Articles from 2011 – Page 13 of 107

Q&A: Cameron Turtle, 21, Rhodes Scholar in bioengineering

Earlier this week, two University of Washington seniors were named Rhodes Scholars for 2012, making the UW the only public… Read More

Microsoft on board with Upgrade Your Parents’ Browser Day

The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally known for shopping, but Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic this week suggested an alternative purpose:… Read More

‘Hello, computer!’ UW prof and students search outside the box

Like Scotty in Star Trek, the day is coming soon when we’ll talk with our computers instead of just typing… Read More

Microsoft takes closer look at Yahoo deal, signing privacy pact

Microsoft has signed a non-disclosure agreement allowing it to examine Yahoo’s finances as it considers participating in a buyout of… Read More

Barnes & Noble slashes Nook price to $79 to compete with Kindle on Black Friday

The Kindle and Nook are locked in a heated battle, and the rivalry is about to get a little hotter… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: UW’s Shwetak Patel, MacArthur Genius

Is there anything Shwetak Patel can’t do with a home electrical system? We’re often left pondering that question after hearing about… Read More

Handlebars and walruses, oh my! Submit your moustache photos to win the GeekWire Gala contest

Have you noticed a little extra facial hair around the office this month? Yep, it’s Movember — the month formerly… Read More

Gates spars with lawyer over Windows 95, jurors yawn

It must have pretty exciting for jurors in Salt Lake City to see Bill Gates arrive to testify in Novell’s… Read More

Holiday e-commerce sales are already off to a very fast start

Americans appear to be a giving mood this holiday season — at least when it comes to buying items on… Read More

Analyst: Amazon will control 15% of the tablet market next year

Have you purchased a Kindle Fire yet? Priced at $199 and released just a few weeks before the holiday rush,… Read More

Will Netflix become acquisition bait?

Shares of Netflix have been absolutely hammered in the past five days, with the one-time high-flying video streaming service shedding… Read More

Big Fish pioneers new subscription game service for the iPad

For years, here’s how things worked in Apple’s app store. You discovered a mobile app you liked, and then you… Read More

You’re selling yourself, and that’s OK: Welcome to the entrepreneurial generation

Call Millennials innovators. Publishers. Mobilizers. Socialites. Just don’t call us salesmen. That’s one way to read last week’s mixed reaction… Read More

Kyle Kesterson enters Startup Battle with tapeworm game, and help from Sir Mix-A-Lot

At Startup Weekend in Seattle earlier this month, Seattle artist and designer Kyle Kesterson and crew wowed the crowd with… Read More

Microsoft plans special Kinect hardware for Windows

Microsoft plans to develop a version of its Kinect hardware especially for Windows, with new capabilities and specifications to make… Read More

Introducing Ask Andru: Apple’s iMessage, explained

I’m a big fan of GeekWire, so when one of my Twitter followers suggested that I start a regular Q&A… Read More

Siri, can you find me a deal? Wishpot integrates with iPhone assistant

Wishpot has rolled out a new service, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The Seattle upstart has developed… Read More

FCC plans hearing on AT&T’s $39 billion offer for T-Mobile

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to ask for an administrative hearing on AT&T’s $39 billion bid for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PaperShare creates a social network for your ‘working life’

Does the world need another social network? Doug Brown and David Greschler — the brains behind a new Kirkland startup… Read More

Four questions for developing a minimum viable product

No doubt you are familiar with the concept of minimum viable product (MVP). But no matter how long the term… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: T.A. McCann sells Gist to RIM

Persistence, courage and an ability to learn from failure. Those are some of the attributes of entrepreneurs, all traits exhibited… Read More

Tech Moves: Varolii hires Amdocs exec; Allen Institute promotes Dang; etc.

Varolii, a Seattle company whose communications software is used by banks, airlines and utilities to send alerts to customers, has… Read More

Google hires Microsoft worker who left over Nokia tweet

Remember Joe Marini? He’s the Microsoft worker who left his job back in September after tweeting about what was then an… Read More

Survey: Venture capital is very much dominated by white men

A firestorm erupted earlier this month after CNN’s Soledad O’Brien questioned blogger-turned-venture capitalist Michael Arrington and others about why more black… Read More

Bionic eye? Researchers see progress on contact lenses

University of Washington electrical engineering researchers say they have successfully tested a single-pixel, wirelessly powered display on a contact lens… Read More

Microsoft gobbles up VideoSurf, a video search startup backed by Al Gore

Microsoft has been pretty quiet on the acquisition front in recent months, ever since shelling out $8.5 billion for Skype.… Read More

Kindle public library books decline as Penguin pulls titles

The number of e-books available for digital lending on Amazon’s Kindle through public libraries around the country has declined noticeably… Read More

Amazon offers megadiscount on smartphones, sells a slew of Android devices for a penny

Black Friday hasn’t hit yet, nor has cyber Monday. But that’s not stopping Amazon.com from rolling out big discounts on… Read More

Apple iOS developers make more than Android developers

We’ve been writing a lot lately about the rise of Android, with some estimates showing that Google’s mobile operating system… Read More

Startup Spotlight: BookieJar looks to connect readers and authors

BookieJar wants to connect readers to the authors they love, helping readers discover new titles and allowing authors to more easily… Read More