Mar 24, 2014, 8:48 AM Cisco takes aim at Amazon and Microsoft with $1B cloud computing push Cisco announced today that it plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years to create a cloud computing… Read More
Mar 20, 2014, 10:42 AM Tech Moves: Tiwary tapped at AWS; Moz’s Dumont headed to NYC; Nausin joins Trover —Ashutosh Tiwary, the co-founder and former CEO of Bellevue data backup startup Doyenz, has been named general manager of tools… Read More
Mar 20, 2014, 7:13 AM AmazonFresh: Seattle keeps its ‘Big Radish’ status, for now One of the perks of living in Amazon’s hometown is the chance to try some of the company’s new services… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 8:55 AM ‘Mad Money’ Jim Cramer brings his stock-picking schtick to Seattle Jim Cramer has a love affair with Seattle. Well, at least some of the companies here. As we’ve noted in… Read More
Mar 19, 2014, 8:20 AM NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar partners with Amazon for new memorabilia company Pro hoops legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is launching a sports memorabilia company and he’s using Amazon.com to help him make money.… Read More
Mar 17, 2014, 5:52 PM Still no Amazon phone, but app deals abound as Android AppStore turns 3 years old Amazon’s AppStore for Android is turning 3 this week, and the company kicked off its birthday celebration with a week-long… Read More
Mar 17, 2014, 4:59 PM Backlash from Amazon Prime price hike may be worse than Amazon thought, report finds Maybe Amazon didn’t just pull off the perfect price increase, after all? “Based on immediate Prime member reactions, they may… Read More
Mar 17, 2014, 10:59 AM Alibaba invades Amazon’s turf with U.S. IPO Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has finally confirmed it will be having an initial public offering in the U.S. The event… Read More
Mar 15, 2014, 10:37 AM GeekWire Radio: Home prices, real estate and big data with Zillow’s Stan Humphries This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re diving into one of our favorite topics — real estate, home prices… Read More
Mar 14, 2014, 7:52 AM Amazon’s game controller: Pictures revealed in new filing Pictures of an apparent Amazon game controller have been revealed in a filing with Brazil’s telecommunications agency, providing new clues… Read More
Mar 14, 2014, 7:27 AM Amazon to open 1-million square foot fulfillment center near hometown of Seattle Amazon.com is expanding in its own backyard. The Seattle-based company announced Friday that it plans to open a new fulfillment… Read More
Mar 13, 2014, 1:37 PM Wall Street likes Amazon’s price hike for Prime, but will consumers hate it? Reactions are mixed today after Amazon confirmed it was raising the price of Amazon Prime to $99. Immediately following the… Read More
Mar 13, 2014, 10:47 AM Amazon rival offers unhappy Prime members free shipping for a year At least one company is trying to capitalize on Amazon’s announcement this morning that it was raising the price of… Read More
Mar 13, 2014, 7:43 AM Amazon boosts Prime membership to $99, cites fuel and transportation costs Amazon is boosting the price of its Prime membership program, increasing it from $79 per year to $99 per year.… Read More
Mar 12, 2014, 9:26 AM Overstock’s Bitcoin bet brings in $20-30K every day, CEO says Overstock.com recently announced that it has done more than $1 million in Bitcoin sales since the company started offering customers… Read More
Mar 11, 2014, 5:32 PM Washington set to regulate drone surveillance use by government agencies Washington state is on the verge of passing a bill that will regulate drone surveillance use for state and local… Read More
Mar 11, 2014, 4:46 PM Amazon’s set top box will reportedly ship with Hulu Plus, Netflix apps Amazon’s rumored set-top box will allow users to stream video from a number of different services to their television, not… Read More
Mar 11, 2014, 10:57 AM Amazon updates first-gen Kindle Paperwhite with Goodreads integration, FreeTime Amazon released an update for the first generation Kindle Paperwhite today, which helps put the e-reader on level footing with… Read More
Mar 11, 2014, 9:58 AM Google Cloud Platform roadshow aims to lure companies from Azure, AWS Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services… Read More
Mar 7, 2014, 4:40 PM Amazon lands exclusive streaming deal for BBC hit ‘Orphan Black’ Who’s up for some clones? Amazon announced today that it has landed an exclusive license to stream “Orphan Black,” a… Read More
Mar 6, 2014, 8:56 AM Amazon launches mobile app for sellers While Amazon has let people shop for goods on their mobile phones and tablets for some time, its tools for… Read More
Mar 6, 2014, 7:54 AM Chart: Tech industry helps Washington state reclaim jobs lost during ‘great recession’ The “Great Recession” is now in the history books. Washington state has officially climbed out of the hole created by… Read More
Mar 5, 2014, 10:54 AM Business Insider raises another $12M from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, others Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is pouring more money into Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal reported today, with Bezos leading… Read More
Mar 4, 2014, 4:30 AM Play-i raises $8M to teach the iPad generation how to code one pint-sized robot at a time Kids know how to unlock a touchscreen before they can walk. But will they learn how to code? Vikas Gupta,… Read More
Mar 3, 2014, 10:35 AM Amazon warehouse workers’ case makes it to Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches which could… Read More
Mar 3, 2014, 8:02 AM Tech interns at these companies might be making more than you Oh, the joys of being a computer science major, and an intern at a technology titan. Glassdoor, the careers Web… Read More
Mar 1, 2014, 9:34 PM Zulily to spend heavily to fill mid-level management gap, sparked by insane growth rate Zulily is coming off an epic week. The Seattle online retailer blew past Wall Street estimates, doubling sales in 2013… Read More
Mar 1, 2014, 12:01 PM Seahawks fever; Satya Nadella; and other top stories of the month Wow, February was quite a memorable month. Of course, we went nuts when the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, and… Read More
Feb 28, 2014, 9:47 AM Amazon expands Sunday delivery: Next up, St. Louis Want an Amazon package any day of the week? They’re now one step closer. Last November, Amazon announced that it… Read More
Feb 27, 2014, 10:24 PM Amazon considering new streaming music service for Prime subscribers Amazon is currently in talks with recording company executives to try and broker a deal to create a streaming music… Read More
