Articles from 2013 – Page 72 of 150

Apple’s WWDC videos on YouTube, for now

If you missed out on Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference and you’re not a paid Apple developer, you can get a… Read More

Five years later, Bill Gates back at Microsoft for talk today

REDMOND — Bill Gates has made public appearances at Microsoft relatively rarely since leaving his day-to-day role at the company… Read More

Donuts to administer Chinese domain name for ‘games’

Bellevue startup Donuts has received approval from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to administer .游戏, an internationalized domain name… Read More

Bucking print trend, publisher plans to launch Allrecipes as a magazine

The print magazine business is in a bit of disarray, with titles pulling the plug nearly every month. But magazine… Read More

Nordstrom ends smartphone surveillance program that tracked in-store behavior of shoppers

The National Security Agency surveillance scandal has shed light on how the U.S. government tracks citizens and non-citizens online. But… Read More

Former Microsoft exec Ray Ozzie named to HP board

HP today named three new directors to its board, and one of the new faces will be very familiar to… Read More

Microsoft cuts price on Surface RT to $349

Microsoft is looking to jumpstart sales of the Surface RT, dropping the price on the 32GB tablet from $499 to… Read More

5 years of Apple’s app store: Software and Seattle’s bright future

This week marked a diverse set of technology milestones: Apple’s app store turned five; Microsoft announced that it’s reorganizing and Amazon’s… Read More

Wireless industry continues to consolidate with AT&T’s $1.2 billion bid for Leap Wireless

More than two months after T-Mobile gobbled up Metro PCS, and just four days after Sprint consumed Clearwire, AT&T is… Read More

We’re with Windows, and we’re here to help: The anatomy of a scam

On its face, it was totally unbelievable. After all, when was the last time you recall any tech support pro-actively… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: The inside story of Poppy, the 3D video device for the iPhone

How did a couple of veteran software guys get immersed in the world of hardware? And what’s the deal with… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Win tix to GeekWire Sounders Day

Updated below with answer and winner. We’ve got a great prize up for grabs this week in our Name that… Read More

Board battle: Flipboard accuses Flowboard of trademark infringement

Flipboard and Flowboard are two companies with names that start with “F,” and end with “board,” but the comparisons pretty… Read More

App of the Week: BestParking is a key tool for urban parkers

Many of us know from first-hand experience that urban parking can be an expensive ordeal, especially during the busy summer… Read More

China’s reaction to NSA surveillance gives Microsoft reason to worry

One month after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. government’s secret electronic intelligence gathering program to the world, new reports… Read More

Search stats: Bing gaining market share as Yahoo slips

The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for June and Microsoft continues to grow its search share while Yahoo keeps… Read More

Microsoft sues U.S. Customs for letting disputed Motorola phones into the country

Microsoft has sued the United States Customs and Border Patrol for failing to enforce an import restriction on Motorola Mobility… Read More

Sports-med company raises fresh cash to detect concussions in real time with neck patches

Preventing concussions in sports is a hot topic with more than 3.8 million sports brain injuries occuring per year across all levels… Read More

Hulu no longer for sale as owners pour in $750M to spearhead growth

Streaming media company Hulu was set to be sold, but now its current owners have had a change of heart.… Read More

A micro-Pinterest: Yabbly showcases top 10 products you already own and love

Look around your house, garage and shed, and find the 10 products that you absolutely love. A laptop? A car?… Read More

Eyez: One of Kickstarter’s biggest busts is trying to come back from the dead

One of Kickstarter’s biggest pieces of vaporware may be closer to reality — despite so far failing to deliver on… Read More

Transcript: Ballmer and Microsoft’s new leaders explain the big reorg

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and the company’s newly announced leadership team answered a wide range of questions about the “One… Read More

Why this founder left the Bay Area for Portland

Portland is certainly growing as a national startup hub and one San Francisco founder frustrated with Bay Area scene is… Read More

Former Clearwire researchers raise cash for stealthy Alpental Technologies

Now that Clearwire is officially fading into the history books and execs are already leaving, it will be interesting to… Read More

Tech Moves: Avalara hires new CIO and engineering VP: Rivet & Sway taps CEO; etc.

—Avalara, the fast-growing maker of sales tax and compliance automation software, is bolstering its executive ranks with two key hires.… Read More

Nokia’s Elop defends Windows Phone, says AT&T actually isn’t all that crummy

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, walking around the stage in his trendy yellow shoes, was clearly having fun at the unveiling… Read More

Rand Fishkin’s 6 ingredients for great marketing

Rand Fishkin wrapped up Mozcon 2013 in style by outlining his principles for great marketing and leading a discussion on the… Read More

Here’s your chance to help set a record for the world’s largest water balloon fight

Neil Bergquist wants Seattleites to set another Guinness World Record and raise money for charity, but this time it’s all… Read More

Imprev partners with Walk Score, INRIX to help real estate agents create branded apps

Real estate agents looking to create their own branded apps now have a solution thanks to a partnership between three… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh: “We’re a bit like Bob Ross”

SAN FRANCISCO — You’d think that the chief executive of an internet humor company would be happy to talk about… Read More