Articles about Seattle – Page 45 of 53

Explosion destroys home of Amazon.com Vice President

The Laurelhurst home of Amazon.com Vice President of Product Management Adam Selipsky exploded in flames today, sending one of the… Read More

Seattle vs. Silicon Valley: The debate continues (but this time with outsiders weighing in)

We’ve heard a lot of discussion — even sparked some of it on occasion ourselves — about the differences between… Read More

A police scanner for the Twitter generation: Seattle PD introduces ‘Tweets by Beat’

Whenever there’s a disturbance in my Seattle neighborhood, I fire up the online police scanner or visit the hyperlocal news blog… Read More

Videos: Why Seattle’s tech community is so awesome (in the words of Seattleites)

Nearly every week there’s a new survey or study out showcasing how Seattle’s technology community ranks among the top in… Read More

Inside story: How Facebook decided to go native on iOS

Facebook’s new app for iPhone and iPad has made an impression on users with a significant improvement in speed and… Read More

Seattle’s design review board gives nod to ambitious Amazon.com towers

Amazon.com’s proposed 3.3 million square foot downtown Seattle campus is one step closer to reality after the Downtown Design Review Board… Read More

Attachmate moving HQ to Seattle’s Union Station

One of Seattle’s oldest technology companies is moving to one of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods. Attachmate announced today that it plans… Read More

Seattle vs. Portland: Which city is more hip?

UPDATE, Sept.25 1 p.m.: Forbes.com listed Portland’s Pearl District as the fifth-most hip neighborhood and Seattle’s Capitol Hill as the eighth-coolest.… Read More

Images: Amazon’s colorful new towers will put a bold stamp on Seattle’s skyline

Architects for Amazon.com have submitted updated drawings for the company’s proposed campus on the edge of downtown Seattle — showing… Read More

The ‘gig city’ of Chattanooga looks to lure tech geeks with $10,000 relocation program

When you think of tech hubs, Chattanooga doesn’t usually come to mind. But the historic Tennessee town of 150,000 is… Read More

Microsoft expects 15,500 in Seattle today for big meeting

Microsoft is holding its big employee meeting in Seattle this morning, bringing an estimated 15,500 people to KeyArena for annual… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle’s economic picture brightens

Things are looking up in Seattle, and Mayor Mike McGinn is touting the improvements. In a press release today, McGinn… Read More

Facebook taking product design beyond HQ for 1st time with new Seattle jobs

It’s not unusual for Facebook to be hiring at its Seattle engineering outpost, but some of its latest job openings… Read More

Seattle’s tech office market is red hot, but rents aren’t rising like the Valley or NYC

We’ve been covering a number of high-tech office expansions in the Seattle area in recent months, from Google’s plans in… Read More

Seattle ranks No. 1 for startup-loving Gen Y workers

Seattle is the best place in the nation for workers in the age range of 18 to 29, according to… Read More

‘Cloak’ protects Apple devices from snooping, developed by Microsoft vets

One of our more interesting finds at last night’s gdgt live Seattle event was a service called ‘Cloak’ that protects… Read More

Photos: The geeks descend on gdgt live in Seattle

Seattle has become one of the annual stops for tech reviews and recommendations site gdgt, and for me at least,… Read More

Launch Pads: Groundspeak, center of the geocache universe

It’s a big month for Groundspeak, the Seattle company in the middle of the geocaching boom. On Saturday Aug. 18,… Read More

Curiosity packs the house for a perfect landing on Mars

Will you remember where you were when Curiosity landed? I know I will! I was among more than 600 people… Read More

PayByPhone coming to Seattle: Refill the parking meter without leaving the office or movie

It has happened to all of us at one point or another. You’re sitting in a meeting, a restaurant or… Read More

Fast-growing storage upstart Box unpacks $125 million in funding

Box, the file sharing and data storage startup founded seven years ago by Mercer Island High School grads Aaron Levie… Read More

From Seattle to Portland, BoltBus feels like a beta

I was only ten minutes into my BoltBus trip to Portland for the annual convention of the National Puzzlers’ League… Read More

Seattle approves plan to lease fiber network to private firms

Seattle will now be able to lease unused fiber optic cabling throughout the city to private companies, possibly sparking faster Internet… Read More

Biodiesel: A vision for Jamaica, a boost from Seattle

A group of Jamaicans made an extended trip to Seattle this summer — talking with locals, learning about the region,… Read More

Microsoft adds thousands of jobs in 2012, mostly overseas

Microsoft’s fiscal 2012 is officially in the books, with the company reporting results yesterday for the year ended June 30.… Read More

Russian ‘cyber bandit’ arrested for attacks on Amazon.com

A 25-year-old Russian man has been arrested for masterminding two denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com, attacks that occurred in the summer… Read More

Seattle aerospace engineer wins Startup Weekend with smart alarm app Up Early

As a mechanical engineer at Boeing, Anne Marie Ketola is accustomed to working on products that may not come to market… Read More

Full memo: Msnbc.com becomes NBCNews.com

It’s official. Microsoft has sold off its stake in msnbc.com, the Redmond-based online news venture that it has operated with NBCUniversal… Read More

As violence rises in Seattle, city considers acoustic sensors to pinpoint gunshots

Could a high-tech solution help solve Seattle’s rising gun violence problem? On Thursday, The City of Seattle’s Public Safety Committee plans… Read More

Dog park, public artwork could be centerpieces of Amazon’s proposed campus

Artwork and a pedestrian (and dog) friendly space that creates a “sense of place” will be key components of Amazon.com’s… Read More