Xbox One game packaging revealed amid big changes for traditional discs We’re getting our first look at the Xbox One game case design today thanks to Microsoft’s Major Nelson. It’s a clean… Read More
VC returns improve for 10-year horizon, but you’d still be better off investing on Wall Street There’s certainly been some good news in the venture business in recent weeks, with Yahoo announcing its $1.1 billion deal… Read More
Ben Huh’s Circa news service hires Reuters social media guru as editor-in-chief Circa, the mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation, today announced that it has hired Reuters social media editor Anthony… Read More
IDC: Tablets will conquer notebooks this year, surpass total PC market in 2015 Worldwide tablet shipments will grow by more than 58 percent this year, surpassing shipments of portable PCs for the first… Read More
Microsoft should consider selling Xbox and Bing businesses, says key analyst Microsoft made the case for the future of the Xbox at a splashy unveiling last week, but one well-known Wall… Read More
Bye, bye Nook? B&N e-reader makes top 10 list of brands expected to die Amazon.com may have killed it, and Microsoft may not be able to save it. Yes, Barnes & Noble’s e-reader device,… Read More
Large shareholder claims Clearwire has ‘stacked the deck’ in favor of Sprint deal Clearwire Chairman John Stanton is back again today urging shareholders to vote for Sprint’s $3.40 per share offer, a deal… Read More
Microsoft melding Yammer, Office to combat corporate wariness of social tools Social tools make it possible for workers to communicate and collaborate in all sorts of new ways, but is all… Read More
These high-schoolers developed a community safety app for the Portland Police Portland high-schoolers are helping keep its community safe all thanks to a mobile app they created. Partnering with the Portland… Read More
The future of news, as viewed from 1993: What we got right, and very wrong For journalism, the future isn’t what it used to be. Especially when viewed from two decades ago. I recently undertook… Read More
App of the Week: ‘Shatoetry’ is William Shatner at your poetic best Our picks for App of the Week on our weekly GeekWire radio show on KIRO Radio often focus on practical… Read More
Bill Nye and Star Trek’s ‘Data’ helping asteroid miners with ‘unprecedented’ new project Planetary Resources is on a mission to mine near-earth asteroids and now they want you to join in on the fun, too. The… Read More
Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google: Who is building the coolest tech campus? One looks like a futuristic spaceship, another includes three steel and glass biodomes. A third is being developed by world-class… Read More
Bang With Friends: Behind the scenes (and under the covers) with this controversial app There are several ways to get reassurance and peace-of-mind for a great startup idea: tons of traffic or a nice… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: What is this mystery sound? Updated below with the answer. We’ve been doing some spring cleaning at GeekWire HQ, so this week’s Name that Tech… Read More
Bill Gates: U.S. leaders should be more data-driven Bill Gates has said repeatedly that he doesn’t have aspirations to hold public office, but he has some common-sense advice… Read More
12 ways to get and keep top talent, even on a bootstrapper’s budget Most startup founders don’t mind putting off their payday indefinitely — they’re in it for the long haul by nature,… Read More
Amazon’s amazing biodome; Paul Allen’s abstract art; and other top stories of the week It’s Memorial Day Weekend. So, before the BBQs fire up and the engines purr at Indy, we’d like to take a… Read More
Community Building 101 It’s commonly understood that people spend their time with people they know — both offline and online. People spend their… Read More
Fast-growing Solavei scores fresh cash, aims to top $100M in revenue Solavei, which rewards customers for signing up friends, family and co-workers for its wireless service, has scored $2 million in fresh… Read More
It’s Geek Pride Day! Put on your smartglasses and laugh at your own jokes Today is Geek Pride Day, that special time of year when geeks around the world — and the people who… Read More
GeekWire Radio: Getting to know Microsoft’s Xbox One This week on the GeekWire radio show, we dive into the details of Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One console —… Read More
Galleries HQ lets you browse fine art galleries with your iPad There’s not a whole lot you can’t find on the Internet these days, and now Seattle entrepreneur and UW alumnus… Read More
VIDEO: Watch the I-5 bridge collapse into river Our news partners at KING5 just posted security footage of the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that resulted from a semi-truck striking… Read More
Microsoft and Google reach truce over YouTube app for Windows Phone Microsoft and Google have resolved a simmering dispute over Microsoft’s YouTube app for Windows Phone, releasing a joint statement this… Read More
Commentary: 5 startup lessons I learned in 5 months After months of research, a lean development cycle, and a beta program, TINYpulse launched publicly last November. In April, I… Read More
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups backs online presentation upstart 9Slides 9Slides, the maker of online presentation software that syncs video with slides, has raised capital from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups… Read More
Appature’s Kabir Shahani: Startups are 95% luck, 4% timing and 1% hard work Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He’s also wise beyond… Read More
INRIX reacts quickly to I-5 bridge collapse, says traffic delays minimal right now One Seattle area tech company jumped into action shortly after a portion of Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River… Read More
Microsoft stacks up Surface vs. iPad with mixed results Let’s see, the Surface RT is slightly heavier than the iPad, the same thickness and gets two hours less battery… Read More
