City of Seattle’s site named ‘Best of the Web’ for U.S. cities The city of Seattle’s overhauled website, seattle.gov, was named the top city government web portal in the country today in… Read More
Gnomedex back from another near-death experience Fans of Chris Pirillo’s Gnomedex conference will be happy to hear that it’s coming back for at least one more… Read More
Update: Boeing no longer working on hybrid airship, but damn it looked cool [Update: Well, that was interesting while it lasted. Minutes after we posted the first version of this story, a Boeing… Read More
Testing out KUOW’s new Android and iPhone apps I’m a big fan of on-demand audio via smartphone — particularly from local radio stations. Here’s why: Frequently I’ll catch… Read More
Paper, scissors, and a new membership model for video firm Common Craft Seattle’s Common Craft video firm has built a business out of simple, explanatory online videos made of paper cutouts —… Read More
Facebook, Twitter and business: Inside the minds of the social media pros Monday afternoon I made the trek up to Paine Field, caught my first glimpse of a Boeing 787 on the… Read More
Wrapup: gdgt live Seattle, and the outcome of GeekWire’s Galaga challenge John and I had fun reconnecting with familiar faces and making a ton of new friends at gdgt live in… Read More
Smartphone users to get 2 months of free Wi-Fi on Alaska Air flights Smartphone users traveling on Alaska Airlines will soon have an added benefit. During the months of August and September, any… Read More
‘Headshot’ Windows Phone project wins contest to exhibit at gdgt live Seattle next week Last week GeekWire invited members of the Seattle tech community to make a pitch to win a sponsor table at… Read More
Twitter firehose from Seattle police makes point, loses followers The Seattle Police Department is catching a ton of grief for transforming its Twitter feed from a selective news channel… Read More
The dying art of offline relationship building (Why I’m playing golf today) Guest Commentary: I have a ton of work to do today. But I’m spending most of my day on the… Read More
Mind meets machine: $18.5M grant for new UW center to meld humans, devices An $18.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a new Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering… Read More
‘Scene It?’ goes daily with unified trivia game across web, devices The “Scene It?” game franchise is getting broader and more timely today with a new trivia quiz game that works… Read More
Poll: Time to dump Netflix? Netflix caused an uproar among its users today with a change in its subscription plans that boils down to a… Read More
Wireless power for heart pumps: Medical breakthrough from UW researchers Here’s an innovation that might just make Dick Cheney smile. Researchers from the University of Washington and University of Pittsburgh… Read More
Did Myhrvold’s TED talk cross the line into infomercial? With his over-the-top cookbook, “Modernist Cuisine” — weighing in at 40 pounds, six volumes, 2,438 pages and a $625 list… Read More
Finding the ‘recipe’ for digital democracy in the Middle East As Americans celebrate their revolutionary anniversary today, other countries, especially in the Middle East, are still in the midst of… Read More
The future of health care, as imagined by a tech design firm The Industrial Designers Society of America handed out its annual IDEA product design awards this week, and one of the projects… Read More
Seattle Business IT Awards: A call for nominations GeekWire is excited to partner with Seattle Business Magazine for the first annual IT Awards, a celebration of the leading… 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
Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on technology, creativity, and the need for ‘a bigger gun’ At a splashy launch event in Seattle tonight, chip-maker AMD introduced its new Accelerated Processing Units, or APUs, and brought… Read More
Dan Savage, Starbucks honored for ‘digital disruption’ by UW program Columnist Dan Savage and coffee giant Starbucks are being recognized by the University of Washington’s Master of Communication in Digital… Read More
Weiner says to blame him, nothing wrong with Twitter OK, we admit it, we tuned in to see the latest in the Anthony Weiner debacle today, as the Congressman… Read More
Alaska Air expands inflight Wi-Fi, offers free Facebook access for June Alaska Airlines continues to go high-tech. The Seattle airline is expanding its inflight Wi-Fi system, saying today that 92 percent… Read More
Tina Brown of The Daily Beast roars into Seattle Seattle’s digerati turned out in full force at The Bagley and Virginia Wright Gallery Sunday night to hobnob with Tina… Read More
Seattle non-profit Reel Grrls fights back against Comcast … and wins Call it a classic David vs. Goliath story. Comcast found itself in the middle of a PR quagmire this week… Read More
Now arriving in Puget Sound: A gigantic, floating, missile-detecting snow globe Don’t be concerned if you see this gigantic seaborne platform, pictured above, motoring into Puget Sound sometime today. The aliens… Read More
Death of Osama bin Laden: Twitter’s biggest scoop ever? How did you find out President Obama was holding a surprise news conference, or that it was to announce Osama… Read More
Grades changed at Seattle high schools after teacher passwords stolen A high-tech hack has resulted in grades being altered at Seattle area high schools, according to a report by KIRO… Read More
Is the ‘Seattle Underground’ the key to solving Pioneer Square’s Internet woes? The solution to Pioneer Square’s Internet connectivity problems may be found in a cavernous, mid-19th century underworld. The City of… Read More
