Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects “[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More
Rep. Jay Inslee announces bid for governor: Plans to funnel state money to startups Rep. Jay Inslee announced his run for Washington state governor today, touting the region’s strength as a center for innovation… Read More
Why the Supreme Court shot down California’s ban on violent video games The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law that attempted to ban the sale of violent video games… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on KING-5 ‘Up Front’ KING-5’s weekend public affairs program “Up Front,” hosted by Robert Mak, yesterday featured an extended look at Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More
WiFi over TV spectrum: Microsoft tests ‘white spaces’ in U.K. Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on… Read More
Atossa raises $6.6M to roll out a ‘Pap test for breast cancer’ Atossa Genetics, which is developing testing technologies to detect the presence of breast cancer, has raised $6.6 million in new… Read More
Microsoft signs Android patent deal with military contractor General Dynamics Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of… Read More
How to Bootstrap Your Trademark Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of… Read More
Jeff Bezos touts the power of long-term thinking, budgets $42M for a 10,000 year clock We’ve talked before about how Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is not afraid to be misunderstood for long periods of time.… Read More
Memory Lane Inc. sues Classmates over new name, tired of gripes from its users A sports collectible company called Memory Lane Inc. of Tustin, Calif., has filed suit against Seattle-based Classmates.com and its parent… Read More
Teenage entrepreneurs, PopCap in play and other comments of the week It was an epic week here at GeekWire. Not only did more than 800 people (including Sir Mix-A-Lot, Detlef Schrempf,… Read More
Inside Seattle’s geek craft fair The Happy Go Techy Expo, held Saturday at the University of Washington, was a little bit geek craft fair, and… Read More
Getting games from good to great with Bungie’s Rick Lico It’s an overcast summer’s evening in Seattle’s University District, and in the warehouse-like space in the back of an arts supply… Read More
Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid When we humans believe in something strongly we naturally seek out others who believe similarly. This Kool-Aid drinking tendency applies… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Show: Bezos’ clock, Mix-A-Lot’s game, and the story of Penny Arcade This week on the GeekWire Show, we explain Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ plan to build a 10,000-year clock inside a… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: What is this classic arcade game? [Updated below with answer and winners] This week on the GeekWire podcast and radio show, we have a new installment… Read More
Nerd Notes: Alcoholic Internet memes, video games as vintage books and more Valve hooks up Team Fortress 2, for free! And apparently the game is also free of ads to boot. Nevada won’t discriminate… Read More
Podcast Introducing … GeekWire Radio John and I first started podcasting more than a year ago, using some cheap USB headsets, after deciding on a… Read More
12 Time Wasters That Will Kill Your Startup’s Productivity Guest Commentary: The last thing most start-ups can afford is wasted time. By definition you’re still trying to figure out… Read More
Rapid releases for Firefox: An opportunity for Internet Explorer? Years ago, Microsoft hobbled its browser business by allowing five years to pass between the release of new Internet Explorer… Read More
Meet the geek dogs of Seattle Every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day here at GeekWire and, for that matter, at dozens of other… Read More
Hark brings images to famous movie quotes, continues to build audio clip library Hark, the Seattle startup formerly known as Entertonement, is expanding its library of audio clips to incorporate images from famous… Read More
Google confirms FTC subpoena, says concerns are unclear It’s official: Google just filed a public notice acknowledging that its business practices are under investigation by the Federal Trade… Read More
With ‘super-confidential’ Windows Phone demo, Elop gets tech blogs to eat carrots Having spent quite a bit of time talking with and covering Nokia CEO Stephen Elop during his tenure as a… Read More
Microsoft sees a future for Kinect avatars in health care As Microsoft looks to take its Kinect sensor beyond video games into mainstream computing, a top company executive today provided… Read More
Startup Spotlight: LootTap helps shoppers find online bargains Earlier this week, Decide launched a new service designed to tell consumers when to buy consumer electronic devices. But it… Read More
eBay to compete with Amazon fulfillment with new shipping service Amazon.com has long battled with eBay, but now the competition is getting even more serious. The Wall Street Journal reports… Read More
Report: FTC moving ahead with Google antitrust probe A report from the Wall Street Journal this morning is the latest indication that U.S. antitrust regulators are gearing up… Read More
Netflix founder, Microsoft director Reed Hastings joins the board of Facebook Could this signal a deeper alliance between Facebook and Microsoft? That’s how we’re reading the news today that Netflix founder… Read More
PopCap Games: By the numbers Word that PopCap Games is in talks to be acquired — perhaps by Electronics Arts — for more than $1… Read More
