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T-Mobile shakes things up with Shakira, unveils new celebrity ‘collaborator’

“T-Mobile: Our Hips Don’t Lie.” No, that’s not the company’s new slogan, but maybe it should be. T-Mobile US kicked… Read More

T-Mobile plans to offer free data roaming in 100 countries

Updated with confirmation and official details. If you’ve ever traveled with a smartphone overseas, you know how much of a… Read More

Teen who invented Internet-enabled dog treat dispenser wins 2nd at national science competition

It was pretty cool learning about Brooke Martin, the 13-year-old from Spokane who invented an Internet-enabled device powered by a Raspberry Pi computer… Read More

Getting crap done: How these entrepreneurs want to keep poop out of water in India

The waste management infrastructure in India isn’t all that effective and two entrepreneurs from Seattle want to do something about… Read More

Foursquare adds recommendations with new iOS update

Forget about asking your server for a recommendation. The next time you walk into a restaurant, your iPhone may tell… Read More

Comcast subscribers will be able to watch TV directly from a tweet

If you’re a Comcast subscriber, soon you’ll be able to watch a TV show by simply clicking on a link… Read More

Graphic: Here’s how Zulily blossomed into a billion-dollar behemoth in just 4 years

An overnight success story? Well, that’s not too far of a stretch when considering everything that Zulily has accomplished since… Read More

Specs on wheels: Women’s online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway debuts pop-up shop on a tricycle

First robots, then custom suits, and now eye-glasses. Seattle sure is getting its share of local online apparel startups dropping… Read More

Next up from Nest: A better smoke alarm

Home appliance company Nest is at it again with another wi-fi connected gizmo that you never thought you needed, but… Read More

Chart: Zulily is bigger than Twitter, and grew faster over the past 3 years

Twitter is grabbing a lot of headlines with its plans for an initial public offering, and rightfully so with a… Read More

Zulily files for $100M IPO — reveals $331M in 2012 revenue, 2.2M customers

Fast-growing Zulily is looking to take the IPO plunge. The Seattle company, which sells clothes, toys and accessories for babies,… Read More

Boeing preps for possible future without BlackBerry, tests Android alternatives

Boeing is telling employees that it’s sticking with BlackBerry as its “standard mobile platform” after receiving assurances from BlackBerry executives… Read More

Amazon Fresh rival Instacart stops Trader Joe’s delivery

Grocery delivery startup Instacart seemed to be well on its way to being a significant competitor with Amazon Fresh, but… Read More

Networks can now track social media chatter with Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings

TV networks can now tell how successful shows were compared to others on Twitter with a new tool from Nielsen.… Read More

Survive the Streets uses crowdfunding to help people on brink of homelessness

When you donate money to charity or give someone a few dollars on the street, it’s hard to tell exactly… Read More

Headwinds persist for VC funds: 56 funds raise $4.1 billion in Q3

U.S. venture capital funds had a bit more success raising money in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter,… Read More

Julep looks to polish brand image with TV ad campaign

Zillow is doing it, and so is Zulily. Now, Julep — the Seattle-based online cosmetics company — is jumping into… Read More

Report: Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures curtails patent buys, looks to raise $3B

A new report out from Reuters says that Intellectual Ventures — the Bellevue-based patent holding firm led by former Microsoft… Read More

Comcast’s Xfinity X1 service suffers overnight outage

Comcast’s Xfinity X1 television platform experienced a widespread outage overnight, showing blank screens for many users across the country, according… Read More

Memo: Tesla’s Elon Musk responds to fiery Model S crash, says result could ‘have been far worse’ if gas car

Shares of Tesla tumbled earlier this week after a fiery accident involving a Model S on a roadway in Kent,… Read More

Trading places: These tech startup execs are swapping jobs, homes, lives for one week

What happens if you switch places with a fellow CEO, manage their employees and live in their house for one… Read More

Maveron-backed PotBelly fills tummy with spectacular IPO

Well, the sandwiches are delicious. But it’s not just meatball subs that’s getting Wall Street excited about PotBelly Sandwich Shop.… Read More

University of Oregon develops app to teach you about safe sex

Many people — college students in particular — have lots of questions about sex, but might be too uncomfortable to… Read More

Barack Obama’s famous election victory declaration photo attracted 25 million views on Twitter

If you were on social media or watched the news during the presidential election last year, it’s likely you saw… Read More

Adobe hack steals 2.9M accounts, plus source code

If you have an Adobe account, you may want to make sure it doesn’t share any passwords with something important.… Read More

Twitter at 2,000 employees, up 90% from last year

Twitter’s IPO filing was made public today and it noted that the company now employs 2,000 worldwide. According to the… Read More

Twitter (TWTR) IPO filing revealed: Company lost $79M in 2012, tops 215M users

Twitter’s IPO was just made public and the company is looking to raise $1 billion. Twitter said it now has 215… Read More

Yahoo now offering bug bounty of up to $15,000 following harsh criticisms for $12.50 gift

There’s nothing like a whole lot of bad press to get things moving. Yahoo touched off a firestorm on Tuesday… Read More

Circa launches news app on Android, redefines how we consume breaking news on mobile

Circa, the year-old news app that wants to redefine how we consume news on our mobile devices, today launched on… Read More

Netflix for iPhone and iPad gets HD Streaming, AirPlay support

If you’ve been wanting to get caught up on Breaking Bad, but want to be able to count the hairs… Read More

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