Tech – Page 299 of 319

Jun 5, 2012, 4:58 PM

‘KidScore’ launches, putting a kid-friendly number on restaurants and other spots

Judy’s Book today officially launched KidScore, a new service that ranks and quantifies restaurants, shopping centers and other locations based… Read More

Jun 5, 2012, 4:09 PM

The barista of the future? Coinstar and Starbucks unveil the Rubi, an automated coffee drink machine

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stop by Coinstar’s annual analyst day, checking out some of the… Read More

Jun 5, 2012, 10:49 AM

Google buys Quickoffice, ups ante vs. Microsoft in apps

Looks like Microsoft Office for iPad can’t arrive quickly enough. Google this morning announced its acquisition of Quickoffice, a software… Read More

Jun 5, 2012, 10:16 AM

Contest to award $100,000 to solve ‘big data graph problems’

Can’t get enough of big data? A new contest created by YarcData — a unit of Seattle supercomputer maker Cray… Read More

Jun 4, 2012, 11:19 PM

Concur’s stock soars after landing huge government contract

Shares of Concur Technologies jumped nearly seven percent in heavy trading Monday after the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment… Read More

Jun 4, 2012, 8:30 PM

E3: PlayStation gets a lift from Harry Potter and HTC

Sony surprised the audience at the E3 video-game show tonight with the announcement of Wonderbook, physical books that use augmented… Read More

Jun 4, 2012, 11:34 AM

Twitter opens doors on new Seattle engineering office

We’ve certainly been intrigued with all of the Silicon Valley tech giants that have opened offices in the Seattle area… Read More

Jun 3, 2012, 4:12 PM

E3: Nintendo details Wii U Gamepad, plus new ‘Miiverse’ social network

Nintendo got a head start on the E3 video-game convention this afternoon, releasing a 30-minute video in which the company’s… Read More

Jun 1, 2012, 10:13 AM

Running low on cash, Marina Biotech cuts 90% of staff

Marina Biotech, a Bothell biotechnology company, said today that it has cut about 90 percent of its staff and ceased… Read More

May 31, 2012, 4:09 PM

Overachieving students take underwater robot to new depths

Many of the students competing in an international underwater robotics competition in Florida next month are engineering their robots to… Read More

May 31, 2012, 10:49 AM

Foursquare check-ins at Starbucks will fight AIDS in (RED) campaign

Starbucks is teaming up with Foursquare and the (RED) organization to fight AIDS with the largest non-profit campaign in the… Read More

May 31, 2012, 10:35 AM

Chart: Who is using Twitter?

Do you use Twitter on a daily basis? If so, you are one of eight percent of Americans who do… Read More

May 30, 2012, 1:08 PM

Nathan Myhrvold on the hot seat at D10, defends unpopular stance on patent licensing

Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold has taken plenty of knocks during his long career, but none probably as public as… Read More

May 29, 2012, 3:47 PM

HTC says Android phones finally clear U.S. customs in Apple patent dispute

After being delayed for weeks as a result of an Apple patent dispute, shipments of HTC’s One X and Evo… Read More

May 29, 2012, 2:15 PM

Next stop, invisibility? Math gurus devise way to hide amplified light, sound waves

An international research group that includes a University of Washington mathematician believes it has figured out how to amplify light, sound and… Read More

May 29, 2012, 7:52 AM

Skype nears 250M users, tries to stay independent inside Microsoft

Tony Bates, the Silicon Valley-based president of Microsoft’s Skype division, uses a MacBook Air and made sure that Skype employees… Read More

May 28, 2012, 8:59 AM

EnergySavvy to open Boston office

EnergySavvy, a Seattle startup that helps utility and government agencies manage energy efficiency programs, has established a new outpost in… Read More

May 24, 2012, 1:48 PM

Yahoo Axis uses Microsoft Bing’s raw data, but only ‘in part’

One question following the launch of Yahoo Axis last night was whether the new “search browser” is building on Yahoo’s… Read More

May 24, 2012, 10:58 AM

RealNetworks settles suit for $2.4M over unwanted charges

RealNetworks has settled a suit brought by Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna over unwanted charges that consumers received on… Read More

May 24, 2012, 10:30 AM

Jeff Bezos defends Amazon, police lead protesters out of annual shareholder meeting

Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting ended this morning with chanting and protests as police escorted a boisterous group of people out… Read More

May 24, 2012, 8:53 AM

Deutsche Telekom CEO: ‘Complete sale’ of T-Mobile is unlikely

We’ve been wondering what direction T-Mobile will head following last year’s failed $39 billion bid by AT&T. Now, the company’s… Read More

May 23, 2012, 5:27 PM

A web browser from Yahoo!? ‘Axis’ makes surprise debut

Here’s some news you probably didn’t expect to read today: Yahoo just released its own web browser. The new software,… Read More

May 23, 2012, 3:34 PM

Groupon pays $8.5M in settlement over voucher expirations at Nordstrom, other retailers

Groupon has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that expiration dates and other restrictions on… Read More

May 23, 2012, 1:58 PM

Pictures: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin offers a public peek at its first flying vehicle

Visitors to Seattle’s Museum of Flight will get a surprise treat starting today. Blue Origin, the often-secretive commercial space venture… Read More

May 23, 2012, 8:22 AM

Is Getty Images looking to go public, again?

Getty Images, the Seattle-based provider of digital photos, videos and music, has hired investment bankers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase… Read More

May 22, 2012, 5:26 PM

Geek on the Street: What would you do to improve Seattle’s tech economy?

Hundreds of members of the Seattle tech community gathered at the Technology Alliance annual State of Technology luncheon in downtown… Read More

May 22, 2012, 3:04 PM

F5 Networks CEO John McAdam: Why Seattle works for his $1 billion company

F5 Networks has been operating in the Seattle area for more than 15 years, quietly building one of the biggest… Read More

May 22, 2012, 2:32 PM

Diablo III accounts hacked, players’ inventories plundered

Diablo III is the latest chapter in one of the most popular PC gaming titles out there. Coming out twelve… Read More

May 22, 2012, 12:18 PM

Study: Washington state tech jobs grow 4% since 2010

The last couple of years have been rocky ones for jobs overall, as the economy struggles to emerge from the… Read More

May 22, 2012, 10:43 AM

Boeing develops 3D technology to help build planes, dock spacecraft

Boeing this week unveiled new technology for creating detailed three-dimensional renderings of its assembly lines using low-powered lasers mounted on… Read More