Last night the 11th Annual PAX Prime wrapped up with an event that may be the geekiest performance Seattle’s Benaroya Hall has ever seen. The finale of the four-day gaming… Read More
Wow, what happened to the summer? It’s already Labor Day, and the dog days of summer have simply slipped away. One of the reasons why things moved particularly fast this… Read More
Amazon is getting ready to unveil something big. The company posted a new video to its YouTube account today, showing customer reactions to some new, handheld product that is conveniently… Read More
Amazon is reportedly planning a free streaming video service that’s supported by ads and doesn’t require a an annual Prime membership for $99. The Wall Street Journal report comes hours… Read More
A year after Amazon.com inked a streaming video deal with Scripps Networks Interactive, the alliance appears to have ended. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Prime Instant Video service dropped programming… Read More
As a one-time English PhD student, Janis Machala didn’t always know her career would lead her down a business path. But now she helps other people pursue their passions and… Read More
Inside radio station KEXP (90.3 FM) in Seattle, just down the hall from the DJ booth, the dark room in the corner of the building looks at first glance like… Read More
Last month, I attended GeekWire’s Startup Day at the Showbox SODO in Seattle. Surrounded by some of the brightest entrepreneurial minds, I decided to chat with as many people as… Read More
The end of an era. No, he’s not technically leaving just yet. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said goodbye to the company he loves — one he joined when it was just… Read More
Want to watch video in your news feed without having to press play? If you’re one of the anointed few, that will soon be an option for you. Facebook announced… Read More
Jared Wray, founder and CTO of cloud computing startup Tier 3, is helping to build the future of enterprise business. A serial entrepreneur, Wray is most excited about how cloud… Read More
Seattle is one of the most vibrant technology ecosystems in the world — home to tech titans like Amazon, Expedia and Microsoft as well as tons of up-and-coming startups in… Read More
Amazon.com has joined the ranks of Susan Lucci — though it didn’t take the Seattle tech company 18 failed nominations to get there. The National Academy of Television Arts &… Read More
Jon Jenkins, head of engineering at Pinterest, has taken the lead of a “super scrappy, super agile” team of engineers building one of the biggest social networks on the web… Read More
A new video of an interview done with Steve Jobs in 1994 shows the then-CEO of NeXT considering how his legacy would affect the future of technology. His choice of… Read More
Skype’s free video messaging feature is fully out of beta today and everyone can now send as many three-minute moving messages to your Skype contacts — whether or not they’re online —… Read More
Code.org, the non-profit created by entrepreneurs Ali and Hadi Partovi, continues to gain momentum around its public relations campaign stressing the importance of computer science education. The short film — directed… Read More
Portland-based startup Your Brandlive formally launched today, announcing a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer relationship more personal. Essentially, Your Brandlive is a project of Cascade… Read More
When his dream of becoming a professional baseball player didn’t pan out, Seattle native Bryce Anderson decided to switch his career path to business. But year after year, spreadsheet after spreadsheet,… Read More
DailyCred co-founder Dave Mathews wants to solve really big problems. The latest Internet foe he’s facing off against: The user login field on your website. Website owners are spending time and… Read More
Amazon.com this morning released an update for its Instant Video app for iOS that expands its footprint beyond the iPad to the iPhone and iPod touch. The free app works… Read More
Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel isn’t wasting much time taking on new roles. Patel, who announced late last month that he plans to step down from the storage company he created… Read More
Carly Foulkes has been the public face of T-Mobile for a few years now, but the motorcycle-riding Carly is now getting a little competition in the form of Seattle uber geek… Read More
Some Nextcast guests have seen it all, and Ron Erickson is among them. Starting out in public policy and law, Erickson made waves in a few fields (including selling zucchini squash at… Read More
Tableau Software is one of Seattle’s rising tech stars, and we’ve speculated in the past that the fast-growing maker of visual analytics software could be a candidate to go public at… Read More
A popular theory right now is that Amazon is moving toward same-day delivery of products, potentially posing a bigger threat to traditional retailers. But could Jeff Bezos & Co do… Read More
Here’s a partnership that’s all in the family. ThePlatform has inked a deal to provide its online video publishing system to NBCUniversal’s USA Network, Syfy and Oxygen, making it easier for those… Read More
Swype is getting a facelift, just eight months after the Seattle upstart was gobbled up for $102 million by Nuance. The popular mobile text-input technology for Android devices now includes… Read More
Microsoft’s new Surface tablet computer, unveiled during a press event here this afternoon, will work in conjunction with a cover that attaches via magnets and doubles as a keyboard. Two… Read More
When Dan Shapiro joined the startup world in 2002, he was bitten by the bug…hard. Find out what he’s learned along the way and hear his startling confession in this… Read More
