Tech – Page 315 of 319

Jun 21, 2011, 9:21 AM

Aerospace software company Dassault Systemes making Seattle a new corporate hub

Software company Dassault Systemes of France, a key Boeing partner, has leased new office space in Seattle and will make… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 12:40 PM

What the budget crunch is doing to computer science, and what to do about it

Guest Commentary: For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, the University of Washington has again taken a massive hit… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 7:56 AM

Tech moves: IvyCorp snags Josh Maher; Tier 3; Allyis and more

Here’s a look at some of the new hires and people on the move at technology companies throughout the Pacific… Read More

Jun 18, 2011, 9:23 AM

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation bankroll project to turn ‘fecal sludge’ into biodiesel

An environmental engineering professor at Columbia University has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation… Read More

Jun 17, 2011, 2:51 PM

Clearwire appoints former Speakeasy CEO to board

Clearwire’s board continues to morph and change. And here’s the latest development at the Kirkland broadband wireless provider: Former Speakeasy… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 5:11 PM

Votocracy looks to shake-up 2012 presidential race, recruits Average Joes to campaign online

Think you’re better equipped to run for president than Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney or Barack Obama? If so, Votocracy wants… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 12:31 PM

Comcast wins high-speed broadband contract for Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Comcast has won a high-profile contract to provide high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in Pioneer Square, an important… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 12:10 PM

Chart: Washington state sheds jobs as tech companies lament tight talent pool in Seattle

It may be too early to call it a “double dip.” But Washington state’s job growth slowed in May, as… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 11:43 AM

T-Mobile aggregating daily deals with ‘More For Me’ app

T-Mobile this morning jumped into the daily deal business — or at least the daily deal aggregation business — with… Read More

Jun 14, 2011, 5:33 PM

Video: Dan Savage takes aim at Rick Santorum, Tracy Morgan at Webby Awards

Dan Savage’s social media campaign, “It Gets Better,” has sparked thousands of supportive videos in an effort to eradicate bullying… Read More

Jun 14, 2011, 12:32 PM

How it works: AMD’s new Accelerated Processing Unit

Here’s one for the silicon geeks. At a conference in Bellevue this morning, AMD introduced its new Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing… Read More

Jun 14, 2011, 9:07 AM

InfoSpace introduces Content Experience Platform

We’ve been wondering how InfoSpace plans to pivot, especially after news Monday that the company had entered into a deal… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 2:37 PM

Thunderbolt vs. Charge: Study compares Verizon LTE rivals

Mobile research company RootMetrics is out with a new study today that will pique the interest of anyone considering a… Read More

Jun 13, 2011, 8:01 AM

InfoSpace sells Mercantila at a loss, e-commerce business no longer ‘fits’

Just 13 months ago, InfoSpace gobbled up the assets of Mercantila for $8 million in cash and the assumption of… Read More

Jun 8, 2011, 3:37 PM

South Lake Union goes ‘green,’ gets 24 EV charging stations

Driving through Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood yesterday, I passed by the Propel biodiesel fueling station. I was struck by… Read More

Jun 8, 2011, 11:36 AM

Stratos Genomics raises $2.2 million for DNA sequencer

Stratos Genomics said today that it has raised an additional $2.1 million from existing shareholders. The money, which follows a… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 9:50 AM

Nintendo unveils Wii U game console, with touch-screen tablet controller

Nintendo just unveiled its newest home console, dubbed the Wii U, during a presentation at the E3 video game convention… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 6:10 AM

Concur makes another buy, gobbles up London’s GlobalExpense

Concur’s hunger for acquisitions continues. The Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense management software today announced that it plans… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 7:15 PM

Sony’s new PS Vita handheld: $249 WiFi, $299 3G, on AT&T

Sony this evening unveiled the official name for the successor to its PlayStation Portable. Dubbed the PlayStation Vita, the new… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 2:36 PM

Microsoft, Boeing giving $25M each to new scholarship fund

Washington state’s two largest private-sector employers, Microsoft and Boeing, will each be giving $25 million over the next five years… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 1:55 PM

Comcast wants to serve Pioneer Square startups, bids on city broadband project

A few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn stood on First Avenue and asked Internet service providers to step up… Read More

Jun 5, 2011, 11:28 AM

Hacker group hits Nintendo, no consumer data stolen

Nintendo of America confirmed today that its computer servers in the U.S. were infiltrated by the hacker group Lulzsec a few… Read More

Jun 5, 2011, 8:33 AM

Bono’s shout out to Bill Gates: Thanks for your passion, your brain power (and your cash)

More than 70,000 people turned out Saturday night for the U2 concert at Seattle’s Qwest Field, listening as Bono belted… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 1:29 PM

Don’t tell the IT guy: Rogue cloud services on the rise

Avanade, the Seattle-based technology consulting company, this week released the results of its third global survey on cloud computing — finding… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 12:47 PM

Saturn and Nine Inch Nails in a beautiful space mashup

For your Friday viewing pleasure, this video is the handiwork of filmmaker Chris Abbas of Digital Kitchen in Seattle, featuring… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 8:05 AM

Drugstore.com CEO Dawn Lepore to depart following Walgreens buy

Walgreen Co. has completed its $409 million purchase of drugstore.com, the Bellevue online seller of medicine, vitamins and beauty products.… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 1:13 PM

IPO filing reveals Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s stake in Groupon

Groupon’s growth rate over the past two years has been absolutely insane. Consider this: The daily deal site had just… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 10:43 AM

Inside look at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s new Seattle HQ

It spans 12 acres in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw from The Seattle Center where the… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 11:48 AM

Expedia, Groupon plan to partner on travel deals

One of the veterans of online commerce, Bellevue-based travel giant Expedia, is announcing a partnership with daily deals site Groupon… Read More

May 31, 2011, 12:39 PM

UW researchers develop trick to help devices use less energy

University of Washington researchers have come up with a way to reduce energy consumption in computers and mobile devices by… Read More