Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live Microsoft has now officially released those crazy videos that we told you about yesterday. Check them out above and below.… Read More
GeekWire 200 May Update: Zulily, CreativeLive and Duxter make a move It’s a big day for the Seattle startup community, with Mayor McGinn this morning announcing a new initiative to support… Read More
Seattle launches new initiative to support entrepreneurs, hoping to build a startup kingdom You wouldn’t know it judging by the spoonfuls of hot chili that Mayor Mike McGinn is wolfing down, but it’s… Read More
Attention lady hackers: Code Fellows debuts women-only bootcamp, guarantees $60K salary Seattle’s “TechStars for engineers” wants to see more women in tech and just debuted a new class solely for female… Read More
GeekWire Awards: What to know if you’re going to tonight’s big celebration We can’t wait to see more than 750 of you for tonight at the big GeekWire Awards bash. It’s going… Read More
How to type Cantonese in a web browser: Seattle Googlers help make it possible ` Albert Wong had spent his whole life trying —and failing — to type Cantonese characters on a computer. But… Read More
‘The Loop’ magazine marks debut of TypeEngine iOS publishing service Veteran tech editor Jim Dalrymple, a longtime force on the Apple beat, is branching out into the world of digital… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Socedo dives into social media to help you find sales leads Socedo co-founder Aseem Badshah came up with the idea for his startup after helping big brands like Microsoft and Guess… Read More
Maritz: Netflix ‘inextricably bound into Amazon for all eternity’ Is Netflix depending too heavily on Amazon? That’s one of the questions raised by a cover story about Netflix in… Read More
Microsoft buying Nook? Reported $1B deal would escalate Amazon rivalry TechCrunch reports tonight that Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion to buy the “digital assets” of Nook Media LLC,… Read More
Microsoft posts weird Windows 8 commercials, then promptly takes them down Update: Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live It appears Microsoft either made a mistake by posting new Windows… Read More
Klout Experts: A new Q+A platform that appears atop Bing search results Social media metrics company Klout is making a move into the social question-and-answer space and is getting some distribution help from… Read More
Pea-shooting plant fans rejoice: Plants vs. Zombies sequel coming in July While we don’t have many more details about the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap did just release a new video… Read More
Facebook Wi-Fi: Born at a Seattle hackathon, coming soon to a business near you Facebook this week began the commercial rollout of a new “Facebook Wi-Fi” system for businesses. It melds location-based check-ins and… Read More
WordPress gurus at 10up open first office in Portland 10up, a company specializing in WordPress implementations, is opening up its first physical office in Portland, Ore. The company, which… Read More
Wash. colleges debut 5-year engineering program for low-income students You typically hear the term “redshirt” for collegiate athletics. It’s a title given to athletes who receive an extra year… Read More
Startup vets Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are cooking up new connected devices Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are software guys. Lowry is best known as one of the co-creators of the wildly… Read More
Microsoft names Amy Hood its new chief financial officer Microsoft just named Amy Hood its new chief financial officer, replacing its departing CFO Peter Klein, who announced his plan… Read More
Former Microsoft CFO John Connors named to Midas List for top investors John Connors, a venture capitalist at Bellevue-based Ignition Partners who previously served as CFO of Microsoft, was named to Forbes’ 2013… Read More
Hackathons at startups: Creative ‘fresh air’ Every now and again, we hear about hackathons: Startup Weekend, Facebook’s famed all-nighters, Hack Week at Dropbox. However, in a… Read More
Frazier Healthcare raises $281M for latest venture fund Seattle venture capital firm Frazier Healthcare has raised $281.8 million for its seventh fund, according to a SEC filing today.… Read More
Nokia touts Lumia 928 camera against competition with roller coaster video Nokia has yet to officially announce its newest flagship Lumia 928 smartphone, but that isn’t stopping the manufacturer from touting… Read More
Hey, civic hackers: Here’s your chance to build apps to help solve government challenges The City of Seattle has a plethora of open data available and now they want your help in utilizing the information… Read More
Q&A with Trulia CEO Pete Flint: Market Leader is ‘the operating system’ of real estate Trulia CEO Pete Flint wants to transform real estate. And with today’s $355 million bid for Kirkland-based Market Leader, the Internet executive… Read More
Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead… Read More
Amazon Cloud Player enables iOS update, allows music streaming in Ford vehicles Good news for Ford and iPhone owners wanting to blast their tunes with Amazon’s Cloud Player: Amazon’s streaming music service updated… Read More
Microsoft hunts internally for CFO: Report suggests it’s Tami Reller vs. Amy Hood Microsoft is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer, and a report out from Bloomberg suggests that two… Read More
Trulia to buy Market Leader for $355 million, planting stake in Zillow’s backyard Trulia is making its biggest bet yet. And it is doing so in Zillow’s backyard. Today, Trulia announced a plan to… Read More
T-Mobile sold 500,000 iPhones in Q1, but revenues fall 7% Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA posted first quarter earnings late Tuesday and it was largely a mixed bag. Though revenue declined 7… Read More
Valve experimenting with gameplay that changes depending on perspiration Imagine yourself playing a first-person shooter. As the gameplay gets intense, your heart starts racing. The game detects your pulse… Read More
