Twitter goes down for 30 minutes, social media addicts lose composure Twitter’s homepage went down sometime around 2 p.m. PST Wednesday afternoon, but came back online about 30 minutes later. We… Read More
GeekWire Summit: Photographer Chase Jarvis is ready to critique your mobile pics If a world famous photographer saw the photos on your phone, what would he say? Now’s your chance to find… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox team isn’t changing direction with company reorg — for now Microsoft is going through some serious changes. The company is getting into the smartphone business by acquiring Nokia, CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More
Surface Pro 2: Faster processor, improved kickstand, better battery More details from both Neowin and WinSuperSite shed light on the next-generation Surface Pro, which will feature some nice upgrades internally… Read More
Microsoft vs. Motorola: It’s game day, and the jury is dressed accordingly Updated with details of Motorola’s closing argument. After a trial lasting more than a week, lawyers for Microsoft and Motorola… Read More
Mark Cuban, Woz and now Bill Nye: Science Guy joins ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Is there anything better than watching geeks try to dance? Well, yes. But nonetheless, it was hilarious watching Mark Cuban… Read More
GeekWire Sounders Day: What to know if you’re coming to today’s big bash OK, Sounders fans, it’s game day!! We are excited for our first-ever GeekWire Sounders Day, presented by EMC/Isilon. The sun… Read More
Meet Sony’s Tap 11: World’s thinnest tablet that looks just like Microsoft’s Surface Pro Nope, that’s not the Surface Pro above — but it sure does look and act like one. Sony today introduced… Read More
Uber now driving drunk NFL players home If you’re looking to catch a ride through Uber in the coming months, your driver’s last passenger may have been… Read More
Hey, Portland: GeekWire is rolling into town Thursday and we’re buying the first round The 206 is rolling into PDX. Team GeekWire is headed to Portland on Thursday to participate in TechFestNW, covering some of… Read More
Apple seeks inroads in China with special press event Just hours after executives take the stage in Cupertino for Apple’s September 10 press event, members of the Chinese press… Read More
Can you pass a lie detector test? Amazon wants to hire you Amazon.com hiring software developers, system engineers, operations managers and cloud support staff is nothing new these days. But now the… Read More
Going beyond Siri and Watson: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen taps Oren Etzioni to lead new Artificial Intelligence Institute Perhaps no one has been more synonymous with the startup ethos at the University of Washington than computer science professor Oren… Read More
Australian billionaire buys 9.4% of Zillow, shares top $100 Wow, shares of Zillow, on a rocket ship ride since the beginning of the year, are soaring again today after… Read More
Xbox One to debut Nov. 22, one week after PS4 in U.S. Microsoft this morning announced the long-awaited release date for the Xbox One, saying that the new living room console will… Read More
Former Egghead CEO launches LearnBig, a clearinghouse for online education content Online learning has exploded in the past few years, with new companies like Khan Academy and Coursera offering students a… Read More
Xbox exec: ‘We have a more complete value proposition than our competitors’ If you’re a gamer, it’s hard not to be really freakin’ excited for this November when two new consoles —… Read More
Tech Moves: OpenStreetMap founder leaves Microsoft, Google ad exec joins Twitter, and more –Steve Coast, one of the founders of OpenStreetMap, has left his position on the Bing Mobile team at Microsoft to… Read More
First look: Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is faster, brighter and more social Looking at Amazon’s original and new Kindle Paperwhite e-readers from the front, with the screens turned off, it’s hard to… Read More
Xbox One now in full production with improved CPU performance So far, so good for the Xbox One. Xbox chief marketing officer Yusef Mehdi just spoke at the Citi Global Technology Conference… Read More
Microsoft betting big on sports with new personalized ESPN and NFL apps You knew Microsoft was placing a big investment in sports when it signed a multi-million dollar contract with the NFL… Read More
Transportation study: Market for ride-sharing, for-hire vehicles ‘growing rapidly’ in Seattle Those without their own vehicles in Seattle are looking for alternatives to taxis now more than ever. That’s the conclusion… Read More
The next version of Android is named “KitKat,” comes with a sweet promotion Android has hit a milestone, with Google’s mobile operating system officially topping the 1 billion activations mark. To celebrate, the… Read More
Amazon announces payouts for e-book price fixing settlement If there’s one big winner in the ongoing e-book antitrust mess, it’s Amazon and their customers. According to an email… Read More
Details on Apple’s new iPhone coming Sept. 10 It’s official: there are some new Apple products set to be unveiled next week. The company sent out invitations today… Read More
Group gaming: Xbox One will support eight controllers at once If you ever have eight gamers in one room that all want to get in on the fun, well, the… Read More
Confirmed: Amazon shipping new Kindle Paperwhite Sept. 30 with Goodreads integration ‘coming soon’ Update, 9:20 A.M. — Looks like it’s official now, as Amazon has put the product page for the new Kindle… Read More
Meet the Robot Turtles: Dan Shapiro’s latest board game that teaches kids to code Dan Shapiro has made his mark as a Seattle software entrepreneur, creating startups such as Ontela and Sparkbuy. Now, Shapiro,… Read More
Ex-Dendreon CEO starts healthcare investment fund Alpine BioVentures Former Dendreon CEO Mitch Gold has partnered with biotechnology stock researcher David Miller to create a new Seattle-based investment firm… Read More
Microsoft didn’t consult with ValueAct on big Nokia acquisition Microsoft’s conference call on its $7.2 billion Nokia Devices & Services acquisition just wrapped up, summarizing the key points of… Read More
