Articles from 2011 – Page 42 of 107

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Rewind: Groundspeak’s Jeremy Irish on the geocache boom

Jeremy Irish, the co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based Groundspeak, was our guest on a recent episode of the GeekWire radio show… Read More

HTC boss on Windows Phone 7, patent wars and why iPhones aren’t cool anymore

Martin Fichter, the acting president of HTC America, appeared today at the Mobile Future Forward conference in downtown Seattle. And… Read More

Picture: On the scene at Microsoft Build in Anaheim

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft’s Build conference doesn’t officially begin until Tuesday morning, but people have started to arrive, and the… Read More

“Unpaid Blogger” Michael Arrington departs TechCrunch

A near two week saga at TechCrunch has come to a close. Kind of. Founder Michael Arrington has officially stepped down… Read More

Looking for iPhone 5 rumors? Here’s the feed you need

It’s one of the hottest topics right now for gadget geeks: When will Apple release its much-anticipated iPhone 5? Now,… Read More

Storage Wars: Microsoft SkyDrive bulking up as rivals ante up

Microsoft will offer unlimited space for photos and Office documents as part of an upcoming revamp of its Windows Live… Read More

Just 6 Days Left Until StartupDay

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of… Read More

Report: Amazon plans digital book subscription service

Amazon wants to bring the concept of digital subscriptions to electronic books — opening up a catalog of content to… Read More

Windows 8: What Microsoft needs to prove this week

For better or worse, the upcoming week is shaping up as one of the most pivotal in Microsoft’s history. Over… Read More

Seattle angel bankrolls digital bible

John Cunningham is one of the most accomplished angel investors in the Seattle area, backing companies such as Insitu, Cheezburger… Read More

Internet ‘bubbles’ compared: This time, there’s revenue

There’s been a lot of chatter in recent months about whether the valuations of Internet companies are out of whack.… Read More

11 lessons of a startup noob

It’s been a year since jumping into the startup world as an oblivious 22-year-old. I read every blog post I… Read More

Amazon calls California tax compromise a ‘win-win’

Amazon.com and California legislators have reached a compromise on sales tax collection in the state. As part of the deal,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Educating the next generation of geeks

In honor of back-to-school season, this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast comes with an educational theme — featuring excerpts… Read More

Does the patent reform bill really eliminate red tape?

In his speech before Congress Thursday night, President Obama said, “Today you [the Congress] passed reform that will speed up… Read More

Hank Skorny out at RealNetworks

The executive management upheaval continues at RealNetworks, with the Seattle company announcing today that Hank Skorny plans to resign as… Read More

Point Inside’s new Android app to feature deals and coupons on mall maps

Point Inside was an early pioneer in creating maps of indoor spaces, from shopping malls to airports to, most recently,… Read More

First rule of combat robotics: It is inherently dangerous

The first rule of combat robotics is: You don’t talk about combat robotics. Actually, that’s not really true. The first… Read More

Amazon Locker turned on at 7-Eleven: Anyone using it yet?

GeekWire has been closely following the developments of Amazon.com’s new delivery locker system at 7-Eleven, in part because it represents… Read More

Morning Radar: Sprint to offer unlimited data plan for iPhone 5; PopCap’s app; etc.

Sprint is planning to offer unlimited data plans for the iPhone 5 when the device debuts on the wireless carrier’s… Read More

Xbox 360 keeps U.S. streak alive, gears up for next ‘Gears’

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was once again the best-selling game console in the U.S. in August, according to NPD Group data… Read More

Tech Moves: Kal Raman resigns as CEO of GlobalScholar and more

Kal Raman has quietly stepped down as CEO of GlobalScholar, the company he founded in 2006 and sold to Scantron last… Read More

Theraclone Sciences raises $10M

Theraclone Sciences, a Seattle biotechnology company that’s developing a method to rapidly identify disease-fighting antivbodies, has attracted $10.6 million. Investors… Read More

Trulia takes a swipe at the heart of Zillow, launches its own home valuation tool

One of the key advantages that Zillow has held over its rivals is the Zestimate. Love it or hate it,… Read More

UK bookseller plans Kindle rival, inspired by Nook

Amazon’s Kindle e-reader will be getting more competition from a major bookseller overseas. Waterstone’s, which has nearly 300 retail stores… Read More

Like Turntable.fm for video, FlickMob gathers friends to watch YouTube clips

At a Startup Weekend event in Seattle four months ago, a group of geeks built a service called Shubz.tv that… Read More

At long last, Windows getting a new ‘fast startup’ mode

For years Microsoft has talked about making Windows PCs boot up faster, trying to get as close as possible to… Read More

TED for kids: 25 incredible speakers on tap this weekend

An event in Redmond on Saturday will feature an incredible lineup of speakers with unique insights into social issues, global… Read More

Deputies descend on Xbox Live employee’s house after apparent 911 hoax by hackers

An employee of Microsoft’s Xbox Live had his home surrounded by deputies recently after the King County Sheriff’s Office received a… Read More

Hotmail, MSN suffer outage

My wife just tried to log on to her Hotmail account, but no dice. A few minutes later a GeekWire… Read More