Tech – Page 190 of 319

Jul 31, 2015, 1:30 PM

CEO who boosted salaries to a $70,000 minimum now renting house ‘to make ends meet’

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, who gained worldwide fame and attention after boosting salaries of employees to a minimum of… Read More

Jul 31, 2015, 11:22 AM

Party like it’s 1995: Microsoft vets to host epic party to celebrate 20-year anniversary of Windows 95

Windows 10 is already shaping up to be a big launch for Microsoft, but it’s always going to be hard… Read More

Jul 31, 2015, 10:43 AM

Analyst calls ecoATM a failure, Outerwall takes $85.9M impairment charge on electronics kiosk business

EcoATM, a maker of in-store kiosks where shoppers recycle used phones, tablets and other electronics, is a failure, according to an… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 5:45 PM

Toyota taps Telenav for phone-linked navigation, moving away from Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto

Linking up your phone and your car for anything more than playing music is a problem that has yet to… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 4:05 PM

‘I can help with that’: Microsoft’s Clippy reemerges to talk Windows 10 with Jimmy Fallon

Like countless dearly departed celebrities before him, Microsoft’s Clippy the Office assistant may be gone — but he’s not forgotten.… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 3:09 PM

Expedia stock leaps as acquisitions pay off and international business heats up

Bellevue-based Expedia has been looking to the acquisition markets to grow for a while, and now we’re starting to see that… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 2:50 PM

Blucora earnings fall in Q2, but TaxACT continues to bring in revenue

Bellevue-based Blucora, which operates online retailing sites, search engines and the TaxACT tax preparation service, reported its second-quarter earnings today, posting a 16… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 8:19 AM

T-Mobile beats estimates, boosts growth projections, but still looking for bottom-line consistency

Investors are happy with T-Mobile right now, after the company posted a better-than-expected Q2 earnings report on Thursday. The quarter included… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 7:00 AM

Instacart will allow some contractors in Seattle, Portland to become part-time employees

Seattle and Portland are the latest Instacart cities where personal shoppers can become part-time employees. The grocery delivery company announced… Read More

Jul 29, 2015, 9:18 AM

Tablet shipments fall 7 percent in Q2, small manufacturers gain ground on Apple and Samsung

Remember when people predicted that tablets were going to replace desktop computers? That doesn’t look like it’ll be happening anytime… Read More

Jul 29, 2015, 8:31 AM

Nintendo posts quarterly profit, Wii U passes milestone of 10M units sold — 2 years late

Nintendo reported a surprise operating income of 1.1 billion yen, or $9.3 million, in its quarterly earnings report released on Wednesday.… Read More

Jul 29, 2015, 5:48 AM

Tableau Software posts $150M in Q2 revenue, shares slump as growth rate slows

Tableau Software today reported $149.9 million in revenue, a 65 percent increase over the same period last year as the… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 4:13 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella heads to Kenya for massive Windows 10 launch

Arrived in Kenya to celebrate @Windows 10 launch with fans & learn how tech is #empowering Kenyan people & orgs… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 1:58 PM

Twitter adds 8 million new users as growth continues to slow in Q2

Twitter met Wall Street’s lowly expectations with its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, showing a net loss of $137 million… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 9:33 AM

Is PayPal’s strong public market reception fueling interest in Stripe and Square?

On its first day of trading as a publicly held company, PayPal’s value soared to $50 billion following its spin-out… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 7:48 AM

Instacart now offers one-hour grocery delivery from Seattle’s Central Co-op

Those who like shopping at Seattle’s Central Co-op can now have their groceries delivered. Instacart announced that it will offer… Read More

Jul 27, 2015, 4:31 PM

Former aQuantive exec heads up fast-growing on-demand warehousing startup FLEXE

A Seattle startup is helping warehouse owners make extra money while providing businesses with an easy way to find storage space.… Read More

Jul 27, 2015, 7:25 AM

T-Mobile’s latest weapon in the war for tech talent: cookies

T-Mobile is looking for 100 new tech workers by the end of 2015, and the company said on Monday it’s bringing… Read More

Jul 25, 2015, 11:29 PM

Police chief’s selfie puts Seattle Police Dept. in awkward situation

‘Hey, Seattle citizens. Don’t clog the cell network with your trivial social media posts during the Torchlight Parade, OK?’ That’s one way to… Read More

Jul 25, 2015, 11:00 PM

‘CODE’ documentary imagines a future of diversity and inclusion in tech

Shortly after joining Pixar Studios, Danielle Feinberg was faced with a situation that proved to be pivotal in her tech career. Her team… Read More

Jul 25, 2015, 9:29 AM

Oracle engineer goes missing in Seattle, friends searching International District

Jeremiah Foco, a 34-year-old engineer in Oracle’s Bellevue office, has been missing in Seattle since earlier this week, according to… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 2:18 PM

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Analyzing human exploits in a wild Episode 5

Spoiler Alert: If you aren’t totally caught up on Mr. Robot, you may want to read this later. While this post spends… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 12:33 PM

Next stop for fully electric buses: Seattle

King County Metro Transit is about to get its first three fully electric buses to test for a year while it… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 12:24 PM

FCC approves AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV

The Federal Communications Commission today approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, paving the way to create the largest pay-TV provider… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 9:05 AM

Author Malcolm Gladwell: More data doesn’t mean you know everything

Malcolm Gladwell had some bad news for mobile marketers: Just because you have more data doesn’t mean you’re going to… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 8:28 AM

RealNetworks selling portion of games business for $18M, 60 employees moving to Gaming Realms

RealNetworks is shedding some of its gaming assets, announcing an agreement to sell is Slingo and Social Casino games business… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 5:30 PM

Q&A: F5 CEO waiting for tech bubble to burst so he’s not competing with startups in recruiting

New F5 CEO Manny Rivelo is just getting started, but already he’s experiencing a headache that comes with running an industry… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 3:25 PM

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: We have to be as relevant for customers on phones as in stores

If there was any doubt that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sees his coffee retailer as a tech company, that was… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 2:47 PM

Looking to reduce lines and boost profits, Starbucks plans to expand order-ahead service nationwide by December

It’s going to get a lot easier to pick up your favorite coffee beverage at your local Starbucks store, using… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 12:29 PM

Bonobos opens Seattle store: Here’s what it’s like shopping with a beer and fashion consultant

I don’t really enjoy buying new clothes. Online shopping is troublesome, because I never know if I’m picking the right size. A… Read More