Articles from 2011 – Page 83 of 107

A Twitter crime thriller, and why laptop tracking could save you some heartache

I got hooked tonight on an amazing Twitter drama, watching in real time as Sean Power live Tweeted about his… Read More

Microsoft apologizes for Online Services glitches, massive email delays

Microsoft tonight detailed and apologized for a series of glitches that caused a huge email backlog in its cloud-based Microsoft… Read More

Pressure mounts on Western Washington University to preserve computer science department

The Washington Technology Industry Association and the Technology Alliance — two of the largest technology member organizations in the state… Read More

Tech moves: EVO Media, Nintendo, Puzzazz and more

Our latest roundup of key hires and executive changes in the Pacific Northwest technology industry. EVO Media Group, maker of… Read More

Xbox 360 leads in U.S. again; Microsoft says Kinect games will triple this year

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continued its reign atop the U.S. console market in April, according to data from the NPD Group… Read More

Rhapsody to Google and Amazon: We’ve been doing music lockers since you were little kids

Cloud-based music lockers are all of the rage these days, with Google and Amazon.com recently launching new services and Apple… Read More

Nordstrom testing iPods, other devices for checkout

Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom mentioned during its annual shareholders meeting yesterday that it has been testing mobile point-of-sale devices at its… Read More

Apple ‘app store’ trademark challenged in Europe by Microsoft, HTC, Nokia, Sony Ericsson

Microsoft and three of its key mobile partners — HTC, Nokia and Sony Ericsson — filed a challenge in Europe… Read More

DOJ: Microsoft antitrust deal worked, just look at the company now

As we noted a couple weeks ago, Microsoft’s landmark U.S. antitrust settlement expires today. Much has changed in the decade… Read More

The Spotlight: ZippyCart reviews e-commerce shopping carts

You can find online reviews these days for just about anything, from restaurants to lawyers to new gadgets. But what… Read More

The Beatles help boost digital music sales, but is it a one-time surge?

If there were one song from The Beatles that represented the state of the music industry in 2011, it would… Read More

Clearwire’s stock tanks after Intel dumps 10 million shares

Shares of Clearwire fell more than 12 percent today after Intel said that it plans to sell 10 million shares… Read More

Apple pitching bigger tent in Microsoft’s backyard with new Bellevue retail store

We’ve been closely watching the construction of Microsoft’s new retail store at Seattle’s University Village — which happens to be… Read More

Microsoft security report shows abrupt decline in spam

Microsoft this morning released its latest Security Intelligence Report, summarizing the data gleaned by the company about online attacks, viruses… Read More

Computer science grads entertain juicy offers as tech hiring heats up (Video)

King 5 takes a look at the tech hiring boom in Seattle, focusing on Google’s growth plans and talking to… Read More

Google’s Brin to Windows users: Stop torturing yourselves

One of Google’s big selling points for its new Chromebooks is the promise of a seamless updating mechanism that keeps… Read More

The Back Channel and the Triangle of Trust

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

Types of 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

Nerd Notes: Angry Birds hits the web, an octopus ballet and ice cream Androids

In case you didn’t already know it, Star Wars changed the world and now there’s an info graph to prove… Read More

How Big Fish knocked Angry Birds off its iPad perch (at least on Mother’s Day)

Call it the Mother’s Day mobile blitz. Big Fish Games made a serious push this past weekend with its mobile… Read More

Data: Bing, Yahoo gain as Google declines in U.S. search market

Google is still the undisputed king of the U.S. search market, but the latest numbers from comScore Networks show the… Read More

Western Washington Provost: Computer science department needs to step up to the future

Western Washington University Provost Catherine Riordan says she hasn’t made a final decision about the fate of the university’s computer… Read More

Google Chromebook: Is this your next mobile machine?

Google today unveiled the first wave of “Chromebooks” — notebook computers running the company’s Chrome OS, to be available starting… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jeff Shuey, Kodak business development director, SharePoint guru

Hey, if a person can geek out on SharePoint, you know he’s a true geek. GeekWire’s latest Geek of the… Read More

Venture capitalists upbeat about Microsoft’s massive $8.5 billion buyout of Skype

Microsoft has been fairly quiet on the M&A front over the past 18 months, a fact that has not been… Read More

Ignition joins with Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back stealthy Inporia

Ignition Partners has joined with angel investors Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back Inporia, a stealthy e-commerce startup… Read More

Study: Facebook leads in work-life balance, Amazon trails

Amazon.com has been hiring new workers at an amazing clip, but a new study suggests that its employees are still… Read More

Alliance of Angels chooses LiquidPlanner as startup Company of the Year

Over the past seven years, The Alliance of Angels has picked one startup company that represents the promise of the… Read More

Now arriving in Puget Sound: A gigantic, floating, missile-detecting snow globe

Don’t be concerned if you see this gigantic seaborne platform, pictured above, motoring into Puget Sound sometime today. The aliens… Read More

Google takes surprise $500M charge over DOJ ad investigation

Google’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, made public this afternoon, contains an unexpected $500 million charge… Read More