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Articles from 2013

Kim Thompson, 1956-2013: Fantagraphics co-publisher helped shape the comic book industry

Kim Thompson, the pioneering comics publisher who along with Gary Groth helped define the comics book industry though their Fantagraphics… Read More

Intellectual Ventures sues Google’s Motorola Mobility for the second time

Intellectual Ventures has extended its streak of legal filings after filing a pair of patent infringement cases for the fourth… Read More

POLL: Microsoft just made big policy changes — now will you buy an Xbox One?

Earlier this afternoon, Microsoft surprised the tech world by reversing its stance on some Xbox One policies that had angered many gamers for… Read More

Microsoft ditches Xbox One online requirement and game sharing restrictions

You complained, and Microsoft listened. In an incredible turn of events, Microsoft has changed its mind on a handful of… Read More

Microsoft will pay you $150,000 to fend off hackers and find security flaws in its software

Calling all hackers: Microsoft wants your help and will pay you some big bucks for it. Starting June 26, the… Read More

Apple lands $30M iPad contract with L.A. schools despite pushback

As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed… Read More

Adobe says shift to Creative Cloud subscriptions is working, despite controversy

Slowly but surely, Adobe’s Creative Cloud is gathering steam. The company says the subscription-based replacement to its Creative Suite now… Read More

Newly-released video shows Steve Jobs in 1994 discussing the rapid pace of change in the tech industry

A new video of an interview done with Steve Jobs in 1994 shows the then-CEO of NeXT considering how his… Read More

Meet Zubii, a new platform that helps you find the perfect real estate agent

When you’re looking to find a real estate agent to either buy or sell a property, there are lots of… Read More

This map shows where venture capital dollars are flowing in the U.S.

Check out this cool map, produced by The Atlantic in partnership with the Martin Prosperity Institute, which shows where venture capital dollars… Read More

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like… Read More

Where great geeks meet sweet gigs: The story behind our new site, GeekWork

Walking into the Seattle Tech Meetup at the HUB Seattle to present our new site GeekWork last night, the first thing I… Read More

Microsoft cites Windows 8 progress as new apps debut — but will it ever get first dibs?

Music video service VEVO already has apps for the iPad and Android, but the company is pointing to its launch… Read More

Cha-ching: Double Down posts big profits again, expands social casino globally

Things are rolling for Double Down Interactive. The Seattle-based maker of casino-style social games that was gobbled up by Las Vegas-based International… Read More

Tred looks to transform car shopping with at-home test drives

Is this the future of car shopping? Tred today is taking the wraps off a new service in the Seattle… Read More

Jason Goldberg’s Fab raises $150 million in bid to rival Amazon with ’emotional commerce’

Jason Goldberg sure has come a long way since Jobster, the Seattle startup company he founded in 2003. Now, at… Read More

Amazon: No, we won’t release entire TV seasons all at once like Netflix

Netflix has recently been dropping entire season’s worth of episodes all at once — Arrested Development, House of Cards — allowing people… Read More

Google asks court to allow FISA disclosures, citing First Amendment

As pressure on the federal government continues to mount over requests for user data from major technology companies, Google has… Read More

Shadowrun Returns release delayed to July, will allow for create-your-own-adventure campaigns

It’s been more than one year since veteran game designer Jordan Weisman and his company, Harebrained Schemes, raised more than $1.8 million on… Read More

Nintendo 3DS tops Xbox 360 in May, but Microsoft still rules home consoles

While the Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S. console industry inside the living room, Nintendo’s handheld 3DS was actually… Read More

LivingSocial closes Seattle office; employees told to work remotely

Amazon.com-backed LivingSocial, the Washington D.C.-based daily deals site, has shut down its Seattle office. The news was first reported by Forbes and we’ve… Read More

Q&A: Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on why Seattle is a great ‘startup cake’ (and NYC has a ‘sell out’ culture)

We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s… Read More

Ballmer, Myhrvold make Top 100 list recognizing CEOs impacting science, tech education

Two Washington CEOs — and former Microsoft colleagues — made a Top 100 CEO list for executives that were recognized… Read More

15 hours on a single charge? New MacBook Air’s battery life gets rave reviews

While it certainly wasn’t the biggest story out of WWDC, Apple’s new MacBook Air notebooks are garnering rave reviews. On… Read More

Amazon debuts group gift cards for birthdays on Facebook

Facebook already makes it easy to remember the birthdays of your friends. Now, with a little help from Amazon, you… Read More

This startup mines your Twitter stream to tell you what books to read

Struggling to figure out what books to take to the lake house this summer? Well, you might want to consider… Read More

Microsoft updates ‘Socl’ network with new photo and video creation tools

Microsoft is rolling out a new set of features for “Socl,” the social network from its Future Social Experiences (FUSE)… Read More

‘TrailView’ 2.0? Google patents image-capturing walking stick

Google has already started to expand its StreetView system beyond roads, capturing 360-degree images of trails in North America using… Read More

Microsoft Courier vets score $15M from Andreessen Horowitz to expand beyond blockbuster iPad app Paper

FiftyThree, maker of the sketching and illustration app Paper, the Apple 2012 iPad App of the Year, has scored $15 million… Read More

Big data startup SpaceCurve lands $10 million

SpaceCurve, which is developing a big data platform that it says provides “instantaneous intelligence” for location-based services, commodities and other… Read More

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