Articles from 2011 – Page 92 of 107

Foursquare nerds, unite: Your day has almost arrived

As an avid Foursquare user in Seattle, Brian Groth knows he isn’t experiencing all the benefits that someone might see… Read More

Meet Neil Roseman: The ex-Amazon exec leading the charge for Zynga in Seattle

Neil Roseman probably could have used his technical talents to build a new startup company in Seattle. Instead, the former… Read More

Xbox 360 on top of U.S. console market, again

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sold 430,000 units in the U.S. in March, up 28 percent from the same month a… Read More

Nintendo 3DS falls short of DS launch, but beats it in revenue

Nintendo’s 3DS didn’t sell as many units in its U.S. launch last month as the original Nintendo DS did during… Read More

Why Seattle needs to create the next Zynga or Facebook

Guest Commentary: Last week, Forbes published its annual Midas List, ranking the top 100 tech investors. While these types of lists make… Read More

Photo of the Day: Internet Explorer Gets New Windows

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has been making a point lately of trying to stick to a steady schedule for updates.… Read More

Paul Allen on 60 Minutes: Book about history, not revenge against Bill Gates

OK, we can finally let you in on a secret we’ve been keeping here at GeekWire: A “60 Minutes” crew… Read More

Shares of Google get clobbered after first quarter financials disappoint

Google today reported revenue of $8.58 billion for the first quarter, an increase of 27 percent compared to the same… Read More

Microsoft data center GM leaves, reportedly for Apple

The general manager in charge of Microsoft’s data center operations, Kevin Timmons, has left the company for a job at… Read More

Music apps: Seven of the best for Android and iPhone

Last week we took a look at some great baseball apps for the Android platform. This week we’re going to… Read More

Comcast rolls out 105 Mbps ‘Extreme’ Internet service

Do you really need download speeds of more than 100 megabits per second in your house? (Come on, really?) At… Read More

Seattle venture capitalists remain optimistic even as dollar volumes slump

I was chatting with a Seattle venture capitalist this week about the state of early-stage investing in the region. His… Read More

Seattle’s hottest tech neighborhood offers crappy Internet service, drug dealers

Pioneer Square is undergoing a major transformation as high-tech companies such as Isilon, Zynga and Blue Nile set up shop… Read More

Moving from air to ground: Insitu Pacific to support iRobot vehicles

Insitu is best known for its unmanned aircraft systems. But the unit of The Boeing Co. is moving from the… Read More

Seattle Art Museum sues MOD Systems over unpaid rent

Troubles continue to mount for MOD Systems. The Seattle Art Museum has filed a lawsuit against the maker of digital… Read More

Internet Explorer 10: Windows Vista users out of luck

It might sound impossible, but Microsoft is about to make its Windows Vista operating system even more undesirable. The Redmond… Read More

Spotify trims free music in Europe: A preview for U.S.?

The popular Spotify music service is making headlines in Europe this morning with new limits on its signature offering —… Read More

Focusing on a Topic

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

What I learned at our CEO-a-thon

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: Kid sides with Vader, Google Earth wackery and an Angry Birds birthday

Some kid chooses the Dark Side over the Jedi Academy and makes a couple of Disney workers extremely uncomfortable. Apparently… Read More

Blog fight: Google calls Microsoft ‘irresponsible’ for calling Google ‘misleading’

Two days after Microsoft called Google out for “misleading” the U.S. government about a security certification for a Google product,… Read More

Inside Microsoft’s Kinect SDK

Get ready for a new wave of Kinect applications on Windows PCs. One of Microsoft’s goals at its MIX conference… Read More

Priceline founder Jay Walker pulls a Paul Allen, sues nearly every big name in tech

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen surprised many in the tech industry last summer when he sued some of the biggest names… Read More

Revenge of the iPad? PC market tanks in first quarter

New numbers this afternoon from the IDC research firm show worldwide PC shipments falling 3.2% during the first quarter —… Read More

Avvo CEO Mark Britton named to the board of Orbitz

It’s been a little while since Avvo co-founder Mark Britton worked in the travel business. But he’ll be dusting off… Read More

Chart: Another record year for online advertising

Despite a rocky economy, more dollars continue to shift to online advertising. And that could be good news for a… Read More

ExtraHop names Palvi Mehta as CFO, continues hiring spree

ExtraHop Networks is adding some horsepower in the executives offices, tapping former RadioFrame and Newpath Networks executive Palvi Mehta as… Read More

Chocolate, screwdrivers and other startup gems from NWEN’s First Look Forum

The entrepreneurial spirit certainly wasn’t lacking yesterday at the Arctic Club Hotel in downtown Seattle. A dozen entrepreneurs presented to… Read More

Geek of the Week: Erica McGillivray, GeekGirlCon

We’re kicking off a new feature today, a GeekWire “Geek of the Week” honor for the Pacific Northwest technology community.… Read More

Speed test: Windows Phone IE9 vs. iPhone 4 and Android

At Microsoft’s MIX conference in Las Vegas this morning, the company announced a series of enhancements for the next version… Read More