Massive data centers — many of which dot the Columbia River basin in Washington and Oregon — have historically been described as electricity-sucking power hogs. But a new report from… Read More
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An extensive look at Microsoft Bing’s attempt to challenge Google, published by the New York Times today, will get lots of attention for the irresistible opening anecdote about Bing general manager… Read More
A study released this past week by AptiQuant, a Vancouver, B.C., “psychometric consulting” company, found that Internet Explorer users, on average, scored lower on IQ tests than users of other browsers… Read More
Tina Kirkpatrick spent the past few years in Chicago, including a stint working as a buyer for Oprah’s Harpo Productions. But the 33-year-old Seattle native is excited to be back… Read More
OK, so we know that Microsoft interns work really hard, in the process of getting some great experience and contributing to their designated team. But wow, from the outside it… Read More
It was an unusually busy month of July on the technology beat in Seattle. And here’s my theory why: The weather sucked. With clouds and cold temperatures, Seattle geeks spent… Read More
David Pogue, tech columnist for the New York Times, brought down the house at a real-estate technology conference in San Francisco this week with a soaring medley on “the history… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about one Seattle woman’s creative attempt to land a job at Valve Software; Microsoft’s face-off against Apple at University… Read More
It turned out to be another big week for patent news. A federal jury in San Diego today found that Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $70 million in a patent-infringement case… Read More
Ron Conway is one of the best known angel investors on the planet. So, when the early backer of Facebook, Google, Trulia, Airbnb and Zappos talks, people tend to sit… Read More
Last week GeekWire invited members of the Seattle tech community to make a pitch to win a sponsor table at the gdgt live event next Friday, Aug. 5, at the… Read More
Family, friends and colleagues of Steve Lacey are still grappling with the loss of the respected Google engineer and Microsoft veteran in a car crash in Kirkland over the weekend.… Read More
Microsoft today confirmed plans to launch an updated version of the ESPN service on Xbox Live on Aug. 25. One of the most interesting new features: A split-screen view for… Read More
There’s no shortage of companies that help advertisers make better sense of how ad campaigns perform online. But what about an older medium, such as television? That’s where Lucid Commerce… Read More
We always have fun digging up sound clips for the “Name that Tech Tune” contests that air regularly in the final segment of the GeekWire radio show and podcast. But… Read More
We’ve talked before about how Google has Portland fever — using the Rose City to test new products like Google Offers and real-time transit information. Now, the search giant is… Read More
The Seattle PostGlobe — an online news site started two years ago by reporters who lost their jobs at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer — is closing because many of the volunteer staff have… Read More
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 30 percent of cancer deaths are tied to poor nutrition, lack of exercise and obesity. Now, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has… Read More
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On certain cable news channels these days, it seems like every story is a chance to subtly (or not-so-subtly) score points for some political position. Which is why this appearance… Read More
Look out, Oprah: A new Books section of Bill Gates’ website, The Gates Notes, offers a glimpse of some of his favorite books and recent reads, and invites readers of… Read More
GeekWire readers have been engaged in an intense debate over the past week about the role of software patents — a discussion that arose after This American Life featured an… Read More
Valve Software is one of the Seattle area’s hottest gaming companies. And Erin Michael Vondrak, a Seattle artist and photographer, really wants to work there. Vondrak composed an original song… Read More
Our latest Geek of the Week, Stephen Meyles, spent a good chunk of his career as an educator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, before finding a new home and career… Read More
Bartell Drugs is one of Seattle’s oldest businesses. And the company has been able to stick around for more than 110 years in part because it knows how to change… Read More
RealNetworks today announced a series of moves to “reinvigorate” the business and make the 16-year-old Seattle company more attractive to investors. It plans to return $136 million to investors in… Read More
Shares of Expedia gained seven percent today in after hours trading following news that the company posted a 23 percent increase in second quarter revenue to just over $1 billion.… Read More
Microsoft isn’t saying whether this video is really one of its productions, but like ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley (who originally got ahold of it), I think it is. It’s just… Read More
InfoSpace today reported a net loss of $3.9 million on revenue of $54.3 million. The Bellevue Internet search company posted earnings per share of 10 cents, which was in line… Read More