Don’t call Vinod Khosla a venture capitalist. After all, the venerable Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist doesn’t really have the best opinion of those who invest other people’s money… Read More
Updated below with answer, winner and prize This week’s Name That Tech Tune contest comes with a mystery prize. It’s a mystery because the prize is related to the answer,… Read More
At a talk this evening on the University of Washington campus, it didn’t take long for Michael Arrington to break some news about his newly-formed venture capital fund, CrunchFund. Arrington… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his private investment arm, Vulcan, have been sued by four former security guards at the company over allegations of unethical behavior. Also named in the… Read More
Redfin won kudos from some home shoppers earlier this week when it launched a new service called Scouting Report that provides vital statistics on more than one million real estate… Read More
We’re trying out a new feature on GeekWire today: App of the Week. And we’re looking for your help. If you have a favorite app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows… Read More
Where does someone like Mick Jagger go to record a new album when he’s seeking the ultimate in privacy and security? Paul Allen’s yacht, of course! That’s the word from… Read More
Microsoft has made a full-length feature film — a professionally produced documentary on the startup life, of all things — and it’s slated to premiere in November at the Napa… Read More
At a price of $199, Amazon is selling its Kindle Fire tablet at a loss, but it might not be quite as much as previously believed, according to a report… Read More
Living in the Northwest, we’re far enough removed from the majority of the populace to sit back and notice the differences in our lifestyle. And from our little corner of… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Bryan Starbuck — who sold the online recruiting company TalentSpring last year to Talent Technology– is getting back into the startup game with a stealthy new startup. The… Read More
Apple made headlines when it surpassed Microsoft in market value, the stock market’s measure of a company’s overall worth. And now it’s IBM’s turn. The venerable technology company overtook Microsoft… Read More
Exponential Entertainment, which makes the HollywoodPlayer online trivia and puzzle game, has raised a new round of cash and tapped Seattle marketing veteran Gail DeGiulio as its new chief marketing… Read More
Uh, whoops? Microsoft this morning scrambled to release a fix after reports surfaced that its Security Essentials software was mistakenly identifying the Google Chrome browser as password-stealing malware — and… Read More
That didn’t take long. A little more than two months after its initial public offering, Zillow has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. The addition will take place after… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Hillel Cooperman loves Legos. So, each year, the founder of Jackson Fish Market gets excited for BrickCon, a 2-day event which showcases masterpieces made of the plastic building… Read More
Sorry, kid, but you’ve got the arms of a 12-year-old, and you’re not watching the Spice Channel tonight. That’s the idea floated by Microsoft in a patent filing made public… Read More
A report by VentureBeat overnight quotes an anonymous source saying that Amazon.com is “in serious negotiations” to buy Palm from HP, acquiring assets including the well-regarded webOS software for smartphones… 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
The attention-grabbing price of $199 for the new Kindle Fire will generate a huge amount of demand for Amazon’s tablet, boosting Amazon’s sales out of the gate. Nearly 55 percent… Read More
T-Mobile has long targeted women with Catherine, Carly, and a rose-tinted focus on families. But as a girl looking at the sleek, airy redesign that T-Mobile plans to roll out at 400… Read More
The year is 2011, and all of your downtown neighbors are trying to one-up each other by installing elaborate depictions of old-school video game characters in their office windows using Post-it… Read More
Microsoft’s Zune music service today announced plans to reduce its monthly subscription rate to $9.99, from the current $14.99, but said the new rate for the Zune Music Pass won’t… Read More
Our latest Geek of the Week, Jeff Teper, had been at Microsoft for about six years in 1998 when he oversaw the formation of a new group focused on “knowledge… Read More
At first glance, Kindle Fire seems like a pretty good name. It uses a thematically coherent naming strategy, similar to the one that Apple used when it named the Macintosh, presumably… Read More
If you are looking for dirt on the cast of Gossip Girl or simply want to keep up with Kardashians, Wetpaint may have the perfect time waster for you. The… Read More
There’s nothing quite like watching a big product unveiling in its entirety, and getting to know the ins and outs of a new gadget from a company’s top executive. ‘… Read More
There are more ways now than ever for you to start a business. Startups are a hot topic and it seems like everyone is launching a new company. But just… Read More
Ben Huh chats with Microsoft’s Channel 9 about the early days at Cheezburger and offers some wise advice based on the lessons he picked up from the failure of his… Read More
Madrona Venture Group and Amazon.com are among the backers in a $10 million round for Yieldex, a New York-based company that helps online publishers increase revenue by providing inventory analysis,… Read More