Articles from 2013 – Page 118 of 150

Head-scratcher: Nintendo touts Wii U by showing why it’s better than the Wii

Well, this is an odd advertising pitch from Nintendo. The video game company was handing out new tear-away charts at… Read More

T-Mobile’s bet begins: New pricing ends device subsidies

T-Mobile USA this weekend rolled out a new pricing structure that separates the cost of wireless service from the purchase… Read More

New stats: Amazon, Apple have biggest proportion of mobile users

comScore today officially unveiled a new measurement tool called Media Metrix Multi-Platform that combines and compares U.S. desktop, Android and… Read More

Amazon continues content push, greenlights pilot for Zombieland

Amazon.com continues its push into the video distribution arena, taking on the likes of Hulu and Netflix. And its latest… Read More

Pendrell buys dozens of patents from Nokia covering SD cards and flash storage

Pendrell Corp. has made another big patent purchase. The Kirkland company led by former Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced today… Read More

Theraclone raises $14M to ID rare human antibodies that could be used to fight disease

Seattle biotechnology company Theraclone Sciences has raised an additional $8 million in equity financing and $6 million in debt, bringing… Read More

6 things Apple needs to copy from Microsoft Surface in iOS 7

The Microsoft Surface is an easy target. It is Microsoft’s attempt to get into touch computing and it is easy… Read More

Tony Wright is chucking the tech industry to travel around the world

Entrepreneur Tony Wright made a bit of a stir last May when he announced plans to leave Seattle for Silicon… Read More

A Google graveyard; Bill Gates’ next big bet; Geek Madness; and other top posts of the week

We’ve had a busy few days here at GeekWire — launching our new events calendar; opening nominations for the May… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows Store surpasses 50,000 apps for Windows 8 and RT

Microsoft’s Windows Store, the app market for Windows 8 computers and Windows RT devices, now offers more than 50,000 apps,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Sports, tech and the future of being a fan

[Editor’s note: Be sure to join us in person April 11 for the GeekWire Radio Show, live on stage for… Read More

Barnes & Noble is giving away a free e-reader if you buy a Nook HD+ tablet

Barnes & Noble, the struggling bookstore chain, is looking to supercharge its tablet and e-reader business in the face of… Read More

Microsoft defends Windows RT, says strategy ‘just gets stronger over time’

Following reports of lackluster sales of the Surface RT tablet and other Windows RT devices, Microsoft is speaking up in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GiftGiv looks to make gift giving to corporate clients a breeze

Want to send a small token of thanks to a client, customer or friend? GiftGiv, a new Seattle startup, makes… Read More

Geek Madness Day 2: Torvalds trounces Jobs in huge first round upset

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time While Harvard was busy upsetting New Mexico yesterday at… Read More

Measuring interruptions: How to keep your team in the ‘zone’

When you look at productive output from a software development team, there’s one factor that almost always predicts problems. You… Read More

We’ve got a double helix bridge, but Taipei is building a double helix skyscraper

Seattle residents are familiar with the double helix pedestrian bridge, connecting Elliott Avenue with the Amgen campus to the west.… Read More

High grades: DigiPen named No. 3 video game design school by Princeton Review

Seattle isn’t just home to some of the nation’s top video game companies — our gaming education is top-tier, too.… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows Phone getting faster speech input

One of the difficult parts about shifting from iPhone to Windows Phone has been giving up the (near) real-time speech… Read More

Seattle one of nine cities with T-Mobile’s LTE network

Good news for T-Mobile smartphone owners in Seattle. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier is expected to roll out its LTE coverage… Read More

No more coupon clipping: This startup wants to transform how we shop for groceries

For years, savvy shoppers have turned to the newspaper to find the best deals at the local grocery store. But… Read More

Video: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop tosses TV journalist’s iPhone across the room

Nokia is in a dogfight with Apple and Samsung, trying to regain some ground in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. Is… Read More

Decide.com lands $8 million, names former drugstore.com CEO to board

Decide.com has reeled in $8 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to hire more engineers… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold to Microsoft alumni: ‘We participated in one of the most beneficial revolutions in human history’

For nearly one hour, Nathan Myhrvold stood in front of members of the Microsoft Alumni Network and talked strictly about Modernist… Read More

Salary Madness 2013: Based on median graduate income, which college would win it all?

There are lots of different spins people put on the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament — a.k.a. March Madness —… Read More

Why Big Pharma should be scared of the gaming industry

Many may think playing video games is a waste of time. Jane McGonigal disagrees. In fact, she wholeheartedly believes games can… Read More

PopCap Games’ Bejeweled executive producer departs

PopCap Games is losing the executive producer of its Bejeweled franchise. Giordano “Gio” Contestabile is stepping down from the EA-owned property,… Read More

How this UW grad left the coding world and created an Upstart-funded game company

The path to the gaming world has been an interesting one for recent University of Washington grad Vincent Lucero. See,… Read More

Condom competition: Gates Foundation needs your help to design the next-gen rubber

In terms of preventing STDs and unwanted pregnancy, the condom has been pretty revolutionary. But the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Bing adds LinkedIn, social media information to Snapshot sidebar

Bing is beefing up its search results. Today the search engine announced new additions to its Snapshot feature, which now includes… Read More