Brett Marl is back in the startup game. The former chief technology officer at Pure Networks, which sold to Cisco back in 2008, is having a ball trying to help… Read More
It’s the pictures, stupid. That’s basically what the people at Facebook will tell you when it comes to the most important part of the social network. The Facebook community uploads 250… Read More
Microsoft has topped more than 70,000 apps for its Windows Phone Marketplace, up from 50,000 in December, according to reports out of China. Although this may not sound like much… Read More
Sometimes in the real estate business, if you snooze, you lose. Through a new service launched today called Instant Updates, Redfin wants to make sure its customers don’t miss out on… Read More
[Follow-up: Rovio’s ‘Mighty Eagle’ explains Angry Birds stunt at Space Needle] [Follow-up: Photo: Space Needle’s Angry Birds slingshot, final version] Now this is what you call a launch event. I’m… Read More
Jenni Hogan mixes the worlds of broadcast and online media every weekday morning, interacting with viewers on Twitter, in real time, as she delivers the traffic reports on KIRO-TV in… Read More
Best-selling author, angel investor and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk has a very public desire to own The New York Jets. And while the 35-year-old entrepreneur is still working toward that goal,… Read More
Maybe they’re going to be slingshotting some birds from the observation deck? Tomorrow is the official launch of the highly anticipated “Angry Birds Space,” the next installment in the blockbuster… Read More
Maybe the Museum of Flight could buy this thing and put it next to that replica Space Shuttle when it arrives? This replica TIE fighter has been generating a ton… Read More
Microsoft has been working for months with West Coast Customs, the legendary car remodeling company, to build what might just be the most over-the-top Windows machine ever created. The car,… Read More
Facebook and Pinterest may be all of the rage. But a social networking site of another era is having a bit of a resurgence, at least according to a report… Read More
An app released this week by a veteran engineer promises to help people avoid the pain of a parking ticket or, worse, a stolen car. Dubbed AutoDefender, for now it’s… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is doubling down on his efforts to better understand the human brain, announcing plans today to donate $300 million to the Allen Insitute of Brain Science.… Read More
People often ask how I find the stories I write each day for GeekWire. The reality is that they emerge in all sorts of ways — emails, press releases, sources,… Read More
Politicians have been hesitant to declare a full economic recovery, but here’s more evidence that things are turning around (at least in Washington state). The unemployment rate fell again during… Read More
Two interesting pieces of news this week provide a better sense for how 2012 will shake out for the PC market and Microsoft’s Windows 8 — but the long-term direction… Read More
Cheezburger’s rise to the top of the Internet charts has certainly been impressive to watch, leaving some investors kicking themselves that they didn’t have the foresight to invest early in… Read More
A recent study showed Apple’s iPad making significant inroads among corporate buyers. But the trend stops in Redmond, apparently. An apparent Microsoft memo published by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley outlines… Read More
[Correction: Post updated to reflect the fact that Amazon’s deal was one of the fastest-selling in daily deals history, but not the fastest. A LivingSocial promotion for Whole Foods sold… Read More
Have you switched your business page to Facebook’s new Timeline yet? The new format becomes mandatory for all Facebook pages with an automatic changeover on March 30. There are compelling reasons… Read More
You’re attending a baseball game and call Google’s 411 service for information about a nearby restaurant. The cheers of the crowd and the sounds of the announcer are picked up… Read More
We wondered why the social media agency Banyan Branch raised a $1.7 million round of venture capital financing last fall. Now, here might be part of the reason. The Seattle… Read More
Could the country’s third largest wireless carrier Sprint be headed toward a bankruptcy filing? That’s the fear of at least one stock analyst who said the company — led by… Read More
Seattle mobile app developer Michael Burford thought he’d come up with a brilliant brainstorm to find customers for his new mobile puzzle game, Pawn’d. And on the surface, the idea didn’t… Read More
Microsoft confirmed today that it has hired Raghu Ramakrishnan, a former Yahoo chief scientist, as a technical fellow in its Server & Tools business. A database specialist and the co-author… Read More
The critically-acclaimed documentary film Indie Game: The Movie — honored at both the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW — will be rolling into Seattle this Friday for a special screening at… Read More
Many companies are still trying to make it in the market for daily deals, competing with giant Groupon and a host of smaller rivals. But Amazon.com is in a unique… Read More
Promotional sites for movies are traditionally created in Adobe Flash, but Microsoft and Lionsgate are looking to lead the industry down a new path. They’re partnering on a site that… Read More
FutureAdvisor co-founder Bo Lu could have built his startup company in Silicon Valley, and he certainly felt the pressure to do just that after graduating from the prominent startup incubator… Read More
Seattle angel investor and venture capitalist Bill Bryant has been around the block a few times in the tech industry, estimating that he’s met some 5,000 entrepreneurs in the past… Read More