Articles from 2013 – Page 47 of 150

HTC cuts staff at U.S. division

“Here’s To Change” is the name of HTC’s new ad campaign feature Robert Downey Jr. And change is certainly happening… Read More

Wireless at CenturyLink Field is finally improved — for AT&T customers, at least

Notoriously bad wireless connectivity is one of the most frustrating aspects of attending a sporting event for those of us… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Glenn Fleishman on new iPhones, The Magazine and more

Joining us this week on the GeekWire radio show: Glenn Fleishman, the longtime Seattle-based technology journalist, veteran Apple watcher, and… Read More

App of the Week: EventWith simplifies personal party planning

We’ve all been there: you’re trying to host a potluck, but managing all of the people coming on top of… Read More

These apps will help Seahawks fans break a world record for crowd noise on Sunday

It is going to be loud inside CenturyLink Field on Sunday evening — not just any kind of loud, but… Read More

Zillow’s Rich Barton on building big companies: It takes a little bit of ‘craziness’ (full video)

Rich Barton has helped build some of Seattle’s biggest tech brands, including Expedia (market value $7.6 billion) and Zillow (market… Read More

Microsoft makes fun of new iPhones with videos, but promptly takes them down

Nokia isn’t the only company using the announcement of two new iPhones as ammo for lambasting Apple. Microsoft is getting… Read More

Photos: GeekWire Summit 2013

The 2013 GeekWire Summit was no doubt action-packed, whether it was hearing industry vets talk about Microsoft’s next CEO or watching… Read More

Apple’s chances in China hurt by the rise of Xiaomi

The early rap on the iPhone 5C’s prospects in China focuses overwhelmingly on one aspect of Apple’s newest product –… Read More

Relive the GeekWire Summit with photos, Twitter reaction

From a fantastic talk with Rich Barton and Bill Gurley to a former Amazon exec comparing shopping to sex, the… Read More

Staples picks Seattle for new e-commerce and engineering center

It’s not just tech giants with names like Google, Facebook and Groupon which are expanding their operations in Seattle. Here… Read More

A challenge for Bill Gates: Former Microsoft execs sound off on ‘tough gig’ for next CEO

One of the recurring topics at Thursday’s GeekWire Summit was the big challenge that Microsoft, especially Chairman Bill Gates, has… Read More

Have an old smartphone kicking around? Best Buy wants it–and will give you a free iPhone 5

That old T-Mobile G1 you have sitting in the top drawer of your dresser may be your key to a… Read More

Can policy keep up with technology? New UW lab gets $1.7M from Microsoft

Microsoft is donating $1.7 million to the University of Washington to found a Tech Policy Lab that will study and… Read More

GoDaddy CEO: ‘Our outcome would be very good if we went public today’

GoDaddy is bringing in $1.4 billion in revenue this year and has more than 12 million paying customers, but the online… Read More

Facebook now testing auto-playing videos in news feed, prepping for video ads

Want to watch video in your news feed without having to press play? If you’re one of the anointed few,… Read More

Breaking: Twitter files for IPO, makes announcement with tweet

Twitter just filed for an IPO and made the announcement with — what else — a tweet: We’ve confidentially submitted… Read More

Microsoft giving away $200 gift cards in exchange for used iPads

If you have an iPad, Microsoft wants it and is willing to give you some dough in exchange. Microsoft’s newest… Read More

Rich Barton and Bill Gurley agree: Jeff Bezos is the most respected CEO by people in Silicon Valley

For every successful company out there, there is a plethora of highly-talented CEOs running great companies. But there is one… Read More

Are brick and mortar stores going away? Not if people are still having sex

More and more people are shopping online, and that’s not good news for brick-and-mortar retail stores. In response to that movement,… Read More

Outlook.com now supports IMAP, OAuth login

If you’ve wanted to use Outlook.com with an email client that doesn’t support Exchange ActiveSync, today is your lucky day.… Read More

HBO content isn’t coming to non-cable subscribers anytime soon

It doesn’t look like you can watch HBO without a cable subscription anytime soon. HBO CTO Otto Berkes, our first… Read More

Photos: FCC filing shows device that might be Google’s next phone

If you’re looking for a glimpse of the next hardware out of Google, it seems like the FCC has you… Read More

A hologram from Halo may be the future for Microsoft’s competition to Siri

Want to talk to your Windows Phone, and have it customize your experience? A new report says Microsoft is working… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Live video

Well, the day has come. We’re here at the GeekWire Summit in downtown Seattle, looking forward to welcoming more than 700… Read More

Photos: GeekWire Summit pre-party at Zillow

Before we kicked off today’s big GeekWire Summit, we welcomed some of our attendees at a fun pre-Summit networking reception… Read More

A giant tech bet: $2.3 billion real estate project set to begin outside of Seattle

Demolition will start next week for the first phase in a giant real estate project in Bellevue, Wash. — ultimately… Read More

Wave acquires Spectrum Networks, CondoInternet to bolster broadband reach

WaveDivision Holdings, the company behind Wave Broadband, today announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Spectrum Networks and its subsidiary, CondoInternet. Wave, headquartered… Read More

Zuck: Government “blew it” with NSA disclosures

SAN FRANCISCO–When Mark Zuckerberg meets with top House Republicans next week, it seems like the NSA’s spying programs will make… Read More

Zuckerberg: Our bad IPO made us stronger

SAN FRANCISCO–Dressed in his usual hoodie and jeans, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today to thunderous applause,… Read More