Inrix to provide traffic data to Google in multi-million dollar deal Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a… Read More
Microsoft Research overhauls Bing search backend with ‘Tiger’ project Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a collaboration… Read More
What’s a 45-minute commute to Microsoft look like? Walk Score maps may have the answer Walk Score already helps people figure out the most walkable properties in cities across the country, assigning a score from… Read More
Mindbloom: A new game designed to change your life In some games, you solve puzzles. In others, you try to wipe out enemy forces. But a new offering from… Read More
Windows 8 and Windows Live ID: Microsoft’s privacy policy Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with the optional ability to sign in using a Windows Live ID,… Read More
T-Mobile pits two speedy new smartphones against iPhone T-Mobile USA, fighting an uphill battle against its rivals and their iPhones, is expected to be the only major U.S.… Read More
Charts: A look back at 10 years of VC investing in mobile It is hard to imagine, but the mobile industry is still relatively young. And nothing spells that out like new… Read More
Report: ‘Kindle Fire’ is name of Amazon.com’s new tablet Amazon.com will roll out its first tablet computer under the brand name “Kindle Fire,” according to a report today by… Read More
Startup Spotlight: FlikPiks taps Twitter chatter for movie recommendations Picking the wrong movie these days can be a costly mistake. After all, with movie tickets costing upwards of $10.50… Read More
Apple to revamp Seattle store across from new Microsoft site Apple plans to renovate its 8-year-old store in Seattle, upgrading its location in the University Village shopping center with many… Read More
Intel to cook up the ‘smart kitchen’ and other inventions at new UW research center Dieter Fox, a University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, has been chosen to co-lead the new… Read More
DoubleDown’s casino games now attract more than one million players a day DoubleDown Interactive now says that more than one million people are playing its social-based casino games on Facebook every day.… Read More
Evri’s new iPad app looks to reinvent the news experience Applications like Flipboard and Pulse look to transform the way people consume news and information on the iPad. Now, Seattle… Read More
Big week for Windows Phone as Mango rollout set to begin The highly anticipated and well-reviewed “Mango” update to Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is expected to be available for some… Read More
Amazon lands Fox movies and TV shows for Prime members Amazon.com this morning announced a new digital licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox that will increase the catalog of streaming… Read More
Lawmakers demonstrate that they understand smartphones, even if judges don’t The law is starting to catch up to an undeniable reality of modern technology — recognizing that smartphones are not… Read More
Insights from F8: Facebook’s content strategy is a game changer F8 now has several years under its belt, and attendees and the media have come to expect that as Mark… Read More
A match made in heaven: ooBible buys eBible.com When I first wrote about the Seattle digital bible startup ooBible three months ago, I stumbled a bit on the… Read More
As Electronic Arts targets Zynga, PopCap preps for launch of casino-style games on Facebook Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well… Read More
Photo Gallery: The battle in Seattle (of the tomato variety) There may be no better cure for the end of summer than cold beer, live music and hurling tomatoes at… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Netflix, comic books and the Greatest American Hero We’ve got a big menu of topics on this weekend’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with a discussion of… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: Test your music and tech knowledge [Updated below with answer and winner] Our Name that Tech Tune contest is back this week with a special compound… Read More
Sorry, Nirvana fans: Google smells like Muppet spirit It’s the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s landmark Nevermind release, and the world is taking a moment to reflect. “The album… Read More
Four ideas from news geeks that all geeks should know about Nowhere does the idea that news is doomed seem more absurd than at the Online News Association conference. About 1,200… Read More
Michael Arrington, Tony Hsieh bankroll ex-TechCrunch writer Paul Carr’s stealth startup TechCrunch writer Paul Carr resigned in a blaze of glory a week ago, writing a blistering blog post about the… Read More
Ex-Microsoft worker going to jail for 33 months for fraud Robert Curry, a 41-year-old former Microsoft manager, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $459,341… Read More
Amazon wins ruling in 1-click patent dispute Amazon.com has scored a victory in the 1-click patent case, with a federal appeals court today ruling that claims made… Read More
Gov. Jerry Brown signs Amazon compromise law on Internet sales tax collection California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a compromise bill that will give Amazon.com a reprieve on collecting sales… Read More
Users report Gmail outage At about 11:25 a.m. Pacific time today, my connection to Gmail failed on both my PC and my Mac. And… Read More
Podcast Rewind: Ben Elowitz, Wetpaint CEO, on building a new type of media company Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ben Elowitz, the CEO of Wetpaint, the Seattle company building an… Read More
