Google wants to find Googley job candidates by Googling Googlers’ social graphs Finding a job often isn’t about what you know, it’s about who you know. Google is taking that concept to… Read More
The crazy surgical robot in Ender’s Game was built at the University of Washington If you happen to catch “Ender’s Game” at the theaters this weekend, there’s a little Seattle love in the form… Read More
Ed Murray: ‘To infer that I’m some hack for Comcast doesn’t bear out the facts’ Ed Murray doesn’t understand why his opponent in Tuesday’s mayoral election is accusing him of being “Comcast’s candidate.” A report… Read More
The future of freemium games: How GameHouse sees the model evolving Chances are, if you own a smartphone, you play a freemium or free-to-play game — downloading the app for free,… Read More
Freaks, geeks, comics and booze: Notes (and pics) from a perfectly Seattle Halloween While you’re nursing that Halloween hangover in your cubicle today, I thought I’d share some of my personal experiences from… Read More
Startup Day Video: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel offers his ‘advice on taking advice’ Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel is not a serial entrepreneur, and that’s one of the reasons his talk at GeekWire Startup… Read More
Startup tip for finding VCs: Portland CEOs say it’s all about the personality fit A lot of work goes into finding the right investors for your startup. But for a few of Portland’s most… Read More
Here is what’s inside Apple’s new iPad Air As is its wont, iFixit has taken apart Apple’s latest tablet to see just what’s inside. One interesting tidbit about the… Read More
Zulily sets IPO price range at $16 to $18 per share Zulily said today in a SEC filing that it plans to trade on the Nasdaq stock market under the ticker… Read More
Paul Allen’s investment chief: Microsoft should consider spinning off Xbox, Bing The chief investment officer for Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says the company’s next chief… Read More
Big History: Bill Gates wants you to take his ‘favorite course of all time’ for free online Ever want to learn like Bill Gates? Now you can. Bill Gates announced today that the course Big History is now available… Read More
Live music app Lively entertains acquisition offers, pushes ahead with new funding Lively, the Seattle startup that helps musicians earn money off of concerts by making audio and video available to fans… Read More
Sloth bears and scoreboards: Crazy items from Microsoft’s annual charity auction Microsoft just wrapped up its yearly Employee Giving Campaign, the latest installment in a philanthropic initiative that has raised more… Read More
Murray voices support for Gigabit Internet, as McGinn calls Seattle mayoral rival ‘Comcast’s candidate’ State Sen. Ed Murray, running against incumbent Mike McGinn for Seattle mayor, says he supports a plan to bring alternative… Read More
Amazon’s new ‘Kindle First’ program offers books a month before official release Amazon this morning launched a new program called “Kindle First” that gives customers the ability to buy and download selected… Read More
iPad Air launch day: Here’s what the tablet market looks like Apple is looking for a boost for its iPad business today as people line up at stores to buy the… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: HUMP!, BurlyCon and Geocaching in Space Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! Wether you’re here, here, here or here tonight (or maybe you’re hanging on the couch… Read More
Chart: Valve now has more users than Xbox Live, but PlayStation Network still rules Xbox Live, watch out: It’s full Steam ahead for Valve. Bellevue-based Valve says its Steam video-game platform now has 65… Read More
‘Rockstar’ vs. Google: Group backed by Microsoft and Apple sues over Nortel patents A consortium that includes Microsoft and Apple filed lawsuits today against Google, Samsung, HTC and other companies using some of… Read More
Google launches Nexus 5 for $349, sells out almost immediately Google’s worst-kept secret is finally secret no more: the Nexus 5 is available for purchase. The company’s latest flagship Android… Read More
Broadband politics: Comcast backs Murray vs. McGinn in mayor’s race as Seattle preps for Gigabit Internet Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, answering questions from Reddit users in a recent Ask-Me-Anything session, was asked what would happen to Gigabit Squared’s planned high-speed… Read More
In shift from Lockerz, fashion startup Ador raises more cash Ador will soon be taking the wraps off of its new fashion shopping service. But the company, which emerged from… Read More
Ten Years of Patch Tuesdays: Why It’s Time to Move On Earlier this month, Microsoft marked the tenth anniversary of its regular “Patch Tuesday” release of security updates. There wasn’t a… Read More
Samsung tops J.D. Power tablet survey, passing Amazon and Apple It’s a sad day for the marketing department in Cupertino. While Apple has frequently cited the iPad’s position at the… Read More
Apple working on update to fix unresponsive MacBooks If you’re the proud owner of a new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, there’s a good chance your trackpad randomly locks… Read More
Commentary: Yes, startups are a lot like surfing Seaton Gras started a tech incubator because he wanted to help entrepreneurs more easily create companies. He named it SURF… Read More
Meet AtomOrbit: The winning pitch from our Startup Demo Zone competition We had a great time at last week’s Startup Day event, listening to inspirational talks by the likes of SquareHub… Read More
DevLocal: Seattle’s new coworking space for developers, by developers If you’re a developer in Seattle looking for a place to write some software and meet fellow engineers, there’s a… Read More
Lights, camera, Amazon: Two original drama pilots coming to Prime Instant Video Drama fans, rejoice: new shows are coming to Amazon next year for your perusal. Amazon announced today that it has… Read More
Google vs. Bing: Which spooky Halloween-themed search homepage is your favorite? If you’re looking to procrastinate at work for 15 minutes right about now, I’ve got a really good solution: Google.com… Read More
