Articles from 2013 – Page 85 of 150

Taking UberX in S.F. now cheaper than a cab

For San Francisco residents, getting a ride from Uber is now cheaper than hailing a cab. In a blog post,… Read More

‘This is madness’: Professor appeals to Obama after Microsoft Research recruit is blocked from U.S.

Why was a standout computer scientist from Jordan prevented from returning to the U.S. to defend his PhD thesis and… Read More

‘Windows Everywhere’ ad defines Microsoft’s new era, helps explain looming reorg

A new Microsoft television ad, airing for the first time tonight, aims to introduce the public to the company’s new… Read More

Want to control a computer with your brain? Better practice

Research has already shown the potential for brain-computer interfaces and how people can control machines such as robotic limbs simply by… Read More

Tips: How to ask strangers for large sums of money

Seattle is a hotbed of business happy hours — those awkward events designed for introducing people whose only known shared interest… Read More

A Kayak for ride sharing: Red Ride aggregates the closest, cheapest rides near you

The ride sharing space is changing the way people zoom around town. Taxis are no longer your only option with… Read More

Microsoft Kin resurfaces, selling for $25 on deals site

Remember the Kin, the ill-fated phone from Microsoft? Its life was so short — roughly two months in the spring… Read More

More patent lawsuits: Intellectual Ventures sues Bank of America and BBVA Compass Bank

Continuing their campaign of suing banks, Intellectual Ventures has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Bank of America and BBVA Compass… Read More

You can now use #hashtags on Facebook

Hashtags are coming to Facebook, as the social media giant announced today that it has added support for phrases with “#”… Read More

Secrecy and trust: Why the NSA leaks feel like ‘The X-Files’

As I try to sort out how I feel about the secret programs that have allowed the National Security Agency… Read More

Meet TuTu: This super cute stuffed animal toy comes to life through an iPhone app

When I was growing up, the height of technological innovation in toys was the Furby. That fuzzy monster-thing had it… Read More

Amazon’s huge $600M cloud contract with CIA now up in the air

Back in March, it appeared Amazon had hit a home run with a $600 million cloud computing deal with the… Read More

Microsoft exec: Siri integration will make Bing better

Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall is speaking right now at the SMX Advanced search industry conference in Seattle, and host Danny… Read More

Tech Moves: Kirby Winfield named Dwellable CEO; changes at TiE Seattle; and more

Kirby Winfield is jumping back into the startup game after his previous company, AdXpose, was sold to comScore for $22… Read More

With Apple’s iBook coming to desktop, Amazon has new competition

Among Apple’s bevy of upgrades to its new desktop operating system, there is one change that likely caught the attention of… Read More

INRIX: Google’s $1B Waze acquisition ‘incredible,’ shows importance of crowdsourced traffic data

Google’s acquisition of traffic technology company Waze, for a reported purchase price of more than $1 billion, is generating buzz… Read More

Xbox chief says Microsoft’s offline option is an Xbox 360

Microsoft has been having a rough time of it this week at the E3 video-game convention over its policies for the… Read More

NSA revelations damaging for American tech companies … especially in China

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their historic two-day summit last Friday and Saturday. Pre-summit briefings… Read More

GoDaddy inks lease for Seattle-area engineering outpost at Carillon Point

GoDaddy has found its beachhead in the Seattle region, literally. The company just signed a lease for a new engineering… Read More

Bing Maps pours in 270TB of Bird’s Eye imagery, beefs up venue maps

In its latest update to Bing Maps, Microsoft just published a very large amount (270TB) of Bird’s Eye imagery —… Read More

The revelations will be tweeted: tracking WWDC’s twitter activity

When Apple’s executive team took the stage in San Francisco yesterday, Twitter responded to the announcements with nearly 300 thousand… Read More

With $2M in Kickstarter funds, asteroid-mining company’s public telescope could find alien planets

It ain’t Kepler, but an upgrade to Planetary Resources’ crowdfunded public telescope could hunt for alien planets. The Bellevue-based asteroid-mining… Read More

Buying the best baby stroller: Decide.com unveils new baby gear category in major push to reach 100 million products

As recent parents certainly can attest, it can be absolutely mind-numbing attempting to find the best value on baby products… Read More

Microsoft wants government to provide more transparency for security requests

Microsoft is now joining fellow tech giants Google and Facebook in asking the U.S. government for more transparency in regard… Read More

AMD finally gets @AMD thanks to Seattle entrepreneur’s creative charity swap

Advanced Micro Devices is a 44-year-old Silicon Valley semiconductor giant, best known by the initials AMD. It’s the brand you… Read More

Walmart Labs acquires Inkiru as Amazon rivalry heats up

Thanks to an acquisition, Walmart’s online store is getting smarter. In a post Monday on the official Walmart Labs blog,… Read More

New Google Glass video shows why search is the killer app on the high-tech specs

Google has sent out its Glass hardware to 10,000 or so developers in hopes that they’ll run wild and create awesome… Read More

Microsoft Store arrives in Hawaii, with help from Macklemore

Hey, maybe it’s time for a quick trip to Hawaii! Microsoft is opening up its first retail store in the… Read More

Barnes & Noble ends support for Nook apps on Mac and legacy Windows PCs

Barnes & Noble confirmed today that it has ended support for its Nook apps for Macs and older Windows PCs,… Read More

Convicts to coders: Maximum security prison teaches inmates computer science

Clallam Bay Corrections Center, a maximum security prison on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula, is worlds away from Seattle’s bustling high-tech… Read More