Tech – Page 266 of 319

Sep 17, 2013, 9:16 AM

F5 looks to wipe out cybercrime with acquisition of Versafe

F5 Networks is strengthening its Internet security offerings, announcing today that it is buying Tel Aviv-based Versafe in a deal… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 8:56 AM

Amazon Fresh competitor Instacart expands to Chicago

In the continuing game of Risk between grocery delivery services, Instacart, the San Francisco-based competitor for Amazon Fresh, has begun… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 6:05 AM

This tool tells mobile advertisers where their customers hang out the most

Geo-fencing allows advertisers to send a push notification to mobile device owners when one enters a specific space. But a… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 4:47 PM

Pandora offering 14 million shares days after hiring new CEO

New Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews may soon have a good chunk of cash to work with, just days after taking… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 2:42 PM

Shakeup: Rhapsody cuts 15% of workforce, president out as new investor arrives

Seattle-based Rhapsody International is cutting 15 percent of its workforce, and its president Jon Irwin is stepping down with the… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 2:18 PM

Safe driving: Apple urged to let iPhone auto-reply to texts

If you’ve ever driven anywhere during rush hour, you know that texting while driving turns people into a menace on… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 12:06 PM

Feeling sick? Washington health system now offers virtual doctor appointments for $35

If you’re feeling under the weather and need to see a doctor, often times you’ll have to hop into your… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 11:23 AM

Box jumps into document creation, nipping at the heels of Microsoft and Google

Box this morning launched Box Notes, a collaborative document creation and editing feature with a social twist but (so… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 9:59 AM

Tech Moves: Flowboard picks Swype vet as CFO; Kuglin joins SocialNewsDesk; etc.

—Loreen Milbrath, a former finance exec at Swype, Melodeo and Tegic, has been named Chief Financial Officer at Flowboard. Milbrath… Read More

Sep 13, 2013, 10:29 AM

Staples picks Seattle for new e-commerce and engineering center

It’s not just tech giants with names like Google, Facebook and Groupon which are expanding their operations in Seattle. Here… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 4:36 PM

GoDaddy CEO: ‘Our outcome would be very good if we went public today’

GoDaddy is bringing in $1.4 billion in revenue this year and has more than 12 million paying customers, but the online… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 2:17 PM

Breaking: Twitter files for IPO, makes announcement with tweet

Twitter just filed for an IPO and made the announcement with — what else — a tweet: We’ve confidentially submitted… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 12:25 PM

Are brick and mortar stores going away? Not if people are still having sex

More and more people are shopping online, and that’s not good news for brick-and-mortar retail stores. In response to that movement,… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 10:54 AM

HBO content isn’t coming to non-cable subscribers anytime soon

It doesn’t look like you can watch HBO without a cable subscription anytime soon. HBO CTO Otto Berkes, our first… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 6:46 AM

A giant tech bet: $2.3 billion real estate project set to begin outside of Seattle

Demolition will start next week for the first phase in a giant real estate project in Bellevue, Wash. — ultimately… Read More

Sep 12, 2013, 6:00 AM

Wave acquires Spectrum Networks, CondoInternet to bolster broadband reach

WaveDivision Holdings, the company behind Wave Broadband, today announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Spectrum Networks and its subsidiary, CondoInternet. Wave, headquartered… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 4:22 PM

Meet new Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews: A Bruno Mars fan with some big-time advertising chops

Newly-named Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews is well known in technology and media circles as an online advertising whiz. But, let’s… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 3:59 PM

Contour’s court-appointed receiver sets auction, says brand may still survive

A company working on behalf of the court-appointed receiver for action-camera maker Contour Inc. said today that it’s accepting solicitations… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 3:22 PM

Marissa Mayer: new Microsoft CEO needs to understand enterprise

SAN FRANCISCO – It seems everyone has an opinion on who Microsoft’s next CEO should be, but if Marissa Mayer… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 3:02 PM

Mayer: Yahoo sees 800M users a month, 12k resumes

SAN FRANCISCO– While the rest of the internet has fretted over Yahoo’s new logo, Marissa Meyer is more interested in… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 1:29 PM

Pandora picks online advertising vet Brian McAndrews as CEO

Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of online advertising juggernaut aQuantive and partner at Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group,… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 10:18 AM

Marketing mess-up: People furious with AT&T’s ‘tacky’ attempt to honor 9/11 victims

AT&T tried to honor those affected by the 9/11 tragedy today with a photo, but it doesn’t look like it… Read More

Sep 11, 2013, 4:00 AM

F5 latest tech company to open Bellevue office, set to hire 50

Add F5 Networks to the growing list of tech companies setting up an extra development office east of Seattle. F5,… Read More

Sep 10, 2013, 6:00 AM

Marchex’s Archeo debuts domain marketplace, minimum prices set at $30,000

If you’re thinking of starting a sushi bar, manufacturing airbags or opening a dance studio in the near future and… Read More

Sep 9, 2013, 5:21 PM

New Seattle arena renderings show off gigantic outdoor LED board

After the bid to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle this fall crumbled in May, we don’t know when or if… Read More

Sep 9, 2013, 1:01 PM

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: ‘Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin’

SAN FRANCISCO – According to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, leaders should prize clarity over likability when it comes to guiding… Read More

Sep 9, 2013, 12:28 PM

Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel: We’re not for sharing ‘mean secrets’

SAN FRANCISCO – While ephemeral messaging service Snapchat is one of the toasts of the startup scene, having raised $60… Read More

Sep 9, 2013, 11:56 AM

Udacity announces Open Education Alliance to prepare students for tech jobs

SAN FRANCISCO–If you want to land a job at Google, a new industry alliance, not a fresh B.S. in Computer… Read More

Sep 9, 2013, 9:14 AM

Worse than drunk driving? Washington motorists texting too much behind the wheel, study says

Even though texting or calling on a phone while driving is illegal in Washington, people continue to do so. A… Read More

Sep 5, 2013, 2:36 PM

GoDaddy relaunches its brand, with a little help from Jean-Claude Van Damme

GoDaddy, the online services company led by former Yahoo and Microsoft executive Blake Irving, relaunched its brand today with a… Read More