Tech – Page 134 of 319

Jan 4, 2017, 2:23 PM

CES: Samsung faces up to Note 7 recall, promises root-cause report ‘very soon’

LAS VEGAS — Opening its news conference here at CES this afternoon, Samsung didn’t shy away from the company’s biggest… Read More

Jan 4, 2017, 9:36 AM

Indoor drag race at CES: Faraday Future FF 91 vs Bentley, Ferrari and Tesla

LAS VEGAS — Last night, Faraday Future unveiled their FF 91 electric car at CES. They boasted of a 0-60mph… Read More

Jan 4, 2017, 12:51 AM

Sticky-note printer could change the way you jot down reminders

LAS VEGAS — Want to create your own sticky note? Mangoslab, which spun out of Samsung Electronics last year, showed… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 8:29 PM

These high-tech boxers shield testicles from smartphone radiation and protect sperm

LAS VEGAS — While weaving through a throng of reporters and analysts on Tuesday afternoon at CES Unveiled, the kickoff… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 8:17 PM

Faraday Future unveils their first electric car — the FF 91

LAS VEGAS — With a thumping bass soundtrack in a lengthy airplane hangar-like building in Vegas, Faraday Future unveiled their new… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 3:02 PM

Meet the Portal: Chrysler’s futuristic bet to get finicky millennials to buy cars

LAS VEGAS — Fiat Chrysler’s newest electric concept car is all about millennials. That much was clear after the company’s… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 2:13 PM

Despite a declining market, innovative computers still matter at CES thanks to Intel, Dell, HP, others

What’s old is new again. CES, originally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, was launched in 1967 — well before… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 8:43 AM

Amazon’s Alexa will soon show up in a new Lenovo smart speaker and work with Dish Network DVRs

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is growing outside the online retail giant, with PC maker Lenovo and Dish Network both announcing… Read More

Jan 2, 2017, 3:38 PM

Review: Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac shows why a virtual machine matters

For many years, Apple’s OS X (now macOS) met Windows in various dual-boot options that usually swapped out the Apple… Read More

Jan 2, 2017, 10:30 AM

Seattle’s top tech stocks of 2016: Newcomer Impinj leads the way, nearly doubling its stock in 5 months

Seattle-based radio frequency identification technology maker Impinj made its long-anticipated debut on the stock market this summer, and it did… Read More

Jan 2, 2017, 9:54 AM

Fiat Chrysler set to unveil all-electric car at CES this week

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is set to unveil a new all-electric vehicle at the big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las… Read More

Jan 1, 2017, 9:41 AM

Trump will keep using Twitter to have ‘direct’ conversations, says incoming White House press secretary

Don’t expect Donald Trump to stop using Twitter in 2017. The president-elect will continue tweeting on the social media platform,… Read More

Dec 30, 2016, 9:58 AM

Video: What to expect at CES next week, as GeekWire heads to the big tech show

WIll Fiat unveil a new car? Will Amazon Alexa dominate the show? Will VR make GeekWire’s John Cook almost throw… Read More

Dec 30, 2016, 9:45 AM

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law set to go into effect as city releases final rules

Seattle’s landmark law that lets drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft decide if they want to bargain collectively… Read More

Dec 29, 2016, 1:00 PM

Test your geek knowledge: Take the 2016 GeekWire news quiz

Well, folks, here we are. We made it to the end of 2016, and we’re still standing. It’s been one… Read More

Dec 29, 2016, 12:16 PM

Gates Foundation pledges up to $140M for HIV-fighting drug delivery implant

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $140 million to help Boston biotech company Intarcia Therapeutics develop… Read More

Dec 28, 2016, 2:52 PM

Washington state is getting a new area code in 2017: 564

Washingtonians, get ready for a new area code. T-Mobile is letting customers know that a long-planned additional area code for western… Read More

Dec 28, 2016, 2:00 PM

Amazon and Microsoft highlight GeekWire’s top tech videos of 2016

Microsoft; Amazon; Seahawks; space; advice for techies; and more. Our most-watched videos of 2016 spanned a wide range of technology… Read More

Dec 28, 2016, 10:56 AM

T-Mobile rolls out update to shut down remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

T-Mobile is the first of the major wireless carriers to roll out an update for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 9:00 PM

Volkswagen acquires PayByPhone, a parking payment app used by 12.5M users in 300 cities

PayByPhone, which powers a parking payment app used by some of the world’s largest cities and private lot operators, has a new owner.… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 4:06 PM

The Jeff Bezos effect? Washington Post is profitable and set to hire dozens of journalists in 2017

While many daily newspapers are struggling and cutting staff as a result, the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is growing rapidly. Washington… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 2:53 PM

We resolve to be better geeks in 2017 — and here’s how we’re going to do it

Anybody can resolve to exercise more and eat better. But religiously backing up your data to the cloud? That’s true commitment. It’s… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 9:22 AM

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 9:00 AM

These 3 Seattle-area companies ended the IPO drought in 2016, and companies to watch for 2017

There weren’t many Seattle-area technology companies that completed IPOs in 2016, but it was enough to beat last year’s unprecedented drought.… Read More

Dec 26, 2016, 10:21 AM

Open-source Lineage project rises from Cyanogen’s ashes as Android maker abruptly shuts down services

Android operating system company Cyanogen is shutting down services after a tumultuous year that saw layoffs as well as the departure of its… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 5:21 PM

Oculus engineering leader arrested near Seattle, charged with soliciting sex from cop posing as 15-year-old girl

Dov Katz, head of the computer vision and machine learning group at Facebook-owned Oculus, has been charged in King County… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 3:33 PM

Judge denies Comcast’s bid to throw out $100M suit by Washington state AG

Updated at 4 p.m. with Comcast comment. Comcast on Friday lost an initial attempt to dismiss a $100 million lawsuit filed… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 9:19 AM

Last-minute gift idea: Support independent journalism, buy a GeekWire membership

It’s a difficult time for journalism. Newsrooms are shrinking, and “fake news” is proliferating. But at GeekWire we’re holding firm… Read More

Dec 22, 2016, 10:51 AM

AT&T to customers complaining about DirecTV Now problems: We’re working on it

AT&T launched its new streaming service DirecTV Now last month, but it appears to still be working out some of… Read More

Dec 22, 2016, 10:06 AM

How a tech bust almost killed one of North America’s biggest real estate projects — and what saved it

Technology companies are flocking to Kemper Development Co.’s Lincoln Square expansion project in downtown Bellevue, Wash., from Valve to WeWork,… Read More