Articles from 2013 – Page 103 of 150

Steve Wiebe, Seahawks players coming to EMP for Game Nite 2

As if the EMP’s Art of Video Games exhibit could not get any more bad-ass, now local NFL stars and a Donkey… Read More

CHART: Tablet market soaring, now almost two-thirds the size of PC market

The market for tablets is continuing to climb dramatically, reaching 49.2 million units shipped worldwide in the first quarter, up… Read More

NCAA bans Twitter hashtags from football fields, #WTF?

It seemed as though the NCAA was lightening up to the idea of social media when it lifted an in-game… Read More

Life in Code: Why this entrepreneur is telling the stories of women in tech

Seattle entrepreneur Paul Watts was tired of just thinking and talking about the lack of women in the tech world,… Read More

Facebook tops 1.1 billion users, fueled by global adoption and mobile growth

Facebook exceeded 1.1 billion monthly active users in the first quarter, a new milestone for the company. The social network… Read More

Concur bookings growing fast, put damper on short-term results

As we noted last month, Concur is growing so fast that it can’t quite keep up with demand. The Redmond… Read More

RealNetworks trims losses as ‘turnaround’ continues

RealNetworks continues to struggle as it attempts to execute a corporate turnaround under the guidance of founder and interim CEO… Read More

Here’s what Andy Sack would do if he were Seattle mayor

Our friends over at Crosscut just started a cool new feature called “If I were Mayor” in which they are… Read More

Microsoft ships 900k Surface tablets in Q1, breaks into IDC’s top 5 for first time

Microsoft is officially back on the radar in the worldwide tablet market, with its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets… Read More

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff’s secrets to startup success: Be a servant to your managers

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff is known as one of the hardest working dudes in Seattle tech. And that work ethic… Read More

Bing Fund backs restaurant waiting-list app BuzzTable

Microsoft’s Bing Fund announced today that is making a strategic investment in New York City-based BuzzTable, marking the sixth Bing Fund investment since it… Read More

Windows Phone Diary: 5 things for Microsoft to fix, and 1 for Apple to steal

First things first: Yes, I’m still using my Windows Phone. Regular readers may remember that I gave up my iPhone… Read More

Placed Insights reveals where people shop most; McDonald’s, Walmart, Subway lead the way

After two years of hard work, a name-change and an incredible amount of data crunching, Placed has become the first company to offer… Read More

Tech Moves: Xbox vet joins 9Slides; Blessington lands at ExtraHop; Mixpo bolsters team

Aaron Khoo has joined Redmond online presentation startup 9Slides as director of engineering. Khoo is the former CTO at PaidPunch,… Read More

Amazon adopts Apple ‘VoiceOver’ for Kindle on iPhone, iPad

Amazon this morning updated its Kindle iOS app with support for Apple’s “VoiceOver” reading and navigation feature for blind and… Read More

T-Mobile completes MetroPCS buy, begins trading on NYSE

T-Mobile is on Wall Street today, celebrating its merger with MetroPCS and ringing the bell on The New York Stock… Read More

World Vision using mobile computers to speed up medical data collection

To help deliver more efficient aid to remote areas internationally, two Seattle companies are teaming up. World Vision International announced a new… Read More

Custom photo book creator RPI buys digital print shop DPI

This is a match made in acronym heaven. RPI is buying DPI. Seattle-based RPI, which makes on-demand photo books and… Read More

Hilarious Freak’n Genius app YAKiT lets you move mouths to make photos funny

The folks over at Seattle-based Freak’n Genius certainly know how to make us laugh, and their newest app is no… Read More

Outdoor gear retailer REI gets its geek on, names several techies to board

REI may be known for ice axes and backpacks. But the Seattle online retailer is getting a little geeky in… Read More

What’s up with Lockerz? Heavily-funded startup mum on new fashion site Ador

Lockerz appears to be unlocking its next chapter. The Seattle social commerce startup is behind a service called Ador, a… Read More

Commentary: Why every artist should work at a startup

Hi, I’m Clayton Weller. I’m a director, performer and writer. I would most definitely consider myself an artist. I’ve worked… Read More

Swap n’ save: AT&T offering $100 trade-in voucher for any smartphone

T-Mobile isn’t the only carrier offering sweet trade-in deals. Starting Wednesday, AT&T is offering at least $100 in trade-in credit… Read More

Ripe for expansion? The Amazon Fresh grocery experience, 5 years later

Amazon has been delivering groceries in the Seattle region for more than five years through its Amazon Fresh service, and… Read More

Machinima, The LeBrons, Golden Gods Awards all coming to Xbox Live

Xbox Live is adding a load of content in the coming days, from a season of NBA star LeBron James’… Read More

New Google Glass how-to video shows off functionality, integration of Google+

Google’s geeky googles are only available to a few early adopters and developers, but that isn’t stopping the company from… Read More

Sweet gigs: Tableau, Julep, Tango Card and more from the GeekWire job board

A key finance position at Tango Card, a sweet merchandising gig at Julep, and a free lunch — every day… Read More

Electronic autograph startup eGraphs runs out of cash, shuts down

Seattle-based Egraphs seemed to be paving the way for the future of the autograph, but suddenly, the startup is shutting down operations. CEO… Read More

First look: Microsoft’s ‘Switch to Windows Phone’ app for Android

Microsoft today released a new app designed to make it easier for Android users to make the leap to Windows… Read More

Supercomputer maker Cray slips to $7.6M net loss

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray today posted a first quarter net loss of $7.6 million on revenue of $79.5 million. That… Read More