Tech – Page 204 of 319

Apr 16, 2015, 2:35 PM

Big Fish takes over entire Seattle waterfront building as Classmates.com moves downtown

Big Fish is getting bigger, and now it has an entire building to call home. The Seattle-based gaming company, which… Read More

Apr 16, 2015, 10:49 AM

Who is the Geek of the Year? Vote for your pick in the GeekWire Awards

It’s time for a new category for voting in the GeekWire Awards, and it’s a big one: Geek of the Year. This… Read More

Apr 16, 2015, 9:10 AM

WTIA tech trade group to offer members insurance against cyber attacks

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) will offer its members insurance against cyber attacks — a program that the Seattle-based organization describes… Read More

Apr 16, 2015, 8:36 AM

Washington, Oregon lawmakers want to ban ‘revenge porn’

The art of “revenge porn” may soon be outlawed in Washington and Oregon. “Revenge porn” is when someone posts “intimate… Read More

Apr 15, 2015, 3:38 PM

Women-only coding school Ada Developers Academy taps Microsoft vet Cynthia Tee as executive director

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based, tuition-free coding school for women, today named Cynthia Tee as its new executive director. Tee spent the… Read More

Apr 15, 2015, 3:02 PM

WatchGuard hires Prakash Panjwani as new CEO

WatchGuard Technologies, a Seattle-based business security company, announced today that it hired Prakash Panjwani to serve as its new chief… Read More

Apr 15, 2015, 2:16 PM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Innovation of the Year

A system for turning poop into drinkable water; a ride-sharing program for commercial space cargo; a beam-steering satellite antenna the size of a laptop; technology… Read More

Apr 15, 2015, 1:45 PM

Netflix shares jump 10% after adding 5M subscribers in Q1

Netflix wowed investors today when it announced that it picked up 4.9 million subscribers to its online streaming video platform… Read More

Apr 15, 2015, 11:42 AM

Meet the new Twitter homepage that’s supposed to draw in logged out users

Twitter wants to draw in more readers to its social network without requiring them to make an account in order… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 6:24 PM

Apple Watch? Whatever. Reviewing the Timex Datalink, the world’s first smartwatch

The year 2015 is shaping up to be the “Year of the Smartwatch,” as Apple releases their long-awaited watch this… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 10:59 AM

Escaping the ‘posers’: Why these founders left San Francisco to build a startup in Seattle

It’s only been a few weeks since Kori Handy and Mitchell Porter moved their startup from San Francisco to Seattle, but… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 9:23 AM

Washington State ferries botch launch of online reservation system for summer sailings

Washington state ferry passengers are accustomed to waiting in long lines to board one of the popular ferry routes. But… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 8:14 AM

Seattle startup vets picked to attend first-ever White House Tech Meetup

The White House is hosting its inaugural Tech Meetup later this week, and Seattle will be well represented. Brett Greene… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 6:00 AM

Hootsuite partners with hashtag aggregator Tagboard to help brands display social media posts

Tagboard and Hootsuite are teaming up to help brands and media companies display a group of social posts in an easier,… Read More

Apr 14, 2015, 4:00 AM

Private equity and mutual funds help propel startup investing to $17.7B in Q1

Big money is looking for big opportunities in privately-held startups. That’s one key data point coming out of a new… Read More

Apr 13, 2015, 9:40 PM

Paul Allen asserts rights to ‘Vulcan’ trademark, challenging name of new rocket

It’s Vulcan vs. Vulcan. United Launch Alliance (ULA) today named its new rocket “Vulcan,” and Vulcan Inc. — the investment… Read More

Apr 13, 2015, 2:52 PM

Fresh off a $2.7M funding round, Pillow launches Airbnb listing management service in Seattle

Airbnb hosts in Seattle now have access to a tool that can help ease the short-term rental process and potentially produce more… Read More

Apr 13, 2015, 9:16 AM

Sprint will now hand-deliver a new smartphone to your home or office

Sprint wants to make it easier for customers to purchase or upgrade a smartphone. The mobile carrier today debuted a new program… Read More

Apr 13, 2015, 8:56 AM

How Seattle’s micro VCs are like craft breweries

Walk through the industrial section of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and within minutes you’ll likely stumble on an amazing craft brewery… Read More

Apr 13, 2015, 8:22 AM

People are already using Periscope to live-stream Game of Thrones, and Twitter isn’t happy

Earlier this month, we explored potential media rights ramifications for people who live stream sporting events with apps like Periscope. Now,… Read More

Apr 11, 2015, 8:56 PM

John Legere vs. Donald Trump: T-Mobile CEO checks out of Trump hotel after Twitter fight with The Donald

T-Mobile CEO John Legere just wanted a little peace and quiet in his hotel room. Instead, he ended up checking out… Read More

Apr 10, 2015, 3:34 PM

Watch: Massive new IMAX screen installed at renovated high-tech movie theater in Seattle

Installing an 80-foot wide screen inside a movie theater isn’t an easy job. But employees at the Pacific Science Center… Read More

Apr 10, 2015, 2:23 PM

Ex-Amazon exec Brian Valentine leaves Ivy Softworks, looks for big impact at food waste startup

Brian Valentine was at the forefront of two of the most important technological waves of the past 30 years, serving… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 6:07 PM

Review: HBO Now is a cord-cutter’s dream come true

For years, HBO was unwilling to share its content with cord-cutters who wouldn’t subscribe to a cable package with HBO included.… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 2:42 PM

Gaming powerhouse Valve reportedly considering move to Seattle

Valve Software, the gaming titan known for popular titles such as Half-Life and the Steam gaming platform, is considering leaving… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 1:20 PM

Comcast suffers outage in Seattle due to damaged fiber optic line

Comcast suffered an outage on Thursday morning in Seattle that left many customers without an Internet connection. As first noted… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 10:58 AM

Ex-Amazon engineering director opens office for Qualtrics in Seattle, looks to hire 100 coders

John Thimsen, a former engineering director at Amazon.com who most recently worked on the Amazon Echo device, has established a… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 8:47 AM

Sling TV launches HBO, improves performance with new update

Sling TV announced today that customers of its over-the-top streaming service will be able to purchase access to HBO starting… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 8:34 AM

LinkedIn expands into online training with $1.5B Lynda.com deal

LinkedIn was already a place for tracking skills. Now it’s becoming a place for acquiring them. The company’s agreement to buy online… Read More

Apr 9, 2015, 6:00 AM

Wave Broadband acquires ReallyFast.net to expand gigabit service in Seattle

Wave Broadband today announced the acquisition of ReallyFast.net, a Seattle-based internet service provider for multi-unit residential and office buildings. Founded in 2009… Read More