Articles from 2011 – Page 72 of 107

Apple to pay Nokia undisclosed sums in iPhone patent deal

Some major mobile news tonight: Nokia just announced that it has settled its patent dispute with Apple, resolving all patent… Read More

Here comes the ‘APU’: New chip from AMD debuts at Seattle-area summit

Chip-maker AMD will make a bid for a larger piece of the computer processor market at a conference in the… Read More

Report: Amazon’s upcoming tablet will feature free movie streaming

Amazon.com’s plans for a new color-screen tablet computer has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the tech… Read More

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 rules the U.S. console market, again

In a down month for video games, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continued to buck the trend in May, according to new… Read More

Your TV is ringing: Comcast to offer Skype video calls in HD

Skype this afternoon announced a partnership with Comcast to bring video calls to more television sets — signaling that it… Read More

Swype 3.0 adds ‘predictive tap’ to mobile input technology

Swype, the Seattle startup whose mobile input technology works by dragging a finger across a virtual keyboard, is rolling out… Read More

Thunderbolt vs. Charge: Study compares Verizon LTE rivals

Mobile research company RootMetrics is out with a new study today that will pique the interest of anyone considering a… Read More

Ex-Amazon.com exec scores cash to bring infomercials into the digital age

You may laugh when you see them on late-night TV, but infomercials for grills, cleaning supplies, jewelry and other consumer… Read More

CafePress IPO filing offers inside peek at Imagekind buy

I love digging into IPO filings, in part because they shed light on the inner workings of private companies that… Read More

Q&A: Tableau growing fast in Seattle region, with pedigree from Pixar, Stanford

The past couple years have brought big growth for Tableau Software, a Seattle-based company that makes technology for analyzing and… Read More

Map: Amazon’s sales tax battle

Amazon.com has been locked in an ongoing battle with several states over the collection of sales taxes. Most recently, the… Read More

Bill Gates big on digital reading, voice recognition, ubiquitous screens

The Daily Mail of London’s Live magazine published an interesting and at times insightful interview with Bill Gates over the weekend. The purpose… Read More

EquaShip takes on UPS and FedEx, raises $900,000

EquaShip has raised $900,000 in startup financing, money that the Seattle startup will use to roll out a new shipping… Read More

InfoSpace sells Mercantila at a loss, e-commerce business no longer ‘fits’

Just 13 months ago, InfoSpace gobbled up the assets of Mercantila for $8 million in cash and the assumption of… Read More

Video: Watch the high school whiz kids who wowed Seattle Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend typically draws an interesting cast of characters. After all, you’ve got to be a little nutty (or at… Read More

The Power of One

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

10 Food Delivery Ideas

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

An Airbnb for your pet? A Place for Rover wins best in show at Startup Weekend

Airbnb is transforming how travelers find places to stay. Now, Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman wants to bring that… Read More

New York Times casts Microsoft as a relic, but is it really the Kodak of PCs?

There’s plenty to criticize Microsoft about these days. The company has fallen behind Apple in mobile phones and tablets. It’s… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s strategy, Apple’s iCloud, and Nintendo’s crazy new controller

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the… Read More

Golazo scores $3.7M for soccer-themed energy drink

If you are a soccer fan in Seattle, you’ve probably tasted Golazo. The energy sports drink has quickly become a… Read More

Balance raises $1.2 million, looks to take on Mint.com with real-life bookkeepers

Crosslink Capital and Seattle angel investors Geoff Entress, Michael Buhrmann and others have invested $1.2 million in Balance Financial, a… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Facebook vs. Twitter, and their roles in our lives

Our guests on the latest GeekWire Podcast were the husband-and-wife duo of Monica Guzman Preston of Intersect and Jason Preston of Parnassus Group… Read More

Zillow’s traffic is booming, posts 22 million visitors in May

Zillow is still showing a net loss, but the Seattle online real estate company’s traffic continues to increase as it… Read More

Google, Microsoft hold steady in May search engine rankings

There wasn’t much change at the top of the charts in search engine market share. Google remained on top at… Read More

Google’s Les Paul Doodle consumes record 5.3M hours, RescueTime estimates

We knew people were spending a ton of time yesterday strumming away on Google’s Les Paul Doodle, which turned the… Read More

Venpop looks to turn Facebook pages into social shopping destinations

More and more retailers are thinking about ways to conduct business on Facebook and Twitter. That, in turn, is sparking… Read More

IDC cuts 2011 Windows Phone forecast — still thinks Microsoft will be No. 2 worldwide in 2015

Research firm IDC is out with new projections for the smartphone market, sticking to its prediction that Microsoft’s Windows Phone… Read More

Poll: Which tech giant would you most like to have headquartered in Seattle?

Silicon Valley companies have been flocking to Seattle in recent months, coming here (not for the nice weather obviously) but… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with affiliates in Connecticut, and how Jeff Bezos thinks about the sales tax issue

Amazon.com is shutting down its affiliate program in Connecticut, a move that comes after the state legislature passed a bill… Read More