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Morning Radar: iPhone 5 date, Facebook overhaul, more turmoil for HP

A quick rundown of stories catching our attention this morning … Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled Oct. 4,… Read More

Bobber Interactive raises cash to help young adults manage money via Facebook

Bobber Interactive, a Seattle startup that uses motivational psychology and game-based mechanics to help young adults manage their money, has… Read More

‘Um, we went public dude’ … and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Just got this email from a VC:… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, iPhone 5, tablets on a plane, and making TV more social

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview, talk about the latest iPhone… Read More

Does Facebook’s new ‘subscribe’ button go too far?

Here’s a surprise. Facebook is copying Twitter. Again. But this time, they might be going too far — for their… Read More

Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle

DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook,… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec kickstarts new social network for college kids

Creating a social network for college kids might seem like a foolhardy pursuit given Facebook’s historic roots in that market.… Read More

Afternoon Radar: Facebook music, Redbox vs. Netflix, another secret iPhone lost in a bar

Busy news day today across the tech industry. Some of the biggest stories catching our attention … Facebook plans to… Read More

Google+ gets passive-aggressive with new ‘ignore’ feature

Attention fellow Seattleites, this new Google+ feature is for us. The search company’s fledgling social network last night introduced a… Read More

Amazon, Facebook, PAX and Seattle’s status as a tech hub (GeekWire on KUOW)

We talked about HP’s decision to discontinue its webOS devices, the prospects for Amazon.com taking on Apple’s iPad, Facebook’s new… Read More

Poll: Are you still checking in? Or have you checked out?

The privacy changes introduced yesterday by Facebook include the news that the social network will no longer offer Facebook Places… Read More

Facebook shakes up privacy settings, promising new and clearer user controls

Sure, there was an earthquake on the East Coast just a little bit ago, but did you hear the big… Read More

Classmates users to split $2.5M in suit over phantom friends

See who’s signed your guestbook! Classmates.com users will be splitting $2.5 million among themselves in the latest proposed legal settlement… Read More

Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb?

Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More

As war for talent continues, Google opens mysterious Bothell location and expands in Fremont

Google continues to gobble up office space in the Seattle area, expanding its operations in Fremont and establishing a mysterious… Read More

Intersect raises cash to help people chronicle and share their personal journeys

It has been nearly a year since Peter Rinearson’s stealthy Intersect started testing its social networking service, a new way… Read More

Study: Google+ winning over suburban parents, losing college kids and cafe dwellers

New data released by Experian Hitwise today gives a snapshot of the types of people who are adopting Google+, and… Read More

Games on Google+: PopCap and GameHouse on board

Google is escalating its challenge to Facebook by expanding its fledgling Google+ social networking service into games — allowing people… Read More

Sorry, Facebook and Twitter: Content sites remain the absolute king of referrals

A new report out today indicates that links from online content sources — including news aggregators like Huffington Post and… Read More

Amazon’s stealth social network for Kindle: Why it’s suddenly interesting

Amazon.com launched the “Public Notes” feature for its Kindle electronic reader earlier this year, allowing people to share the highlights… Read More

Tech startups: Ice cream is great, but utilities make the world go around

Guest Commentary: Lately I have had a recurring theme running through my head – “didn’t I see that startup idea before,… Read More

How the cool night air of the desert led Facebook to Prineville, Oregon

For the longest time, I assumed that Facebook chose Prineville, Oregon for its new data center because of hydroelectric power.… 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

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

Tributes to Steve Lacey, on Facebook and in Flight Sim

Family, friends and colleagues of Steve Lacey are still grappling with the loss of the respected Google engineer and Microsoft… Read More

Bartell Drugs to exchange free photos for Facebook friends

Bartell Drugs is one of Seattle’s oldest businesses. And the company has been able to stick around for more than… Read More

Facebook to expand data center operations in central Oregon

Yesterday, we told you about Facebook’s desires to find more office space in downtown Seattle. But that’s not the social… Read More

Ex-Googlers attract more capital than ex-Microsofties (but report misses a few too)

I’ve often wondered which of the tech giants breed the most entrepreneurs. Now, the social recruiting company TopProspect takes a closer… Read More

Exclusive: Facebook on the prowl for more office space in Seattle

In a visit to Seattle last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the importance of the company’s newly-opened Seattle office,… Read More

Scholars study global ‘digital activism’ with a new kind of online think tank

Researchers such as the University of Washington’s Phil Howard study revolutions in places such as the Middle East, often by… Read More