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Twitter growth: 1.1 million Inauguration-related Tweets compared to just 82,392 in 2009

President Barack Obama’s second inauguration Monday morning provided us with another way to see Twitter’s surging popularity. There were 1.1… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures settles with Microsemi, turns them into a customer

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures has entered into a settlement agreement with Microsemi, resolving the patent suit that it filed against… Read More

Windows 8 upgrades: Prices are set to rise next week

Have you been thinking about moving your existing Windows PC to the new Windows 8? Microsoft is giving you an… Read More

Bill Gates backs cancer test startup to create a precise genomic tumor blueprint

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is tossing his support behind a Cambridge, Massachusetts company by the name of Foundation Medicine which… Read More

Smarter package shipping: EnRoute nabs $1.25 million

Is there a smarter way to ship packages? Enroute Systems thinks so, and the Seattle startup just reeled in $1.25… Read More

Manti Te’o fake-girlfriend hoax reminds us how creepy social media really is

At one point in history, I had a large amount of hair on my head. So much so that I… Read More

Parallels nabs cash from Cisco to bolster cloud efforts

Parallels announced today that it has received an investment of undisclosed size from Cisco, money that the Renton-based company will… Read More

Advance Publications buys Seattle digital agency POP

POP, the 17-year-old Seattle digital agency whose clients include Nike, Expedia, Major League Soccer and others, has been acquired by… Read More

Breaking: FAA orders all US-based airlines to ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners

After a flurry of problems and emergency landings in Japan, the Federal Aviation Administration today ordered all U.S.-based airlines to… Read More

Imprev inks deal with RE/MAX to add video and other features to agent Web sites

There’s a lot of news shaking this week in online real estate as the Real Estate Connect conference takes place… Read More

State’s jobless rate hits lowest level in 4 years, but warning clouds are on horizon

During the most recent economic turbulence, the tech industry sometimes felt a bit insulated from the economic woes hitting the… Read More

Superhero Phoenix Jones needs your help to fight crime and keep Seattle safe

Calling all of Seattle’s trained fighters: Your city’s superhero needs help. Phoenix Jones, leader of a crime-fighting local group called… Read More

German agency seals $23M deal for high-powered Cray supercomputers to improve the science of weather predictions

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray Inc. has sealed a $23 million deal to deliver two XC30 supercomputers and two Sonexion 1600 storage… Read More

Cypress debuts app framework for Xbox Live video apps

Seattle-based digital agency Cypress today introduced CypressX, a new application framework for Xbox Live video apps, aiming to help publishers better monetize… Read More

Lost in Seattle? WhichBus helps you plan your public transit ride in real-time

From an honorable mention at Startup Weekend last year to winning second place at October’s Evergreen Apps Challenge, the developers… Read More

Steven Sinofsky’s CES trip report and ‘snark-free’ takeaways

Steven Sinofsky isn’t disengaging from the industry following his departure as Microsoft Windows president. On the contrary, the product development… Read More

CES: One television interface to rule them all?

LAS VEGAS — The technology on display at the Consumer Electronics Show each year provides a glimpse, or at least… Read More

Montlake Capital founder Artie Buerk donates $5.2M to UW entrepreneurship program

Thanks to Arthur Buerk, the University of Washington entrepreneurship program is getting renamed and receiving a nice chunk of change in the… Read More

Just in case: FAA says Boeing 787 is safe, will still conduct comprehensive review

Even though both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration insist the Dreamliner is safe, the government will still be conducing… Read More

Across the pond: Rhapsody launching in Europe

For the first time, Rhapsody is going international. GigaOM reported that Seattle-based Rhapsody will launch in 16 European countries in the… Read More

At CES, the 4K TV sets arrive: Boom … or bust?

LAS VEGAS — The pictures are simply stunning. The TV sets are sleek, slim and gorgeous. The crowds at the… Read More

Wave completes $50M Black Rock Cable acquisition

WaveDivision Holdings, the company behind Wave Broadband, has completed a $50 million acquisition of Black Rock Cable, combining two broadband… Read More

Calling all geeks: City of Seattle wants volunteers for technology advisory board

Here’s your chance to help guide the City of Seattle’s strategies and investments in technology and telecommunications. The City is looking… Read More

Avalara acquires world’s largest database of Universal Product Codes

Avalara, the maker of sales tax automation technology is getting even bigger. The Bainbridge Island company today is announcing that it… Read More

Redbox Instant by Verizon available to public by March

We’ve been waiting and waiting for our Redbox Instant beta access here at GeekWire and are wondering when we’ll receive… Read More

CES: Ready for a 20-inch tablet? A look at Panasonic’s giant Windows 8 slate

LAS VEGAS — Panasonic today introduced a remarkable 20-inch 4K tablet at CES 2013: a tablet so new it doesn’t… Read More

Aerial merger: Pictometry, EagleView combine to create $100M company

Aerial roof measurement company EagleView Technologies and aerial image company Pictometry International have merged, the companies announced last night. Pictometry… Read More

CES: What those ‘press conferences’ are really like

LAS VEGAS—Any journalist worthy of the title yearns for those precious moments when he/she can cover a hot story live… Read More

Zulily rival Totsy buys assets of daily deal site Mamasource

New York-based Totsy today is announcing that it has acquired the assets of Mamasource, a daily deal site for moms.… Read More

F5 names two new board members

F5 Networks has named Sandra Bergeron — a former executive at McAfee — and Steve Smith — the CEO of Equinix… Read More