This crowd noise record-setting competition is becoming extremely pointless For about a month, I was the proud owner of a Guinness World Record. Granted, it was me and 68,337… Read More
Facebook and Google reach online advertising partnership For two of the biggest advertising companies on the internet, it seems that collaboration is the name of the game.… Read More
Puralytics slurps up $4M to build out water purification technology Puralytics, a startup developing water purification equipment, announced today that it has raised $4 million in a Series A round… Read More
Microsoft Surface 2 launching in teeth of Apple iPad event Next Tuesday will be a busy day in the world of tablets. And then Apple will unveil the new iPad.… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: GeekGirlCon, Startup Week and Independent Video Store Day There is so much great geeky stuff happening this weekend and next week. From one of Seattle’s most awaited conventions,… Read More
Commentary: Do we have an emoticon problem? :-/ So. Where do you come down on emoticons? They’re everywhere, these tiny typed expressions, and locally, reviews are mixed: “I… Read More
Android and iOS meet Windows: Microsoft launches official remote desktop apps If you want access to your Windows PC from your tablet or smartphone, a new piece of software will come… Read More
Set-Top Box Showdown: A graphical guide to your options [Editor’s Note: Jon Mann is a design director at Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm. This post and graphic… Read More
Concur CEO Steve Singh: Startup success is entirely driven by culture There are lots of ingredients to startup success, but for Concur CEO Steve Singh, one rises above them all. Speaking at… Read More
Nokia Lumia 1020 available for free on-contract at these 8 Microsoft Stores If you’ve been thinking about buying the Nokia Lumia 1020, now might be the best time — given that you’re… Read More
Apple says it’s not snooping on iMessages, dismisses ‘theoretical vulnerabilities’ Security research firm QuarksLab recently dropped a bombshell on iOS users with a presentation at the Hack in the Box… Read More
Seattle Startup Week kicks off: An amazing array of meetups, conferences and parties Get ready Seattle. We’re about to embark on an informative and fun stretch of events, meetups and parties — a… Read More
Pew: 35% of Americans have tablets, up 10% from last year The popularity of tablets continues to grow, according to the latest numbers from Pew. Pew’s research shows 35 percent of… Read More
Google shares top $1,000, hitting all-time high after beating Q3 numbers Google is a bit richer today. Shares of the company surged passed $1,000 for the first time, trading as high… Read More
A safe Halloween: Glympse unveils ‘Track n Treat’ app to help parents keep an eye on the little goblins as they roam the neighborhood Looking to keep track of the little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, but don’t want to be a hovering parent?… Read More
Chart: The top 25 companies that pay software engineers the most money Who would have thunk that Walmart offers better pay to software engineers than Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But that’s one… Read More
Commentary: Outdated regulations threaten a connected and competitive future Microsoft. Amazon. Expedia. These are among the tech giants that are household names and have grown and flourished in the… Read More
Samsung’s secret: How the Galaxy Note conquered the ‘phablet’ market When Samsung launched the Galaxy Note, the smartphone-tablet hybrid — a.k.a. “phablet” — didn’t make sense to a lot of… Read More
The streak is over: Xbox 360 dethroned by PS3 after 32 months atop U.S. market Thirty-two months, or 2-and-a-half years: That’s how long Microsoft’s Xbox 360 held the top spot in the U.S. console market, based… Read More
Geek of the Week: David Mattes is bringing security to the ‘Internet of Things’ David Mattes was a research engineer for Boeing for more than 13 years — playing a key role in the… Read More
Calling all scientists: Seattle’s first biotech hackerspace opens Friday DIYbio in Seattle might just be back from the dead. Two years ago, a group of science enthusiasts tried to… Read More
Hark hits the wall: Corporate records list ‘void’ status, co-founder now at Amazon The story of Hark — a Seattle startup that was attempting to build the YouTube of audio clips and once… Read More
Larry Page: Google should spend more money on crazy long-term projects, not less Every time you turn around, it seems there’s another seemingly wild Google project in the news, from the company’s self-driving cars… Read More
Google beats estimates with $14.9B in quarterly revenue Google topped Wall Street’s expectations this afternoon, reporting $14.9 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $10.74 for the… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Vetted matches big companies with independent consultants It can be difficult for a company to find the right independent consultant, and just as hard for consultants to… Read More
Live: GeekWire founder hotseat pitch session with startup guru Adeo Ressi OK, sports fans. Or, should we say, startup fans! Grab a box of popcorn, and some soda pop. It’s time… Read More
Amazon.com Wine Store now shipping to four more states Wine drinkers in New York, Michigan, Arizona and Louisiana have a new online source for their vino: Amazon.com. Customers in… Read More
Up close: Adidas ‘Smart Run’ smartwatch aims to keep pace with hard-core runners Adidas made waves in the tech world this week by unveiling its new smartwatch. But the announcement left some key… Read More
Get your geek on! Battle of the Geek Bands party and costume contest is Oct. 25 Who is Seattle’s top geek rocker? And best costumed geek? We’ll find out on Friday, Oct. 25th as we host… Read More
No eyes Namaste: Microsoft Kinect helping the blind do yoga With help from the Microsoft Kinect, researchers from the University of Washington have figured out a way to help blind… Read More
