RealNetworks buys European ringback tone firm Muzicall RealNetworks has acquired Muzicall, a 9-year-old London company that specializes in ringback tones. The company will be integrated with Real’s… Read More
INRIX partners with Volkswagen, improves traffic technology to cover 4 million miles in 37 countries Most traffic technology out there does a fairly decent job of calculating the quickest route to your destination. But now… Read More
Startup Day Video: Contour co-founder Marc Barros on the pitfalls of becoming a CEO Many startup founders take the nominal title of CEO, but there’s a huge difference between launching a venture and actually… Read More
Relive GeekWire Startup Day with photos, tweets from a day of entrepreneurial inspiration It was hard to not feel totally inspired by the time Startup Day wrapped up this past Friday. Whether it was… Read More
Surviving Mavericks: 5 tips for getting Apple’s new Mac OS to do what you need While Apple’s new, free update to OS X has brought a bunch of new features (who’s up for some Finder… Read More
Commentary: How I taught my kids Python programming I wanted to expose my kids to programming because it’s a great skill and a powerful way of thinking. And… Read More
Startup Day Video: How a terrifying ‘stroke of luck’ changed Dave Cotter’s life Dave Cotter was 41 years old, an entrepreneur who had built and sold a startup, worked for companies including Microsoft,… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The future of shopping, startups, venture capital, video games and more This week on the GeekWire radio show, we revisit last month’s GeekWire Summit technology conference, with highlights from four of… Read More
VIDEO: Avalara’s ‘Tax Authorities’ victorious at Battle of the Geek Bands What happens when you combine geeks and rock-and-roll? Well, one badass party. Such was the scene Friday night at the… Read More
Zulily quarterly revenue hits $167 million in run-up to IPO Seattle-based e-commerce site Zulily amended its Form S-1 filing today to include its third quarter financial results, and they paint… Read More
Photos: Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day We just wrapped up a great day of insightful startup talks at our big Startup Day. And getting underway in… Read More
Deutsche Telekom CEO leaves T-Mobile US board Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann is stepping down from T-Mobile’s board of directors, according to the company’s latest 8-K filing with… Read More
Got mentors? 8 ways to build career-boosting relationships In our public professional lives, we like to play a little game. We pretend we know exactly what we’re doing.… Read More
Startup lessons: Why Moz’s $12,000 bounty program for new engineers didn’t work Moz — back then called SEOmoz — was growing rapidly two-and-a-half years ago and the company needed four-to-five new employees… Read More
Space Gray iPad Mini making its way to Apple Stores While new iPads headlined Apple’s press event earlier this week, the original iPad Mini received a price drop to $299,… Read More
Washington Gov. Inslee at GeekWire Startup Day: We lead the world in ‘innovation per dollar’ Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, speaking to the crowd at GeekWire Startup Day this morning, suggested looking at the economy in… Read More
Twitter functionality causing data drain on Windows Phone If you’ve been noticing your Windows Phone is using up unexpectedly huge amounts of data, you’re in good company. First… Read More
Glympse partners with Verizon on Messaging app If you ever wanted to tell someone where you are without leaving a text message conversation, a Seattle-based company is… Read More
Report: Amazon Publishing struggling to gain traction, top exec departing It turns out that Amazon’s scorched-earth policy of offering books at prices that are usually too low for anyone to… Read More
Amazon added ‘millions’ of new Prime members in latest quarter Amazon is secretive about lots of metrics, including the number of Amazon Prime members. But the company made a point… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox One launch campaign begins with ‘Invitation’ television ad It’s going to be a very competitive holiday season in the video-game console industry, with both Microsoft and Sony launching… Read More
Trulia’s new Market Leader unit is moving to Bellevue, doubling office space with 70,000 SF lease In one of the biggest commercial real estate deals this year in Bellevue, Kirkland-based Market Leader plans to move into… Read More
Why Amazon raised the Super Saver Shipping threshold A great wail rose up from the Internet earlier this week when Amazon announced that it was increasing the threshold… Read More
TechStars Demo Day: Our favorite pitches (and our top business models) We just watched 11 great pitches from the TechStars Seattle Demo Day, taking place at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle.… Read More
Microsoft’s financial results show how hardware is reshaping its business One of the built-in benefits of Microsoft’s traditional software business has been the giant profit margins. In its quarterly earnings… Read More
Geek-O-Ween: What to wear to our big Battle of the Geek Bands bash Wondering what to wear to the Battle of the Geek Bands party this Friday night at the Showbox Sodo? As… Read More
Amazon soars to nearly 110,000 employees, surpasses Microsoft for first time Amazon’s growth shows no sign of slowing down. The company’s quarterly earnings report today shows Amazon blowing past the 100,000-employee… Read More
Live stream: Watch 11 startups pitch at Techstars Seattle Demo Day [Update, 4:22 p.m.: The event has concluded. Thanks for tuning in everyone. We’re checking on the possibility of a replay… Read More
Microsoft beats expectations with record $18.5B in revenue Microsoft posted quarterly revenue of $18.5 billion and earnings of 62 cents per share, up 17 percent — topping Wall… Read More
Amazon reports quarterly net loss of $41M, sales above $17B, exceeding expectations Amazon just posted another unprofitable quarter. But the company did manage to beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported a… Read More
