Articles from 2011 – Page 27 of 107

Microsoft ‘HoloDesk’ project takes us closer to Star Trek

It’s not nearly as big as the Holodeck, but a Microsoft Research project called “HoloDesk” will look very familiar to… Read More

New $60 million data center slated for downtown Seattle

Citing Seattle as a communications hub and an important portal to Asia, Redwood City, California-based Equinix announced today that it… Read More

Foxconn reportedly set to produce next-generation Kindle Fire in 2012

This has the makings of the perfect Mike Daisey monologue. Foxconn, the giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has reportedly entered into… Read More

Got the viaduct blues? Uber to offer 50 percent discounts to frustrated commuters

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is one of Seattle’s most important transportation arteries. So, when it closes for a 9-day period… Read More

Amazon Prime adds Ken Burns, NOVA and other PBS shows

Popular PBS shows such as Nova, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, and documentaries by Ken Burns will be added to the streaming… Read More

Ballmer says Microsoft is ‘winning, winning, winning’ in rivalry with Google Apps

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is consistently beating Google in online productivity and communications applications, a market where… Read More

Amazon exclusive with DC Comics angers booksellers, comic book fans

At an industry event Tuesday afternoon, a group of Seattle techies chatted privately with me about Amazon.com’s new-found power in… Read More

NWEN First Look Forum: The top five pitches (Video)

Pitch events can be incredibly stressful for entrepreneurs. After all, it’s never easy trying to boil your company’s message into… Read More

Video: Melinda Gates on social media and tweeting with Bill

Today at the Malaria Summit in downtown Seattle, Melinda Gates met with a group of bloggers to talk about the… Read More

Lesson from a Seattle bar: Beware your social media army

We don’t stop to think about it, but the same people who console us, congratulate us and like our la-di-da… Read More

Apple’s Cook confident vs. Kindle Fire, sees tablet market eventually bigger than PCs

Apple CEO Tim Cook was just asked on the company’s earnings call to offer his thoughts on Amazon’s upcoming Kindle… Read More

Apple misses analysts’ estimates as iPhone sales fall short

Updated with details from the company’s conference call. Apple this afternoon reported a 54 percent increase in quarterly profits, to $6.62… Read More

Seattle is the 25th most innovative city in the world

We’ve been doing a lot of navel-gazing at GeekWire over the past few weeks about the Seattle region’s standing as… Read More

Talk back to Ernie or Elmo? Microsoft partners with Sesame Street on interactive TV

Microsoft today unveiled a new initiative, dubbed playful learning, that will use the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to increase the… Read More

Gates keeps the bar high in push for malaria eradication

Addressing the Malaria Forum in downtown Seattle this morning, Bill Gates sounded at times like he was back in the… Read More

Traffic navigation startup Waze nets $30M from Inrix backer KPCB

People must really hate getting stuck in traffic. Waze, a Silicon Valley startup, just landed a whopping $30 million in… Read More

Ron Wiener unveils EquaShip, looks to upend UPS and FedEx

Ron Wiener is back in the package delivery business. The Seattle entrepreneur who previously founded Earth Class Mail today is… Read More

Centri raises $1.6M to help carriers boost performance

More and more smartphones are ending up in the hands of Americans, and with those new devices come added stresses… Read More

Microsoft idea: Search the Internet like a celebrity

How would Megan Fox search? Microsoft is seeking a patent on the concept of applying a “persona” to Internet search… Read More

Costa Rica getaway sparks Tony Wright’s latest app: TouchBase Calendar

It is a little ironic that Tony Wright’s latest startup project, TouchBase Calendar, was built in the shadow of the… Read More

Amazon.com, Costco among the most trusted brands

Amazon.com has been taking some hits lately, with at least two congressmen arguing that the company’s new Silk browser for… Read More

Microsoft: Shareholders should vote annually on exec pay

At Microsoft’s annual meeting next month, the company’s shareholders will hold an advisory vote weighing in on the company’s executive… Read More

Texas actress sues Amazon for displaying age in IMDb listing

In the annals of litigation, this has to be one of the stranger cases involving Amazon.com. A Texas actress is… Read More

Twitter handles 250M Tweets a day, targets everyone on planet

Twitter’s growth over the past few years has been nothing short of staggering. And now we’re getting a closer look… Read More

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a Cheezburger greeting card?

Cheezburger, Seattle’s oddball network of comedy Web sites, already does a pretty healthy business selling T-shirts, plush toys and calendars.… Read More

Bill Gates slated to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, but this is getting a little crazy. Microsoft has listed Bill Gates… Read More

Cozi raises cash to take family calendar application overseas

Cozi has raised an additional $2.5 million, money that the Seattle startup plans to use to expand internationally and further… Read More

A tribute to Steve Jobs … in Post-it Notes, of course

As dutiful chroniclers of the Post-it Art Renaissance, we can’t help but share this latest twist on the trend. Apple… Read More

Biotech veteran Henney inducted into Hall of Fame

Biotech pioneer Christopher Henney has been inducted into the industry’s Hall of Fame, with the announcement made at the annual… Read More

Man vs. mosquito: How science is taking aim at malaria now

Seattle is the center of the battle against malaria this week, as scientists and global health leaders descend on the… Read More