Articles from 2011 – Page 30 of 107

Google’s Seattle site director Bershad to take post in Russia

Maybe the cold, dark Seattle winters are really getting to Brian Bershad. So, the 46-year-old has decided to take matters… Read More

Amazon goes sci-fi with latest book publishing arm, 47North

Amazon.com this morning moved further into the world of book publishing, beyond its traditional sales and distribution business, with the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Bluefire looks to spark eBook sales

More consumers are turning to electronic reading devices. And Seattle’s Bluefire Productions, which emerged from founder Micah Bower’s 10-year-old design… Read More

Look out, Skype? T-Mobile launches free web calls to mobile phones, landlines

T-Mobile USA is expanding its “Bobsled” web calling service to let anyone — whether a customer of the company or… Read More

Whose 30% is it? Apple wins financial standoff vs. Facebook

The release of Facebook’s long-awaited iPad app today is being welcomed by many iPad-toting Facebook fans, but behind-the-scenes it also… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome (Part Two)

Last week, the Washington Technology Industry Association posted some short videos of Seattle area entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, journalists (including yours… Read More

Facebook releases iPad app, can we all move on now?

After months of rumors and unfulfilled anticipation, a native Facebook app for iPad was starting to seem less likely than… Read More

Lost and found for the QR code generation? Dynotag helps find lost luggage, pets and more

QR codes are becoming an increasingly popular way to get information on places or products in the real world, including… Read More

PopCap celebrates wedding anniversary of Maryland couple with oversized ‘diamond’

This is a story of love … and video games. Sometimes men propose over dinner or drinks or on the… Read More

Kindle 3 proves popular at $99 [Unscientific observation]

Following the announcement of Amazon’s revamped Kindle lineup, much of the attention has been focused on the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet… Read More

Seattle angel Geoff Entress joins board of mobile app maker Treemo Labs

Seattle angel investor Geoff Entress has joined the board of Treemo Labs, a maker of mobile applications. A member of the… Read More

Hanauer-backed health care provider Qliance appoints CEO

Qliance Medical Management, a Seattle company that operates primary health care clinics in the Puget Sound area, has appointed Erika… Read More

Zune HD post mortem and fond memories from inside Microsoft

Microsoft has been sending mixed messages about the future of its standalone Zune music hardware over the past several months,… Read More

Analyst: Sprint’s new 4G push ‘spells trouble’ for Clearwire

Clearwire’s stock took a beating last week after Sprint announced an aggressive new 4G network expansion plan that appeared to… Read More

Travel photo service Trover arrives on Android

Trover launched its iPhone app to much fanfare three months ago, creating an easy way for travelers to share their… Read More

Microsoft: Android chaos, iPhone 4S bode well for Windows Phone

Microsoft’s top mobile executive, Andy Lees, is talking up the prospects for a Windows Phone comeback in a series of… Read More

Venture capital fundraising waning, falls to 2003 levels

It’s not a great time to be raising a venture capital fund. A new report out this morning from Thomson Reuters… Read More

Netflix kills Qwikster, says DVDs will stay on Netflix site

Farewell, Qwikster, we never got a chance to know you. And maybe that’s a good thing. That’s no doubt the… Read More

Amazon expands online tool for managing print magazine subscriptions

Amazon.com this morning upgraded its online Print Magazine Subscription Manager to work with any magazine an Amazon customer is receiving,… Read More

iPhone 4S preorders set new Apple record, top 1M in first day

The technology media might have been disappointed with the lack of an iPhone 5 unveiling last week, but it looks… Read More

What are your golden metrics?

Like most Internet-centric companies, we find ourselves engaged in an ongoing (never ending?) search for the core metrics that will… Read More

On the scene at GeekGirlCon

Editor’s Note: Hundreds of people attended Day 1 of the inaugural GeekGirlCon at Seattle Center yesterday — sitting in on… Read More

High-tech jobs drive wage increases in Seattle, San Fran

The Seattle area led the nation in wage increases during the third quarter, buoyed by the region’s strong high-tech industry,… Read More

Tech: The worst IPOs of 2011

The tech industry has produced some of the fastest growing companies on the planet, from Amazon.com in online retail to… Read More

The 21 coolest spots in America to charge your electric vehicle

Ford is in the midst of a major PR campaign to drive support of its new Focus Electric and C-MAX… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: iPhone 4S, Xbox TV, and remembering Steve Jobs

On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we share our thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs, hear what… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: ID the instrument playing this song

Update 10/14: Answer and winner below. We’re back with another installment of our Name that Tech Tune challenge, with a… Read More

Meet Romo: The super cool smartphone-powered robot

A few weeks ago, I bumped into Romotive co-founder Phu Nguyen at a geeky tech event in Seattle. Nguyen, who had… Read More

Practical Nerd: Survival tips for Startup Weekend EDU

I was a first-time mentor at a Startup Weekend recently and, appropriate to my day job, it was focused on… Read More

The inside story of how a Seattle angel investor discovered Swype

Guest commentary from Bill Bryant: I have been in the software business for more than 20 years now, spanning some… Read More