Aug 22, 2012, 8:23 AM Seattle’s fastest-growing technologies: Databases, camera slings and roofing Consumer Internet companies dominate the Seattle region’s startup scene, as documented on GeekWire’s own Startup List, but the technology companies… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 11:03 PM T-Mobile bucks trend with new unlimited 4G data plan T-Mobile USA doesn’t have the iPhone — but it doesn’t have data limits, either. Well, that probably won’t work as… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 4:48 PM Intellectual Ventures: Why haven’t there been more spinoffs? Intellectual Ventures has been in business since 2000, led by former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold, with a bunch… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 1:03 PM Seattle’s tech office market is red hot, but rents aren’t rising like the Valley or NYC We’ve been covering a number of high-tech office expansions in the Seattle area in recent months, from Google’s plans in… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 11:10 AM Seattle ranks No. 1 for startup-loving Gen Y workers Seattle is the best place in the nation for workers in the age range of 18 to 29, according to… Read More
Aug 17, 2012, 3:26 PM Highlighter, 20MM release free interactive sociology book Do you remember hitting ye olde campus bookstore back in your college days and getting sticker-shock from the final tally… Read More
Aug 15, 2012, 4:45 PM LadyCoders reach Kickstarter goal for ‘Women in Tech’ series Why aren’t there more women in tech? And what can we do to get and keep them there? These are… Read More
Aug 15, 2012, 10:20 AM Washington state adds jobs in July, but the unemployment rate jumps to 8.5 percent Sometimes it is a bit tough to tell what’s going on when you look at the numbers. And that appears… Read More
Aug 15, 2012, 8:21 AM The Carlyle Group gobbles up Getty Images for a cool $3.3B Getty Images, the Seattle distributor of digital images and video, is transitioning from one private equity firm to another. The… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 11:54 PM Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet, from the user interface to the back end Speaking to a crowd in Seattle earlier today, Bill Gates sounded at times like he was talking about a technology… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 11:05 AM Gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna talk tech (and education) Taxes. Health Care. Jobs. Regulatory reforms. Those were some of the topics on the agenda Tuesday morning as Republican Rob… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 9:08 AM RealPlayer for Android exits beta with new premium option RealNetworks released its free RealPlayer for Android today, bringing the app out of beta and attempting to grab the attention… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 7:23 AM Northeastern University picks South Lake Union for new Seattle branch campus Northeastern University today announced that it plans to establish its new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, sharing space… Read More
Aug 13, 2012, 8:07 AM Tech M&A deals slow, but report predicts upsurge based on $1.1 trillion corporate cash pile The number of tech-oriented M&A deals during the second quarter declined by 15 percent to 55 transactions, a weakness attributed… Read More
Aug 13, 2012, 7:24 AM IT automation software firm UC4 sold for $270 million UC4, a Bellevue maker of IT process automation software, has been purchased by private equity firm EQT for $270 million.… Read More
Aug 10, 2012, 10:37 AM A feisty Nathan Myhrvold defends his quest for ‘Global Good’ Scientists and researchers working with Intellectual Ventures have come up with lots of wild ideas over the years. Some of… Read More
Aug 10, 2012, 7:33 AM ToorCamp Journal, Day 1: Let the hacking begin [Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra is one of hundreds of people attending ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks now under way on the… Read More
Aug 9, 2012, 5:22 PM This simple touchscreen device might be grandpa’s next computer — or ours Do your parents or grandparents really need a full-blown computer? One startup thinks the answer might be no. Seattle-based Pure… Read More
Aug 9, 2012, 11:04 AM Two More Reasons to Sign Up for Startup Day GeekWire is gearing up for Startup Day, coming up Sept. 22 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, and we have… Read More
Aug 8, 2012, 2:38 PM RealNetworks posts profit on Intel patent deal, but signals deep cuts ahead RealNetworks today posted profits of $81 million for the second quarter, thanks to its sale of a large patent portfolio to… Read More
Aug 7, 2012, 4:18 PM Boeing shows off Unmanned Little Bird autonomous copter Builder of warcraft, hoster of Blue Angels and all-around badass in aerospace engineering, Boeing is showing off its Unmanned Little… Read More
Aug 7, 2012, 1:42 PM Zillow revenue rises 75% as mobile usage keeps surging Zillow this afternoon posted revenue of $27.8 million for the second quarter, an increase of 75 percent from the same… Read More
Aug 7, 2012, 7:18 AM WebMediaBrands buys Cory Bergman’s Lost Remote blog Cory Bergman’s Lost Remote blog, which started more than a decade ago to cover changes in the television industry, has… Read More
Aug 6, 2012, 9:50 AM Amazon plans textbook rentals as cheaper option for students [Updated below with Amazon news release.] Amazon.com is moving into the business of physical textbook rentals, expanding its footprint by… Read More
Aug 2, 2012, 5:28 PM Seattle joins federal government open data effort This week, Seattle took a giant leap toward open data and transparency when it became one of four U.S. cities… Read More
Aug 2, 2012, 1:38 PM Tis the season: Sales jump at Blue Nile on engagement ring demand A lot of folks must have spent the Spring months popping the question. Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile saw… Read More
Aug 2, 2012, 10:17 AM Shares of Concur fall despite revenues increasing 26% Shares of Concur are down more than five percent in trading today despite the fact that the company beat its… Read More
Aug 1, 2012, 11:57 PM Politicians look to leash patent trolls with new SHIELD Act Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio is sick and tired of patent trolls, and he’s not going to take it anymore. DeFazio… Read More
Aug 1, 2012, 5:01 PM Intelius cuts jobs as Naveen Jain urges company to ‘think like a new startup’ Intelius cut an undisclosed number of employees today as the Bellevue Internet company makes a series of changes in its… Read More
Jul 31, 2012, 5:33 PM UW team deploying power and Internet to the sea floor In further news about awesome people doing awesome things, a team from the University of Washington is installing a series… Read More
