Articles from 2013 – Page 134 of 150

What in the world do you ‘Vine’? Back to basics with a creative new platform

By now you’ve all heard of Vine, the drop-dead simple video app Twitter launched a few weeks ago. It lets… Read More

Shares of Blucora soar as revenue grows 46 percent

Blucora, the Bellevue search and tax preparation company formerly known as InfoSpace, today reported a 46 percent in revenue for… Read More

Zillow revenue grows 73% as it squeaks out a small profit

Zillow, the Seattle online real estate company, today posted a 73 percent increase in fourth quarter revenue as the number… Read More

This startup just raised $1M for an algorithm to help employers fill engineering jobs

Everywhere you go in the tech industry these days companies are struggling to find smart engineers, designers and developers. Enter… Read More

Report: Valve letting go of several employees as part of “great cleansing”

Valve hardware engineer Jeri Ellsworth made news this week when she tweeted that she had been fired, and now it looks like… Read More

It’s not a startup … It’s a startup business

As a species, we can be pretty lazy with language. That’s cool… we all know what we mean. But I… Read More

GeekWire Meetup tonight: What to know if you’re going

It’s almost time for our first GeekWire event of 2013. We’re looking forward to seeing more than 250 of you… Read More

FareBot tracks your public transit card history, raises privacy issues

Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story… Read More

American Express links with Twitter: Will security risks sink this buy-by-Tweet experiment?

Social commerce is about ease. And what’s easier than using a hashtag to make a purchase? Today American Express, in… Read More

Microsoft CFO on 7-inch tablets: ‘We’re set up for that’

With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft and its hardware partners have been focusing on larger tablets, with screen sizes… Read More

TechStars grad Leanplum raises cash, looks to help game developers test apps

Leanplum, a TechStars Seattle grad which is building technology to test features within gaming apps, has raised $825,000 in angel… Read More

Valve hires Xbox 360 controller veteran for hardware push

It’s not uncommon for video game company Valve to hire Microsoft veterans. Co-founder Gabe Newell himself came from Microsoft. But… Read More

Watch J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell talk about making games and movies together

We wrote last week about director J.J. Abrams and Valve co-founder Gabe Newell giving the keynote at the DICE 2013 Summit and… Read More

A high-tech governor? It’s time for Inslee to take innovation message on the road

Governor Jay Inslee was sworn into office less than a month ago. Is it time for him to take a… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke, angel Geoff Entress join board of WhitePages

WhitePages has been around the startup block a few times, and now the 16-year-old Seattle company is injecting a bit… Read More

Rock out to Modest Mouse in your Mustang: Amazon.com music service arrives at Ford

Amazon.com is bringing its Cloud Player music service to vehicles equipped with Ford Sync AppLink, including new Mustangs, Fusions and… Read More

WildTangent adding games to Sony smartphones and tablets

For those that have Sony smartphones and tablets, playing WildTangent games just got easier. Redmond-based WildTangent is expanding its partnership… Read More

Square without the dongle: Buck debuts free mobile invoice service

Many paper products are moving to the digital world. Buck, a Seattle-based mobile payments company, is following suit and helping businesses… Read More

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says search deal with Microsoft needs a boost

The Internet search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo appears to be stuck in neutral, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants… Read More

Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle

Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

SpaceCurve claims Big Data record after processing petabytes of data per day

Seattle big data startup SpaceCurve announced today that it has set a real-time Big Data performance record for ingesting streaming data and… Read More

Clearwire subscriber count falls 8% as losses continue to mount

It’s safe to say that Clearwire, the Bellevue-based mobile broadband company, is going through a transformative period as two rival… Read More

As 787 tests continue, Boeing announces leadership changes

While Boeing continues to conduct test flights of the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced some leadership changes today. Greg Hyslop,… Read More

Not just dudes: 38% of Xbox users female, 51% have kids

Microsoft wants you to know that not all of its users are stereotypical hardcore gamer bros. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice… Read More

Yahoo acquires Alike, moving Seattle team to California

Yahoo has acquired Seattle-based Alike for an undisclosed sum, aiming to bolster its own mobile technologies by bringing aboard the… Read More

3 ways to enhance your State of the Union viewing experience

President Barack Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address tonight at 6 p.m PST with Apple CEO… Read More

Startup valuations remained red hot in 2012, but are things cooling?

Even though venture capital investing fell last year on a national basis, it still remained a good time to raise… Read More

LaserMotive lights up first product — transmitting power over fiber with lasers

LaserMotive, a company known for using lasers to transmit power through the air, is expanding to a new medium: fiber-optic… Read More

Innovative Pulmonary changes name, raises $10M and moves to Minnesota

Innovative Pulmonary Solutions has a new name, a new round of cash and a new headquarters. The medical device company… Read More

Justin.tv founder brings new house cleaning service Exec to his hometown of Seattle

Justin Kan, the guy who helped make live streaming on the Web a real-world phenomenon has a new gig. But… Read More