Articles from 2011 – Page 100 of 107

Coming soon: The Seahawks and Sounders from beautiful CenturyLink Field?

Maybe they shouldn’t have spent all of that time painting the Qwest Field roof last summer? Reports circulating today indicate… Read More

Concur’s Rajeev Singh on the ups and downs of entrepreneurship

In the latest interview on Mixergy, Concur president Rajeev Singh explains how the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense… Read More

Facebook web search could be boon for Bing, if it happens

[Update: Facebook: Mystery web search box was the result of someone ‘targeting the browser’] A report this afternoon says Facebook… Read More

Apple on a $200 billion warpath?

Apple has already exceeded Microsoft as the biggest technology company on the planet in terms of market value. (Apple’s is… Read More

Firefox: Something fishy about Microsoft’s IE9 aquarium

Since its earliest previews of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has been pointing to its IE9 Test Drive site for demos… Read More

What’s next for Swype? Old-school ‘tapping’

Swype founder Cliff Kushler invented one of the most innovative text-input technologies, allowing users of touchscreen devices to quickly input… Read More

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

AT&T’s Windows Phone users face longer wait for update

Microsoft is giving more details about the rollout of the long-awaited update that will bring copy-and-paste capabilities (and other improvements)… Read More

Walgreens to buy drugstore.com for $429 million

Drugstore.com, the Bellevue online drugstore that survived the dot-com bust to become one of the leading online distributors of drugs,… Read More

How Stephen Colbert made Nathan Myhrvold blush

It’s a little rare to see Nathan Myhrvold rendered speechless. After all, the former Microsoft chief technology officer seems like… Read More

REI’s new Android app brings a whole new definition to outdoor retailing

Now, you’ll be able to purchase that Gore-Tex parka while getting soaked in the rain in Forks or skiing the… Read More

A Microsoft IT tool for iOS, Android and Symbian? Yep

You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Microsoft’s “System Center Configuration Manager,” which IT departments can use to… Read More

The ‘Fourth Place’: Starbucks as a technology giant

Starbucks has always aspired to be the quintessential “third place,” giving people another place to settle in apart from home… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Hanson Hosein on SxSW, iPad 2, NYT paywall

Our guest this past weekend on the inaugural GeekWire Podcast was television news veteran and gadget aficionado Hanson Hosein, director… Read More

Tech Law: Fred Wilson’s $5,000 Startup Lawyer Challenge

Fred Wilson issued a challenge this morning to startup lawyers: can we close a startup’s seed financing round for legal… Read More

Starbucks network adds ESPN, Economist, Marvel

Digital subscriptions to the Economist aren’t cheap, but temporary online access to the magazine’s contents just dropped to the price… Read More

Trulia CEO Pete Flint on Zillow: ‘Just a question of time before we overtake them’

Everyone loves a good rivalry. And in online real estate, there’s nothing better than San Francisco-based Trulia versus Seattle-based Zillow.com.… Read More

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

Windows Phone copy-paste update is finally here, almost

Microsoft has started to roll out the long-awaited “NoDo” update for Windows Phone — bringing features including copy and paste… Read More

Traffic, techies and South Lake Union’s transformation

The transformation of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood — sparked by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate — continues as Amazon.com… Read More

Firefox 4 soars, thanks to Microsoft’s luddite customers

Maybe it’s time for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team to reconsider that whole Windows XP thing? Firefox 4 clocked about 5… Read More

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

Excerpt: Setback for Google in book-scanning case

In the mood for some evening reading about the future of online books? Here’s the full text of the ruling… Read More

Report: Is Comcast looking to sell thePlatform?

[See update below] The Platform, an online video management company which has been owned by Comcast for the past five… Read More

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

Apple hits adult ‘app store’ MiKandi with cease-and-desist over trademark

Amazon.com isn’t the only company being targeted by Apple for using the phrase “app store” in conjunction with its Android… Read More

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

Rhapsody app debuts on Windows Phone, in beta

Rhapsody has quietly released the beta of its app for Windows Phone 7, bringing its subscription-based music service to the… Read More

Airbiquity on board with OnStar’s retail mirror

Our region has seen the rise of a cottage industry in automotive “infotainment,” and Seattle-based Airbiquity is continuing the streak… Read More

Welcome to TechDwellers: An inside look at Seattle’s newest tech incubator

There’s a Les Schwab tire shop across the street. A flower distribution warehouse around the corner. And a distributor of… Read More