Tech – Page 296 of 319

Jul 31, 2012, 3:21 PM

Yahoo Mail upgrade crashes, burns

In other e-mail news today, Yahoo Mail launched an upgrade that would make it “faster and easier” to use. Instead,… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 2:48 PM

With stock on the rise and Zillow on its tail, Market Leader looks to invest

Zillow may get a lot of the attention in Seattle’s burgeoning online real estate arena, recently celebrating the one-year anniversary… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 1:29 PM

Cray boosts revenues as it awaits word on $150M order

Supercomputer maker Cray Inc. today reported net income of $147.4 million on revenue of $84.2 million, a “strong quarter” in… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 10:48 AM

Sprint’s iDEN shutdown may impact Clearwire’s network

Sprint’s plans to shut down its iDEN network next year could have an impact on Clearwire, with the broadband wireless… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 6:00 AM

Banyan Branch expands with take over of Nology Media

Banyan Branch is adding a new tree limb, announcing today that it is taking over Seattle social media upstart Nology… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 6:48 PM

Dendreon shares sink after plant closure, restructuring

Dendreon, the once-promising Seattle biotechnology company, is taking it on the chin today after announcing a restructuring that will cost… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 10:11 AM

Chart: VC returns on the mend

Earlier this year, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation issued a blistering report which said, among other things, that the majority of venture… Read More

Jul 28, 2012, 11:05 AM

Dear Alley Insider: What’s Zillow, chopped liver?

I’m a big fan of Alley Insider’s Chart of the Day service in which the online news publication puts relevant… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 11:49 AM

Cat in the Hat is back in first-ever Dr. Seuss iPad coloring app

Just in time for family vacation season, Seattle-based interactive agency Smashing Ideas has developed another clever way to keep your… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 11:36 AM

Shares of Blucora soar 26 percent after big gains in Internet search revenue

Shares of Blucora skyrocketed more than 26 percent on Friday after the Bellevue Internet search and tax software company formerly… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 3:24 PM

Clearwire subscriber growth flat at 11 million, but stock rises as outlook improves for 2012

Clearwire’s revenues fell to $316.9 million during the second quarter in part because of a slowdown in wholesale revenues. And… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 2:37 PM

RFID company Impinj cancels IPO plans, raises $21 million

Impinj has raised an additional $21 million in venture capital financing, money that president and CEO William T. Colleran said will… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 1:46 PM

Facebook matches estimates, gets closer to a billion users

Facebook just released its first quarterly earnings report as a public company, posting profits of 12 cents a share, matching… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 11:05 AM

HTC moves ahead with big expansion in Seattle’s Pioneer Square

We heard rumors last fall that HTC, the giant Taiwanese smartphone maker, was looking for office space in Seattle’s historic… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 5:00 AM

Where’s Ethan Stowell eating? Urbanspoon Guides show the top picks of top chefs

In the online age, everyone can be a critic. And now, Seattle-based Urbanspoon is letting you release your inner Tom… Read More

Jul 25, 2012, 8:28 AM

Wii sales plummet as Nintendo looks to Wii U

Nintendo this morning reported a quarterly loss of 10.3 billion yen, or about $132 million. Sales of the Wii game… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 11:05 AM

Amazon enforcing 3G data limit on Kindle web browsing

Web browsing on Kindle e-readers has never been an optimal experience, as signaled by the longstanding “experimental” label on the… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 4:34 PM

Seattle approves plan to lease fiber network to private firms

Seattle will now be able to lease unused fiber optic cabling throughout the city to private companies, possibly sparking faster Internet… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 11:37 AM

4-Hour Workweek author Tim Ferriss joins Vittana for 35th birthday fundraiser

He’s a man of fours — you know, the four-hour workweek, the four-hour body — but now author Tim Ferriss… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 9:44 AM

IPO Friday: Kayak and Palo Alto Networks soar in debuts

It was one year ago today that Zillow competed its initial public offering, a milestone that we noted in our… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 9:49 PM

Police arrest suspect wanted in killing of Zillow engineer

An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of Seattle software developer Justin Ferrari, a Zillow employee who was… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 5:57 PM

New CEO Marissa Mayer cashing in over at Yahoo

It’s official. New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is making serious bank at the struggling tech giant. All Things D wrote… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 10:43 AM

Lessons learned from Jobster, Jason Goldberg’s Fab.com lands $105M

I’ve always been intrigued with Jason Goldberg’s entrepreneurial path, in part because the former T-Mobile manager and White House aide… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 1:30 PM

Amid ‘cautious spending environment’ revenue growth slows at F5 Networks

F5 Networks said that revenue slowed during its fiscal third quarter amid what CEO John McAdam dubbed a “more cautious… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 10:51 AM

Employment picture brightens in June as Washington state adds 10,200 jobs

The dark clouds from the recession are fading into the rear view mirror in Washington state, but there’s still a… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 10:36 AM

AT&T’s new data plans set stage for multi-device world

AT&T this morning followed its rival Verizon Wireless by announcing new shared data plans that move away from limits for… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 3:51 PM

Judge dismisses Novell’s Windows 95 antitrust claims

The year is 2012, Microsoft is getting set to release Windows 8, and the court system just disposed of a… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 8:45 AM

RealNetworks names Seattle angel investor to board

Just two weeks after RealNetworks reinserted founder Rob Glaser as interim CEO, more changes are coming to the Seattle technology… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 4:41 PM

Northwest Energy Angels funding of cleantech clears $1M for 2012

Cleantech funding appears to be alive and well in the earth-friendly Pacific Northwest. The cleantech investment organization Northwest Energy Angels,… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 12:08 AM

As violence rises in Seattle, city considers acoustic sensors to pinpoint gunshots

Could a high-tech solution help solve Seattle’s rising gun violence problem? On Thursday, The City of Seattle’s Public Safety Committee plans… Read More