Tech – Page 284 of 319

Feb 26, 2013, 12:50 PM

Music sales up, illegal downloading down as people turn to streaming services

There was a point in the past decade when it seemed as if technology, largely by way of illegal peer-to-peer… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 11:07 AM

Poll: Are tech workers more productive at home or in the office?

Do you get more done at home or the office? That’s the debate flying around tech circles these days after… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 10:19 AM

Forbes says Seattle is 5th-best city for good jobs

According to Forbes’ latest list of the best cities for good jobs, Seattle is doing pretty well for itself. Out… Read More

Feb 25, 2013, 2:40 PM

Spotify competitor: Google reportedly developing subscription music service

Dear Spotify, Rhapsody and any other music-streaming service out there: Here comes Google. The Wall Street Journal and now Bloomberg are reporting… Read More

Feb 25, 2013, 9:22 AM

Airbiquity teams up with China Unicom to bring high-tech auto solutions to China

Airbiquity, a Seattle-based company that develops tech solutions for vehicles, today announced a partnership with China Unicom to provide connected… Read More

Feb 23, 2013, 8:07 PM

Seattle Times online paywall to start rolling out in March

Updated below with details on pricing and access. The Seattle Times in mid-March will join the growing legions of daily… Read More

Feb 23, 2013, 2:30 PM

Indie gamers unite: An inside look at the Seattle Indies meetup

More than 50 developers from Seattle’s independent video game scene gathered this week to network and show off their latest… Read More

Feb 22, 2013, 2:45 PM

More federally funded research to be made freely accessible

In response to a We The People petition, the Obama White House has taken another step in the journey to… Read More

Feb 22, 2013, 2:21 PM

UW’s Buerk Center awards $170K to 8 student-led startups

For the past six months, ten teams from the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship have been working within… Read More

Feb 22, 2013, 10:32 AM

30 Hour Famine: Teens tweet about starving for charity

This weekend, the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision will put on its 20th “30 Hour Famine,” a biannual youth fasting event… Read More

Feb 21, 2013, 5:33 PM

This geeky wristband lights up when you get a call, even in the shower

Imagine yourself on a run or in a meeting. Your cell phone buzzes with messages and social media updates, but… Read More

Feb 21, 2013, 2:43 PM

Rapid growth: Tablets help smart device market increase by 28% in 2012

The numbers prove it: We’re using fewer PCs and more smartphones and tablets. IDC just released its 2012 4Q stats… Read More

Feb 21, 2013, 1:19 PM

POLL: Will you buy the new Google-designed, $1,299 Chromebook Pixel laptop?

Microsoft isn’t the only tech giant designing its own laptops. Google today debuted a premium Chrome OS-based laptop called the… Read More

Feb 21, 2013, 10:13 AM

Revamped Nielsen ratings may include Xbox video viewing

Big changes could be coming soon to Nielsen’s TV rating system to include video viewing statistics from devices like the… Read More

Feb 21, 2013, 8:27 AM

Online travel sales top $100B for the first time: Expedia remains out in front

No wonder that Expedia’s stock has been soaring — up more than 90 percent in the past year and one… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 2:55 PM

The Howard Schultz Starbucks story now in comic form

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has had a pretty interesting career thusfar. So much so, in fact, that he’s already written… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 9:17 AM

Computing with your eyes: Google shows more of Google Glass with new video

While you can’t purchase them in a Google retail store quite yet, Google is out with a new video demoing… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 1:20 PM

MTV and BET’s fake Twitter hack PR stunt wasn’t funny and raises serious questions

MTV and BET just fooled us all, and I’m not sure if it was funny, stupid or scary. Yesterday, Burger… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 11:24 AM

This spy plane flies in 120-degree heat and lands on water

Insitu, the Boeing-owned unmanned aircraft maker, just completed its first successful test flight for the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Block… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 10:48 AM

Milestone: Geocaching.com approaches 2M geocaches

Wow — this is a lot of canisters, log sheets and trackables. Geocaching.com, the database of record for the worldwide… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 10:10 AM

Boeing creates website to explain 787 problems

To help you better understand what exactly is going on with the 787 Dreamliner fiasco, Boeing has created an informational… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 7:21 AM

Zulily starts national TV ad campaign, looking to boost mom members

Millions of moms across the country receive the daily email alerts from Zulily each day, tuning in to get discounts… Read More

Feb 18, 2013, 3:18 PM

Joining the jet set: My first time flying on Arrow’s new private jet service

My first mistake in testing out Arrow — the new private jet club which unveiled plans today to run daily… Read More

Feb 18, 2013, 11:08 AM

Dethroned: Burger King Twitter account hacked to look like McDonalds

The Burger King social media team sure is having an eventful Monday morning. The fast food company’s Twitter account, @BurgerKing,… Read More

Feb 16, 2013, 9:25 PM

Report: Lisa Sharples to leave AllRecipes.com in March

Lisa Sharples is stepping down as the top chef at AllRecipes.com, the popular online recipe service that was acquired 13… Read More

Feb 15, 2013, 11:21 AM

Rhapsody app arrives for Windows Phone 8

Less than a week after Spotify jumped onto Windows Phone 8, Rhapsody is doing the same. Seattle-based Rhapsody just debuted… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 9:51 PM

Hey, Seattle: We’re not quite as book smart as 8 years ago

Think of Seattle. And whether it’s Amazon.com or Elliott Bay Book Company or the amazing main Seattle library, reading is a… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 2:13 PM

Cray reports $420M yearly revenue, up 78% from 2011

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray Inc. reported its fourth quarter results today with a revenue of $188.8 million, up over 100… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 4:30 PM

What the decline of the U.S Postal Service means for technology

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Steve Shivers, co-founder and CEO of Doxo, a Seattle startup that… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 2:28 PM

Shares of Blucora soar as revenue grows 46 percent

Blucora, the Bellevue search and tax preparation company formerly known as InfoSpace, today reported a 46 percent in revenue for… Read More