Intellectual Ventures inks patent deal with Salesforce, its first cloud-computing pact Intellectual Ventures today announced a patent licensing agreement with Salesforce.com —the Bellevue-based company’s first licensing customer in the area of cloud computing. The company… Read More
Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel: You really don’t want to take the startup leap, do you? I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs over the years talk about what it’s like to create a startup, explaining in… Read More
Microsoft emerges as Waze investor, as Google and Facebook weigh $1B bids Bloomberg News says this morning that Google may try to acquire Waze, the traffic and mapping technology company that Facebook… Read More
Bezos: Amazon closer to solving economics of grocery delivery The Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service is one of the longest trial runs in technology history, rivaling the Gmail beta… Read More
Geek Humor: Jon Stewart rips Apple and U.S. Senators This is absolutely hilarious. Comedian Jon Stewart rips into iPhone-loving U.S. Senators who were fawning over Apple CEO Tim Cook… Read More
Melinda Gates ranks #3 on list of most powerful women Move over Oprah. Melinda Gates is out to change the world, and she’s moving up the list of the most… Read More
I-5 bridge that collapsed into river is already gone from Google Maps If you’re traveling on Interstate 5 this Memorial Day Weekend and need directions, Google Maps is going to be your… Read More
Meet the clean water startup that just won 1st place in the UW biz plan competition When you think about innovation, water usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But there’s a big problem… Read More
Bridge span collapses over I-5 near Mount Vernon Interstate 5 is snarled this evening after a bridge spanning the Skagit River near Mount Vernon collapsed. According to KING… Read More
High school hackathon: 500 budding teen geeks learn how to code It’s no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future geeks. While the state ranks fourth… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Comic Art Fest, Wonder Northwest and PolyglotConf There’s a LOT going on in the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Aside from Crypticon (where I’ll be spending my weekend),… Read More
ITC sides with Microsoft, says Xbox 360 did not infringe on Motorola patents A major chapter in the Microsoft v. Motorola patent war finally came to a close Wednesday and it’s good news… Read More
Startup lesson #3: Don’t make up a brand, be yourself [Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app… Read More
New look: Rhapsody iOS app gets complete makeover It’s makeover time for the Rhapsody iOS app, as the Seattle online music streaming company just debuted a completely redesigned… Read More
Amazon’s Bezos: Urban campus is ‘inherently environmentally friendly,’ even before biospheres Amazon’s expansion in Seattle was back in the news this week with the release of new plans for biospheres at the… Read More
Holy, Womp Rats! Check out this amazing full-scale Lego model of an X-Wing Fighter OK, now this is about the coolest thing we’ve seen today. The folks over at Gizmodo get an inside look… Read More
So this is how you make a point about sexism in gaming This week I walked into the Idea Room at HUB Seattle and met two people whose office prank calling out… Read More
Commentary: 3 important tips for young entrepreneurs [Editor’s note: Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price was the winner of the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the… Read More
Bezos to Amazon shareholders: It’s not only Day One, ‘the alarm clock hasn’t gone off yet’ The official business at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting at Seattle Center this morning was quick and to the point, as… Read More
Bezos: 3D printing ‘exciting’ but not disruptive for Amazon in short term One of the more interesting questions for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the company’s annual shareholder meeting this morning was… Read More
FAA ban on electronic devices making us less productive in the air Earlier this year, we wrote a post about flying with our gadgets and wondered if the takeoff and landing restrictions… Read More
Jeff Bezos grilled over violent games, movies during Amazon shareholder meeting Amazon just wrapped up its annual meeting of shareholders at Seattle Center, with Jeff Bezos giving a broad overview of… Read More
WildTangent brings Penguins Escape to mobile, launches games on Asus tablets For the second time this year, Wild Tangent is making the move to mobile. Four months after releasing its first… Read More
Ride sharing service Lyft zooms forward with $60M from Andreessen Horowitz Lyft, the ride sharing service known for the distinctive pink mustaches that drivers attach to their vehicles, has raised $60… Read More
Next-gen Kinect coming to Windows in 2014 Among the array of new features unveiled at Microsoft’s Xbox One revealing on Tuesday were the upgrades to the new… Read More
Amazon annual meeting on tap in Seattle this morning Amazon.com is holding its annual meeting of shareholders this morning in Seattle, and it looks like the company will avoid… Read More
Medical device maker Ekos acquired in $180M deal Ekos, a Bothell medical device maker whose catheter-based ultrasound devices are used to break up blood clots in legs, has… Read More
Calling all entrepreneurs: Startup Weekend and Startup America launch UP Global Startup Weekend is joining forces with Startup America to launch UP Global, a new program designed to help entrepreneurs through… Read More
Big Fish cloud gaming app now available on Android phones, Roku players Big Fish announced today that its cloud gaming app Big Fish Instant Games is now available on Android smartphones and Roku devices.… Read More
Amazon expands Android Appstore to reach nearly 200 countries On the same day Amazon rolled out Kindle Fire HD availability to 170 countries, the Seattle online giant also announced… Read More
