Apr 4, 2011, 8:47 AM Project Star Trek: Did Clearwire provide shoddy service to boost numbers? Clearwire can’t seem to catch a break. The Kirkland mobile broadband company has compiled massive losses, churned through executives and,… Read More
Apr 1, 2011, 8:29 AM Q&A: Rhapsody rebounding after RealNetworks spinoff Rhapsody International, on its own now for a full year, has added more than 100,000 new subscribers over the past… Read More
Mar 31, 2011, 5:38 PM Sony Online to shut doors on Bellevue game studio Sony Online Entertainment is closing down game studios in Bellevue, Denver and Tucson, Arizona, a move which will eliminate 205… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 10:34 AM Microsoft marketing chief leaving after 22 years Mich Mathews, the senior vice president in charge of Microsoft’s global marketing initiatives — more than $1 billion in annual… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 10:11 AM Seattle: One miserable place Ok, there’s the darkness and the rain and the traffic and the political gridlock. But, really, Seattle is one of… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 6:56 AM Exiting RealNetworks CEO gets $2M on the way out Bob Kimball, the departing RealNetworks CEO, will receive a severance payment of $1.7 million from the company plus another $283,000… Read More
Mar 28, 2011, 3:51 PM Surprise: RealNetworks CEO Kimball resigns [Post updated with more details, quotes from Glaser] Bob Kimball has resigned as president and CEO of RealNetworks, a little… Read More
Mar 27, 2011, 3:11 PM ‘I’d prefer to be Zillow,’ and other top comments of the week It’s been a wild few days in the tech industry, from AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA to Microsoft… Read More
Mar 26, 2011, 10:41 AM Computer glitch causes huge delays for Alaska Airlines There are some seriously unhappy travelers across the country today as a computer system at Alaska Airlines, used to prepare… Read More
Mar 25, 2011, 5:28 AM Private equity firm merges Radiant Imaging and Zemax Seattle private equity firm Evergreen Pacific Partners is using some of its financial muscle to merge Radiant Imaging and Zemax… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 9:31 AM TripAdvisor hacked: Member email list stolen TripAdvisor, the online travel review site which is owned by Expedia, notified users today that a portion of its member… Read More
Mar 23, 2011, 9:22 AM Cray on recent layoffs: ‘A very difficult decision’ Supercomputer maker Cray Inc. has eliminated 52 positions as the Seattle company undergoes a restructuring, one that will allow it… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 9:06 PM Zillow inks lease in Seattle skyscraper, plans expansion Could this be a sign of big things to come for Zillow.com? The online real estate company has signed a… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 2:43 PM Fisher weighs possible Fisher Plaza sale, financing Fisher Communications says has retained a financial adviser to “explore alternatives for maximizing the value of Fisher Plaza in Seattle,”… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 11:09 AM Paul Allen’s Institute for Brain Science adds CalTech vet as Chief Scientific Officer Paul Allen’s Institute for Brain Science has named Dr. Christof Koch — a 25-year veteran of the California Institute of… Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 1:09 PM Maps: AT&T LTE in WA, with and without T-Mobile AT&T has released a series of maps today part of a campaign for support of its acquisition of T-Mobile USA… Read More
Mar 20, 2011, 12:14 PM Exclusive: T-Mobile USA CEO to employees: Sale to AT&T the ‘best possible solution’ The proposed sale of T-Mobile USA to AT&T, announced this afternoon, surprised not only the industry but also many of… Read More
Mar 20, 2011, 11:04 AM Holy Crap: AT&T Buying T-Mobile USA for $39B In a shocker that promises to reshape the U.S. mobile industry, AT&T this afternoon announced a definitive agreement to buy… Read More
Mar 18, 2011, 5:22 PM Rob McKenna: Clicking on that Nigerian email scam, probably not a good idea With botnets, tracking tools, malware and spyware, the Internet still represents the wild, wild West. But Washington State Attorney General… Read More
Mar 18, 2011, 1:48 PM Exclusive: Zynga picks historic Pioneer Square building for office Zynga, the fast growing maker of FarmVille, Mafia Wars and other social games, plans to establish its new engineering center… Read More
Mar 18, 2011, 8:54 AM Buy the Bejeweled app, and donate to Japan earthquake relief efforts Here’s a way to give back to the relief efforts in Japan. Seattle’s PopCap, maker of popular games such as… Read More
Mar 17, 2011, 9:00 AM Myhrvold firm: Japan crisis shouldn’t deter next-gen nukes Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue-based patent firm and invention house run by former Microsoft tech chief Nathan Myhrvold, says in a… Read More
Mar 16, 2011, 6:35 PM $49 million richer, Jawbone becomes latest Bay Area darling to kiss up to Seattle Jawbone, the San Francisco Bluetooth headset and speaker maker which announced $49 million in venture financing today, is planning a… Read More
Mar 15, 2011, 1:16 PM Blink Interactive makes a buy Blink Interactive, a Seattle company that specializes in user experience research and design, said today that it has acquired Eye… Read More
Mar 15, 2011, 12:59 PM Information overload on Portlandia I’ve become a bit of a fan of the oddball comedy show Portlandia (though I’ve got to say some episodes… Read More
Mar 15, 2011, 12:31 PM Jaech out as CEO of Verdiem Jeremy Jaech has stepped down as CEO of Verdiem, the heavily-funded Seattle company that helps businesses and government organizations better… Read More
Mar 13, 2011, 11:59 PM Survey: More Americans now consume their news online than in newspapers The news business has been undergoing radical shifts and changes over the past 10 years, brought on by advances in… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 11:26 AM Comcast opens up TV Japan to digital cable viewers for earthquake coverage You can tune into CNN, MSNBC, Northwest Cable News or any number of cable channels for the latest news on… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 10:47 AM Where are the hot parties at SXSW? A new mobile app helps guide the way Thousands of geeks are headed to Austin, Texas this week to participate in the annual SXSW conference, the annual music,… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 6:54 AM Tracking the tsunami online, even before the quake Following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we’ve been checking frequently with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for… Read More
