Articles from 2011 – Page 64 of 107

Microsoft’s ‘coherent’ UI for PCs, phones, everything else

Microsoft’s default Windows 8 interface, unveiled last month, was clearly modeled in part after the Xbox Live and Windows Phone… Read More

Startup Spotlight: KickoffLabs adds accelerant to entrepreneurial ventures

Sometimes it is just a little tough to make the entrepreneurial leap. KickoffLabs wants to helps those dabbling on the… Read More

Amazon eyes new Seattle tower for even more growth

Amazon.com has been growing like crazy — adding 4,200 people worldwide in the first three months of this year alone.… Read More

Microsoft: Windows 7 hits 400 million licenses sold

At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles this morning, Microsoft updated its Windows 7 sales figures — saying that… Read More

Fighter jet maker Dassault using Microsoft Surface 2.0

The new version of the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer made an unexpected appearance at the recent Paris Air Show, as… Read More

Google reveals first native eBooks device, promises more

Will this device give Amazon’s Kindle a run for its money? Probably not, at least not on its own, but… Read More

Venture capitalists raise $8B as new fund numbers shrink

The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker. That’s one way to read a new report from… Read More

Groupon Now arrives in Seattle, bringing real-time deals to bargain hunters

One of the big drawbacks historically of Groupon — at least in this shopper’s humble opinion — is that the… Read More

With ties to India and Redmond, stealthy YAssume looks to challenge Salesforce.com, others

As the executive director of TiE Seattle, Rohit Mathur encounters plenty of cutting-edge startup ideas. Now, Mathur — who previously… Read More

Comments of the Week: Nintendo is the Apple of video games

It was a big week for tech news, with Facebook rolling out its online video chat service with Skype and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Skype, Obama, Twitter, and gauging the rise of Google+

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, guest host Monica Guzman fills in for John to help us… Read More

Name that Tech Tune for a chance to win Startup BBQ tix

[Updated with answer and winners below] The latest installment of our popular Name that Tech Tune contest offers a chance… Read More

Nerd Notes: Walking with Zuck, connected states, and a note to the future … from 1973

The legends of tech companies are shaped by stories of their weirdest early traditions. (Think Bill Gates having Burgermaster on speed dial.)… Read More

Microsoft board member says group is no rubber stamp

Microsoft’s board of directors has been under increasing scrutiny lately amid renewed calls for CEO Steve Ballmer to step down.… Read More

Planning for the triple tax: Or what to do when your business model actually works

Congratulations! Your startup moved out of the dorm room, shared work space or whatever other creative locale you’ve found inspirational. … Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Google+, Facebook, Microsoft Bing and the evolution of Internet search

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast was Rand Fishkin, the CEO of SEOmoz, the… Read More

Microsoft ‘Imagine Cup’ finals: Ballmer and students on CNN

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student technology competition has grown into a massive event in less than a decade of existence, with… Read More

NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd

With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for… Read More

Report: Amazon preps for big sales of its tablet at launch

Rumors about Amazon.com’s plans to release its own tablet computer have been around for months, but now they’re getting specific,… Read More

Nintendo: We don’t need no stinkin’ social games

Don’t look for Nintendo to start developing low-cost iPhone games or rolling out titles on Facebook. After speculation arose that… Read More

End of the Space Shuttle era: Tracking the Atlantis launch

Weather permitting, NASA is less than an hour away from the scheduled launch of Atlantis, the final mission in the… Read More

Marc Andreessen: Wall Street hates tech and why Microsoft and others are undervalued

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, who has quickly become one of the most influential Silicon Valley venture capitalists, made some waves… Read More

Finsphere raises cash to turn your cell phone into a fraud fighter

Finsphere has reeled in another $1.75 million in venture capital financing, money that the Bellevue company will use to market… Read More

Tech Moves: Clearwire vets land at newly-named Pendrell Corp.

It has been a busy week for people on the move at Pacific Northwest technology companies. Here’s a look at… Read More

Swype CEO responds to jailbroken iPhone ‘hack’

Nearly every time I see Swype CEO Mike McSherry, I ask him a simple question: When will the popular mobile… Read More

Geek of the Week: Dave Howell, Avatron Software

Nope, that’s not the Seattle skyline in the background of that picture. For this week’s Geek of the Week, we’re… Read More

Technology Law: The Dropbox Doth Protest Too Much

Dropbox updated its terms of service last week and a firestorm of controversy ensued. Many thought Dropbox was setting itself up… Read More

Ex-Microsofties score cash for mobile collaboration startup

With the rise of smartphones, tablets and laptops, the workplace is becoming increasingly mobile. And while that’s creating new efficiencies,… Read More

Kindle’s NYT subscribers get their NYTimes.com access

Amazon.com this morning followed through on a promised perk for Kindle users who subscribe to the New York Times on… Read More

Looking to mine data, Amazon backs analytics startup ParAccel

Amazon.com is investing an undisclosed amount of money into ParAccel, a Campbell, California maker of business analytics software that helps… Read More