Articles from 2011 – Page 2 of 107

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars

Over the weekend, an Epic Games forum post broke the news of a Microsoft policy change for virtual “gun-like” accessories… Read More

Kindle case maker calls Amazon.com a corporate bully in federal lawsuit

M-Edge Accessories, a 50-person Maryland maker of sleeves and protective cases for electronic reading devices, is suing Amazon.com for patent infringement,… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Gaurav Oberoi & Chuck Groom, Seattle Tech Startups

Building a new startup can be hard and lonely. Luckily, Seattle has its own support group. Created by Gaurav Oberoi and… Read More

Windows Phone: Why apps are still the big stumbling block

Last week, right before the holiday break, I started having problems with my trusty old iPhone. The people on the… Read More

Amazon.com quietly acquires the social shopping whizzes at Quorus

A few weeks ago, we reported that Quorus co-founder Logan Bowers had left the upstart to become a senior software… Read More

Oblivious game-accessory marketer turns unhappy customer into PR disaster

Today’s lesson in customer relations — as in, what not to do — comes from this painfully entertaining email thread… Read More

The truths of entrepreneurship

Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, founder and CEO of WatchMojo, recently wrote a guest post on TechCrunch about the Lies Entrepreneurs Tell. In the article he… Read More

Is Google playing unfair in online travel?

One of the big fears over Google’s purchase earlier this year of ITA Software was that the search giant would… Read More

How this tiny Seattle startup is connected to the chatter around Yahoo’s next CEO

Yahoo is in hot pursuit of a new CEO. And as the one-time tech leader scans the landscape of available… Read More

Stats: iPad rules as mobile shopping rises on Christmas

Christmas is traditionally a day for opening gifts, not buying more stuff, but that appears to be changing thanks to… Read More

Nokia reviving Zune device? Nope, it’s just a name badge

Given all the twists and turns in the story of Microsoft’s Zune music devices, a series of posts about a… Read More

Former Windows Phone GM on the challenge facing Microsoft’s ‘superior’ smartphone platform

Last week we published a thought-provoking guest commentary by Windows Phone loyalist (and former Microsoftie) David Aronchick explaining why he… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Shauna Causey, Tech Mavens and Social Media Club Seattle

Shauna Causey, a mainstay of Seattle’s social media community, is a driving force behind the regional chapter of the Social… Read More

A right to bear virtual arms? Xbox Live removing guns from Avatar Marketplace

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars Looks like there’s no such thing as a… Read More

What’s in the cards for DoubleDown as online gambling talk heats up?

It is looking increasingly likely that Americans — at least in some states — will soon be able to wager… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pursuit.me turns dreams into reality

Sometimes dreamers and doers need a kickstart to help get them on the path to success. Scott McLeod, the 21-year-old… Read More

Microsoft in a better place than many people think, concludes Bernstein report

Popular sentiment about Microsoft assumes “an unrealistically bad scenario” for the company’s future, concludes a recent Bernstein Research report. The firm say Microsoft… Read More

Chart: How we’re spending time on our game consoles

Millions of people are waking up to new video-game consoles under the tree this morning. But how they end up… Read More

Fifty gems for entrepreneurs thinking about making the leap

One of my favorite things about covering the technology community is the ability to tell the stories of entrepreneurs —… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: James Sun, Pirq

Inspired by Bill Gates, James Sun baked philanthropy directly into Pirq’s business model from the outset. Ten percent of the… Read More

When will Santa be in Seattle?

It’s a big question on a lot of kids’ minds today, so I figured I’d just call and ask. When… Read More

Cloud battle in Berkeley: Here’s why Cal chose Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365

Organizations everywhere are debating the best way to migrate systems to the cloud. And one of the biggest decisions that… Read More

Weekend Radar: Go Daddy’s SOPA scramble, Google’s new Seattle boss, and holiday Kindle puzzles

A roundup of news and headlines on our radar this holiday weekend … After withdrawing its support for the controversial… Read More

Kinect in space? Researcher wants to use Microsoft device to weigh astronauts

With the expansion of Microsoft’s Kinect beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows, computer scientists and researchers are coming up with… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Jenny Lam & Hillel Cooperman

The co-founders of Seattle’s Jackson Fish Market software company, Jenny Lam and Hillel Cooperman are also deeply involved in the… Read More

Infographic: Amazon versus Apple, PayPal, Dropbox and the rest of the tech world

We’ve been watching in amazement over the past 18 months or so as Amazon.com has risen to prominence as one… Read More

From Amazon to Zillow: The eight big tech triumphs of 2011

As the year draws to a close, we’ve been looking back at some of the key moments of 2011 in… Read More

In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to take off with $100M IPO

In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to raise as much as $100 million through an initial public offering, one of… Read More

Poll: Are you Good to Go? Most drivers aren’t ready for new 520 bridge tolls

It is going to get a lot more costly to cross the 520 floating bridge next week — one of… Read More

Amazon.com picks Boston for new development center

Amazon.com has been growing like a weed over the past year, hiring hundreds of engineers and developers at its new… Read More