Kobo faces tough competition from the likes of Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. But the 2-year-old Canadian upstart, which just last month landed $50 million in financing, is… Read More
Seattle’s digerati turned out in full force at The Bagley and Virginia Wright Gallery Sunday night to hobnob with Tina Brown, the legendary former editor of Vanity Fair and The… Read More
Microsoft will take the wraps off the next version of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango,” during a special event in New York City on Tuesday morning. CEO Steve Ballmer offered a… Read More
Microsoft rose to prominence in the early 1980s, largely based on a deal to brings its operating system to IBM computers. Microsoft later became the largest software maker in the… Read More
Microsoft’s top brass took some heat in the GeekWire comment threads this past week, with readers complaining about everything from the slumping stock price to the company’s lack of focus… Read More
I just finished reading Wired’s in-depth piece on Y Combinator, the 6-year-old Silicon Valley incubator which in the words of author Steven Levy offers an “unmatchable entrée into the otherwise… Read More
Stanford University has minted plenty of Silicon Valley high-tech millionaires and billionaires over the years. But Microsoft money helped pay for Stanford Law School’s newest building. The university this week… Read More
The Seattle Green Festival is taking place this weekend at the Qwest Event Center, featuring everyone from Rep. Dennis Kucinich talking about “reconnecting with the natural world” to programs about… Read More
Germany takes one home in the name of bearding. The world’s grossest best beard goes to this guy. “When my beard isn’t styled, it goes down to my waist.” *shutter*… Read More
There have been some shifts in the “geosocial universe” in recent days, with LinkedIn going public and Microsoft gobbling up Skype. (Maybe this apocalypse thing really is gonna happen). The… Read More
Your late-night cravings are about to be cured. A new service called IHaveMunchies.com — reminiscent of failed operations such as Kozmo.com and i-Booze — has emerged on the scene in… Read More
Guest commentary: Because it sucks. I’ve finally taken the leap and am now a full time entrepreneur focused on a new direction in my life. This was not always the… Read More
Rajeev Goel was in the midst of building his new startup. But he still had time to organize his daughter’s spelling bee competition. In this case, it actually doubled as… Read More
Call it a classic David vs. Goliath story. Comcast found itself in the middle of a PR quagmire this week after Seattle non-profit Reel Grrls disclosed that the cable giant… Read More
More than 3.6 million smartphones running Microsoft’s operating system were sold to end users worldwide in the first quarter, according to data released this morning by the Gartner research firm.… Read More
The nuances of trademark law, or any law for that matter, can sometimes lead to statements that seem strange to the outside world. But even by that standard, this line… Read More
Adapx, whose software powers digital pen technologies so workers can easily collect data in the field, has scored a $5 million venture capital investment that it will use to expand… Read More
We’ve been hearing rumors for weeks now about Zulily’s insane growth curve and aspirations for bigger offices. Now, word comes that the company — which features daily deals for baby… Read More
This will either be considered a stroke of marketing genius, or a blight on the educational system as we know it. Starting on May 22, Microsoft plans to give away… Read More
LinkedIn’s stock more than doubled in its stock market debut Thursday, rising from the $45 offering price to a high of $122 before closing the day at $94.25. It starts its… Read More
Most computer users hated Clippy, the annoying paperclip-shaped virtual assistant from Microsoft Office. Darryl Philbin wasn’t one of them. On tonight’s episode of The Office, the Dunder Mifflin employee was… Read More
Good scoop from Jay Greene of CNet News.com this afternoon, reporting that Microsoft has shuttered Pioneer Studios, a group in Pioneer Square that was started to incubate new consumer experiences for… Read More
Faves.com had a smart team, top angel investors and big aspirations to become a dominant player in the emerging social network arena. But the 7-year-old upstart — founded at about… Read More
Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle company bringing the principles of video games to the world of online publishing, with… Read More
Entellium founder Paul Thomas Johnston is scheduled to be released from a federal prison in California today, closing the chapter on one of the darkest moments in Seattle startup history.… Read More
As we noted yesterday, AT&T is opening the door to third-party app stores on new Android devices, expanding beyond the official Android Market, as a way of giving users access… Read More
We know that many of you have been waiting for this, and here it is: we’re excited to announce that GeekWire’s official launch event will be held the evening of… Read More
We’ve certainly seen a number of daily deal sites trying to emulate the success of Groupon and Living Social. And now, get ready for yet another entrant. BigTip — a… Read More
Cozi wants to make sure that families keep their “ducks in a row.” And just how is the Seattle online family scheduling and calendar startup planning to get its message… Read More
Facebook will be the first company outside of Microsoft to roll out the Redmond company’s PhotoDNA technology — a move that the companies are describing as a big step in… Read More