Newsmakers 2011: Swype’s Cliff Kushler and Mike McSherry Swype revolutionized the way millions of people input text on Android devices, with the simple swipe of a finger. Founded… Read More
What to expect at Microsoft’s annual meeting this week Microsoft will hold its annual meeting of shareholders Tuesday morning in Bellevue, just down the road from its Redmond headquarters,… Read More
Guest Post: Is Seattle the center of supercomputing? Supercomputers were once the exclusive province of government spy agencies, research labs and academics. The top computer makers were the… Read More
New survey: Interest in Windows Phone outpaces BlackBerry among app developers Software developers are becoming more interested in building mobile apps for Windows Phone, particularly in Europe and Asia, where Microsoft’s… Read More
Surprise: Kindle Fire ships today, Kindle Touch tomorrow If you pre-ordered a new Kindle device, it’s almost time to start checking the front stoop. Amazon says its Kindle… Read More
Bezos: Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins Today’s must-read for anyone interested in Amazon.com is Steven Levy’s interview with CEO Jeff Bezos in Wired magazine. It covers… Read More
Kindle Fire sparks mixed reviews, from dud to delight On the GeekWire podcast this past weekend, we discussed how Amazon.com’s new Kindle Fire tablet was coming on the scene… Read More
Cray hooks huge $188 million supercomputer contract with University of Illinois Leaders in the field of supercomputing are arriving in Seattle this week for SC11, one of the biggest confabs for… Read More
Kyle Kesterson’s wacky tapeworm game wins top honors at Startup Weekend Kyle Kesterson made a name for himself as the creative force behind Giant Thinkwell, the Seattle celebrity gaming startup whose… Read More
Zoomingo zooms ahead with $1.3M from Benaroya Capital A few weeks ago, we told you the story about Zoomingo, the new mobile application from serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni.… Read More
Chart: Samsung rides Android past Apple, Nokia and RIM To appreciate the roller-coaster ride that is the global smartphone market these days, look no further than this chart, created… Read More
Startups are like standing in line for Space Mountain; Google as Death Star… and other quotes of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “A friend, on the choice to quit… Read More
Xbox 360 extends U.S. streak, global console race still tight The video-game console business can be extremely fickle (just ask Nintendo) but the Xbox 360 continues to rack up victories… Read More
Seattle and UW look to light up 500 miles of fiber to help solve broadband woes Mike McGinn has worked hard to bring high-speed Internet access to parts of Pioneer Square. Now, the Seattle mayor is… Read More
Entrepreneur alleges that Benchmark stole his idea Entrepreneurs sometimes fear pitching their ideas to investors out of concern that the business concepts will get stolen. There’s not… Read More
LinkedIn, Zillow among the top IPOs of a tough 2011 It was shaping up to be a solid year for initial public offerings. But then things hit a wall in… Read More
Five tips for every startup thinking about going global Not that long ago, only the largest and most profitable companies could afford to build a multinational enterprise. Today, with… Read More
TEDx Rainier: Live online from the University of Washington TEDx Rainier is being held today at Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, the latest in… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. Apple iPad, and Microsoft’s tablet strategy This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the rising competition between Barnes & Noble and Amazon… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: What is this classic theme song? Updated below with answer and winner. This week’s Name that Tech Tune Challenge features a theme song for a landmark… Read More
Podcast Q&A: How maps shaped the mind of Ken Jennings Our guest this past week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy legend and author… Read More
Hooked on the ‘now’: Facebook tries — and fails — to move users beyond recency Is there no higher relevance than recency? Facebook changed the way its popular NewsFeed works back in September to prioritize… Read More
Kindle Fire Newsstand to feature GQ, Wired and dozens of other magazine titles Amazon.com continues to build buzz for next Monday’s launch of the Kindle Fire, its first touchscreen tablet computer. And today… Read More
Sir Mix-a-Lot busts out a ‘Baby Got Back’ iPhone app I had the honor of judging the Battle of the Geek Bands with legendary musician Sir Mix-a-Lot earlier this month.… Read More
Newsmakers 2011: Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft Windows Windows is a longtime source of financial fuel for Microsoft’s business, and by extension for the Seattle region’s economy —… Read More
Seattle companies unveil new technologies at Realtors expo Seattle, for whatever reason, has become a hub of online real estate technologies. And this week several of those companies… Read More
Google started it: 5 reasons to hope display ads as we know them will die Hate when you land on a site crawling with ads? So does Google, apparently. Google spam expert Matt Cutts said Wednesday… Read More
Seattle search startup picks Massachusetts for new HQ Relevant Data Corp., a Seattle search startup, said that it has established a new headquarters in Danvers, Massachusetts and picked… Read More
Meet Wavii: The world’s longest-running stealth startup? Over the course of the past few weeks, a couple people in the Seattle startup community have independently asked me… Read More
Amazon says Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus at launch Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus, after all. Amazon this morning updated the list of apps that will be available… Read More
