Tech – Page 191 of 306

What’s fast and green? Tesla Model S is tops in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide

Used to be you had to pick power over efficiency, but those days are long gone. Now you can be… Read More

Twitter updates Direct Messaging service to allow easier private conversations

Twitter has updated its mobile apps today to better support the company’s direct messaging service with a new setting that… Read More

Nokia reportedly planning a return to smartphones

Nokia is planning to get back into the smartphone business almost a year after Microsoft acquired its devices and services… Read More

Wink smart home hub goes stupid in security certificate snafu

Owners of the Wink Hub are discovering that their smart homes were a bit less intelligent over the weekend —… Read More

Tesla almost sold to Google in 2013, new book reveals

Google could have been in the electric car business two years ago, had a deal with Elon Musk gone through.… Read More

Chart: Here’s a look at the Northwest startup companies that scored VC financing in Q1

Money continues to flow in the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem, even though there aren’t the billion dollar “unicorns” running around… Read More

Family Gaming: Osmo for iPad blends physical and digital worlds to help kids collaborate and learn

At PAX East this year I got to demo Osmo—an educational accessory for iPads. It’s intended to get kids to work… Read More

Statewide laws regulating Uber, Lyft set to pass in Washington

Washington is on the verge of establishing statewide laws for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. With a 43-5 vote, SB… Read More

The CEO who just boosted employee pay to $70k was shaped by a tough early lesson that made him more financially conservative

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price made waves earlier this week when he announced plans to slash his $1 million salary,… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for ‘Newcomer of the Year’

There are tons of tech companies and groups setting up shop in the Seattle area these days. Tech giants from Silicon… Read More

Big Fish takes over entire Seattle waterfront building as Classmates.com moves downtown

Big Fish is getting bigger, and now it has an entire building to call home. The Seattle-based gaming company, which… Read More

Who is the Geek of the Year? Vote for your pick in the GeekWire Awards

It’s time for a new category for voting in the GeekWire Awards, and it’s a big one: Geek of the Year. This… Read More

WTIA tech trade group to offer members insurance against cyber attacks

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) will offer its members insurance against cyber attacks — a program that the Seattle-based organization describes… Read More

Washington, Oregon lawmakers want to ban ‘revenge porn’

The art of “revenge porn” may soon be outlawed in Washington and Oregon. “Revenge porn” is when someone posts “intimate… Read More

Women-only coding school Ada Developers Academy taps Microsoft vet Cynthia Tee as executive director

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based, tuition-free coding school for women, today named Cynthia Tee as its new executive director. Tee spent the… Read More

WatchGuard hires Prakash Panjwani as new CEO

WatchGuard Technologies, a Seattle-based business security company, announced today that it hired Prakash Panjwani to serve as its new chief… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Innovation of the Year

A system for turning poop into drinkable water; a ride-sharing program for commercial space cargo; a beam-steering satellite antenna the size of a laptop; technology… Read More

Netflix shares jump 10% after adding 5M subscribers in Q1

Netflix wowed investors today when it announced that it picked up 4.9 million subscribers to its online streaming video platform… Read More

Meet the new Twitter homepage that’s supposed to draw in logged out users

Twitter wants to draw in more readers to its social network without requiring them to make an account in order… Read More

Apple Watch? Whatever. Reviewing the Timex Datalink, the world’s first smartwatch

The year 2015 is shaping up to be the “Year of the Smartwatch,” as Apple releases their long-awaited watch this… Read More

Escaping the ‘posers’: Why these founders left San Francisco to build a startup in Seattle

It’s only been a few weeks since Kori Handy and Mitchell Porter moved their startup from San Francisco to Seattle, but… Read More

Washington State ferries botch launch of online reservation system for summer sailings

Washington state ferry passengers are accustomed to waiting in long lines to board one of the popular ferry routes. But… Read More

Seattle startup vets picked to attend first-ever White House Tech Meetup

The White House is hosting its inaugural Tech Meetup later this week, and Seattle will be well represented. Brett Greene… Read More

Hootsuite partners with hashtag aggregator Tagboard to help brands display social media posts

Tagboard and Hootsuite are teaming up to help brands and media companies display a group of social posts in an easier,… Read More

Private equity and mutual funds help propel startup investing to $17.7B in Q1

Big money is looking for big opportunities in privately-held startups. That’s one key data point coming out of a new… Read More

Paul Allen asserts rights to ‘Vulcan’ trademark, challenging name of new rocket

It’s Vulcan vs. Vulcan. United Launch Alliance (ULA) today named its new rocket “Vulcan,” and Vulcan Inc. — the investment… Read More

Fresh off a $2.7M funding round, Pillow launches Airbnb listing management service in Seattle

Airbnb hosts in Seattle now have access to a tool that can help ease the short-term rental process and potentially produce more… Read More

Sprint will now hand-deliver a new smartphone to your home or office

Sprint wants to make it easier for customers to purchase or upgrade a smartphone. The mobile carrier today debuted a new program… Read More

How Seattle’s micro VCs are like craft breweries

Walk through the industrial section of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and within minutes you’ll likely stumble on an amazing craft brewery… Read More

People are already using Periscope to live-stream Game of Thrones, and Twitter isn’t happy

Earlier this month, we explored potential media rights ramifications for people who live stream sporting events with apps like Periscope. Now,… Read More