Point Inside’s new Android app to feature deals and coupons on mall maps

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Point Inside was an early pioneer in creating maps of indoor spaces, from shopping malls to airports to, most recently, theme parks. Now, the Seattle startup — which just scored $805,000 in angel financing — is looking to superimpose daily deals, special offers and coupons on those maps. The company’s upcoming release for Android will… Read More…

Here’s your guide to the nastiest restaurants in Seattle

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Navigating Seattle’s burgeoning restaurant scene can be a serious challenge, and, if you’re unlucky, a health hazard too. (I bet I’m not the only one whose had my stomach turn after eating a bowl of clam chowder). But a Seattle geek has figured out an easy way to inform the masses about which dining establishments… Read More…

Bing brings mall maps to mobile: No more getting lost in the market (or J Crew)

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A new mobile browsing option from Bing is going to make it a bit easier to find your way to Crate & Barrel at Bellevue Square or Starbucks at University Village. Bing said it has expanded mall maps to m.bing.com, making it “easier to get where you’re going and find what you need on the… Read More…

Clearwire touts 4G network expansion in Seattle area

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Clearwire today announced that it has added nearly 100 new cellular towers and bolstered its overall coverage in the Seattle area, expanding the network to cover as many as 240,000 people. It is the biggest expansion of the company’s network in the Seattle area since it launched here in December 2009. Working in conjunction with… Read More…

Microsoft Bing takes Streetside out of the bubble

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Microsoft today rolled out a new version of its Streetside feature for Bing Maps that is getting some credit for at least taking a different approach than Google’s Street View. The biggest change is the elimination of the 360-degree “bubble” view in favor of an approach that flattens out the images into a long horizontal… Read More…

Cool Web Site of the Week: Seattle All Stairs

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Some people spend their time knitting, reading books or playing sports. Susan Ott Ralph and David Ralph like staircases. Public staircases, that is. The couple have spent the better part of a year compiling a comprehensive online list of Seattle’s public staircases at Seattle All Stairs, everything from big climbs in Queen Anne to small… Read More…

Latest on Microsoft in Japan

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Microsoft is among the many U.S. companies whose operations were impacted by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here’s a status report from the company, issued yesterday afternoon and still current as of this morning. We’ll post further updates as they’re available. Microsoft has activated its Disaster Response protocol and is currently accounting for… Read More…