Articles from 2013 – Page 120 of 150

Microsoft to developers: Here’s $100 to make a Windows 8 app

Is this really enough to entice developers to consider Microsoft? Looking to jumpstart its Windows 8 app ecosystem for the… Read More

Video game vet creates books you can play with, reaches $10K Kickstarter goal in 4 days

It all added up for Joe Booth. Having spent 25 years in the video game industry at places like Microsoft,… Read More

Rhapsody revenue hits new peak of $143M, losses narrow

Rhapsody, the digital music subscription service based in downtown Seattle, saw its revenue rise nearly 13 percent in 2012, to… Read More

Spies in the cloud: CIA and Amazon strike $600M deal, trade pub reports

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has signed a deal with Amazon for cloud computing services worth up to $600 million… Read More

Microsoft, Expedia, others file complaint over Google’s domain name ‘land grab’

Fairsearch.org, a lobbying group whose backers include Microsoft, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Nokia, has filed objections over Google’s attempts to take… Read More

Chirpify for Facebook: The first way to make purchases from your news feed

Chirpify already lets you make purchases via your Twitter and Instagram feeds. It was only natural for them to expand to… Read More

Here comes Kick, an ‘inclusive incubator’ where tuition must be paid via crowdfunding

You might say that there’s a bit of incubator overload these days. After all, this marks our third post of… Read More

Report: U.S. investigating Microsoft over alleged bribery by partners overseas

Microsoft is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission over the company’s relationship with business… Read More

Skype update: People Hub integration, HD video now enabled for Windows Phone

Windows Phone users who chat with Skype should enjoy better quality video and People Hub integration with the app’s latest… Read More

Samsung is developing a SmartWatch to compete with Apple

Watch out, Apple: You’re not the only company developing the next generation watch. In an interview with Bloomberg, Samsung VP… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Nominations now open, tickets on sale

It’s that time of year again. Our very own version of the Oscars — The GeekWire Awards — are taking place… Read More

Meet the 10 companies of the Nike+ Accelerator powered by TechStars

Three months ago, Nike and TechStars announced the formation of the Nike+ Accelerator, with 10 startup companies invited to participate in the three month… Read More

Placed offers way for app developers to make money from user location data

App developers can already monetize location data of its users, but often times it comes with messy and disruptive advertisements.… Read More

Appetas: Online software that helps restaurant owners build professional websites

Restaurant websites are usually unimpressive. Menus can be hard to find and the entire user experience can actually divert you from… Read More

Meet the 9 startups joining the new 9Mile Labs accelerator

9Mile Labs, the new accelerator that focuses on hatching new B2B startups, today announced its first cohort of startups that… Read More

PetHub scores cash to make sure Fido, Rover and Spot never go missing again

Dogs and cats go missing every day, but Seattle startup PetHub wants to help discover those wayward canines and felines… Read More

CFOs on the hot seat: Students tell Expedia and Zillow execs how they could improve

Expedia’s Mark Okerstrom and Zillow’s Chad Cohen are accustomed to fielding tough questions from Wall Street analysts. But the chief… Read More

T-Mobile to roll out LTE coverage, host NYC event later this month

T-Mobile confirmed today that it will begin rolling out its LTE coverage later this month and also announced an event… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures sues Symantec for second time

It’s round two of filing complaints against Symnatec for Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures (IV). IV is suing the security software firm today for… Read More

UW-Bothell becomes first university in Wash. to create School of STEM

A recent survey showed that an estimated 30,000 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) jobs in Washington will go unfilled in the… Read More

EA CEO John Riccitiello to resign as game maker seeks new leader amid weak results

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello announced today that he’s stepping down from the game maker effective March 30. The company, which… Read More

Meet the GeekWire Calendar: Tech events, geekfests and more in Seattle and beyond

One of the best things about being a geek in the Seattle region is the abundance of stuff to do… Read More

Supreme Court refuses to hear case of streaming video startup Ivi, handing key victory to big media

Ivi, a Seattle startup that was attempting to shake up the media industry by rebroadcasting TV programming over the Internet,… Read More

Microsoft releases new Kinect interactions and 3D modeling for Windows

Microsoft this morning released a new version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit, adding features including 3D modeling… Read More

Blackberry CEO says Apple is behind the times

Apple is known to many as a pioneer in the field of technological innovation, but Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins thinks… Read More

Climb atop the world’s most-famous mountains with Google Maps update

If you don’t feel like hopping on a plane to another country and climbing thousands of feet to reach the… Read More

Amazon merchants fed up with fee hikes; Google, Ebay could benefit

Higher shipping costs and extra fees could cause Amazon third-party merchants to move away from the Seattle online giant to… Read More

New era: Big office project to give Microsoft new neighbors

There was a time when Microsoft was the inevitable occupant of virtually any available piece of commercial real estate in… Read More

Internet fax provider MetroFax sold to j2Global

MetroFax, a 16-year-old Bellevue company, has been sold to j2Global for an undisclosed price. The company’s services are used by… Read More

‘Google Keep’ note-taking tool means new competition for Evernote, Microsoft

Microsoft has made its OneNote note-taking application a key part of its larger cloud strategy for Microsoft Office, attempting to… Read More