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Mapping Seattle’s gigabit Internet plans: Are you in or out?

After Seattle mayor Mike McGinn announced an agreement Thursday with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber network in Seattle throughout 12 neighborhoods, most tech… Read More

The power of perspective: DigiPen students debut popular mind-bending game

“Perspective,” the latest creation from Redmond’s DigiPen University, is not easy to explain in words. It’s an experimental first person puzzle… Read More

Haiku Deck partners with popular publishing platform Slideshare

Above is a presentation made on Haiku Deck and shared on Slideshare — it also shows you how to upload your… Read More

Clipsy hopes to break into video-sharing scene

As Brad Brewer pulled out his iPhone and showed me Clipsy at last week’s GeekWire Gala, the amount of moving… Read More

Rent by the minute, park for free with new Car2Go service

Beginning next Wednesday, Seattleites will be able to try out a new car rental service that allows you to pay… Read More

Mayor Mike McGinn announces plan to develop “ultra-fast broadband network”

The lowdown: Seattle mayor Mike McGinn today announced an agreement with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber… Read More

Virtual doctors: Carena launches in-home digital medical service CareSimple

No, it won’t be a complete replacement for actually seeing a physical doctor. But CareSimple, a new service that provides… Read More

Review: The strange ways of SkyDrive on Xbox Live

Among the many apps making their way these days to Microsoft’s Xbox Live, none is more foreign to the gaming… Read More

Watch out, Netflix: Redbox Instant priced at $8 per month

Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon today announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, confirming its pricing model… Read More

F5’s McAdam joins board of Tableau: IPO chatter continues

F5 Networks CEO John McAdam has joined the board of Tableau Software, the fast-growing Seattle data visualization company. The appointment… Read More

Barry Diller vows to support Expedia as long as he’s ‘sentient’

Sometimes billionaires say the darndest things. That’s how we felt after reading the latest statements from media mogul Barry Diller… Read More

Viral dancing phenomenon ‘Where The Hell is Matt’ partners with US Tour Operators

Looks like a travel company is finally teaming up Matt Harding, the dude behind the global dancing phenomenon Where The Hell… Read More

Some badass MoPho’s: We Are Juxt exhibit features top mobile photography

It seems like only yesterday when the only way to take pictures was to buy a big, bulky and expensive… Read More

Live Gamer to provide payment platform for Meteor Entertainment’s Hawken

Seattle-based game publisher Meteor Entertainment is ready for Wednesday’s global launch of much-anticipated Hawken and they will use micro-transaction firm… Read More

Gabe Newell: Valve to build a gaming PC for the living room

While most of the next-generation console talk is about the future of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo products, there could be… Read More

A first: AG sues Florida firm for blasting residents with unwanted text message spam

Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna has filed a lawsuit against Florida-based Dinav Holding, which allegedly sent tens of thousands… Read More

Starbucks steel gift card going for over $1K on Ebay

First Twinkies, now Starbucks gift cards. On Thursday, Starbucks unveiled 5,000 special edition $450 gift cards made of steel and… Read More

UIEvolution enters gaming world with tablet-based ‘Dr. Dinkle’s Defense’

Kirkland-based UIEvolution is known for developing cross-platform applications for companies like Toyota and Samsung. Now, they’re taking what they’ve learned and… Read More

Driver distractions: Study shows how smartphones keep our eyes off the road

While smartphones are helping us stay connected like we’ve never been before, it’s quickly becoming a big problem for driving… Read More

Honeywell to buy printer and barcode scanner maker Intermec for $600 million

Intermec, an Everett-based company that develops RFID products, industrial printers and bar coding scanners, has agreed to be acquired for… Read More

Map: Here’s where tech jobs are concentrated in the U.S.

We knew there were a lot of geeks in our midst here, but who knew it was this many? According… Read More

Goodbye, checkout lines: QThru launches app to make shopping easier

QThru puts a new spin on the self-checkout kiosks at grocery stores and today the Seattle startup launched its mobile… Read More

Here they are: GeekWire’s 15 Newsmakers for 2012

It was another big year for news in the Pacific Northwest technology community, and for the past few weeks we’ve… Read More

Video games analyst: “Consumers are starved for new titles”

Game developers, take notice. Right now might be a perfect time to unveil that new game you’ve been working on… Read More

Redbox video streaming: Beta this month, launch 2013

Redbox and Verizon will launch a beta of their new streaming video service this month, with the full commercial release… Read More

The top 10 states for broadband: Washington blazes the trail in the U.S.

Perhaps this could be the state’s new tagline: Welcome to Washington, the home of the nation’s best broadband infrastructure. OK,… Read More

Nintendo’s geeked-out ride: A look inside the tour van

After three months and thousands of miles around the country, the Nintendo Airstream Tour Van finally made it back home.… Read More

Q&A: Andru Edwards gears up for Seattle Mind Camp 8

Seattle tech writer Andru Edwards, the editor in chief of GearLive.com and a GeekWire contributor, is also the organizer of… Read More

More music in your living room: Rhapsody debuts Xbox app

As promised, Seattle-based on-demand music service Rhapsody launched its Xbox Live app today. The service is available for current Rhapsody subscribers… Read More

Group text developer Tatango eats up restaurant SMS service HungryThumb

Tatango, the Seattle-based group SMS service, today announced the acquisition of restaurant text messaging marketer HungryThumb. Tatango allows people or… Read More