Articles from 2013 – Page 132 of 150

Microsoft connecting Skype to Lync for business users

One of the big questions when Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion was what would happen to Lync, the Redmond… Read More

Just in time for the Oscars, Amazon launches Entertainment Collectibles Store with 350K items

These days, it seems like you can buy anything on Amazon. That certainly became more true today. The Seattle online… Read More

Startup nightmares: Help, my VC won’t re-invest

I recently met with two very experienced CEO’s who ran into the one of the most challenging startup situations: their… Read More

HTC ‘Blinkfeed’: New attempt at smartphone stream

HTC this morning unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, an LTE device with an aluminum unibody and a… Read More

Finding Fido in France: PetHub expands pet-finding ID tag service to Europe

Seattle startup PetHub is expanding in Europe, launching its pet-finding ID tags in 400 retail stores in The Netherlands as… Read More

Zulily starts national TV ad campaign, looking to boost mom members

Millions of moms across the country receive the daily email alerts from Zulily each day, tuning in to get discounts… Read More

Outlook.com arrives: Microsoft gets aggressive in new bid to dethrone Gmail

Microsoft is officially launching Outlook.com on Tuesday — taking its new consumer email service out of preview mode and starting… Read More

Joining the jet set: My first time flying on Arrow’s new private jet service

My first mistake in testing out Arrow — the new private jet club which unveiled plans today to run daily… Read More

The hotel room of the future runs Windows 8 on its touchscreen walls

Imagine walking up in your hotel room with touchscreen walls around you. The one to the left shows that it’s… Read More

Microsoft Surface Pro: More than a week later, it’s still a treasure hunt

Heads up: A short time ago, the Microsoft Store at Seattle’s University Village received a new shipment of Microsoft Surface… Read More

Move aside, America: China now the world’s largest smartphone market

Less than a year ago, China became the fastest growing Android and iOS market. Not only is its market growing… Read More

Bill Gates ‘not satisfied’ that Microsoft is doing enough

Bill Gates, speaking on the set of CBS This Morning, was asked point-blank by Charlie Rose if he was happy… Read More

Dethroned: Burger King Twitter account hacked to look like McDonalds

The Burger King social media team sure is having an eventful Monday morning. The fast food company’s Twitter account, @BurgerKing,… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with security firm in Germany over neo-Nazi allegations

Amazon.com today cut ties with a Germany security firm amid an uproar in the country over allegations that security guards mistreated the… Read More

MileLogr debuts automated mileage reporting tool, just in time for tax season

Attention, road warriors: A new service officially launching today promises to take the headache out of tracking mileage by automatically… Read More

New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator

It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More

Cisco: Microsoft’s ‘Windows first’ strategy out of touch with rise of Android, Apple

On the eve of Microsoft’s first-ever Lync Conference, Cisco today launched a campaign questioning Microsoft’s strategy of making its communication… Read More

Meet Arrow: New private jet club looks to launch service between Seattle and Bay Area

No lines. No security. No airport parking fees. And, yes, you can even bring your vanilla latte on board. Here… Read More

Facebook hack: Why do we treat digital crimes like natural disasters?

A question popped into my head while I read a story on the hacks on Facebook this weekend: When did… Read More

Five simple steps to get your workweek and task list back under control

Good intentions don’t always lead to effective execution. And how you plan your workweek on a Sunday evening or Monday… Read More

Microsoft to exclusively stream LeBron James’ animated series “The LeBrons”

The effects of Microsoft’s new Xbox Entertainment Studios seem to already be coming through. After announcing the company’s plans to… Read More

Report: Lisa Sharples to leave AllRecipes.com in March

Lisa Sharples is stepping down as the top chef at AllRecipes.com, the popular online recipe service that was acquired 13… Read More

Alicia Keys spotted using Blackberry Z10, days after allegedly Tweeting from iPhone

Ah, the perks of being the Global Creative Director for Blackberry. Musical superstar Alicia Keys was just spotted tonight at… Read More

Nerd Notes: Superhero economics, a Harlem Shake bookmarklet and playlists that adjust to your mood

Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Superhero economics: The ever-present superhero question is back… Read More

Big Fish CEO Paul Thelen: ‘I’m an idea guy and that can be dangerous as a CEO’

Big Fish founder Paul Thelen didn’t think he’d become a technology CEO. But after an illness brought his life into… Read More

Report: Google considering retail store push, but where’s Amazon?

Apple is doing it. And so is Microsoft. Now, Google may jump into the brick-and-mortar retail game. 9to5Google reports that… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Inside the world of a prolific iPhone app maker

Plenty of people out there make iPhone and iPad apps, but we were particularly impressed with the breadth and variety… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Do you know this eerie song?

Updated below with answer and winner. Some of our Name that Tech Tune challenges are very difficult. For many of… Read More

Valve launches Steam for Linux with big sale

After nearly two months in beta mode, Valve has released Steam for Linux. You can get the Steam client from the… Read More

Left out: Skype video message feature debuts for everything but Windows

Skype today launched a new beta video message feature, letting users record videos as long as three minutes and send… Read More