Intermec cutting 170 staffers in corporate restructuring

Intermec's CK32

Intermec, an Everett maker of rugged mobile computers and bar coding and RFID technologies, said that it plans to cut 170 jobs, or seven percent of its work force, as part of an effort to reduce costs. “The restructuring plan is intended to bring the company’s cost structure in line with our current and anticipated… Read More…

Apple’s app store records 30 billion downloads, tops 650,000 apps

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Just how big is Apple’s lead in the mobile app space? Consider this: Apple CEO Tim Cook just announced at the company’s big World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco that it has recorded more than 30 billion app downloads in the history of the marketplace, paying out some $5 billion to developers. “It is… Read More…

Rewind: How to recycle those old computers in your attic

Charles Brennick of InterConnection with one of the group's $149 refurbished laptops for low-income households.

Our guest last weekend on the GeekWire podcast was Charles Brennick, the founder and director of InterConnection.  The nonprofit, located in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, refurbishes donated PCs and distributes them around the world to humanitarian organizations, nonprofits and other deserving groups. We had a fun time catching up with Charles, joking about all of the used computers… Read More…

Seattle trio accused of crazy high-tech crime spree

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A federal grand jury indictment announced today against three Seattle men reads like the plot for a high-tech crime novel — accusing them of hacking into wireless networks using long-range antennas on a specially equipped vehicle, using lost and stolen laptops to gain access to corporate networks, burglarizing businesses to upload password-stealing malware, using that… Read More…

Paul Allen’s quest: A 32-bit computer built by Interdata

A Digital Equipment Corp. PD-P 7, one of many old computers in Allen's computer museum

We already know that Paul Allen is a super geek, but how far does his passion for computers really go? The Wall Street Journal today has a fascinating story on how the Microsoft co-founder — known for his collections of vintage aircraft and guitars — is now on the prowl for old computers. Those old… Read More…