Microsoft this morning confirmed plans for an upcoming wave of product updates known inside the company as “Blue,” and announced plans to hold its next Build developer conference in June,… Read More
If this whole wireless executive thing doesn’t work out, T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere may have a future in late-night television. Legere lambasted T-Mobile’s wireless rivals, and called out the… Read More
The updates are flowing for Microsoft. Just a day after releasing fixes for its Windows 8 Mail, Calendar and People apps, the Xbox team today announced some improvements to the… Read More
By now, you’ve likely either read or had a discussion about the Seattle vs. Silicon Valley entrepreneurial debate. Heck, the good folks over at Killer Infographics even designed the badass poster you see… Read More
You shouldn’t have any trouble getting a ride these days, especially if you live in a tech hotbed like Seattle or San Francisco. Now, get ready for more options. Lyft… Read More
At long last, T-Mobile USA will be getting the iPhone. The Bellevue-based company will start offering the iPhone 5 nationwide on April 12 as a flagship device in its shift… Read More
Judson Althoff has been named president of North American sales and marketing at Microsoft, joining the company from Oracle where he worked for 14 years. At Oracle, he most recently served… Read More
Whether looking for a job or a spouse, it’s more important than ever to be able to differentiate yourself and easily express what’s important to you. But, sometimes, words just… Read More
A lot has been made about the so-called “series A crunch” — the idea that it is increasingly challenging for early-stage companies to continue to raise financing as they move… Read More
The 5 Point made a stir earlier this month when the Seattle dive bar declared that patrons would not be permitted to wear Google Glass, the yet-to-be released high-tech eye glasses… Read More
Donuts, the heavily-funded Bellevue startup, has made it through initial evaluation tests conducted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The evaluation included a look at the company’s… Read More
Philanthropist Bill Gates (@BillGates), technology journalist Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) and pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson (@SeattleMamaDoc) are among those chosen for Time’s list of the top 140 Twitter feeds. Fleishman, a… Read More
Sure, you love your college basketball team, but how well do you argue against rival fans? StatSheet’s College Basketball “StatSmack” might just come in handy this time of year. It’s… Read More
Cybersecurity is a pressing issue these days and the University of Washington is doing something about it. The UW-Tacoma branch is introducing a new graduate program designed to help professionals… Read More
For all those still trying to squeeze in as much slope shredding as possible, Google Maps just added more than 100 ski resorts to its database. Now you can see… Read More
Want slimmer and lighter gadgets with amazing battery life? Jeff Bezos is right there with you — and he has a potential solution. A newly published patent application, listing the… Read More
Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time We’re only eight games through the first-ever Geek Madness and the competition is just starting to heat up. The… Read More
Seattle lost one of its most prolific angel investors last month when former banking executive Robert Arnold died at the age of 84 after a brief illness. Arnold was one… Read More
Microsoft will release an update to its native Mail, Calendar and People apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT starting tonight with new features and, perhaps more importantly, “big improvements… Read More
It’s safe to say Halo 4 has been a success thus far. After raking in a record $220 million on launch day back in November, Microsoft just said Halo 4… Read More
Well, this is an odd advertising pitch from Nintendo. The video game company was handing out new tear-away charts at PAX East this weekend. First spotted by Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley,… Read More
T-Mobile USA this weekend rolled out a new pricing structure that separates the cost of wireless service from the purchase of a phone — no longer subsidizing the cost of… Read More
comScore today officially unveiled a new measurement tool called Media Metrix Multi-Platform that combines and compares U.S. desktop, Android and iOS usage for the big properties in the country. Among… Read More
Amazon.com continues its push into the video distribution arena, taking on the likes of Hulu and Netflix. And its latest attempt comes in the form of Zombieland. Amazon Studios will… Read More
Pendrell Corp. has made another big patent purchase. The Kirkland company led by former Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced today that it has acquired 125 patents and patent applications from… Read More
Seattle biotechnology company Theraclone Sciences has raised an additional $8 million in equity financing and $6 million in debt, bringing total investment in its series B funding to $50 million.… Read More
The Microsoft Surface is an easy target. It is Microsoft’s attempt to get into touch computing and it is easy to see it as a me-too iPad competitor. Microsoft is… Read More
Entrepreneur Tony Wright made a bit of a stir last May when he announced plans to leave Seattle for Silicon Valley to build his next company: Tomo. Now, Wright, the… Read More
We’ve had a busy few days here at GeekWire — launching our new events calendar; opening nominations for the May 9th GeekWire Awards; and announcing plans for the first-ever live… Read More