Tech – Page 213 of 319

Feb 5, 2015, 6:34 PM

Outerwall shuts down Redbox kiosks in Canada, beats Q4 earnings expectations

As part of its fourth quarter earnings report today, Outerwall said it is shutting down its Redbox DVD rental kiosks… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 6:00 PM

Galvanize to open massive, 71,000-square-foot ‘tech startup campus’ and coding school in Seattle

Good news for Seattle entrepreneurs: Galvanize is opening up a huge new space in Pioneer Square. The Denver-based company’s hybrid model combines tech… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 5:12 PM

Intellectual Ventures teams up with GE to fight malaria

Intellectual Ventures’s Global Good division has teamed up with General Electric to create a new test for malaria that’s designed… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 5:05 PM

The 5 ingredients of a thriving startup hub

TAMPA— Nearly every city across the U.S. is trying to cultivate a culture where entrepreneurs and startups can thrive. But… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 3:31 PM

RealNetworks posts $21M Q4 loss as RealPlayer Cloud reaches 10M users

RealNetworks continues to lose money, as the Seattle-based company posted a $20.8 million loss (58 cents per share) for the fourth… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 2:49 PM

RadioShack files for bankruptcy, as Sprint inks deal to take over parts of some stores

RadioShack, the 94-year-old consumer electronic store company, today officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of the filing, RadioShack… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 1:44 PM

Pandora misses revenue expectations, shares plunge more than 20% after hours

Music streaming service Pandora posted quarterly revenue figures that fell short of Wall Street estimates: $268 million versus an anticipated… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 1:28 PM

Expedia shares dip more than 8% after Q4 earnings miss expectations

Shares of Expedia are down nearly 4 percent in after-hours trading after the company missed Wall Street estimates for its… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 1:27 PM

Twitter beats expectations with $479M in revenue, but user growth slows again

Twitter has beaten expectations for its financial results during the fourth quarter of 2014, with the company reporting today that… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 12:00 PM

Code.org takes sides on dueling bills promoting computer science in Washington State

When it comes to legislation encouraging the teaching of computer science in Washington State schools, Code.org’s advice might be: Choose wisely. Two… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 11:18 AM

Isolated on the bay: Tampa and St. Pete struggle to bridge historical divide

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 10:32 AM

Sprint shows growth in Q4, but not necessarily in the right places

Sprint has managed to hold on to its position as the number three wireless carrier in the U.S. through the… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 9:55 AM

Here’s how many members, miles Seattle’s bike-share program has racked up in 15 weeks

Seattle’s first-ever bike-sharing program seems to be catching on. In less than four months, Pronto! Emerald City Cycle Share said today that it has… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 8:49 AM

All drawing tools in FiftyThree’s popular iPad sketch app Paper are now free

FiftyThree, maker of the popular Paper sketchbook app for the iPad, announced today that its Paper drawing tools are now all free. Previously,… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 7:31 AM

What Starbucks’ data tells Howard Schultz about the national mood

Quarterly GDP numbers? Whatever. For real insights into the American mindset, you need daily data from Starbucks stores. Howard Schultz sees those… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 2:23 PM

Tableau stock up more than 12% after blockbuster fourth quarter

A big increase in customers led to a big fourth quarter for Tableau Software. The Seattle-based company, whose technology is used to visualize and… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 9:27 AM

Injecting life into a sleepy downtown: How this architecture student is rethinking his city through the power of play

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 8:49 AM

FCC Chairman’s Net Neutrality proposal calls for new regulation of wired and mobile broadband

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler isn’t messing around when it comes to net neutrality. In an op-ed posted by… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 7:13 AM

Seattle Public Library wins Knight grant for librarian-led, online skills service

The Seattle Public Library continues to innovate with technology, and the latest evidence is a grant to develop an online,… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 4:01 AM

How to raise startup money: Focus on tapping ‘intellectual capital’ first

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 2:06 PM

Confirmed: University of Washington president Michael Young leaving for Texas A&M

Updated with confirmation and official announcement. After a more than three years at the helm of the University of Washington, Michael Young is… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 10:23 AM

Yahoo’s deal with Mozilla pulls searchers from Google, but Bing stays flat

Yahoo’s deal with Mozilla to become the default search provider for U.S. Firefox users has paid off. The company handled almost… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 7:14 AM

Merger opponents launch ‘Don’t Comcast the Internet’ campaign

Three industry trade associations have launched a campaign to stimulate consumer opposition to the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. The… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 10:25 PM

Report: Amazon wants to buy some RadioShack stores, expand physical retail footprint

Amazon doesn’t have much of a physical retail footprint, but a potential deal with RadioShack could very well change that. Bloomberg… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 3:40 PM

Google reportedly building a ride-hailing service to compete with Uber

Google is one of Uber’s biggest investors, but soon, it may also be a fierce competitor. Bloomberg’s Brad Stone reported on… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 12:30 PM

Women-only, tuition-free coding school Ada Developers Academy spins out of Tech Alliance

Ada Developers Academy today announced that it will spin out of the Technology Alliance and become its own non-profit organization. The Seattle-based,… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 11:29 AM

Energy expert weighs in on Toyota’s ambitious fuel cell hydrogen car plans

Toyota wants to change how we power our vehicles. Earlier this month at the big Consumer Electronics Show, the car-maker… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 11:25 AM

Veteran biotech journalist Luke Timmerman launches subscription news site

Luke Timmerman, a respected biotechnology journalist known for his past work at The Seattle Times and Xconomy, today launched a new subscription-based biotech news… Read More

Feb 1, 2015, 9:25 PM

Kim Kardashian vs. farm animals: T-Mobile and Sprint CEOs trade public jabs over Super Bowl ads

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has joked that he wouldn’t want to get into a fight with Marcelo Claure, the 6-foot-6-inch Sprint CEO.… Read More

Jan 31, 2015, 7:26 AM

Amazon Echo adds voice controls for Spotify, iTunes and Pandora, plus new ‘Simon Says’ feature

Amazon just added a pair of new features to its Echo intelligent talking speaker, providing voice controls for three third-party music services, and… Read More