So many people are on Facebook. How are they going to get them to switch? It’s going to have to be pretty great. That was the immediate reaction in my… Read More
Aliens will first land in Chechnya. Sarah Palin will not run for president in 2012. And the Mariners will be in first place on July 1. Those are some of… Read More
PressPlane, a Seattle startup which incubated the mobile application Zapd, has raised a little more than $3 million from Madrona Venture Group, RealNetworks chairman Rob Glaser, Second Avenue Partners, PhotoDisc… Read More
Dan Hesse once led AT&T Wireless. Now, as CEO of Sprint, he’s trying to block his former employer from buying T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. Bloomberg News has an interesting… Read More
You can screw up a startup in any number of ways, from hiring the wrong person to inking a bad partnership deal. Now, the folks over at Avvo — the… Read More
There are all multiple ways to measure if the startup tech market is booming: IPOs, venture capital, inflated valuations in M&A deals. But Avvo, the Seattle online directory of lawyers,… Read More
Microsoft today is launching its Office 365 online service, including new online versions of Exchange, SharePoint and other Office products available for a monthly subscription fee. One interesting factoid from… Read More
There was a time, not too long ago, when it was a bit of novelty to see someone reading a book or magazine on an electronic reading device like a… Read More
Intellectual Ventures, the patent holding firm operated by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold, has inked a deal with BlueCat Networks of Toronto. As part of the agreement, BlueCat… Read More
We’ve been tracking some key hires and people on the move in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here are a few… Conrad Saam has left Avvo to take… Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of Seattle 2.0 and its archival content. For more background, see… Read More
Microsoft is expected to launch its Office 365 service tomorrow, charging businesses a monthly subscription — rather than a one-time licensing fee — for online versions of SharePoint, Exchange, the Lync… Read More
Online giant eBay is aiming to expand its operations in the Seattle region — becoming the latest Silicon Valley company to boost its presence here as the technology job market… Read More
Shares of Amazon.com have already been on an amazing ascent in the past 12 months, up a whopping 67 percent during that time period. And shares of the online retailer… Read More
“[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets… Read More
Rep. Jay Inslee announced his run for Washington state governor today, touting the region’s strength as a center for innovation and proposing a plan to use funds from the state… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law that attempted to ban the sale of violent video games to minors. In a 7-2 decision led by Justice Antonin… Read More
KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, with highlights from my interview with Allen this spring… Read More
Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on unused “white spaces” television spectrum in Cambridge, England — seeking… Read More
Atossa Genetics, which is developing testing technologies to detect the presence of breast cancer, has raised $6.6 million in new financing in an oversubscribed round. The Seattle company plans to… Read More
Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of rugged tablets and handheld devices used by the military. The… Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of Seattle 2.0 and its archival content. For more background, see… Read More
We’ve talked before about how Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is not afraid to be misunderstood for long periods of time. And, perhaps, nothing showcases the Seattle billionaire’s iconoclastic spirit more… Read More
A sports collectible company called Memory Lane Inc. of Tustin, Calif., has filed suit against Seattle-based Classmates.com and its parent company, United Online Inc., over the rebranding of the Classmates… Read More
It was an epic week here at GeekWire. Not only did more than 800 people (including Sir Mix-A-Lot, Detlef Schrempf, Jenni Hogan and Seattle Sounders’ Brad Evans and Pat Noonan)… Read More
The Happy Go Techy Expo, held Saturday at the University of Washington, was a little bit geek craft fair, and a little bit mobile application showcase. GeekWire photographer Annie Laurie Malarkey… Read More
It’s an overcast summer’s evening in Seattle’s University District, and in the warehouse-like space in the back of an arts supply store, game designer Richard Lico is stabbing the air with… Read More
When we humans believe in something strongly we naturally seek out others who believe similarly. This Kool-Aid drinking tendency applies equally to politics, religion and startups. Buy me a beer… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Show, we explain Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ plan to build a 10,000-year clock inside a Texas mountain; talk about Sir Mix-A-Lot’s latest technological innovations; and… Read More
[Updated below with answer and winners] This week on the GeekWire podcast and radio show, we have a new installment of our Name That Tech Tune contest, with an audio… Read More
