Tech – Page 288 of 319

Dec 22, 2012, 9:06 PM

Dr. Leroy Hood awarded with the National Medal of Science

Dr. Leroy Hood has received the National Medal of Science, one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists, engineers and inventors… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 4:06 PM

Seattle’s social media queen Jenni Hogan leaving KIRO

Seattle’s social media queen is leaving KIRO and dreaming big. Jenni Hogan, the KIRO 7 traffic anchor and Seattle’s popular… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 2:29 PM

John Malone re-elected to Expedia board one month after stepping down

Less than one month after leaving the Expedia board, an SEC filing reveals that cable baron John Malone has been… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 11:59 AM

Aerospace and IT sectors help propel Washington state’s population gains

Washington state was among the biggest gainers in population between July 2011 and July 2012, helped in part by the… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 9:51 AM

From Space to SOPA: 10 Tech Triumphs of 2012

Rovers, particles, and skydiving from the edge of space. And that was just the beginning. Earlier this week, GeekWire documented… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 8:05 AM

Expedia paying $632 million to buy majority share of German travel company Trivago

Expedia is expanding its presence in Europe today with an announcement that it has acquired 61.6 percent of Trivago, a… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 6:22 PM

Rewind: EveryMove’s ‘mileage program’ for your health

Our guest this past weekend on the GeekWire Podcast was Russell Benaroya, the CEO of EveryMove, a Seattle-area startup that lets… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 1:37 PM

Rhapsody allowing AT&T subscribers to pay for music subscriptions with wireless bills

Seattle-based Rhapsody continues to make it easier for music-lovers to access its service. We wrote last week about how you… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 10:26 AM

Is that USB drive safe? ClevX partners with Kingston to boost portable data security

Seattle-area technology company ClevX is partnering with Kingston to boost the security of two models of Kingston USB flash drives. The ClevX technology runs… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 8:45 AM

Giving back made easy: New Placed app lets you donate to charity by installing app

Privacy is important and understandably, people often opt-out of having their location tracked by certain apps. But a new app… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 10:28 PM

Best Buy’s top geek Stephen Gillett resigns after 9 months

It was a big deal earlier this year when Best Buy lured Stephen Gillett away from Starbucks to lead digital… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 3:30 PM

WhitePages CEO spreads awareness about school shootings with online database

Thanks to heavy media coverage, most people are familiar with mass school shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, and now, Newtown.… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 12:08 PM

Video: GameHouse chief keeps pants on, raises money for charity as sumo wrestler

Even though RealNetworks exec Matt Hulett kept his pants on this year, he still managed to help raise money for… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 11:04 AM

Happy Holidays: State’s jobless rate falls below 8%

Here’s some holiday cheer for you. Washington’s estimated unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 7.8 percent in November, landing below… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 11:04 AM

Redbox Instant by Verizon rolled out to beta testers

Last week, Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, and now the… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 9:16 AM

Holiday heist: Grinches steal 7,000 Wii U consoles from SeaTac airport warehouse

This could be the holiday heist of the decade. A band thieves broke into a warehouse at Seattle Air Cargo last… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 8:53 AM

Boeing fills plane with potatoes for WiFi breakthrough

Boeing says it has developed a new method for measuring and analyzing wireless signals inside airplanes, a technological breakthrough that… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 8:39 AM

Clearwire CEO hints at layoffs, as investor boosts stake to repel ‘unfair’ Sprint acquisition

Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch met with employees this week to reassure them that even though Sprint has offered to buy… Read More

Dec 18, 2012, 10:14 AM

FTC investigating Intelius, and other so-called ‘data brokers’

Intelius, the Bellevue-based company led by entrepreneur Naveen Jain, is among the companies being investigated by the The Federal Trade… Read More

Dec 17, 2012, 11:19 AM

Mapping Seattle’s gigabit Internet plans: Are you in or out?

After Seattle mayor Mike McGinn announced an agreement Thursday with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber network in Seattle throughout 12 neighborhoods, most tech… Read More

Dec 14, 2012, 4:14 PM

The power of perspective: DigiPen students debut popular mind-bending game

“Perspective,” the latest creation from Redmond’s DigiPen University, is not easy to explain in words. It’s an experimental first person puzzle… Read More

Dec 14, 2012, 3:46 PM

Haiku Deck partners with popular publishing platform Slideshare

Above is a presentation made on Haiku Deck and shared on Slideshare — it also shows you how to upload your… Read More

Dec 14, 2012, 2:23 PM

Clipsy hopes to break into video-sharing scene

As Brad Brewer pulled out his iPhone and showed me Clipsy at last week’s GeekWire Gala, the amount of moving… Read More

Dec 14, 2012, 10:27 AM

Rent by the minute, park for free with new Car2Go service

Beginning next Wednesday, Seattleites will be able to try out a new car rental service that allows you to pay… Read More

Dec 13, 2012, 10:09 AM

Mayor Mike McGinn announces plan to develop “ultra-fast broadband network”

The lowdown: Seattle mayor Mike McGinn today announced an agreement with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber… Read More

Dec 13, 2012, 6:00 AM

Virtual doctors: Carena launches in-home digital medical service CareSimple

No, it won’t be a complete replacement for actually seeing a physical doctor. But CareSimple, a new service that provides… Read More

Dec 12, 2012, 4:51 PM

Review: The strange ways of SkyDrive on Xbox Live

Among the many apps making their way these days to Microsoft’s Xbox Live, none is more foreign to the gaming… Read More

Dec 12, 2012, 9:16 AM

Watch out, Netflix: Redbox Instant priced at $8 per month

Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon today announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, confirming its pricing model… Read More

Dec 12, 2012, 7:26 AM

F5’s McAdam joins board of Tableau: IPO chatter continues

F5 Networks CEO John McAdam has joined the board of Tableau Software, the fast-growing Seattle data visualization company. The appointment… Read More

Dec 11, 2012, 3:34 PM

Barry Diller vows to support Expedia as long as he’s ‘sentient’

Sometimes billionaires say the darndest things. That’s how we felt after reading the latest statements from media mogul Barry Diller… Read More