Frazier Healthcare raises $377M venture fund, surpassing target Frazier Healthcare has raised a $377 million fund, one of the largest in recent years by a Seattle venture firm.… Read More
Facebook Graph Search expands to include posts and status updates Facebook Graph Search, the social network’s tool that allows you to search your friends’ profiles, is now better able to… Read More
Ex-Microsofties are kicking ass on Kickstarter with high-tech beer-brewing machine Brewing your own craft beer at home is a difficult, complicated and time-consuming process. Now, two former Microsoft veterans want… Read More
Crowd-sourced cold surveillance: This smartphone app may help better predict flu outbreaks In some cases, the bacteria that accumulates on our the surface of our smartphones can make us sick. But now… Read More
Bang with Friends sex app reaches settlement with Zynga over ‘With Friends’ trademark Bang With Friends Inc., makers of the controversial Bang With Friends app, will be forced to change its company name… Read More
Bill Gates invests in power grid networking company Varentec Bill Gates, along with Khosla Ventures, has invested over $8 million as part of a Series B funding round for a… Read More
Facebook to give TV networks data on social engagement with shows Twitter made some waves last year by announcing that it was partnering with Nielsen to create a special metric that… Read More
Survey indicates more interest in PlayStation 4 over Xbox One If a recent Reuters and Ipsos poll is any indication, Sony may have the upper hand over Microsoft this winter… Read More
Chemical computer: Researchers develop programming language to control DNA molecules Programming languages tell computers what to do, and now researchers from the University of Washington want to do the same… Read More
iPhone shows summer sales gains over Android in U.S. While some analysts are convinced that Apple’s smartphone business is doomed, new sales data would seem to indicate that the… Read More
Ride-sharing aggregator Red Ride launches app, taps Mike Fridgen as advisor While city regulators may still be grappling with the legality of ride-sharing startups like Lyft and Sidecar, there’s no question… Read More
Better than sugar water: Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand In what now has become legend, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs recruited PepsiCo exec John Sculley to the helm of the… Read More
Microsoft grapples with its own privacy after rampant leaks from company meeting In the age of Twitter and smartphones, can something that happens in front of tens of thousands of employees be… Read More
Review: In ‘Age of Context,’ Scoble and Israel focus on the possibilities of technology When asked what the future of personal technology might look like, I usually refer the questioner to Rainbows End. This… Read More
Week in Review: Kindle Fire HDX, Ballmer’s goodbye, and Control-Alt-Delete revisited Need to catch up at the end of the week? Here’s a roundup of highlights from GeekWire this week. Steve… Read More
Alan Mulally, Microsoft CEO? It’s a stretch, but an intriguing possibility One of my most vivid memories of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is what Ford CEO Alan… Read More
Steve Ballmer says goodbye in tearful farewell video: ‘I had the time of my life’ The end of an era. No, he’s not technically leaving just yet. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said goodbye to… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire HDX vs. Microsoft Surface 2, and more on the iPhone 5S We’re all about the tablets this week on the GeekWire radio show, as we dive into the newly unveiled Microsoft Surface… Read More
Apple files e-book autograph patent: What it means for a Seattle entrepreneur Speaking from personal experience, getting an e-book signed can be a messy process. But as more and more people start… Read More
College football game student attendance dropping because of poor wireless service Down in the southern United States where college football is worshipped, student attendance at games is on the decline. The… Read More
Apple adds Nike exec to its roster Working on digital technologies at Nike is starting to seem a bit like working in Apple’s farm system. According to… Read More
GeekWire Calendar picks: Buckle in, it’s conference season! Conferences conferences conferences, it’s that time of year! We really are lucky to live in an area that is so… Read More
Microsoft wants your iPhone and will give you at least $200 for it First iPads, now iPhones. One week after introducing a trade-in program for iPads, Microsoft today debuted a similar deal for… Read More
Evernote, Salesforce CEOs: If you want work-life balance, work somewhere else SAN FRANCISCO – If there’s one truism about Silicon Valley, it’s that work-life balance is hard to come by. At… Read More
How smartphone apps are forcing kids to be more narrow-minded, less creative Smartphone apps can be really useful. They give us spot-on directions, recommend great places to eat and offer access to… Read More
Xbox opportunity in the Middle Kingdom: China to lift ban on game consoles After a 13-year ban, game consoles will be allowed to return to China. The announcement, which according to the Wall… Read More
Valve’s new Steam controller replaces joysticks with trackpads Valve this week already announced a new operating system and plans for console hardware. Today, the Bellevue game company unveiled… Read More
Home improvement startup Porch.com is raising a huge financing round, lines up big-time backers Last week on the GeekWire podcast, Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman explained how he wants to build a very big company… Read More
Startup Spotlight: SimpleVerity helps create credit reports for startups Not every startup or small business has credit information widely available. Seattle-based SimpleVerity wants to fix that. The Seattle company,… Read More
Developer figures out how to offer discounted iOS app upgrades, within Apple’s rules One of the bees in developers’ bonnets when it comes to Apple’s App Stores for iOS and Mac is the… Read More
