Articles from 2013 – Page 61 of 150

BuildersCloud raises $1.1M from super angels Dave McClure, Rudy Gadre, others

BuildersCloud, a Bellevue company that helps construction companies share files and mobile collaboration for construction professionals, has raised $1.1 million… Read More

Ubuntu’s hybrid PC-smartphone gets price drop, but can it reach $32M goal?

Canonical this morning reduced the price of the Ubuntu Edge — its hybrid smartphone that doubles as a desktop computer… Read More

T-Mobile on the rebound: Wireless renegade adds 1.1M customers in second quarter

T-Mobile US added a net total of 1.1 million customers in the second quarter, including 678,000 for its T-Mobile and… Read More

Here’s some real advice about hiring a lawyer for your startup

No, not here. This is going to be good advice. The headline above refers to this GeekWire post from last week, where a… Read More

Contour co-founder: ‘We weren’t done showing the world what we could do’

Jason Green, who co-founded action-sports camera company Contour Inc. nearly a decade ago and headed up product development and engineering… Read More

Instacart adds $99 ‘express’ membership, fires another shot at Amazon Fresh

In the ongoing grocery delivery cold war between Instacart and Amazon, Instacart has fired another salvo, saying that they’re launching… Read More

RealNetworks posts $18.5M loss, Glaser still ‘very confident’ in turnaround

RealNetworks today posted a loss of $18.5 million for the second quarter, as revenue declined in each of its core businesses.… Read More

National Association of Realtors slams Obama housing chat as eyeball-grabbing PR stunt, dubs Zillow an ‘entertainment website’

Earlier today, we told you about President Barack Obama’s chat with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, a discussion which was anchored… Read More

Windows Phone global shipments up 77%, extending lead over BlackBerry

New stats released today by IDC show shipments of Windows Phone reaching 8.7 million units in the second quarter —… Read More

The Next Big Thing: Social media badass Jessica Northey shares Google Plus secrets

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire is pleased to present the latest episode of The Next Big Thing, the popular podcast by Seattle media entrepreneur… Read More

Microsoft SkyDrive courts former Apple MobileMe users with bonus cloud storage

Former users of Apple’s MobileMe service have started receiving messages reminding them that the complimentary 20GB of storage that they… Read More

Code Fellows to offer ‘Code Camp’ to at-risk youth, underprivileged women

Code Fellows, the Seattle-based program that works to offer vocational training in modern programming practices, will be holding a free,… Read More

President Obama talks housing with Spencer Rascoff, calls Zillow a ‘wonderful service’

President Barack Obama is sitting down with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff this morning, talking about the housing market in the… Read More

Simply Measured partners with Tumblr on analytics, as Yahoo courts big brands

Following Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr earlier this year, CEO Marissa Mayer and her team are trying to make the blogging… Read More

Zillow CEO says ad campaign is working, touts traffic growth versus Trulia, Move

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff is building for the long-term, trying to become the dominant player in the online real estate… Read More

Fruitcake, anyone? Amazon’s Kindle Fire slips out of Top 5, showing extreme seasonality

The latest tablet shipment numbers from the IDC research firm show Apple’s iPad leading the worldwide market in the second… Read More

Video: This man is mad as hell about his Amazon.com package being stolen (and he’s not going to take it anymore)

It happens all of the time. Packages are stolen off a doorstep, a petty and annoying crime. Most people let… Read More

Not just native anymore: Amazon Appstore starts accepting HTML5 web apps

Amazon is upping the ante in the app-store wars, announcing this morning that it has started accepting HTML5 web apps… Read More

New “Jobs” trailer backed by Macklemore remix

The latest trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic is out, and as before, Ashton Kutcher’s performance as the titular character… Read More

GoDaddy bringing its IndyCar driver to Seattle to recruit software developers

We’ve seen lots of unusual tactics in the competition for engineering talent, but this must be a first. GoDaddy plans… Read More

Microsoft launches new visual app builder for Windows Phone

Building a Windows Phone app is about to become a drag-and-drop affair, thanks to a new tool created by Microsoft.… Read More

How Facebook chooses what shows up in your feed

Ever wondered what sort of sorcery Facebook uses to determine what posts you see? As a part of today’s press… Read More

Contour closes Seattle HQ, shocks employees — execs mum on status of GoPro rival

Contour Inc., one of the pioneers in wearable camera technology, has abruptly closed its Seattle headquarters — surprising many of… Read More

GeekWork: Zulily, Creative Circle, EcoTech Marine, BoxSpy and more sweet gigs

Check it out: More postings from GeekWork! We’ve got Zulily, Creative Circle, BoxSpy and EcoTech Marine. Remember to check GeekWork for more… Read More

Facebook’s ‘story bumping’ and ‘last actor’ features will change your News Feed

Have you ever missed an important post on Facebook because you were asleep, and didn’t scroll down far enough to… Read More

Zillow revenues increase 69% in Q2 as visitors top 60M for July: Losses hit $10M on acquisition, marketing costs

The red-hot U.S. housing market is helping Zillow, which posted strong revenue and traffic gains during the second quarter. The… Read More

Domain name registrar Donuts hires former INRIX exec Jeff deCillia as CFO

Donuts continues to gobble up fresh talent as it moves to take a more solid position in the emerging market… Read More

5 startup tips for taking informed risks

Entrepreneurs by definition are risk-takers. They break new ground and are unfailingly willing to step off the well-trodden path of… Read More

Why Apple is trying to remind everyone that the iPhone is awesome

Apple has a new TV spot out that showcases how often iPhone users talk to one another using FaceTime, the… Read More

Hey everyone, Jeff Bezos lives in Seattle and Amazon is not a ‘Silicon Valley’ company

Maybe I am splitting hairs here, or quibbling over something that really doesn’t matter. But, I’ve got to just say… Read More