Articles from 2013 – Page 80 of 150

Ex-Amazon engineers form Wire Labs, raise $150,000 for mobile startup

We’ve seen countless Microsoft veterans leave Redmond to create their own startups, but that hasn’t happened as much with Amazon… Read More

Microsoft moves its startup programs under one roof with Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft announced today that its startup programs are all going to be brought under one roof with a new name: Microsoft Ventures.… Read More

Sprint shareholders clear Softbank merger as Clearwire vote approaches

Telco acquisitions are starting to seem like Matryoshka dolls, following news from today’s Sprint shareholder meeting. 98 percent of the… Read More

Why this ISP is wary of Seattle’s new gigabit Internet provider

There was a lot of excitement in Seattle on Monday after Washington D.C. broadband developer Gigabit Squared announced its residential rates for the ultra high-speed fiber… Read More

Pivotal moment for Windows 8, as Microsoft courts devs and preps 8.1 preview

Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts Wednesday in San Francisco, giving the company a new chance to generate interest in Windows… Read More

Puzzazz adds New York Times crosswords to its iPhone/iPad app

Puzzazz, the Redmond-based puzzle technology startup, is bringing the popular New York Times daily crosswords to its iPhone and iPad… Read More

YouTube pulls latest ‘Creepy Cameraman’ video, citing harassment policy

YouTube has removed the latest video by Surveillance Camera Man — a.k.a. the “Creepy Cameraman” — citing its policy prohibiting… Read More

Corporate wellness company Keas snags $8M from Ignition and Atlas Venture

Keas, a corporate wellness program based out of San Francisco, has just received $8 million in funding from Ignition Partners… Read More

Study: 70% of Americans don’t like their jobs — what about you?

A majority of U.S. workers are not engaged at their jobs and it’s costing the country $450 billion to $550… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Cities that Rock’ survey: Seattle has the most indie rock nerds in the U.S.

Seattle prides itself on a strong indie music culture, from the wonderful KEXP to the legacy of Pearl Jam to… Read More

Looking to commercialize cancer treatments, Seattle Genetics inks deal with Bayer valued up to $520M

Seattle Genetics has agreed to license its antibody-drug conjugate technology to Bayer HealthCare, a deal that could be worth as much as… Read More

Nook tablet sales plummet 34% as Barnes & Noble weighs new strategy

Barnes & Noble is taking steps to reduce risks around its struggling Nook tablet business, announcing today that it will… Read More

Hello, Michigan: Ballmer going home to open Microsoft Store

When Microsoft opens retail stores in markets around the country, it often brings out celebs and execs with connections to… Read More

This survival capsule might save you from the next tsunami or earthquake

After the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Julian Sharpe started thinking about ways to help people survive similar disasters. As… Read More

Dev builds database of Facebook emails and phone numbers with public info

Is your phone number public on Facebook? If it is, there’s a chance Brandon Copley has it. According to a… Read More

Age of Empires on the iPad? Microsoft reportedly bringing its games to iPhone, Android

Japan-based news outlet Nikkei just reported that Microsoft will bring its first-party Xbox and PC games to the iPhone, as… Read More

Oracle software and Java to run on Windows Azure under Microsoft partnership

Microsoft and Oracle just announced details of the “startling” partnership that Larry Ellison hinted about last week, working out an… Read More

The 3 best pitches from the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

Three months of hard work, coaching, mentoring and a whole lot of cloud applications culminated Friday afternoon at the Westin… Read More

Microsoft revealed as mystery company behind new $700M data center project

Microsoft is putting another $700 million toward its data center infrastructure in the Midwest, expanding its presence in Iowa to… Read More

Android vs. Apple vs. Windows: Forecast shows shift for PCs, tablets, devices

In the event you needed more evidence that the PC business isn’t a growth sector, Gartner has just released new… Read More

HomeGrocer founder Terry Drayton is back: Storrage wants to deliver the stuff you own to your doorstep

Terry Drayton, the co-founder and former CEO of HomeGrocer.com, the heavily-funded online grocery delivery service whose iconic peach rotted during… Read More

Microsoft wants to patent gestures inside cars … no, not that kind

Drivers have been making certain gestures from the front seat for decades, but Microsoft has a new idea for making… Read More

Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet

Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: How student loans are killing entrepreneurship

When Greg Gottesman’s father went to the University of California-Berkeley decades ago, he paid $203 — for an entire school… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: Why you need to understand the roots of your founders

Many may think the phrase “respect your elders” only applies to your early days growing up as a child and… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: Why the artist/geek hybrids will power the next generation

Sure, it’s good to be an expert of something specific, whether you’re an Android developer or an accounting expert. But… Read More

Truth in absurdity: A former Microsoftie’s take on ‘Where’d You Go Bernadette’

Now the story of a Microsoft family who lost their wife and mother, and the daughter who had no choice… Read More

Taking a perfect picture of the ‘super moon’? There’s an app (or two) for that

I needed a Seattle skyline photo for my website and wanted to give my new camera lens a try yesterday… Read More

He’s back: Creepy Cameraman pushes the limits in new public surveillance video

Remember the anonymous guy who walks up to random people around the Seattle region and starts taking video of them… Read More

Q&A: Lift CEO on using technology to build good habits

Tony Stubblebine is in the business of helping old dogs teach themselves new tricks. He’s the co-founder of Lift, which… Read More