Tech – Page 217 of 319

Jan 15, 2015, 10:12 AM

Uber partners with Pivotal Living for fitness promotion, despite ongoing device issues

Uber is putting on another promotion today in Seattle called “UberResolution,” which includes a fitness kit that people can have… Read More

Jan 15, 2015, 8:41 AM

Marriott changes mind, says it won’t block personal WiFi hotspots at hotels

Marriott International wants to let you use your personal WiFi hotspots after all. The hotel chain announced Wednesday that it… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 10:06 PM

Chart: VC financing remains strong as dollars increase 44% in Q4, though deals continue to drop

The venture capital market remained red hot in the fourth quarter of 2014, as U.S.-based companies raised a whopping $13.8… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 6:54 PM

Starbucks lays off undisclosed number of employees at Seattle HQ

Starbucks has confirmed it is laying off a “relatively small number” of employees at its headquarters in Seattle. Spokeswoman Linda… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 5:03 PM

BlackBerry denies rumors of acquisition talks with Samsung

BlackBerry has come out swinging against rumors that Samsung wants to acquire it. The company issued a statement today, saying… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 3:36 PM

Boeing sells part of its cybersecurity business to Symantec

Symantec announced today that it will be hiring 65 engineers and technical staff from Narus, a cybersecurity company and Boeing… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 10:42 AM

Urbanspoon was nearly scooped up by Yelp, Food Network and Groupon after fighting off closure

Restaurant directory Zomato wasn’t the only one interested in devouring Seattle-based Urbanspoon. GeekWire has learned that there were multiple bidders for… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 3:30 PM

SpaceX’s new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that video-game developers make for great aerospace engineers. If that’s the case, his company’s… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 3:16 PM

Seattle moves forward with plan to allow more car-sharing companies like Car2go

Seattle residents are one step closer to having more rentable vehicles available to get around town. The city’s Transportation Committee today… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 2:06 PM

Taxi drivers protest Uber in Portland, park cars in city’s ‘living room’

Taxi drivers in Portland are gathering in the city’s “living room” today for a protest to voice concerns about how on-demand… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 1:18 PM

Taxi group calls bluff after Uber gives anonymized trip data to city officials

Uber today announced that it will begin giving anonymized trip data from its rides to city governments in order to “provide new… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 12:30 PM

LG to pay $13M in display price-fixing settlement with Washington state AG

LG has agreed to pay $13 million in restitution to settle a price-fixing lawsuit brought by the Washington State Attorney… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 9:55 AM

Intellectual Ventures hires former Washington State first lady Mona Locke as communications exec

Intellectual Ventures has hired Mona Locke, a former journalist best known as Washington State’s former first lady, as its new senior… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 9:03 AM

Instacart confirms $220M investment for one-hour grocery delivery service

Instacart today officially announced that it has closed a $220 million Series C round, pushing total funding past $275 million… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 8:34 AM

NoSQL database maker Basho raises $25M, moves HQ to Bellevue after tapping new CEO

Basho Technologies, maker of the NoSQL database Riak, has scored $25 million in venture funding following the appointment of Adam… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 7:56 AM

IoT comes to D.C.: DelBene and Issa form Congressional Caucus on the Internet of Things

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, nearly everywhere you turned people were talking about the Internet… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 1:54 PM

U.S. venture capital firms raise $29.8 billion in 2014, a 69 percent increase

After several years of slumping returns and lackluster performance, the venture capital industry is back. According to a report released… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 11:04 AM

U.S. Central Command social media accounts down after hijacking from pro-ISIS attackers

It’s a bad day to be the social media manager for the U.S. Central Command. Centcom’s Twitter and YouTube accounts… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 10:28 AM

Zomato confirms acquisition of Urbanspoon, plans to phase out brand as it looks to pick fight with Yelp

Restaurant directory Zomato confirmed its acquisition of Urbanspoon today — marking a significant expansion in the U.S. for the seven-year-old… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 9:58 AM

Wearable hype bubble: Why there are so many trackers and smartwatches hitting the market

LAS VEGAS — Walking on the massive show floor of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, you’d be hard-pressed not… Read More

Jan 10, 2015, 6:44 PM

Seahawks star Richard Sherman drives around Seattle in new Beats commercial

Beats Electronics used Saturday’s playoff game between Seattle and Carolina to debut two new TV spots with some of its… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 7:14 PM

Next-gen TV’s: What’s coming to your living room in 2015 and beyond

LAS VEGAS – CES is the birthplace and deathbed of new TV technology. This year’s show proved no different, with… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 5:07 PM

CES is crazy: Here are 15 great examples from 2015’s big show

LAS VEGAS — Craziness and hype were everywhere at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, where more than 160,000 gathered in Vegas for… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 2:28 PM

University of Washington hires architect to develop plans for new computer science building

Plans for a new computer science and engineering building at the University of Washington are moving forward. The UW Board… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 12:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Astrophysicist Katie Mack Explains the Universe, Convey UX Conference, and more

The universe doesn’t change, but our fundamental knowledge of it keeps advancing, sometimes in leaps and bounds that take the… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 10:05 AM

Box finally sets IPO price range, could raise $162M

Box has taken the next step towards its eventual IPO, saying in a filing with the SEC that it plans to… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 9:23 AM

Uber teams up with Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson for charitable campaign

Russell Wilson wants to raise money for his football camp and Uber is helping him do so. Those who take an Uber… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 8:45 AM

CES Video, Day 5: Wrapping up our week at the big tech show

LAS VEGAS — We’re back with our final video dispatch from CES 2015, offering our overall impressions of the biggest news of… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 6:33 PM

The future of PC monitors: It’s all about the curve

LAS VEGAS — Curved screens are everywhere at CES this year, from smartphones to television sets. But the curved displays catching our… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 12:05 PM

Meet the iKeg: This tracking device tells bartenders exactly how much beer remains in a keg

LAS VEGAS — We’ve been hearing a lot about the Internet of Things at this CES — the connected devices… Read More