Geek Madness: Help us pick the greatest geek of all time UPDATE: Day 10 of Geek Madness UPDATE: Day 9 of Geek Madness UPDATE: Day 8 of Geek Madness UPDATE: Day 7 of… Read More
Kymeta: Is this Bill Gates’ next billion-dollar company? Wireless technology company Kymeta Corp. has been in business for a grand total of seven months, but already it has… Read More
Air foils vs air bags: Amazon and Apple want to make sure you never bust your phone again Apple and Amazon.com are on a collision course in all sorts of businesses — from digital music to e-readers. Now,… Read More
Serial entrepreneur David Bluhm returns to Medio Typically, when founders leave companies, they never return. Or, if they do, they come back as CEO as was the… Read More
Steam Early Access: Here’s your chance to test games still in development If you’ve always wanted to work at a game company like Valve, here’s your chance — well, kind of. The… Read More
T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger clears final regulatory hurdle All that’s left between the T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger is a shareholder’s vote on April 12. Today, the Committee on… Read More
Windows Phone 8 finally gets Pandora — ad-free for 2013 At long last, Pandora released its Windows Phone 8 app this morning. Microsoft says the free app will come without… Read More
Z2 chases car racing fans with new iOS game Nitro Z2 Live has a new name, and a new game. The Seattle mobile gaming company, which earlier this month switched… Read More
Actress who sued Amazon’s IMDb for displaying her age can take the case to trial The actress who sued Amazon.com for displaying her age on IMDb can proceed with her case, according to a decision… Read More
Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More
Starbucks roasted over Square confusion, glitches Have you tried Square to pay for your coffee at Starbucks? If your experience was anything like what FastCompany’s correspondents… Read More
Realty Mogul raises cash to bring crowdfunding to commercial real estate Realty Mogul, a recent graduate of MIcrosoft’s Windows Azure Accelerator, has raised $500,00 in seed funding from Gust CEO David S. Rose,… Read More
Microsoft Bing Fund to target autism at weekend hackathon Microsoft’s Bing Fund startup incubator is holding a hackathon this weekend in Seattle — bringing together developers, designers and other… Read More
Out of juice? AAA debuts Washington roadside charging service for electric cars Electric car owners rejoice: If you ever run out of juice on Washington roads, there’s a new service to help… Read More
Pinterest just ‘acqui-hired’ Seattle startup Livestar, dev team moving to San Fran Pinterest, the fast-growing social networking startup that raised a $200 million funding round last month at a reported $2.5 billion… Read More
Google Keep note-taking service puts focus on Android Google went public with its rumored Google Keep note-taking service this afternoon, creating new competition for Evernote, Microsoft OneNote and… Read More
Amazon denies rumors of $99 7-inch Kindle Fire HD Earlier Wednesday morning, TechCrunch reported that Amazon currently has a $99 Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet in production that is set to… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Enliken helps consumers control personal data and market it to advertisers Advertisers are getting to know more about each and every one of us, especially as behavioral targeting technologies allow big… Read More
Vloggers’ time to shine? Chris Pirillo’s new event will bring YouTube stars together One morning last weekend, Judy Travis got out of bed, scooped up her five-month-old daughter and reflected on why she… Read More
Nielsen study shows ‘significant’ correlation between Twitter and TV ratings The more people Tweet about a television show, the better its ratings are. That’s what a new study from Nielsen… Read More
Chart: Seattle’s jobless rate dips below six percent for first time in more than four years In the tech industry, we’ve been seeing a steady stream of hiring for several years now. In fact, companies like… Read More
Podcast First time: See the GeekWire Radio Show live on stage One of the best parts our job each week is putting together the GeekWire radio show. The show airs every… Read More
Report: Amazon to ship $99 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet in 2013 TechCrunch is reporting this morning that Amazon is currently has a $99 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet in production that is… Read More
Success: Jeff Bezos recovers sunken Apollo rocket engines How does Amazon’s founder spend his down time? Catching up on email in the middle of the Atlantic while monitoring… Read More
Amazon expands ‘Send to Kindle’ feature with new website integration Tweet, Share and Send to Kindle? Yep — Amazon wants its own piece of website real estate, right next to… Read More
Mayor McGinn: We’re doing our best to make Seattle a great place for entrepreneurs Audio of Mayor McGinn’s speech can be heard below. He starts talking about startups at 8:40. The latest numbers prove… Read More
Here’s the winner of the two-sentence startup pitch session After more than 30 entrepreneurial pitches and plenty of feedback from mentors in the Founder Institute accelerator program, the jury… Read More
Report: Amazon.com in talks with music labels about new subscription service The music subscription business is a tough one, as evidenced by our report earlier today that industry pioneer Rhapsody continued… Read More
Microsoft pokes at Samsung Galaxy S3 in high-profile Windows Phone ad Microsoft is getting more aggressive in its attempt to drum up attention for Windows Phone. The company announced today that… Read More
Find the perfect birthday spot: PlaceFull lands $1M to connect busy parents with hot venues Seattle startup PlaceFull has reeled in $1 million in cash to continue building out a service for helping folks find… Read More
