Scenes from the GeekWire Launch Party (Photos, video) We were hoping for a big crowd at the GeekWire Launch Party. Little did we know how big it would… Read More
10 Reasons Everyone Should Go to Startup Weekend (Yes, You Too) Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of… Read More
Video: Live from GeekWire Launch We’re about ready to open the doors at the big GeekWire Launch Bash, and we’re looking forward to seeing hundreds… Read More
Report: Mystery buyer acquiring PopCap for more than $1B TechCrunch reports this afternoon that Seattle’s PopCap Games, maker of hit casual games including Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, is… Read More
Allozyne, Poniard to merge Big news today in Seattle’s biotech industry. Seattle biotechnology upstart Allozyne has entered into a merger agreement with San Francisco’s… Read More
Former AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular veteran lands cash for group messaging startup Ivy Mary Jesse has been at the forefront of wireless communications since its early days, serving as vice president of technology… Read More
Geek of the Week: Laura Massey, Xbox software engineer Laura Massey is big into games, to say the least. She’s a software engineer for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game… Read More
GeekWire Launch Party: A guide to tonight’s big bash The big day is here. We’re looking forward to seeing hundreds (upon hundreds) of you tonight at the GeekWire Launch… Read More
Ignition continues blistering pace, backs stealthy Bromium Ignition Partners certainly is busy these days. For the third time this week, the Bellevue venture capital firm has invested… Read More
Microsoft wins ‘virtual skywriting’ patent — using picture of real skywriting [Updated below with Microsoft statement on the issue with the image] Microsoft this week was awarded a patent on something… Read More
Think like a serial entrepreneur I’m struck by the question of whether, and how, an entrepreneur might act differently if they were mindful that their… Read More
Venture capitalists: We desperately need more IPOs We’ve seen a number of high-profile initial public offerings in recent weeks — including the debuts of LinkedIn and Pandora… Read More
Amazon tablet to shake up holiday shopping season? A report from DigiTimes out of Taiwan overnight offers the latest clues about rumored plans by Amazon.com to launch its… Read More
Running late for a meeting? Glympse attracts $7.5M to help mobile phone users share locations with friends There’s no shortage of applications that help mobile phone users share their physical locations. Even so, Glympse — a Redmond… Read More
Seattle picnic shelters to double as solar energy facilities One of the challenges with solar power in Seattle — in addition to the abundance of gray skies — is… Read More
Verizon to expand LTE 4G wireless network in the Pacific Northwest In a series of announcements today, Verizon Wireless said that it plans to bring its new LTE service to Portland,… Read More
A cupcake for Firefox 5: Microsoft has some fun with Mozilla’s new rapid release Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has made a tradition of sending the Firefox team a big, congratulatory IE cake upon the… Read More
Podcast Q&A: Meet the 15-year-old who just sold his tech startup Our guest on the latest GeekWire Podcast was Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore, north of Seattle, who last week… Read More
Redfin cuts home buyer’s refund to 33 percent in Boston Redfin’s Boston customers won’t be walking away with as much cash in their pockets thanks to a new pricing model… Read More
Startup Spotlight: MangoSpring looks to undercut Yammer, alter social networking for businesses You may have heard of Yammer, which allows co-workers to share documents, instant message and manage tasks in a protected… Read More
Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More
Video: Sir Mix-A-Lot makes the greatest PR pitch ever Technology reporters and bloggers get countless appeals for coverage every day — so much that it’s tough sometimes to sort… Read More
Aerospace software company Dassault Systemes making Seattle a new corporate hub Software company Dassault Systemes of France, a key Boeing partner, has leased new office space in Seattle and will make… Read More
Could RIM’s sinking stock value put the company in play with Microsoft? At a WTIA predictions dinner that I moderated a few years ago, Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain suggested that Microsoft should… Read More
CNBC ‘Power Lunch’ on Microsoft Xbox campus CNBC’s “Power Lunch” will be broadcast on location from Microsoft today, putting a spotlight on the Xbox 360, from a… Read More
Posse on Facebook? Sir Mix-A-Lot debuts social media game with Seattle’s Giant Thinkwell Sir Mix-A-Lot is rolling with a new posse. The iconic hip-hop artist and entrepreneur has hooked up with Seattle startup Giant… Read More
Roundup: PopCap, Walk Score, Big Fish, LulzSec and more There’s a lot shaking in tech today, so here’s a roundup of some items that have crossed the GeekWire news… Read More
Ignition, Accel pump $11M into cloud startup ScaleXtreme Ignition Partners and Accel Partners have invested $11 million in ScaleXtreme, a Palo Alto, California-based cloud computing startup. As a… Read More
Windows Phone 7 ‘Mango’: Reviews show Microsoft making progress in mobile It looks like Gizmodo has found its next favorite phone. And it isn’t from Apple or Google. It’s from Microsoft.… Read More
Microsoft updates SkyDrive, trying to stand out in a cloud Microsoft plans to roll out a series of updates to its free Windows Live SkyDrive service later today, trying to give the… Read More
