Articles from 2013 – Page 43 of 150

Here’s a way to hide Breaking Bad spoilers from your Twitter timeline

Twitter can be great at times, but when you’ve missed an episode of your favorite show, it can be pretty… Read More

HTC suffers legal setback in patent dispute with Nokia

The saga of smartphone patent litigation continues today as the battle between HTC and Nokia comes to a head. According… Read More

Angel investing: The walls come tumbling down

Today is the first day it becomes legally permissible for startups and emerging companies to advertise their offerings. Or to tweet… Read More

Investor group to buy BlackBerry for $4.7B

Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry has finally found a buyer. Fairfax Financial Holdings, which has a 10 percent stake in BlackBerry,… Read More

Monday blues: Google Gmail users experiencing 2-hour email delays

Follow-up: Google apologizes for Gmail delay, pledges to improve network capacity Original story: Looks like Google has a case of… Read More

Watch these entrepreneurs from StudentRND pitch their startup ideas

Here at GeekWire, we are big believers that a thriving technology ecosystem can only exist if the next-generation of tinkerers,… Read More

Valve unveils Linux-based living room operating system SteamOS

Valve made the first of three scheduled announcements today, unveiling a free Steam operating system designed for living rooms and based… Read More

Report: iPhone 5S outsells 5C 3-to-1 on opening weekend

Apple’s sales of the iPhone 5S and 5C went gangbusters over the weekend, with the company selling 9 million phones… Read More

Google unveils Constitute, a new project to view the world’s constitutions

Google wants to help the countries of the world write their next constitution. With a new project called Constitute, the… Read More

Microsoft using Vine for a Surface 2 contest, but Windows Phone still doesn’t have the official app

Microsoft today unveiled two new tablets today — the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 — along with a new pressure-sensitive… Read More

Demolition derby: iPhone 5S, 5C lose to Moto X in durability tests

Durability is a huge issue when buying a smartphone. You don’t want to have to replace your phone, often at… Read More

Microsoft revamps Surface lineup: Here’s the rundown

Microsoft announced a revamped lineup of Surface tablets this morning in New York City, confirming many of the earlier leaks… Read More

Seattle VC firm Madrona has a new home, with more room to incubate startups

Since 1995, Tom Alberg and the rest of the crew at Seattle venture capital firm Madrona have bankrolled startups from… Read More

Apple sells a record 9 million new iPhones in first weekend

Apple says first-weekend sales of the iPhone 5C and 5S reached 9 million units worldwide, a new record. The company… Read More

Microsoft Surface 2.0: Biggest requests from this family of Surface users

Microsoft is expected to unveil the second generation of its Surface tablets Monday morning in New York City. It’s a… Read More

The next wave of news: Peer-to-peer livestreaming

Twitter enabled any person to reach anyone in the world directly with 140 characters of text. And, of course, you… Read More

Geek humor: Louis C.K on why cell phones are ‘toxic’ (especially for your kids)

Comedian Louis C.K. goes on a classic rant against cell phones on a recent episode of Conan, pointing out why… Read More

The Web: a generation old, a link unexpected

On this twentieth anniversary of the first popular web browser, consider how its potential was viewed just one year after… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: iPhone 5S, iOS 7, and data-driven home improvement with Porch

Should you upgrade to the iPhone 5S? And is Apple’s iOS 7 worth the hassle of installing? We start this… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Whose rockin’ band is this?

Updated below with answer and winner. Technology and music often go hand-in-hand, and this week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge… Read More

Welcome to Twitter: Apple CEO @tim_cook joins Twitterati

Following a massive publicity push this week in advance of the launch of iOS 7 and the iPhone 5C and… Read More

Zillow stock slips after analyst slams company’s future again

Zillow’s share price slipped a bit Friday after Citron Resarch published its second report in two years calling out the… Read More

Neal Stephenson’s sword-fighting game ‘Clang’ falls short of lofty post-Kickstarter goals

Seattle-based author-turned-video-game-designer Neal Stephenson had high ambitions for his sword-fighting game called Clang, which successfully reached its $500,000 funding goal… Read More

GeekWire Calendar picks: Robothon, Decibel Festival, Bootstrap Week and more

Sure enough, as the chilly winds of fall start blowing in, Pacific Northwesterners leave their rooftop parties and outdoor picnics… Read More

Apple adds ability to stream content to Apple TV straight from iCloud

As if the launch of two new phones wasn’t enough to keep Apple busy, the company rolled out an update… Read More

Carena signs another deal, offers $35 virtual doctor visits to millions in Kentucky

Another day, another healthcare deal for Carena. Seattle-based Carena is now partnering with KentuckyOne Health, the largest healthcare system in… Read More

Valve to announce plans for Steam in the living room next week

Valve is ready to make some big announcements next week regarding its plans to bring the Steam platform to living… Read More

Hands on with a newly Bing-ified Siri: A new engine does a body good

As a part of Apple’s overhaul of its operating system for iPhones and iPads, Siri has gotten some brand new… Read More

Seattle may shut down ride-sharing companies as it establishes regulations

Startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar cleared a monumental hurdle on Thursday after the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to… Read More

The messy side of the JOBS Act, and the potential ‘death sentence’ for startups

The JOBS Act — or Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act — was supposed to have a very simple purpose when… Read More