Windows 8’s Picture Password feature — which will let users sign in by drawing a personalized pattern across a photo on the screen — is like a “Fisher Price Toy” of… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh is threatening to remove the company’s 1,000 domain names off of GoDaddy after the huge Internet registrar came out in support of the Stop Online Privacy… Read More
Guest Commentary: The tale of Microsoft killing its Courier tablet project is both riveting and familiar. With Microsoft making two-thirds of its revenue from enterprises, it comes as no surprise that… Read More
The Grand Master of the Jedi Order, Yoda, is one of the most beloved movie characters of all time. You will find references to him in almost every context of working life. In technology services start-ups,… Read More
Google ranked as the most visited Web site during the month of November, attracting 186 million visitors. That was just ahead of Microsoft, which ranked second with 175 million and… Read More
Long before it became cool to run a tech incubator, Mike Koss was opening his doors to Seattle-area entrepreneurs at StartPad.org. In addition to office space, the ex-Microsoftie regularly hosts brown… Read More
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have concluded that text messaging leads people to be more deceitful than other modes of communication, including face-to-face interactions and video chat. “People… Read More
If you’re like me, you probably see opportunities for new products and businesses all the time. Over the past 10 years I’ve created many businesses, and in that time I’ve… Read More
At this time of year, it is important to remember the importance of giving back. So, in the spirit of the season, our featured Startup Spotlight this week is Deals4Dreams.… Read More
GameHouse says it will open a larger office for its games studio in Victoria, B.C., and plans to more than double its staff there to at least 45 people by the end… Read More
OK, so in reality, Hanson Hosein doesn’t use his Samsung Galaxy Note as pictured here. The director of the UW’s Master of Communications in Digital Media program makes calls on the… Read More
Rhapsody says it has surpassed 1 million paying subscribers — leveraging its MetroPCS partnership, its recent acquisition of Napster and the rise of mobile devices to solidify its position as… Read More
[Editor’s Note: GeekWire has identified more than a dozen “Geeks Who Give Back” — people who work in non-profits, mentor others and invest in the future of the tech community.… Read More
Tech companies like to celebrate their successes, but where would the industry be without reflecting upon and learning from its screw-ups, as well? In that spirit, as the year draws… Read More
Cheezburger Network founder Ben Huh has built an online comedy empire around silly photos of cats and people engaged in all kinds of weird situations. Now the Internet entrepreneur is… Read More
You’ve got to give the Nuance folks some credit for creativity. The company today unveiled a new update for Swype — the popular text-input technology that it acquired earlier this… Read More
Problems with Amazon.com’s new tablet computer have been well documented, with the Seattle online retailer today announcing a software update that’s designed to improve privacy settings, touch navigation and more.… Read More
GoChime, a recent grad of the TechStars Seattle incubation program, has raised $630,000 in financing from angel investors Geoff Entress, Matt Shobe, Dave Carlson, Walter Winshall, Rob Martin, Kendall Kunz and… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Andru Edwards of Gear Live and the Ask Andru column joined us on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast to share his top picks for technology gifts this… Read More
The year was 1998. Bill Clinton was president, the original PlayStation was going head-to-head with the Nintendo 64, and a group of engineers from Microsoft’s Windows CE team filed a… Read More
[Updated below with statement from Consumer Electronics Association.] In a major twist for one of the technology industry’s largest annual events, Microsoft says the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show will be the… Read More
Venture capitalist Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Seattle online advertising powerhouse aQuantive, and Jason Kilar, a former Amazon.com executive who now runs Hulu, are among the technology executives being… Read More
After months of preparation, Expedia is finally waving goodbye to TripAdvisor. The companies announced today that they’ve successfully split operations, with TripAdvisor becoming an independent publicly-traded company on the Nasdaq… Read More
With just a few days to spare before Christmas, Amazon.com has released a previously promised Kindle Fire software update (Version No. 6.2.1). The improvements should address some of the complaints… Read More
I guess Amazon.com really is serious about getting into the mobile phone business. Reuters today reported that the Seattle online retailer considered buying RIM a few months ago, but the… Read More
It’s that time of year when members of the tech community give back. But RealNetworks executive Matt Hulett, who runs the company’s GameHouse unit, almost gave back a little too… Read More
The renovation of Husky Stadium at the University of Washington in Seattle is well under way, and demolition crews today took down a large chunk of the roof above the… Read More
Motorola has violated elements of one Microsoft patent, but it hasn’t infringed on six other Microsoft patents that were the subject of the Redmond company’s suit against the mobile phone… Read More
Entrepreneur Magazine has chosen Glassybaby founder Lee Rhodes as Entrepreneur of 2011. She’s the first woman to receive the honor, and the first from the Pacific Northwest. The magazine, which… Read More
Cardeas Pharma, a biotechnology company led by Seattle biotech entrepreneur Bruce Montgomery, has reeled in $5 million in venture financing from Novo Ventures, Avalon Ventures, WRF Capital and others, reports Xconomy.… Read More
