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OpenTable gobbles up online reservation service Rezbook, partners with Urbanspoon

We heard a few months ago that Urbanspoon was shopping its online restaurant reservation system Rezbook. Now, we’ve learned where… Read More

Concur posts $2.8M in profit as revenue continues to pour in

Not only has Concur made several acquisitions as of late, but the company is now back in the green. The… Read More

New journalism? Amazon’s exclusive Obama interview released as free Kindle Single

During his visit yesterday to Amazon’s warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn., President Obama sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with… Read More

Gigabit Squared makes investment to bolster Seattle’s super-fast gigabit Internet

Some in the internet service provider space have expressed concern over Gigabit Squared’s plans to bring lightning-fast fiber Internet speeds to… Read More

Microsoft Office meets Android: New app for smartphones, not tablets

Microsoft this morning released Office Mobile for Android — bringing basic Word, Excel and PowerPoint functionality to Google-powered smartphones, but… Read More

EA’s former CEO: Mobile content creators deserve better

SAN FRANCISCO — In his talk today at the Casual Connect game conference, the former CEO of game developer Electronic… Read More

World’s largest boring machine begins digging 2-mile underground tunnel

Bertha is ready to start digging. The world’s largest boring machine began drilling a nearly 2-mile highway tunnel underneath Seattle… Read More

VC returns are improving, but they still aren’t beating the public markets in many instances

Here’s the good news: Venture capital returns are on the rebound across many time horizons. Now, here’s the bad news. You’d… Read More

Instagram API crackdown blocks popular ‘Instance’ Windows Phone app

In a blow to Windows Phone, a technical change made by Facebook’s Instagram service is preventing users from uploading photos… Read More

Tech M&A slows in Q2, volumes now at 4-year low

Technology companies aren’t buying up other companies with as much vigor as they once did, but things may change in… Read More

Three top execs leave Zynga

Don Mattrick is cleaning house at Zynga, it seems. Bloomberg reports today that three top executives at the social gaming… Read More

Pay for parking with your phone: Here’s how your personal data will be used

Parking in Seattle became a little more convenient earlier this month with the debut of PayByPhone, a smartphone app that allows people… Read More

Real-time ’emojitracker’ is an entertaining slice of Twitter

If you’re interested in a mesmerizing time-waster on this Friday afternoon, check out emojitracker, a website that tracks tweets containing… Read More

Starbucks rolling out wireless charging in tables to Silicon Valley

You can get a little extra jolt at Starbucks locations in the Bay Area both for your mental state, and… Read More

T-Mobile strikes back at AT&T with zero-down smartphone promotion

T-Mobile this morning announced a new promotion for the back-to-school shopping season, offering most of the smartphones in its lineup… Read More

Here’s the obscure book that Bill Gates is gushing about this summer

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is a voracious reader, carrying a tote bag of books on his travels across the globe.… Read More

Shares of Expedia tumble 25 percent after online travel giant hits Q2 ‘headwinds’

Shares of Expedia are getting trashed in after-hours trading, following the Bellevue company’s latest earnings announcement which showed a 27… Read More

Redbox now has 50% of the physical rental market as Outerwall posts increasing profit

Redbox parent Outerwall, the Bellevue-based company formerly known as Coinstar, announced today that Redbox now has 50 percent of the physical… Read More

Cray announces $30 million deal with UK research council

Supercomputer manufacturer Cray just announced a deal with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in Britain to install one of… Read More

Shares of F5 surge after profits reach $68.2 million

Shares of F5 Networks took off in after hours trading following the company’s quarterly earnings announcement. F5, a maker of… Read More

Point-of-sale software maker MerchantOS acquired by Lightspeed

LightSpeed, a Canadian software company that helps retailers manage their in-store shopping experience, today announced the acquisition of Olympia-based MerchantOS.… Read More

The largest social poker tournament ever is happening online and in a casino simultaneously

Here’s a great example of blending the online and physical worlds, but with a little poker twist. Seattle-based maker of… Read More

Tech Moves: Dan Shapiro on leave from Google to write book; Add3 adds exec; etc.

—Dan Shapiro, the co-founder of Ontela and Sparkbuy, is taking a leave of absence from Google to write a book… Read More

A peek inside Boeing’s new spaceship: Tablets, LED lights and minimal controls

From the outside, Boeing’s new spacecraft mimics the Apollo-era capsules from back in the day. The interior, however, is all about… Read More

Unexpected outcome: Control4 IPO could provide nice return for dormant Seattle VC firm

Frazier Technology Ventures announced four years ago that it would no longer make new investments, and initiate the slow process… Read More

See-through breakthrough: Microsoft shows how Terahertz scans can reveal hidden tags inside objects

Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University envision a new world in which hidden tags or watermarks will be embedded… Read More

Where the Hell is Matt? Dancing in a credit-card ad

Just when we thought Matt Harding’s story couldn’t get any better, the unlikely Internet dancing sensation has landed in a… Read More

Ignition bolsters Silicon Valley team with Rachel Chalmers hire

Ignition Partners is strengthening its team in Silicon Valley, adding Rachel Chalmers as a principal. Chalmers most recently served as… Read More

Can China kick its dependence on foreign technology? Yes (Someday)

If China wants to wean itself off foreign technology, does it have the ability to do so? That’s the question… Read More

VC report: First-time financings on the rise and software leads the way

Venture capitalists are putting more cash to work in early-stage companies, boosting the dollars and deals in the category. That’s… Read More