Surprise: RealNetworks CEO Kimball resigns [Post updated with more details, quotes from Glaser] Bob Kimball has resigned as president and CEO of RealNetworks, a little… Read More
Meet the geek under the beak: Microsoftie moonlights as Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz You’ve probably seen him on the sidelines, in the stands or beating the drums at Qwest Field. After all, with… Read More
NYT paywall: Time to buy the cow; the milk’s no longer free Guest Commentary: The day of reckoning has arrived. Journalists and PR professionals have been holding their breath for 18 months,… Read More
Confirmed: Cheezburger buys Know Your Meme, corners market on Internet culture Fresh off its whopping $30 million venture capital round, Cheezburger Network is adding more special sauce to its growing empire… Read More
It’s official: Sprint says AT&T’s T-Mobile deal stinks We knew that Sprint wasn’t happy about AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, based on comments by Sprint CEO Dan… Read More
Kindle readers of The New York Times to get free access of the newspaper’s Web site Here’s one way to get access to The New York Times on the Web. Buy a Kindle, and then shell… Read More
Groupon, LivingSocial challenged over terms of daily deals More and more people have been embracing daily deals, figuring out how to work within the rules and limitations to… Read More
Introducing Zapd: A ‘cool’ alternative to Color built on just $410,000 The tech blogosphere went nuts this past week after Color — a Palo Alto, California mobile application startup which combines… Read More
Physware raises cash, but keeps quiet on the details Physware, a company created by University of Washington electrical engineering professor Vikram Jandhyala, has raised $6.9 million in funding, according… Read More
Apple to preview ‘the future of iOS and Mac OS X’ Apple this morning posted the splash page promoting its WorldWide Developer Conference, promising a “preview of the future of iOS… Read More
Amazon expanding data center operations in Oregon Cheap hydroelectric power continues to entice big technology companies to the Columbia River towns of the Pacific Northwest. Amazon.com —… Read More
YearlyLeaf turns your Facebook status updates and photos into a coffee table book Facebook is great for keeping up with friends. But once you post a photo or status update, those memories can… Read More
‘I’d prefer to be Zillow,’ and other top comments of the week It’s been a wild few days in the tech industry, from AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA to Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore apologizes, says Windows Phone update ‘has been rocky’ Microsoft continues to take heat over delays in its Windows Phone update program, with corporate vice president Joe Belfiore admitting… Read More
Nintendo releases 3DS, and it already has one huge fan in Jimmy Fallon: ‘This is insane’ Gaming nerds spent Saturday night waiting in lines across the country in order to gobble up Nintendo’s new 3DS, which… Read More
iPad robber targets Craigslist seller Beware of who you do business with on Craigslist — and where you decide to meet to finish the transaction.… Read More
Computer glitch causes huge delays for Alaska Airlines There are some seriously unhappy travelers across the country today as a computer system at Alaska Airlines, used to prepare… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: AT&T, T-Mobile and a wild week in tech This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology… Read More
Weekend Reading: Apple vs. Amazon.com, the full text Who needs a novel when there are juicy court filings to read? When the news broke this week that Apple… Read More
Google: More M&A deals are coming Maybe Google feels like it has $6 billion burning a hole in its pocket. A few months after Groupon turned… Read More
Calbucci removes Zillow from Startup Index: ‘They are not a startup’ Defining exactly what constitutes a startup can be a challenge, especially for digital scribes like us. Is it a pre-revenue… Read More
How Microsoft would get people to watch commercials Today’s nomination for Wackiest Microsoft Idea of the Week is a newly surfaced U.S. patent application with this head-scratching title:… Read More
Seattle band looks for big hit: ‘(Don’t Wanna Be Your) Facebook Friend’ Afraid of Figs describes itself as Seattle’s “most most prominent dried fruit related geek rock band.” That seemed like a… Read More
Photo of the day: Governor Gregoire learns to Swype Governor Chris Gregoire loves to promote Washington products, from wine to cherries to airplanes. And now she’s got another one… Read More
Nintendo 3DS: Ready to pay $250 for a handheld? Nintendo has said all along that people will need to see its new Nintendo 3DS to fully appreciate the glasses-free… Read More
Inside look at VC performance: Top and bottom five in Washington state It’s been a rough few years for venture capitalists, with the IPO market in the tank and venture returns slumping.… Read More
Why Microsoft is paying $7.5M for 600,000 IP addresses Microsoft is dropping more than a few jaws with the news that it’s spending $7.5 million to acquire 666,624 IP… Read More
Private equity firm merges Radiant Imaging and Zemax Seattle private equity firm Evergreen Pacific Partners is using some of its financial muscle to merge Radiant Imaging and Zemax… Read More
Thinkfuse raises cash to revolutionize status reports Thinkfuse, a Seattle startup led by former Market Leader and iLike product manager Aydin Ghajar and former Microsoft software engineers… Read More
Facebook: Mystery search box was caused by someone ‘targeting the browser’ Turns out the mystery web search box that some people saw at the top of Facebook today was a mystery… Read More
