Report: Microsoft heavily discounts Surface RT for schools School’s out, and that means it’s the perfect time to start thinking about back to school sales, especially if you’re… Read More
Sprint launches legal attack, says Dish attempted to ‘fool’ Clearwire shareholders in ‘bad faith’ bid Well, nearly everyone saw this coming. Sprint has turned to the courts to try to stop Dish Network’s purchase of… Read More
Game over? Heavily-funded iPad device maker Discovery Bay Games vanishes without explanation It looks like time has run out on Discovery Bay Games, a Seattle-based maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet… Read More
Microsoft SkyDrive manager Mike Torres leaving for mystery job at Amazon Mike Torres, who helped to build and lead Microsoft’s SkyDrive consumer cloud and file storage service, is leaving to join… Read More
Q&A: Instacart CEO on competing with Amazon Fresh and the future of grocery shopping While Amazon Fresh has been dominating the headlines lately, a San Francisco-based startup led by a former Amazon employee is… Read More
Microsoft: Bing voice search now faster, more accurate Thanks to some new technology, Windows Phone 8 is getting a better pair of ears. According to a new blog… Read More
Microsoft says you can tether your phone for Xbox One check-ins Here’s a solution for those wanting to play games on the Xbox One without an Internet connection at home: Your… Read More
Google calls veiled national security disclosures ‘a step back’ Facebook and Microsoft on Friday evening published new statistics about the data they provide to governmental agencies. The stats included national security… Read More
Yabbly raises cash to help consumers get product advice, names Ben Huh and Andy Liu to advisory board Yabbly, the Seattle startup that’s looking to help consumers get solid advice on consumer products, everything from smartphones to baby… Read More
Early Amazon investor Nick Hanauer disappointed Amazon isn’t more civically engaged Is Amazon.com doing enough to support its hometown? That question has been raised many times over the years, with local publications like… Read More
Steve Jobs bio goes paperback, with new picture and afterword The landmark biography of Steve Jobs is getting a younger look — but keeping the same pose — for its… Read More
Thomas Penfield Jackson, 1937-2013: What if his Microsoft breakup order had been upheld? Thomas Penfield Jackson — the federal judge who declared Microsoft a monopoly and ordered a breakup of the company— died… Read More
Skype video messaging now available for free on every platform except Windows Phone Skype’s free video messaging feature is fully out of beta today and everyone can now send as many three-minute moving messages to… Read More
Zillow rolls out new TV ad, plans to spend $20M to $30M in big marketing push Zillow may be one of the leading online real estate companies in the U.S. But even so, most Americans still… Read More
Clearing out stock? Barnes & Noble extends Father’s Day discount for Nook Father’s Day may be over, but that isn’t keeping Barnes & Noble from continuing its weekend sale. The Nook was… Read More
A new marketplace: Nimia offers one-stop shop for managing and licensing professional video Zach McIntosh was busy wrapping up another video production project for National Geographic when he first realized a big problem:… Read More
Bill Gates: ‘My dad is the man I aspire to be’ Normally, Bill Gates focuses his blog posts on work he’s doing or books he’s reading. For Father’s Day, though, he… Read More
Here’s how much games will cost on Microsoft’s Xbox One Worried about Xbox One games hurting your wallet even more so than Xbox 360 titles already do? Here’s some relieving… Read More
They’re back: Zillow re-added to the Nasdaq Internet Index I was a bit perplexed three months ago when the Nasdaq OMX Group announced that they were removing Zillow from… Read More
Google’s next high-flying idea: Broadband Internet from solar-powered balloons Google has come up with some wacky ideas lately, from driverless cars to Google Glasses. Now, here comes the next… Read More
App of the Week: ‘Caspar Babypants Music Time’ is a must-have for young kids (and their parents) Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Our new App of the Week might just make the day… Read More
5 steps to prepare your geek child for college As caps and gowns are returned for deposits while freshmen are readying to be deposited this fall in the college… Read More
Facebook, Microsoft release stats on data requests — ‘tiny fraction’ of customers involved In a pair of blog posts overnight, Facebook and Microsoft released new numbers that shed additional light on the volume… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton on investing, technology, open skies and big bets Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton are investors and entrepreneurs who have created and shaped some of the most significant companies… Read More
50% of Fortune 500 uses Windows Azure, Microsoft says Microsoft’s cloud is gathering steam, according to new data released by the company today. Like Amazon and Google, Microsoft is… Read More
Teams from Amazon, Microsoft battle on StarCraft in After Hours Gaming League It’s not uncommon for company employees to organize teams for recreational sports leagues. Participating is a good way to leave… Read More
Facebook introducing something on June 20 — will it be a Google Reader replacement? First hashtags, now a news reader? Joanna Stern at ABC News received a snail-mail invitation today from Facebook for a… Read More
Ask Andru: Will OS X Mavericks be compatible with my Mac? Apple announced OS X Mavericks a few days ago during the WWDC 2013 keynote, and we’ve been getting a bunch… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Seattle Tech Meetup, Sketch Comedy, Happy Father’s Day! Well summer has finally showed up! Hopefully, we can all celebrate out in the sun this weekend. Rain or shine,… Read More
Need a tech job? Study shows 62 percent of Seattle CIO’s plan to hire IT staff in 3Q If you’re in search of an IT job, Seattle-area CIOs are hiring — though not quite as much as a… Read More
