Articles from 2013 – Page 36 of 150

This slick new Xbox One SmartGlass feature makes playing defense fun on Madden

Playing defense on Madden 25 for the Xbox One is about to be way more intense, detailed and creative than… Read More

Next up from Nest: A better smoke alarm

Home appliance company Nest is at it again with another wi-fi connected gizmo that you never thought you needed, but… Read More

Try again, Twitter: Updated app takes Windows Phone to new levels of frustration

Hey, that looks like an interesting story in that random tweet on my Windows Phone lock screen. I’d like to… Read More

Seattle startups scramble for office space as TechDwellers gives them the boot: Tech incubator to close doors

GeoRiot founder Jesse Lakes was excited to secure his company’s first office space earlier this year, picking the TechDwellers incubator in… Read More

Nokia’s rewards program for Windows Phone developers uses gamification model

Lots of mobile companies offer rewards to developers who make apps on their platforms. But Nokia’s new DVLUP program is… Read More

HP unveils new Chromebook 11, as Google takes aim at low-priced Windows PCs

The Chromebook army marches on, and it’s headed straight for the low end of Microsoft’s consumer Windows PC business. HP… Read More

Nike invests in Silicon Valley automated manufacturing company Grabit

Nike has made a minority investment in Silicon Valley-based Grabit, an industrial automation materials handling solutions company. Grabit uses electroadhesion technology that… Read More

Chart: Zulily is bigger than Twitter, and grew faster over the past 3 years

Twitter is grabbing a lot of headlines with its plans for an initial public offering, and rightfully so with a… Read More

Look out, Amazon: Rainn Wilson has a problem with the latest Kindle ads

Unlike Nokia, Rainn Wilson doesn’t exactly think imitation is the best form of flattery. You see, Wilson, who played “Dwight”… Read More

Zulily files for $100M IPO — reveals $331M in 2012 revenue, 2.2M customers

Fast-growing Zulily is looking to take the IPO plunge. The Seattle company, which sells clothes, toys and accessories for babies,… Read More

iSpot.tv raises $5M, looks to provide better advertising insights by analyzing 35,000 TV commercials

Sean Muller didn’t have to raise cash for his fast-growing Seattle area startup iSpot.tv. After all, the 15-person company —… Read More

Amazon ‘Developer Select’ offers rewards to app makers, Amazon Coins to their users

Amazon says it will offer extra promotion and cloud computing credits to app developers who optimize their software for the… Read More

Portal 2’s P-Body character now available on iPad animation app Toon Hero

Thanks to a new partnership with Bellevue-based game maker Valve, the Toon Hero animation app now allows users to tell… Read More

Amazon wins key ruling in fight with IBM over $600M CIA cloud computing deal

Amazon today won a key court ruling over IBM in its bid to secure a $600 million contract to provide… Read More

Town of Nokia, Finland ‘renamed’ Microsoft in prank

Ah, those funny Finns. In the wake of Microsoft’s $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business, someone has… Read More

Boeing preps for possible future without BlackBerry, tests Android alternatives

Boeing is telling employees that it’s sticking with BlackBerry as its “standard mobile platform” after receiving assurances from BlackBerry executives… Read More

Microsoft rolls over for Google, reverts to web player for YouTube on Windows Phone

It’s been a long road for Windows Phone users wanting to watch YouTube videos in a native app on their… Read More

No, Microsoft isn’t using the Xbox One Kinect to extract your data for advertisers

Microsoft has calmed the Xbox One fires ablaze this weekend after an Ad Age story suggested that the new Kinect… Read More

Parallax meets puzzles: How this startup embraced iOS 7

People who solve selected puzzles in the newly revamped Puzzazz app for iPad and iPhone will get a little visual… Read More

Ballmer’s final Microsoft shareholder letter: The real money is in the enterprise

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to drop significant hints about the company’s future in his annual letter to… Read More

Amazon job post hints at Bay Area expansion for grocery delivery service

If a new job posting is any indication, San Francisco should get ready for Amazon Fresh. Amazon posted a job… Read More

BuddyTV raises $1.5M, set to debut new TV discovery app

Gearing up to launch a brand new TV discovery app, Seattle-based BuddyTV has raised $1.5 million. BuddyTV was founded in… Read More

Major League Soccer extends contract with Match Analytics to track player movement on the field

Watching taped replays of sporting events is nothing new for coaches looking to find out what went right and wrong… Read More

Fox News debuts enormous Windows 8 touch screens in revamped newsroom

Fox News today unveiled a new “News Deck” broadcast newsroom featuring an array of 55-inch touch-screen computers that appear to… Read More

Amazon Fresh rival Instacart stops Trader Joe’s delivery

Grocery delivery startup Instacart seemed to be well on its way to being a significant competitor with Amazon Fresh, but… Read More

Networks can now track social media chatter with Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings

TV networks can now tell how successful shows were compared to others on Twitter with a new tool from Nielsen.… Read More

No coupon? No problem: Microsoft linking daily deals directly to credit card

Microsoft Bing is launching a test program in Seattle this week that aims to overcome one of the challenges of… Read More

Survive the Streets uses crowdfunding to help people on brink of homelessness

When you donate money to charity or give someone a few dollars on the street, it’s hard to tell exactly… Read More

SEC says Apple’s tax practices are not a problem

While Apple is still locked in a tussle over whether or not its e-book contracts violate the Sherman Antitrust Act,… Read More

Microsoft’s Skype apps finally overhauled for Apple’s iOS 7

Apple’s iOS 7 has been accused of taking cues from Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 8, but Microsoft sure took… Read More