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Articles from 2013

Hatching Twitter: Nick Bilton’s book will change how you look at the tech industry

The full title of one of the most talked-about books in tech is “Hatching Twitter: A true story of money,… Read More

App of the Week: Tiny Death Star makes managing a deadly space station fun

Ever wonder what it would be like to run the Death Star? This week’s App of the Week can give… Read More

Watch: Microsoft employee unboxes the limited edition white Xbox One

Personally, I prefer the look of the white Xbox One over the traditional black color. But unfortunately for me — and… Read More

BigDoor opens new chapter, moves beyond gamification to focus on loyalty programs

BigDoor, the Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Keith Smith, is moving beyond its gamification technologies with a deeper focus on… Read More

Public cloud vs. private cloud: The debate continues

There’s a lot of chatter about moving applications to the cloud, whether the public cloud such as Amazon Web Services… Read More

ESPN launches new SportsCenter app

While ESPN’s mobile apps have been going gangbusters – with its mobile properties seeing more visitors than its website in… Read More

Seahawks owner Paul Allen puts up $2.4M to fund brain injury research

Paul Allen loves sports. The Microsoft co-founder is also passionate about understanding the human brain. So it makes sense why… Read More

Microsoft’s SkyDrive app for Apple’s iOS gets automatic photo uploads, and a new look

Microsoft’s SkyDrive app for iOS got a snazzy redesign this morning, complete with a new look that now brings the app… Read More

Amazon ships replacement PS4’s to customers with ‘more snug’ packaging

Amazon is sending replacement PlayStation 4’s to those who received broken consoles, and it looks like the Seattle online retail… Read More

HBO GO adds Chromecast support

Google announced today that it’s now possible to stream popular shows like Game of Thrones and The Newsroom to its Chromecast… Read More

Looking to reinvent publishing process, Booktrope wins $205K at Seattle Angel Conference

Booktrope, a two-year-old startup that’s attempting to transform the way authors publish books, won first place at the fourth Seattle Angel… Read More

Charles Schwab’s advice to Bill Gates: Come back as Microsoft CEO ‘for at least a year’

Bill Gates has signaled that he doesn’t plan to return to Microsoft to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO, but he… Read More

Sports network Scout.com finds a home in Seattle … again

Ten days after getting word that entrepreneur Jim Heckman was back at the helm of online sports network Scout.com, more… Read More

Haiku Deck rolls out Web-based service to take on PowerPoint’s stronghold, tops 800,000 downloads

Haiku Deck is one of Seattle’s hottest startup companies. But up until today, I (and millions of other consumers) couldn’t… Read More

This university is the first in the world to accept Bitcoin for tuition

The Bitcoin craze has made its way to the educational system. The University of Nicosia in Cyprus announced today that it… Read More

Geeky listening: These open-source speakers are powered by supercapacitors, charge in 5 minutes

If you’re looking to impress your geeky friends who love listening to music, look no further than Blueshift’s first product.… Read More

GeekWork: Sweet gigs at Creative Circle, Priceline, Usermind and Acumatica

Here they are folks, the best of the best. GeekWork.com is the place where you’ll find the industry’s leading jobs.… Read More

Tech Moves: VC Lucinda Stewart joins exec search firm; Exsilio names COO; WTIA hires Patti Brooke; etc.

—Seattle venture capitalist Lucinda Stewart is moving into a new profession, taking on a role as an executive recruiter at… Read More

Video demo: Putting Xbox One voice commands to the test

“Xbox, Watch TV.” “Xbox, Go to Forza Motorsport 5.” “Xbox, Mute.” These are just a few of the phrases you… Read More

Surprise: YouTube is coming to the Xbox One after all

One of the things that was keping the media atwitter with the Xbox One nearing its launch was the continued… Read More

Microsoft selling t-shirts and coffee mugs that rip Google’s privacy policies

Need some new clothes and hate Google’s privacy policies? Well, Microsoft has you covered. The “Scroogled” campaign, which Microsoft created… Read More

Wired magazine editor Bill Gates has a very special holiday wish list

Getting involved with dead-tree publishing seems to be the thing to do if you’re a tech billionaire from Seattle. While… Read More

Fun new GoldieBlox video engineers a new image for girls

You might be hearing a lot of talk on gender flipping these days and the newest thing to get the… Read More

A bum rap for Ballmer? Microsoft CEO defends profit growth during his tenure

What about the stock price? That’s the perennial question from the floor at Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting, but in his… Read More

Washington reports 9,500 job losses: Unemployment rate consistent for past 2 months

The latest stats from the state’s Employment Security Department show Washington’s unemployment rate staying consistent over the past two months despite… Read More

Instagram finally launching for Windows Phone, without full video support for now

Instagram announced today that its app for Windows Phone will be launching today in the Windows Phone Store, as teased… Read More

Google launches Newsstand app for Android, adding NYT and WSJ subscriptions

Google announced today that it is merging Currents, its Flipboard-like aggregator for interesting stories, with all of the periodical subscriptions… Read More

Redfin shakes up executive ranks: CMO and 2 VPs to depart

Just days after raising a $50 million venture financing round, Seattle-based Redfin is parting ways with three key executives, GeekWire… Read More

New Apple Store app for iPad is a showcase for shopping

Apple launched its first-ever Apple Store for iPad app this morning, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The… Read More

Microsoft employee #1 has a new gig

Marc McDonald not only saw the birth of the software industry, he played a key role in it. The software… Read More

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