Tech – Page 314 of 319

Jul 23, 2011, 4:56 PM

Intellectual Ventures accused of ‘mafia-style shakedown’ in This American Life exposé

I was absolutely glued to the radio today as I listened to the latest episode of This American Life in… Read More

Jul 22, 2011, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Avvo gets a new VP

We’ve been tracking some departures, appointments and even new office space in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent days.… Read More

Jul 21, 2011, 2:58 PM

InfoSpace CFO David Binder to leave for new gig at Blue Nile

David Binder, who has served as chief financial officer at InfoSpace since January 2008, plans to step down from the… Read More

Jul 21, 2011, 1:48 PM

The dreaded ‘G’ word: Gamification

I’ve been spending a portion of the week at the Casual Connect conference in downtown Seattle, a three-day extravaganza which… Read More

Jul 21, 2011, 10:54 AM

Marchex goes on a hiring binge, looks to add 100 employees

The call-based advertising business must be doing pretty well these days. After all, Seattle-based Marchex just opened positions for another… Read More

Jul 21, 2011, 5:00 AM

MicroVision to bring windshield display technology to mystery automaker

Could there be an easier way to access information as you drive? MicroVision, a maker of laser display technology, believes… Read More

Jul 20, 2011, 3:44 PM

Shares of F5 stumble after earnings report disappoints Wall Street

Shares of F5 Networks fell more than seven percent in after hours trading today following a disappointing fiscal third quarter… Read More

Jul 19, 2011, 11:49 PM

PopCap partners with Sony Ericsson, brings Plants vs. Zombies, Chuzzle to tiny Android devices

During his keynote address earlier today at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, PopCap CEO Dave Roberts discussed at the… Read More

Jul 19, 2011, 2:42 PM

Clearwire touts 4G network expansion in Seattle area

Clearwire today announced that it has added nearly 100 new cellular towers and bolstered its overall coverage in the Seattle… Read More

Jul 17, 2011, 10:02 PM

Starbucks files suit to defend its use of the acronym SDN

Starbucks has found itself in a legal squabble with a South Dakota Internet Service Provider over the use of three… Read More

Jul 17, 2011, 10:36 AM

Calling all golf geeks

I am a bit of hack when it comes to golf, but I still like to get on the links… Read More

Jul 15, 2011, 8:31 AM

Commerce Bridge raises $8M to fill lending gap for growth companies

It’s always been exceptionally tough for high-growth companies to attract traditional bank financing. But it became next to impossible after… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 10:30 PM

Video: Meet the Seattle geek who just got banned from Comcast

Andre Vrignaud, who just got banned from Comcast for a year for unknowingly exceeding a 250 gigabyte data cap, is… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 11:38 AM

Spotify arrives: The music service we’ve been waiting for?

Intrigued by all the hype surrounding the U.S. launch of the Spotify music service, I ponied up a $9.99 monthly… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 4:12 PM

GameHouse chief: EA’s PopCap deal is ‘huge validation’ for sector

Given the timing, EA’s blockbuster deal to acquire Seattle’s PopCap Games for between $750 million and $1.3 billion is destined… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 5:31 PM

Q&A: PopCap co-founder on the EA deal, and the future

John Vechey was one of three guys who started PopCap Games eleven years ago, defying the dot-com bust to create… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 9:49 AM

Groupon Getaways launches travel deals with Expedia

Early last month, Expedia and Groupon announced plans to work on a new discount service for online travel. Well, Groupon… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 6:57 AM

Intellectual Ventures sues HP, Dell and others over patents

Dell, HP, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and others have been sued by Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue-based company run by former Microsoft… Read More

Jul 7, 2011, 12:39 PM

Technology Law: The Dropbox Doth Protest Too Much

Dropbox updated its terms of service last week and a firestorm of controversy ensued. Many thought Dropbox was setting itself up… Read More

Jul 6, 2011, 7:01 AM

Dude, where’s my TV station? Michael Dell buys Seattle’s KFFV

Michael Dell has emerged as the winning bidder of Seattle-area TV station KFFV TV. The Seattle Times, which first reported… Read More

Jul 5, 2011, 6:17 AM

As funding woes face Clearwire, LightSquared pulls in $265 million

The capital woes of Clearwire have been well documented. But even as the Kirkland broadband wireless company struggles, one of… Read More

Jul 1, 2011, 8:28 AM

Intellectual Ventures floats idea for hiding phone calls — inspired by Tiger Woods?

In a newly surfaced patent application, a group of inventors affiliated with former Microsoft technology chief Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures… Read More

Jun 30, 2011, 5:00 AM

Bungie Aerospace revealed: ‘Rocket fuel’ for indie games

Bungie, the Bellevue-based video-game company known for the blockbuster Halo franchise, is finally going public with details of its “Bungie… Read More

Jun 29, 2011, 9:44 AM

Control-Alt-Facebook? Social network gets dedicated hardware button on HTC ‘Status’

Take that, Google+? A day after the search giant unveiled what amounts to a social network of its own, phone… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 4:28 PM

John Chapple resigns from the board of F5 Networks after nine months

Seattle area venture capitalist and former wireless executive John Chapple has resigned from the board of F5 Networks, the Seattle… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 10:17 AM

Why the Supreme Court shot down California’s ban on violent video games

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law that attempted to ban the sale of violent video games… Read More

Jun 26, 2011, 7:51 AM

Getting games from good to great with Bungie’s Rick Lico

It’s an overcast summer’s evening in Seattle’s University District, and in the warehouse-like space in the back of an arts supply… Read More

Jun 23, 2011, 9:31 AM

PopCap Games: By the numbers

Word that PopCap Games is in talks to be acquired — perhaps by Electronics Arts — for more than $1… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 3:15 PM

Report: Mystery buyer acquiring PopCap for more than $1B

TechCrunch reports this afternoon that Seattle’s PopCap Games, maker of hit casual games including Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, is… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 6:17 PM

Seattle picnic shelters to double as solar energy facilities

One of the challenges with solar power in Seattle — in addition to the abundance of gray skies — is… Read More