Afraid of Figs describes itself as Seattle’s “most most prominent dried fruit related geek rock band.” That seemed like a natural fit for GeekWire, so we had to learn more… Read More
Governor Chris Gregoire loves to promote Washington products, from wine to cherries to airplanes. And now she’s got another one to add to her list: Swype. The governor gave the… Read More
Nintendo has said all along that people will need to see its new Nintendo 3DS to fully appreciate the glasses-free 3D effect. In fact, for some people, the effect can… Read More
It’s been a rough few years for venture capitalists, with the IPO market in the tank and venture returns slumping. And while things have improved slightly in recent months as… Read More
Microsoft is dropping more than a few jaws with the news that it’s spending $7.5 million to acquire 666,624 IP addresses, the behind-the-scenes routing numbers associated with specific devices connected… Read More
Seattle private equity firm Evergreen Pacific Partners is using some of its financial muscle to merge Radiant Imaging and Zemax Development Corp., makers of testing and measurement tools for LED… Read More
Thinkfuse, a Seattle startup led by former Market Leader and iLike product manager Aydin Ghajar and former Microsoft software engineers Brandon Bloom and Steve Krenzel, has landed $500,000 in startup… Read More
Turns out the mystery web search box that some people saw at the top of Facebook today was a mystery to Facebook, too. Here’s the official statement, straight from a… Read More
Maybe they shouldn’t have spent all of that time painting the Qwest Field roof last summer? Reports circulating today indicate that the Seattle sports stadium — home to the Seattle… Read More
In the latest interview on Mixergy, Concur president Rajeev Singh explains how the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense management software transitioned from a germ of an idea in… Read More
[Update: Facebook: Mystery web search box was the result of someone ‘targeting the browser’] A report this afternoon says Facebook is testing a web search box next to its existing… Read More
Apple has already exceeded Microsoft as the biggest technology company on the planet in terms of market value. (Apple’s is $317 billion and Microsoft’s is $216 billion). Now, the CEO… Read More
Since its earliest previews of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has been pointing to its IE9 Test Drive site for demos of speed, graphics and other aspects of browser performance. IE9… Read More
Swype founder Cliff Kushler invented one of the most innovative text-input technologies, allowing users of touchscreen devices to quickly input text with the simple swipe of the finger. But not… Read More
TripAdvisor, the online travel review site which is owned by Expedia, notified users today that a portion of its member email list had been stolen. The company didn’t say how… Read More
Microsoft is giving more details about the rollout of the long-awaited update that will bring copy-and-paste capabilities (and other improvements) to Windows Phone 7. And it’s looking like the wait… Read More
Drugstore.com, the Bellevue online drugstore that survived the dot-com bust to become one of the leading online distributors of drugs, vitamins and beauty products, has agreed to be purchased by… Read More
It’s a little rare to see Nathan Myhrvold rendered speechless. After all, the former Microsoft chief technology officer seems like a guy who can talk intelligently about anything, from cooking… Read More
Now, you’ll be able to purchase that Gore-Tex parka while getting soaked in the rain in Forks or skiing the slopes at Crystal Mountain. Too bad it just won’t get… Read More
