Podcast GeekWire Radio: FiftyThree’s Jon Harris on Paper, Courier and the future of tablets Tablets are great for watching movies, playing games or checking email — a.k.a. consumption devices. But can they be an… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: Win tix to GeekWire Game Night Updated below with the answer and winner. We’re getting ready for the big GeekWire Game Night and Meetup, July 10 in… Read More
Chart: The hottest tech jobs in Seattle, NYC and Bay Area There are lots of ways to slice and dice jobs data, but employment review site Glassdoor has come up with some… Read More
OOPS: Facebook discloses contact info for 6 million people In a post to the company’s security blog this afternoon, Facebook said that it had accidentally disclosed phone numbers and… Read More
Can’t Hold Ashton Kutcher: “Jobs” movie trailer is here, with music by Macklemore Today saw the release of the first trailer for “Jobs” the biopic about Apple’s late CEO starring Ashton Kutcher as… Read More
Microsoft not buying Nokia’s handset business, for now One of the weirdest forms of journalism is the retroactive irrelevant scoop. As in, “Hey, there’s this thing you didn’t know… Read More
Oregonian lays off 35, cuts back on home delivery to focus on digital Another daily newspaper is going digital and slowing the presses, as The Oregonian announced Thursday that it will be cutting down… Read More
Why this 14-year-old Apple fanboy switched to Android Two years ago, I was a 12-year old Apple fanboy. Not only did I spend most of my waking hours… Read More
Asteroid-mining company raises $1M for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope It’s official: The world’s first crowdfunded, public use space telescope will be sent into space within two years. Planetary Resources,… Read More
E-books: Apple trial wraps up — now for the waiting game Following closing arguments yesterday, Apple’s 3-week-long e-book price fixing trial has finally come to an end. But it’ll be a… Read More
Snowden’s latest hacking claims present new perils for U.S. companies Whether you think Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, there’s no denying that his latest revelations are bad… Read More
Xbox One back atop Amazon best-seller list after Microsoft policy reversal If the best-seller list on the Amazon Video Games storefront is any indication, people are pretty happy with Microsoft’s recent decision… Read More
Microsoft’s Ballmer on board for ‘startling’ Oracle cloud database partnership Oracle CEO Larry Ellison wasn’t able to contain himself on the company’s earnings conference call Thursday afternoon. First he said… Read More
Video: Here’s how Paul Allen’s massive Stratolaunch aircraft will launch rockets into orbit Stratolaunch Systems, the commercial space venture backed by Paul Allen, has published a new video showing how it plans to… Read More
Connected in the sky: FAA may allow gadget use during takeoff and landing Airline travelers may soon be able to send an email during takeoff or watch a video clip upon descent. The… Read More
Yes, we’re satisfied in Seattle: City ranks 3rd in employee satisfaction survey The traffic congestion kind of sucks, and the rain certainly can be a bummer at times. But, for the most… Read More
Why this Microsoft manager is headed to Iraq for the first-ever Startup Weekend Baghdad If you’re reading an article about Baghdad right now in the news, chances are it’s about recent violence that resulted in… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Dinosaurs, Bad Boys, and Japanese fashion We’ve got lots of great educational events coming up in the Pacific Northwest in the days and weeks ahead. Check… Read More
A night without power We were making our dinner last Tuesday when the kitchen light went out. A second later, I realized the new… Read More
New Clearwire bid from Sprint tops offer from Dish Sprint seems to have gained the upper hand today in the ongoing tug-of-war over Clearwire after submitting a bid to… Read More
Microsoft gets Weezer, NFL player to help open new stores Continuing its tradition of leveraging music stars to generate buzz with free concerts, Microsoft is hosting a performance from rock… Read More
Watch out, Intellectual Ventures: FTC to investigate patent-holding firms President Barack Obama made it clear earlier this month that he wants to investigate the practices of patent-holding firms. Now, it… Read More
Kindle Worlds adds more licenses for fan fiction writers If you ever wanted to get paid for writing fan fiction based on The Mongoliad, now’s your chance. It’s all a… Read More
Washington state unemployment rate drops below 7% for the first time since 2008 Slowly but surely, the economy is continuing its slow recovery in Washington state. The State Employment Security Department announced that the… Read More
Instagram debuts 15-second video feature, complete with filters and editing Facebook-owned Instagram today launched a new video feature that will allow users to record 15-second clips, edit them with 13 new… Read More
Brain-teaser interview questions are useless, Google’s HR guy says Those much-discussed brain teaser questions that were supposed to be a hallmark of a Google interview are gone. “They don’t… Read More
Study: Immigrant entrepreneurs at VC-backed companies are responsible for 600,000 jobs Immigrants have long played a critical role in the succes of the U.S. — leaving behind their homelands for what… Read More
Xbox One: Microsoft scores points for flexibility, and loses some credibility File this under “Can’t Win For Losing.” Microsoft says it was listening to its customers yesterday afternoon when it reversed… Read More
Taking a step closer to IPO, Redfin hires former Zappos exec as CFO Redfin is bolstering its executive team, hinting that the Seattle real estate company may be getting more serious about an… Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed 3D-printing company MakerBot acquired for $403M Minnesota-based 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys today acquired MakerBot for $402 million based on Stratasys’ stock price in a deal that… Read More
