Things are flying for Portland-based Chirpify, as the startup just announced a $2 million round led by Seattle firm Voyager Capital. Combined with a $1.3 million round one year ago,… Read More
By now, you’ve probably read, watched or heard content about how several media entities reported false information on more than one occasion days after the Boston Marathon bombings. Seattle-based Breaking News, however, did… Read More
It’s time to vote in one of the most hotly contested categories in the GeekWire Awards: Innovation of the Year. Our five finalists are below, as selected by our panel of judges from… Read More
It looks like Wavii, the Seattle-based startup that helps you find personalized feeds of the news, has been bought by Google. TechCrunch is reporting that Google purchased Wavii for more than… Read More
Will this be enough to fend off the Apple skeptics? The company topped Wall Street’s earnings expectations this afternoon with rising iPhone and iPad sales, and announced plans to return… Read More
Seattle city leaders this morning announced that the city will have its annual 4th of July Fireworks show, after all, with help from the region’s tech community. Microsoft, Amazon and… Read More
Can Microsoft really afford to wait to release its flagship productivity suite for Apple and Android devices? That’s the question increasingly being asked by analysts and investors as Microsoft’s Windows 8… Read More
Follow-Up: This is ‘Sarah Hanson’: Startup founder confesses to idiotic plot to hoax tech press “Her” story was a good one. Last Tuesday, GeekWire wrote a piece about Sarah Hanson, the… Read More
Bootstrapping is not an easy path to building a business. But it also can be extremely gratifying, and the best way for a big payoff down the road. The Pacific… Read More
Big Fish is cashing in on its casino app in big ways. The Seattle game maker, founded by former RealNetworks employee Paul Thelen in 2002, announced today that its multiplayer casino… Read More
It’s a good thing we got out of the newspaper business. According to a survey out today from CareerCast.com, newspaper reporter ranks as the worst job in America. “Ever-shrinking newsrooms,… Read More
As the major online streaming services develop and launch original content, one of the most interesting tactics has come from Netflix, which released all 13 episodes of its well-received series… Read More
Jamie Steven has stepped down as chief marketing officer at SEOmoz, taking on the same role at Speedtest.net operator Ookla. “I’ve been flabbergasted by the amount of data these guys have… Read More
Microsoft shares rose 3.6 percent Monday to close at $30.83, the biggest single-day gain in more than a year, according to Bloomberg News. The main reason: This guy disclosed that he… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 started with video games before expanding to movies, television shows, music, live sports, interactive politics and all manner of digital entertainment. And now it’s getting into the… Read More
It is being called the “greenest building” on the planet. And it’s located right here in Seattle. Welcome to the Bullitt Center, a new six-story, 50,000-square-foot building in Seattle’s Capitol… Read More
When Jeff Charbonneau begins class everyday at Zillah High, he says the same thing: “Welcome to paradise, everybody.” No, Zillah High isn’t on the sandy shores of Hawaii. In fact, the… Read More
The Seattle region may be known for operating systems, airplanes and coffee, but video games play a huge role in the technology scene, and today we’re pleased to present a… Read More
In overwhelming fashion, Washington State Legislature voted 95-0 to pass a new bill that will allow computer science classes to count as a math or science requirement toward high school graduation. Currently, Washington high schoolers… Read More
Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How does Earth Day relate to Seattle’s startups? The kind folks… Read More
Zillow continues to grow at a rapid clip, gobbling up more office space at its downtown Seattle headquarters in the Russell Investments Center. The company announced today that it plans… Read More
Those with big families or lots of movie-loving friends might enjoy this: Netflix will offer a $11.99/month plan that allows for four simultaneous streams. At $8/month, users can currently stream two… Read More
Jon Maples, Rhapsody VP of Product and Content, has some veteran advice for fellow music streaming competitors Spotify and Rdio: Stop making the same mistakes we did. In this blog post,… Read More
Apple will report its quarterly earnings Tuesday afternoon, providing the latest glimpse into the sales of the company’s main iPhone, iPad and Mac product lines. One underlying question: How much… Read More
Microsoft debuted its Xbox SmartGlass app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD this morning, giving Xbox 360 users with one of the Amazon tablets a new way to interact… Read More
In yet another fitness-related app to hit the market, Woodinville, Wash.-based fitness manufacturer Precor just debuted its own iOS app that’s designed to work both with Precor equipment, as well as outside… Read More
Microsoft does plan to bring back the Start button on the traditional desktop in an upcoming Windows 8 update, but clicking on it won’t open a familiar popup Start Menu… Read More
Yes, the initial Google Play ratings are pretty crappy for Facebook Home. But at the very least, we know that people are definitely curious about the social media king’s new… Read More
We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards, and today’s category is a big one: Startup CEO of the Year, presented by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. We… Read More
It was a big weekend for Amazon’s push into original television programming. Amazon Studios served up a grand total of 14 television pilots via the Amazon Instant Video service, to… Read More