Indie gamers unite: An inside look at the Seattle Indies meetup More than 50 developers from Seattle’s independent video game scene gathered this week to network and show off their latest… Read More
Podcast Podcast: Behind the scenes at Emerald City Comicon This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we’re gearing up for Emerald City Comicon, the big comic book… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: Here’s your chance to win Emerald City Comicon passes Updated below with answer and winner. Last week’s Name that Tech Tune Challenge was so easy that literally nobody got… Read More
Amazon.com expanding in Canada, plans to open new development center in March Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We… Read More
Like Facebook and Twitter, Microsoft was also hacked Microsoft has revealed that, just like Facebook and Apple earlier this week, it too was victim to hacking. Matt Thomlinson,… Read More
Xbox Live servers down, Halo gamers angry It’s Friday afternoon and sometimes there’s nothing better to do than ending your week with some Halo. Unfortunately for gamers… Read More
More federally funded research to be made freely accessible In response to a We The People petition, the Obama White House has taken another step in the journey to… Read More
UW’s Buerk Center awards $170K to 8 student-led startups For the past six months, ten teams from the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship have been working within… Read More
Watch: Jimmy Fallon, self-proclaimed gamer, plays poorly on PS4 Ah, the perks of being a late night TV host. On his show Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon got a chance… Read More
Report: Microsoft to debut next-gen console in April after being “caught off guard” by Sony It looks like Microsoft’s turn to impress the gaming world may come in April. That’s according to a report from… Read More
HTC settles FTC charges over mobile security holes HTC America has settled FTC charges alleging that lax security practices on its smartphones and tablets left the door open… Read More
30 Hour Famine: Teens tweet about starving for charity This weekend, the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision will put on its 20th “30 Hour Famine,” a biannual youth fasting event… Read More
Work-life balance hacks: Six tips from a type-A control freak When I was a kid, my nickname was: “Busy Lizzie.” Now as CEO of an online project management company and… Read More
HTC relaunches Dashwire to help ease smartphone transitions for mobile operators Nearly a year and a half after Seattle-based Dashwire agreed to be sold to Taiwain smartphone maker HTC for up to $18.5 million,… Read More
Microsoft got $195 million for selling its 50 percent stake in msnbc.com We’re starting to get more details about the sale of msnbc.com to NBCUniversal, a deal which took place last summer… Read More
Nikon to pay Microsoft royalties for Android cameras under patent deal What does Microsoft have to do with the Nikon camera pictured here? Nope, it isn’t running a form of Windows.… Read More
Blaze Bioscience raises $8.5M to help surgeons pinpoint cancer cells with ‘tumor paint’ Seattle biotechnology startup Blaze Bioscience has raised $8.5 million to continue developing technologies that are designed to help surgeons more… Read More
Freak’n Genius develops first Google Glass app … kind of The creative folks over at Freak’n Genius don’t quite yet have Google Glass, but the clever parody video above sure… Read More
This geeky wristband lights up when you get a call, even in the shower Imagine yourself on a run or in a meeting. Your cell phone buzzes with messages and social media updates, but… Read More
H-1B visas: Tech industry split over plan for higher fees Microsoft has led the push to allow more high-tech workers into the United States under H-1B visas by charging companies… Read More
Youngsters think Microsoft is getting cooler as it ages Looks like those hip new Microsoft commercials are paying off. A Reuters poll found that just under 50 percent of… Read More
Rapid growth: Tablets help smart device market increase by 28% in 2012 The numbers prove it: We’re using fewer PCs and more smartphones and tablets. IDC just released its 2012 4Q stats… Read More
Patents: Microsoft wants higher standards, more transparency in U.S. system Microsoft today proposed a series of reforms for the U.S. patent system — asking the U.S. Patent Office to increase… Read More
POLL: Will you buy the new Google-designed, $1,299 Chromebook Pixel laptop? Microsoft isn’t the only tech giant designing its own laptops. Google today debuted a premium Chrome OS-based laptop called the… Read More
Revamped Nielsen ratings may include Xbox video viewing Big changes could be coming soon to Nielsen’s TV rating system to include video viewing statistics from devices like the… Read More
B.C. super angel Boris Wertz keeps on trucking, raises another $4M for Version One It’s a tough time for many in the venture business, with many firms struggling to raise new funds. But don’t… Read More
Mobile game spending surpassed Wii U, Vita titles last quarter Here’s some bad news for Nintendo and Sony: Consumers spent more on mobile games than they did on handheld titles… Read More
Why entrepreneurs need to share moments of weakness with their startup peers “Oh excuse me, it’s Amy,” said Brad Feld as he answered his wife’s phone call, while sitting on stage doing… Read More
Online travel sales top $100B for the first time: Expedia remains out in front No wonder that Expedia’s stock has been soaring — up more than 90 percent in the past year and one… Read More
Filing explains how Apple smart watch would work — and why it could succeed About a decade ago, right around the time that Microsoft was trying to get us to use the first generation… Read More
