Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 3, 2016.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Who will win the Super Bowl? Microsoft Bing picks champ before NFL playoffs begin
The NFL Playoffs start this weekend, but before the first ball is even kicked off, Microsoft’s Bing Predicts is forecasting who will win each game all the way through to the Super Bowl championship on Feb. … Read More
How to stream the 2016 NFL playoffs — for some games, without a cable subscription
It’s pigskin playoff time, baby. Saturday kicks off the 2016 NFL postseason, with 12 teams battling it out for the Lombardi Trophy. … Read More
Amazon was huge at CES 2016, and they weren’t even there
LAS VEGAS — There was no Amazon booth or glitzy Amazon keynote at CES this year, but the e-commerce giant’s presence was felt all over the place with auto manufacturers and device makers in a race to integrate Amazon services into their products. … Read More
‘House of Cards’ star Kevin Spacey: Virtual reality will be a ‘quantum leap forward for storytellers’
LAS VEGAS— A little bit of Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton and Frank Underwood showed up Monday at the AT&T 2016 Developer Summit. … Read More
Testing the newest HTC Vive, the best virtual reality experience yet
LAS VEGAS — When I tried out Oculus’ virtual reality technology this past summer, it was the most fun I’ve ever had playing video games. … Read More
Seahawks, Vikings to face frigid weather in state-of-the-art undergarments
Embed from Getty Images There’s sure to be some exposed skin on the big, bad football players who take the field for the Seahawks-Vikings wildcard playoff game on Sunday. … Read More
‘The Beast Awakens’: This is the Seahawks Star Wars meme you’re looking for
Dun dun dun, dun dundun, dun dundun … boss. … Read More
LHC photon readings hint at Higgs boson’s big brother, but it’s too early to tell
The Higgs boson is the biggest find of the century in particle physics, but for the past few weeks, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider have been considering whether there’s a mystery that’s even bigger. … Read More
Get a 360-degree view of that monster dune on Mars from NASA’s Curiosity rover
The 16-foot-high sand dune that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been skirting around on Mars looks even more imposing in a 360-degree panoramic view you can explore on the Internet. … Read More
16 geeky new movies and TV shows to watch in 2016
It’s a good time to be a geek. The once-fringy sci-fi, fantasy, and comic genres have crossed over to the mainstream, which means more great content than you can shake a lightsaber at. … Read More