Check out this line for Microsoft’s Surface Pro The photo above, submitted by a GeekWire reader, shows the scene at the Microsoft Store in Seattle’s University Village about… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Digital tipping point for Post Office How many of you still send or receive letters and bills in the mail on a regular basis? This week… Read More
Launch Day: Microsoft’s Surface Pro 128 GB already selling out online Microsoft launched its Surface Pro tablet today, the first full-fledged Windows 8 machine developed by the company, and already the… Read More
Double Down pulls in $128M in revenue (as real online gambling inches toward reality in NJ) One of the companies that may be best positioned for the approval of online gambling is Double Down Interactive, the… Read More
Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More
Meet Catherine Giudici, the Amazon designer that may have just won The Bachelor SPOILER ALERT: Fans of The Bachelor may want to stop reading this article. ——– Amazon’s employee roster is already… Read More
Launch Pads: Globys employees work in a hidden room and relax in a fully-stocked company pub As a company, it’s important to have a space where your employees can both work efficiently and also relax when… Read More
Amazon Kindle VP Mike Nash makes leap to HP Mike Nash, a former vice president at Amazon.com’s Kindle unit, has made the leap to HP where he’s now working… Read More
Commentary: We need more startup marketing minds (a.k.a. Full-Stack Marketers) Three years ago I was at a dinner and an entrepreneur was telling me and the VP of Marketing of… Read More
Prepare to dance alone, and 5 other entrepreneurial tips from my ‘careercation’ A year ago, I sold everything, stuffed the rest in storage, and bought one-way tickets to New Zealand for my… Read More
Windows Phone 8 gets Spotify, still waiting on Pandora Spotify, the popular streaming music service, was released this morning for Windows Phone 8, adding an important music app to… Read More
Worldwide e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion for first time in 2012 E-commerce sales reached a new milestone in 2012, and we’re not talking millions or billions. Try trillions. According to eMarketer,… Read More
Pioneer Square Tech Map: Where are tech companies hanging their shingles? We’ve been writing a lot of about the tech renaissance going on in Pioneer Square, one of Seattle’s most historic… Read More
City records indicate another Amazon expansion in downtown Seattle Amazon is expanding again. The Seattle Times reported that city permit records indicate another downtown expansion for the Seattle online… Read More
eBay’s amazing turnaround, and why CEO John Donahoe doesn’t like seeing Amazon boxes in the offices High-ranking Microsoft execs like CEO Steve Ballmer bristle when they see employees carrying MacBooks or iPhones around the office. So,… Read More
Zillow to become exclusive provider for HGTV’s FrontDoor Zillow announced today that beginning in April, the Seattle online real estate company will become the exclusive provider of listings for… Read More
Amazon patents the milkman Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Germ-hating developers look to create mobile file sharing that’s better than Bump You’ve heard of Bump — the mobile application that allows two phone users to exchange contact information, photos or videos… Read More
Startup incubator Upstart Labs adds new partners, looks to fill series A funding crunch It sometimes feels like there’s a bit of incubator mania going on. In the past two weeks alone, we’ve written… Read More
Nerd Notes: Big Macs and the economy, a dress that responds to sexual arousal, moth pilots and more Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Moths that can drive — You’ve seen… Read More
Seattle mayor pulls plug on controversial drone program Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is ending the controversial unmanned aerial vehicle program — before the drones ever took official flight.… Read More
VIDEO: Boeing’s badass Phantom Eye spy plane completes taxi tests Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered high altitude autonomous Phantom Eye plane is inching closer toward flight again. The Phantom Eye completed taxi… Read More
Can you hear me now? Verizon ranked highest in customer care for fourth time in a row For the fourth time in a row, Verizon was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for the best customer care… Read More
Report: Microsoft close to deal to sell Atlas ad platform to Facebook Microsoft could reach a deal to sell its Atlas ad-serving platform to Facebook as early as next week, helping the… Read More
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn to Apple: You’ve got a ‘cash problem’ (too much of it) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has taken shots at Microsoft in the past, noting that the software giant should can… Read More
Report: New Xbox to feature Siri-esque voice recognition You wake up in the morning, walk into the living room and say “Xbox on” to activate your gaming console.… Read More
EveryBlock closes: NBC News cites lack of strategic fit EveryBlock, the hyperlocal news and neighborhood data service acquired by MSNBC.com in 2009, closed abruptly today. NBC News, which took control… Read More
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell: Linux is a “get-out-of-jail free pass for our industry” Valve co-founder Gabe Newell just gave a 30-minute keynote at the DICE 2013 Summit in Las Vegas. He didn’t make any… Read More
Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch [Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More
Ebay user selling 6,850 games and 330 consoles for $550K Some people proudly tout their video game trove. Maybe you have an Atari 2600 and an NES or two laying… Read More
