Tech – Page 184 of 306

Cell service more important than school districts for many homebuyers, survey finds

People in the market for homes care more about cell reception at their new address than they do about access to good… Read More

Intego brings parental controls to iPhone and iPad with new ‘Family Protector’ service

Giving an iPhone or iPad to your child may be this generation’s Pandora’s Box, opening up a world of distraction —… Read More

Former AllRecipes president jumps back into food world, buys Serious Eats and Roadfood

Lisa Sharples spent six years as the head honcho at Allrecipes, leading the Seattle company to prominence in the online… Read More

United Airlines computer glitch delays flights across U.S.

DULLES — A nationwide computer glitch is causing havoc for United Airlines travelers across the U.S., with planes unable to… Read More

Avalara buys EZtax as part of latest acquisition push

Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based maker of tax automation software, has acquired EZtax in a deal of undisclosed size. EZtax specializes… Read More

Update: Comcast says major West Coast Internet outage is fixed

Follow-up: Comcast says outage resulted from overloaded DNS servers, offers credit to those affected Update, 11 p.m.: Comcast issued this… Read More

OneBusAway creator brings Seattle’s real-time transit data to Google Maps

The Seattle region is the latest area to get live transit information right in the Google Maps app. Android users should see… Read More

Bill to boost K-12 computer science education in Washington state awaits governor’s signature

A Washington state bill bolstering computer science education standards is waiting for Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature. The bill will make grants… Read More

Zomato says goodbye to Urbanspoon, shuts down iconic shake-to-search feature

“So long, Urbanspoon!” That was the message on Zomato’s Facebook page today, announcing it had shut down Urbanspoon after acquiring the Seattle-based… Read More

Silicon Valley transplants; investing in female founders; and other top posts from a busy May

It’s hard to believe that we’ve already rolled through another month, and that summer is now beckoning on the Seattle… Read More

This app lets founders pitch startup ideas to investors, media with 2-minute videos

For entrepreneurs, it’s not always easy finding the right time and place to pitch a potential investor on an idea… Read More

Seattle City Light spends $35K to remove drone stuck on power line for one week

Removing a drone from high-voltage power lines above a group of houseboats is no easy task. That much was clear… Read More

Renowned inventor Dean Kamen: Innovation is about finding the right problem

Even for Dean Kamen, inventor of groundbreaking products like the Segway, the IBOT wheelchair, the first drug infusion pump, a water… Read More

Google dives deep into virtual reality, partners with GoPro on new 360-degree, 16-camera rig

Google is making a bigger move into virtual reality, announcing a new initiative called Jump that offers new ways to create and… Read More

Google releases universal Photos app, offers unlimited photo and video storage free

Google is pulling ahead in the race to solve photo overload. Its new Google Photos service backs up and organizes… Read More

You can plan your next globetrotting vacation with less than 140 characters

It’s 2015 and you can replace your travel agent with a hashtag. Intelligent travel booking site Vamo will look into… Read More

Uber for bodyguards: Bannerman offers on-demand bouncers, launches in Seattle

A few taps on our smartphones today will order us transportation, food, and now, security guards. Bannerman is a new startup out of San Francisco that graduated… Read More

How technology turned these humanitarian workers into cutting-edge filmmakers

Veteran aid worker and filmmaker David Darg was at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last month when he saw… Read More

Susannah Malarkey setting sail after 20 years at the helm of the Technology Alliance

In 1995, Bill Gates Sr. asked Susannah Malarkey to lead an effort to study the health and vibrancy of the… Read More

Mary Meeker’s 2015 Internet trends report: The rise of the on-demand economy and much more

Mary Meeker, the former Wall Street analyst turned Kleiner Perkins partner, gave her closely watched and very tweetable Internet trends… Read More

Facebook puts critics’ reviews on restaurant pages, alongside those from your friends

Facebook pages for restaurants will soon include reviews from Eater, Bon Appetit, New York Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle and Conde Nast Traveler alongside those… Read More

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella named most influential tech exec, ahead of Jony Ive, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the most influential executive in the technology industry, according to a new ranking released this… Read More

Nokia Networks agrees to buy Eden Rock Communications

Eden Rock Communications, an 8-year-old Bothell maker of wireless network technologies, has agreed to be acquired by Nokia Networks. Terms… Read More

DocuSign tops off latest funding round with another $45M, bringing the total to $278M

Some of the more coveted U.S. tech companies have recently shown an insatiable thirst for capital, and given the times, it’s been easy… Read More

Port of Seattle open to Uber, Lyft doing airport pickups but needs time to establish new regulations

The Port of Seattle wants to let companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar pick up passengers at the airport, but its… Read More

Vox Media to acquire Re/code as tech media landscape continues to shift

Vox Media, owner of The Verge, SB Nation and Vox among others, is acquiring startup tech media site Re/code in a stock… Read More

Taxi-hailing app Flywheel raises more cash as it takes on Uber, Lyft

Flywheel is reeling in more cash to help build out its taxi-hailing platform. The San Francisco-based company, which develops an app… Read More

Classmates.com agrees to $11 million payout over misleading billing practices

Classmates has agreed to pay $11 million after 22 attorneys general alleged that the Seattle-based company engaged in deceptive billing and… Read More

Uber, Lyft may soon be allowed to pick up passengers at Seattle airport

Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in… Read More

Periscope live-streaming app now available for Android

Periscope is finally available to Android users as the Twitter-owned live-streaming app launched on the Google Play Store on Tuesday.… Read More