Chart: Here’s how Bill Gates is giving away his billions Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has pledged to give away the vast majority of his money. But how is the billionaire… Read More
China Mobile to use Bsquare’s automated testing technology China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network operator, has signed on to use technology from Bsquare that automates the process… Read More
Morning Radar: Amazon employees told to avoid ‘bad states’ and more The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on Amazon.com’s ongoing sales tax battle, including the uncovering of a document… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘BlueHat Prize’: $250k to focus hackers on security defense Microsoft today announced a new program called the “BlueHat Prize,” offering a total of more than $250,000 in cash and… Read More
Good news, IE users: Media flunked IQ test, not you [Update, 10:50 a.m.: The people behind “AptiQuant” now admit the study was a hoax, saying it “was all meant to be… Read More
Why Zillow insiders want to keep the stock above $25 per share Shares of Zillow tumbled a bit this week — falling below $30 for the first time since its red-hot initial… Read More
Lockerz taps DAG Ventures, Live Nation as backers, targets $45M Lockerz intense hunger for fresh capital continues. The fast-growing social networking company today announced that it has raised $36 million… Read More
Washington state ranks second for entrepreneurs The venture capital totals may be falling, but Washington state is still a great place to start a new business.… Read More
UW computer science project automates time-lapse pictures Inspired in part by people who take pictures of themselves every day, showing how they change over a period of… Read More
GeekWire at gdgt live Seattle: Which classic arcade game do you want to compete in? GeekWire is gearing up for gdgt live this Friday evening in Seattle — the free, all-ages gadget-fest at the Showbox… Read More
Welcome to Washington: Fastest Internet speeds in the west Next time you’re cursing your crappy Internet connection, just be thankful that you don’t live in Pocatello. The southeastern Idaho… Read More
Airbiquity lands $4M as company sees growth in ‘connected car’ services Another Seattle area company that’s building some of the underlying technologies for the “connected car” has scored a new round… Read More
Verizon’s first 4G LTE netbook is a Windows 7 machine, sorta Verizon Wireless this week is releasing its first netbook computer running on its 4G LTE network, and it represents a… Read More
Morning Radar: Windows Phone’s new logo, TechStars as reality TV, and more Microsoft’s Windows Phone appears to be getting a new logo — shifting from a round icon to a square one that more… Read More
Skype on the iPad: Another (future) iOS app for Microsoft OK, so Microsoft hasn’t actually completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype yet, but the long-awaited release of a native… Read More
How to navigate a Boeing 737 using Microsoft Kinect Boeing is rolling out a new way to market its 737 airplane, using a bunch of the latest Microsoft technologies… Read More
Tech Moves: BlueKai names Amazon, Yahoo vets to new roles Here’s a look at some key hires, appointments and people on the move in the Pacific Northwest technology industry BlueKai… Read More
Sony takes a big swing, buys game maker Sucker Punch It probably doesn’t come with a price tag in the billions. But another Seattle area gaming studio has been sold.… Read More
Liberty Dialysis to sell for $1.7B Liberty Dialysis Holdings, a Mercer Island company that operates 260 dialysis clinics across the country, has entered into an agreement… Read More
A Slurpee and a cell phone: T-Mobile inks deal with 7-Eleven T-Mobile has a new retail partner, and it just so happens to be the home of the Slurpee. The Bellevue… Read More
Stephen Colbert wants to know: Is Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh really a cult leader? Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is one of the most accomplished Internet entrepreneurs on the planet, having sold his online clothing… Read More
With ex-Yahoo execs at the helm, ChoozOn raises $3.2 million to help sort through daily deal clutter ChoozOn, the Bellevue company that helps consumers sort through the clutter of daily deals, has raised a $3.2 million first… Read More
Stats: Chrome, Safari gain on Internet Explorer and Firefox Overall usage of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox fell slightly in July, while Google Chrome and Apple Safari both… Read More
With AT&T acquisition pending, T-Mobile USA goes local in bid to revive its business Eric Schlumpf is surprisingly upbeat for someone in his position. As T-Mobile USA’s newly named vice president and general manager… Read More
How Bartell Drugs boosted its Facebook fan base by 50 percent in one weekend Last week, we told you about a new promotion from Bartell Drugs called “Free Print Weekend.” Essentially, it was a way… Read More
Twitter confirms ‘significant’ funding round, now claims more than 200 million Tweets per day After weeks of speculation, Twitter confirmed today in a blog post that it has closed a “significant round of funding”… Read More
Tech Law: A new era for startup financing documents Startup investors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson have an interesting take on the standardization of legal documents used in angel… Read More
Social innovators to compete for $150,000 in prize money Can you do well, by doing good? An upcoming event — hosted by Social Venture Partners — will highlight entrepreneurial… Read More
Simply Measured rings up $750,000 to help brands monitor social media chatter When Damon Cortesi and Aviel Ginzburg started their company in early 2010, they weren’t sure what direction it would take.… Read More
Morning Radar: Steve Lacey memorial, George R.R. Martin at Bungie, 4G Windows Phone Steve Lacey, the Google engineer and former Microsoftie who was the victim of a car crash July 24 in Kirkland,… Read More
