As students head back to college campuses this fall, here’s a new technology from a Seattle startup which might change the rules on those well-known slackers who’ve been known to… Read More
I stuff cash in my wallet for one reason and one reason only: Dick’s. The classic, awkwardly named Seattle drive-in serves better fries at $1.50 than four-star restaurants sell at… Read More
It sure sounds like T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman wants the iPhone, but don’t look for the wireless operator to start carrying the gadget anytime soon. In a note to… Read More
Apple today pretty much confirmed that it plans to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event on October 4th, with a full release coming shortly thereafter. But as iOS fanatics… Read More
Here in Redmond this morning, Microsoft Research is marking its 20th anniversary as the company’s basic research unit. In addition to looking back at its work over the years, the… Read More
We’ve talked in the past about Amazon.com’s ambitious plans in the online video space, suggesting that the online retailer could make a bid for either Netflix or Hulu as a… Read More
Seattle’s gaming industry is often overlooked, but it is an economic force in the region with more than 150 companies employing upwards of 15,000 people. And with recent deals like… Read More
Steve Ballmer is taking it on the chin yet again this week, this time for a reportedly uninspired performance at Microsoft’s annual employee meeting. Tech bloggers are abuzz over anonymous… Read More
Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based non profit which coordinates 54-hour startup marathons at locations across the globe, has formed a new board with leading venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and execs from the… Read More
Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide real-time traffic data to… Read More
Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a collaboration between Microsoft Research and Bing engineers in China and the… Read More
Walk Score already helps people figure out the most walkable properties in cities across the country, assigning a score from 1 to 100 based on how close homes are to… Read More
In some games, you solve puzzles. In others, you try to wipe out enemy forces. But a new offering from Seattle’s Mindbloom has a deeper, more spiritual purpose. It wants… Read More
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with the optional ability to sign in using a Windows Live ID, allowing users to easily synchronize their settings, applications and other… Read More
T-Mobile USA, fighting an uphill battle against its rivals and their iPhones, is expected to be the only major U.S. carrier without one of the Apple devices this holiday season.… Read More
It is hard to imagine, but the mobile industry is still relatively young. And nothing spells that out like new research from boutique investment bank Rutberg, which has analyzed the… Read More
Amazon.com will roll out its first tablet computer under the brand name “Kindle Fire,” according to a report today by MG Siegler of TechCrunch, who previously reported inside details of… Read More
Picking the wrong movie these days can be a costly mistake. After all, with movie tickets costing upwards of $10.50 a pop and Netflix boosting its prices, movie lovers can’t… Read More
Apple plans to renovate its 8-year-old store in Seattle, upgrading its location in the University Village shopping center with many of the “Apple Store 2.0” features more common at its… Read More
Dieter Fox, a University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, has been chosen to co-lead the new Intel Science and Technology Center on the UW campus. The… Read More
DoubleDown Interactive now says that more than one million people are playing its social-based casino games on Facebook every day. The 52-person company, which just announced earlier this month that… Read More
Applications like Flipboard and Pulse look to transform the way people consume news and information on the iPad. Now, Seattle startup Evri is jumping into the mix with a new… Read More
The highly anticipated and well-reviewed “Mango” update to Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is expected to be available for some devices in the U.S. as early as this week —… Read More
Amazon.com this morning announced a new digital licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox that will increase the catalog of streaming content available to members of its Amazon Prime subscription service… Read More
The law is starting to catch up to an undeniable reality of modern technology — recognizing that smartphones are not just devices unto themselves but rather portals to a much… Read More
F8 now has several years under its belt, and attendees and the media have come to expect that as Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, takes the stage at the one-day annual… Read More
When I first wrote about the Seattle digital bible startup ooBible three months ago, I stumbled a bit on the name. After all, it’s not too common to see a… Read More
Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well as changes to a Facebook page and a recent trademark… Read More
There may be no better cure for the end of summer than cold beer, live music and hurling tomatoes at your friends. Tomato Battle at the Pyramid Ale House Saturday… Read More
We’ve got a big menu of topics on this weekend’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with a discussion of the latest changes at Facebook and Netflix, and what they’ll… Read More