Tech – Page 210 of 319

Mar 2, 2015, 5:03 PM

Car2Go expanding to all of Seattle starting Tuesday, adding 250 more cars

Car-sharing service Car2go will expand to cover the entire city of Seattle starting on Tuesday, adding 250 more of its iconic… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 12:58 PM

Big data gets huge in Washington: Study ranks state 2nd in big data-related jobs

How big is the field of big data in Washington state? Pretty huge. An estimated 38,170 people work in big… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 11:31 AM

Here’s what Dallas entrepreneurs, investors can do to create a thriving startup hub

DALLAS — Dallas has lots of entrepreneurs, tons of money, and a favorable business climate. So why isn’t it more like… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 9:06 AM

Dallas Startup Week kicks off in a revitalized downtown: ‘We’ve gone from dark to daylight’

DALLAS — The City of Dallas has spent the past few decades rolling the dice. Now, though, city leaders want… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 7:53 AM

Study: For every tech geek hired in Washington state, 7 jobs are added

There’s certainly no question that the technology industry is transforming Seattle. (Just take a look at the skyline in South… Read More

Mar 1, 2015, 10:17 PM

What Phil Jackson and babies teach us about startup culture and teamwork

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When starting a company with fellow co-founders, teamwork probably isn’t top of mind. But as you grow from one or… Read More

Mar 1, 2015, 9:12 AM

Pedal carts, skate parks, and giant slides at GoDaddy’s new Tempe engineering center

TEMPE, Ariz. — Less than two minutes after entering GoDaddy’s new engineering center in Tempe, I was taken aback when… Read More

Mar 1, 2015, 7:38 AM

HTC joins forces with Valve for new ‘Vive’ virtual reality headset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTITJSSRUso HTC announced a surprise partnership with Valve this morning, unveiling a new virtual reality headset called Vive during an… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 2:33 PM

Uber data breach exposed up to 50,000 driver names, licenses

Uber is revealing a one-time breach of a database that contained tens of thousands of current and former Uber drivers’ names and… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 12:53 PM

Fired managers sue Microsoft in ‘hostess bar’ expense dispute, confirm secret project to compete with Amazon

Two longtime Microsoft employees have filed suit against the company over their terminations. The suit alleges they were the targets of… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 10:43 AM

Lenovo pledges to cut down on crapware in the wake of Superfish scandal

Lenovo announced today that it’s committed to cutting down on the crapware pre-installed on the computers that it sells. “We… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 8:10 AM

Intellectual Ventures licenses patents to Ford, pushing into auto industry

Intellectual Ventures has licensed its portfolio of 40,000 patents and patent applications to Ford Motor Co., according to an announcement… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 5:47 AM

Twitter adds new impersonation, doxing reporting options

Twitter is scaling its staff and increasing its options for reporting harassment on, and abuse of, its service. More specifically,… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 11:50 AM

A win for Net Neutrality: FCC votes to regulate Internet as a utility, vowing to ensure free and open access

The Federal Communications Commission has passed new rules in a 3-2 party line vote to enforce net neutrality in a… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 11:27 AM

CenturyLink exceeds initial estimates, expands Seattle gigabit Internet to five more neighborhoods

CenturyLink is declaring its initial Seattle rollout of gigabit broadband Internet service a success, and is beginning work to expand… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 10:39 AM

Filing reveals $21M annual loss for Rhapsody, despite big jump in revenue and subscribers

Rhapsody International, the parent company of the Rhapsody and Napster music services, posted a $21.3 million loss in 2014, even as… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 9:13 AM

Cloudward launches Cloud Snippets to ease website customization

People who want to extend the functionality of their website have a new option to choose from today. Cloudward, a… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 6:12 AM

Now on YouTube: the Seattle Police bodycam video channel

It has just 15 videos and, as of this morning, 38 subscribers. But the Seattle Police Department’s new SPD BodyWornVideo channel… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 5:19 PM

Softcard kills Android, Windows Phone apps following deal with Google

Earlier this week, Softcard announced that Google purchased some of its assets and technology, and now the company is shutting down… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 1:10 PM

Marchex CEO Russ Horowitz stepping down, new board members added

After 12 years at the helm of Marchex, Russell Horowitz is stepping down as CEO of the Seattle call advertising… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 12:41 PM

Report: Photography startup Lytro raises $50M, plans layoffs

Lytro, the startup that introduced an innovative light field camera to consumers three years ago, is itself apparently changing focus. Re/code… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 10:40 AM

What this entrepreneur learned after being lambasted on Shark Tank

Ryan Naylor may have walked away from the Shark Tank set without a dime of funding and a scoff from… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 7:07 AM

Tech leaders lobby for $40M in state funding for new UW computer science building

A group of 23 technology leaders in Washington state — including representatives of Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 6:31 AM

Parallels acquires 2X Software, boosting its virtual desktop offerings

Parallels Inc., known for software that lets Windows run on Macs, phones and tablets, has acquired 2X Software, which offers technology… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 4:00 AM

Unify Square raises $8.2M, partners with Microsoft to boost tools for Lync

Unify Square, a Bellevue-based company that provides software, services and support for Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business, announced today… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 5:07 PM

Twitter developer relations head Jeff Sandquist leaving company, returning to Seattle area

Jeff Sandquist, who joined Twitter a year-and-a-half ago to head up the social network’s developer relations initiatives, is returning to… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 2:26 PM

Here’s what nascent startup communities can learn from the Silicon Valley ecosystem

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Midway through his Startup Week talk on Tuesday afternoon, Scott Salkin showed a slide with logos of… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 1:30 PM

Confirmed: Palantir to launch new engineering office in Seattle, latest Silicon Valley giant to court devs

Palo Alto, California-based Palantir Technologies, the secretive big data analytics startup backed in part by the CIA’s venture capital arm,… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 9:04 AM

The Xfinity Diet: How I slashed my monthly cable bill, and barely noticed the difference

Seeing Sling TV at the Consumer Electronics Show last month was an eye-opening experience. For $20/month, the new service from Dish Networks offers a… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 7:56 AM

Phoenix entrepreneurs sound off on their city’s fast-growing, undiscovered startup scene

PHOENIX — There may be more entrepreneurial activity going on in Phoenix than most people — both inside and outside… Read More