The education space is a promising field that has garnered tons of investor attention. The numbers don’t lie: education technology raised $1.1 billion in 2012. But can anyone predict what the… Read More
ReliOn, a hydrogen fuel cell maker whose products are used for backup power systems, has received an investment from engine maker Cummins. The size of the investment was not disclosed,… Read More
Grousing about the selection in the Netflix streaming library may be a popular pastime, but the company is taking new steps to address that criticism by sizing up its top videos… Read More
Seattle startup Mindbloom has hired Travis McElfresh as chief technology officer and vice president of product development and engineering, a key addition to the maker of personal improvement applications like Life… Read More
The voice of Kindle now belongs to Amazon. Amazon says it has acquired IVONA software, a company based in Poland that provides the technology for Amazon Kindle features including “text… Read More
Michael Dell’s most recent purchase may be put on hold thanks to Boeing’s latest woes. According to a report out this afternoon from the Wall Street Journal, the founder and… Read More
“The fastest way if you are in the 99 percent and want to join the one percent … is to learn computer programming.” Those were the words earlier this week… Read More
Well, here’s one job you can score if your venture capital firm starts to wind down: Take over the CEO post at one of your portfolio companies. That’s what is… Read More
Earlier today Apple reported a sharp increase in iPad sales for the holiday quarter, a stark contrast with the declining trends for Windows PCs and also Apple Macs. On a… Read More
Oh, man. My 22-year-old self just watched the new Microsoft advertisement above and the nostalgia is flowing like a Capri Sun. Everything kids in the 90s grew up with —… Read More
It looks like the iPad is taking a bite out of more than the Windows PC market. Apple’s quarterly results, released a short time ago, show sales of the company’s… Read More
F5 Networks, the Seattle maker of networking equipment and software, today posted a revenue increase of 13 percent for its fiscal first quarter as profits also rose. The company tabulated… Read More
Portland has the donuts, Seattle has the coffee and Vancouver, B.C. has the … sidewalks. Walk Score, a Seattle-based company that promotes walkable neighborhoods, just ranked the most walkable cities… Read More
Some of Nintendo’s all-time great games are making a comeback. President Satoru Iwata announced today on a Nintendo Direct Webcast that a 3D Super Mario Series, Mario Kart and two Legend… Read More
Dear Microsoft, Can we just be friends again? Please? It’s been exactly five years now since I left you. During our time together, I poured all the emotion and energy… Read More
When writing, it’s sometimes easy to be wordy and use unnecessary phrases. A Seattle startup is out to fix that problem with a click of a button. WordRake is a software that… Read More
PayNearMe, a cash-based payment platform based in Silicon Valley, just raised a $10 million Series D round from investors including Seattle-based Maveron. This is interesting to note because Maveron, the… Read More
Four years ago, Charlie Walsh attempted to appeal his property tax assessment, only to find that the process was painfully time consuming. With a degree in real estate development from MIT,… Read More
Intermedia, a cloud service provider, has agreed to buy Bellevue-based Telanetix Inc. for $55 million, including $13 million in net debt and liabilities. Telanetix is a cloud-based communications solutions company… Read More
Nokia will take a new step to differentiate itself with high-end photography on Microsoft’s Windows Phones, according to a new report. The handset maker is bringing its 41 megapixel PureView… Read More
WildTangent is going mobile. The Redmond-based company today officially announced its first mobile game, Polar Bowler 1st Frame. It’s the mobile version of the classic PC game that debuted in 2004 and features a… Read More
In a recent episode of Portlandia, Fred and Carrie are sent on a mission to Seattle to evangelize the goodness of Portland. Maybe they knocked on the door of SEOmoz… Read More
Three business ventures ready for commercialization were spotlighted at the Tech Alliance Innovation Showcase at K&L law firm Tuesday afternoon with investors and industry leaders on hand. Here’s a quick rundown… Read More
Past the TV. Through the hallway. To the bathroom. “2,484” fuel points! Past the bookcase. In the den. Back to the TV. “2,492” fuel points! I turn again, steps muffled… Read More
Intel is growing its presence in Seattle, taking over 50,000 square feet of space at the 705 Union Station building bordering Seattle’s Pioneer Square and International District neighborhoods Intel did not… Read More
While the deal to bring the NBA back to Seattle is extremely close to completion, Sacramento still has a chance to keep its team in town and mayor Kevin Johnson… Read More
The Washington State Broadband Office released its third annual Broadband Report today and more than 500 of the state’s 629 communities saw better access and/or higher speeds to broadband internet this past… Read More
Joachim Kempin, a former Microsoft senior vice president who worked at the company for nearly two decades, delivers a strong critique of the company and its CEO, Steve Ballmer, in… Read More
Chris Taylor, CEO of Redmond-based Gas Powered Games, starts this video on Kickstarter off like this: “This is the wackiest video update you’ll ever see,” he says. He’s not lying.… Read More
Now, here’s one of the more interesting stories of the day. CNBC’s David Faber is reporting that Microsoft may invest between $1 billion and $3 billion in Dell as part… Read More
