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Apr 1, 2014, 7:38 AM

Welcome to the worst day of the year: April Fool’s is getting old, or maybe it’s just me

Every year, toward the end of March, it starts happening again to technology reporters around the world. The news releases,… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 7:45 PM

Man vs. Robot: The ultimate ping pong challenge

As many of you know, we love our ping pong here at GeekWire. In fact, we’ll be hosting our annual… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 9:43 AM

Zach Galifianakis to President Obama: Why would you get the guy who created the Zune to make your Web site?

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama from President Barack Obama This is pretty hilarious stuff. President Barack Obama… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 8:40 PM

Zillow was just an answer on Jeopardy! Can you answer these 5 other geeky questions?

Well, it looks like Zillow has finally made it. The Seattle online real estate company was the subject of a… Read More

Feb 21, 2014, 10:07 AM

Steve Jobs to appear on U.S. postage stamp in 2015

Steve Jobs is joining the ranks of Ray Charles, Joe DiMaggio, Dwight D. Eisenhower and countless other American heroes. Yep,… Read More

Feb 19, 2014, 9:39 AM

Old-school Seattle burger chain goes high-tech, outfits servers with iPod Touches

Burgermaster hasn’t changed much since the early 1950s. The famous Seattle joint serves up mouth-watering burgers and delectable shakes, delivering… Read More

Feb 17, 2014, 2:38 PM

New era for KEXP: How this radio station is doing top-notch live video on a budget

Inside radio station KEXP (90.3 FM) in Seattle, just down the hall from the DJ booth, the dark room in… Read More

Feb 5, 2014, 11:42 AM

Boeing schedules Seahawks 747 for Seattle flyover amid victory celebration

What would today’s Super Bowl victory parade and celebration be without “BOE12”? Boeing has just filed a flight plan that… Read More

Feb 2, 2014, 11:22 PM

Comic: How the Seahawks could help Microsoft

It’s a big day for the city of Seattle, with the Seahawks trouncing the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to claim their… Read More

Jan 31, 2014, 2:07 AM

Seattle, Denver mayors make tasty Super Bowl bet on Colbert Report

If the Seahawks win the Super Bowl, a Lombardi Trophy isn’t the only thing Seattle will come home with. Denver… Read More

Jan 24, 2014, 12:38 PM

Checkmate! Bill Gates gets trounced by chess champ

It seems like Bill Gates has been having a lot of fun on late night talk shows these days. First there… Read More

Jan 22, 2014, 11:02 PM

Slideshow: The many silly outfits of Bill Gates

When Bill Gates took to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Microsoft co-founder was really interested in getting the word… Read More

Jan 22, 2014, 8:22 AM

Hide that MacBook! Bill Gates talks tech and global health with Jimmy Fallon

Bill Gates was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for two segments last night talking about the 2014 Gates Annual… Read More

Jan 15, 2014, 2:54 PM

It’s on! Seahawks vs. 49ers is now GeekWire vs. Re/code

Just when you thought the stakes in Sunday’s NFC title game couldn’t get any higher, GeekWire has challenged those upstarts… Read More

Jan 15, 2014, 12:47 PM

Drink geek: Four wines to please the geek palate

If you’re a geek, you probably like to think. Conventions annoy you. New things intrigue you. Puzzles beg to be… Read More

Jan 11, 2014, 3:15 PM

Cammed Salmon: Fox gives Seahawks viewers a fish-eye lens on famous Seattle tradition

Humans aren’t the only ones joining the wearable gadget movement. During today’s Seahawks playoff game against New Orleans, FOX showed… Read More

Dec 31, 2013, 11:20 AM

Hey, y’all: Meet the Seattle researcher responsible for the awesome U.S. dialect quiz

My family is spread out across the country — from Charlotte, North Carolina to Wooster, Ohio to Seattle, Washington. Three… Read More

Dec 28, 2013, 9:59 PM

Space mogul identified as secret buyer of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s private island

This week news emerged that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had sold his private island north of Seattle for $8 million to… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 8:38 AM

These industries get cussed out more than any others

From the folks who earlier this year brought us the list of the most foul-mouthed Americans (yes, my home state… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 7:44 AM

Expedia study reveals deep divide over airplane seat reclining

Do you recline your airplane seat at will — crushing the knees, electronics and spirit of the person behind you?… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 10:09 AM

Geek humor: Parodies take to the skies after Amazon’s drone announcement

One of the great things about the Internet is that any news event of sufficient size will be parodied to… Read More

Dec 1, 2013, 2:04 PM

Poll: Who has the best geek mustache in Seattle?

There was a bit of mustache mania going on this past month as dudes everywhere participated in the annual Movember… Read More

Nov 27, 2013, 9:46 AM

GoldieBlox drops girl-power parody of Beastie Boys’ song, pledges to stop legal fight

Well, that was quick. GoldieBlox has pulled the parody of the Beastie Boys’ song “Girls” from its latest ad, saying… Read More

Nov 26, 2013, 1:52 PM

It’s Movember: So, send us photos of those super staches

Have you noticed a bit more facial hair around the office this month? Yep, it’s Movember — that wonderfully hairy… Read More

Nov 24, 2013, 11:58 AM

Photos: Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who — the iconic and award-winning British sci-fi TV show which… Read More

Nov 22, 2013, 9:55 AM

Sci-fi nerds look to open new museum in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. has museums devoted to art, aerospace, history, and even, textiles. So, what about the futuristic worlds of science… Read More

Nov 20, 2013, 11:51 AM

Fun new GoldieBlox video engineers a new image for girls

You might be hearing a lot of talk on gender flipping these days and the newest thing to get the… Read More

Nov 10, 2013, 5:25 PM

Amazon and Microsoft bite back, Twitter takes the plunge, and more quotes of the week

Some of the best quotes, comments and random zingers from the past week … “We appreciate Bloomberg’s foray into fiction… Read More

Nov 6, 2013, 2:05 AM

This iPad-loving, 5-year-old genius is Sony’s worst nightmare

Arden Hayes, a 5-year-old “whiz kid” from Carlyle, Ill., was back on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, expanding beyond his… Read More

Nov 1, 2013, 1:53 PM

Freaks, geeks, comics and booze: Notes (and pics) from a perfectly Seattle Halloween

While you’re nursing that Halloween hangover in your cubicle today, I thought I’d share some of my personal experiences from… Read More