Seeing the online retailer as a threat to profits, Walmart has decided to follow Target in removing the Amazon Kindle lineup from its offerings of tablets and e-readers in stores. With… Read More
We always get a kick out of Box CEO Aaron Levie’s musings on Twitter, from his needling of Microsoft to startup lessons to homespun advice. But that’s not the only… Read More
Microsoft this morning unveiled a new direction for its global philanthropic initiatives, announcing a program called YouthSpark that aims to boost educational, employment and economic opportunities for young people around… Read More
UPDATE, Sept.25 1 p.m.: Forbes.com listed Portland’s Pearl District as the fifth-most hip neighborhood and Seattle’s Capitol Hill as the eighth-coolest. —– Portland has the beer. Seattle has the coffee. Portland… Read More
Is history repeating itself at the site of the infamous “Galloping Gertie” disaster? No, it’s just those wacky maps in Apple’s new iOS 6. The “flyover” arial view in Apple’s… Read More
They arrived at Seattle’s Museum of Flight in more than 100 boxes — nearly four decades worth of personal papers from George Abbey, the Seattle native and former director of… Read More
Apple’s iOS 6 boasts more than 200 new features, many of them small fixes and incremental improvements. Others are bigger and bolder, like maps, turn-by-turn directions and the Passbook mobile… Read More
It has been fun to see the plans come together for Amazon’s new three-block campus on the edge of downtown Seattle. The company’s architects this week took it up a… Read More
Your parents can no longer sign you up for youth basketball. That college gym ID has long expired. And setting up a portable driveway hoop just isn’t going to happen… Read More
Ram Singh loves to travel. And it’s that love that sparked the 42-year-old former Microsoft engineering manager’s latest pursuit: Gazeable. The company’s two iPad apps — Gazeable and TripRaves —… Read More
This could get pretty ugly for Microsoft. A new report out by the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found that the software giant used subsidiaries in Puerto Rico, Ireland, Singapore… Read More
I’m at an event in Redmond this morning where Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and general counsel Brad Smith (pictured speaking at right) are announcing a new company initiative. Smith says… Read More
The fascinating back-and-forth between Zillow and Trulia continues. After pricing its initial public offering last night at $17, Trulia shares are taking off in early morning trading, opening at $22… Read More
Dwellable, the Seattle upstart led by Urbanspoon co-founder Adam Doppelt; former NBA digital executive Brenda Spoonemore and Snapvine co-founder Nathan Kriege, continues to carve new territory with its mobile applications for vacation… Read More
A court in Germany has ruled that Motorola infringed on a Microsoft patent, prompting the Redmond company to call again on the Google-owned company to join other makers of Android… Read More
Architects for Amazon.com have submitted updated drawings for the company’s proposed campus on the edge of downtown Seattle — showing for the first time how the company wants to use… Read More
Oftentimes the leader of a newly public company experiences a substantial increase in net worth, but Facebook’s shrinking share price has had the opposite effect for Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook… Read More
The online real estate battle between San Francisco’s Trulia and Seattle’s Zillow is about to get a lot more interesting. Trulia today priced its initial public offering at $17 per… Read More
Think you’ve got what it takes to compete on The Voice or American Idol, but aren’t quite ready to go prime time? You can always hit the shower. And now… Read More
Getting excited for the bigger screen on the iPhone 5? Well, just imagine where Apple could take things. Some Seattle geeks did, producing this hilarious parody video, showing an “iPhone… Read More
Ready to get in line for the iPhone 5? This might influence your decision. Early reviews of the new phone are trickling in from tech reviewers around the country, and… Read More
GeekWire is gearing up for Seattle 2.0 Startup Day in Bellevue this Saturday, with hundreds of people from the Seattle region’s tech community already signed up for a full day… Read More
It may seem like the economy is back on track in Washington state, especially for those who work within the bubble that’s the tech industry. But the unemployment rate edged… Read More
Most companies start with a Web-based version of their service, transitioning to mobile almost as an after thought. Trover is headed in the opposite direction. Originally started as a mobile… Read More
HTC this morning unveiled two new Windows Phones, the HTC 8S and 8X, that look as if they were actually made for the Microsoft operating system, not simply adapted from… Read More
Ignition Partners’ investment pace hasn’t been quite as robust as last year, likely due to the fact that the Bellevue venture capital firm is trying to raise a new early-stage… Read More
AT&T announced this morning that it has turned on its 4G LTE wireless network in Seattle and Portland, as the company prepares for the launch of the LTE-enabled iPhone 5… Read More
It’s probably a good thing that T-Mobile USA’s newly-appointed CEO is a competitive marathon runner. After all, the Bellevue wireless carrier is in a distant fourth place, and it will… Read More
Well, this is interesting timing. I’m currently at the Harvey Nash CIO event in downtown Seattle where panelists are discussing the role of women in technology. All of the panelists… Read More
Amazon.com is shutting down Endless.com, the five-year-old high-end online fashion site that sold handbags, shoes, jewelry and other accessories. The site will be turned off on September 27th, with the service… Read More
