May, Technology

The Big Bio Gamble

Dendreon's stock woes may have been unpredictable, but biotech firms often face steep odds.

March, Technology

Geeks of a Feather

Microsoft alumni help each other out after they leave

March, Technology

The Wealth in Health

Microsoft moves fast to get into the health care IT market

Cover, January, Healthcare, Technology

Debugging the Body

The emerging ability to spot disease networks in humans - and reprogram them - will upturn the medical establishment and create new business opportunities

Technology, December

Barcodes for the New Millenium

The market for radio frequency identification tags may finally be coming into its own

Technology, November

Metal of the Future?

A start-up attempts a nano-level revolution to transform military and civilian life

Technology, November

The Temple Will Not Fall

Microsoft, Nintendo and a specialty college make Washington a capital for video games

Finance, Technology, November

Launch Sell (Repeat)

When building a business is a serial thrill

Technology, October

The Temple Will Not Fall

Microsoft, Nintendo and a specialty college make Washington a capital for video games

Technology, October

Puget Sound counts 15,000 jobs among benefits of rising video-game industry

A "clustering of talent" is driving Puget Sound to the top of the U.S. video-game development industry, generating nearly $5 billion in revenues and more than 15,000 jobs, and elevating the average salary of a local game...

Technology, October

Microsoft Finds New Opportunities in Japan

While China is hot, Microsoft makes a lot more money in Japan. Over half of Microsoft's Asian revenues come from Japan. Maybe that's why the company is putting a renewed focus on the country, plowing money into developing markets...

Technology, October

The Games We Play

Designing casual games for the time-pressed professional

Technology, September

A Shift in the Winds

SafeHarbor hits another squall as CEO departs

June, Technology

Full Stream Ahead

RealNetworks rebounds by embracing new markets

Cover, Marketing, Media, Technology, May, June

Microsoft to buy Seattle’s aQuantive

In a bid to challenge Google for a bigger share of online advertising, Microsoft has agreed to pay $6 billion for a global ad agency that almost collapsed during the dot-com bust

May, Technology

Hollywood?s Helping Hand

Medical device makers turn to popular TV shows for publicity

Technology, March

W(h)ither Biotech?

Icos? arc from rising to fallen star is sadly typical for local biotech firms

Technology, February

The Power of Learning

How a consulting firm has set about unleashing a biotech company?s human potential

Technology, January

Anytime anyplace anywhere

The rise of the electronic wallet

Technology, December

Microsoft in the Living Room

The software giant has taken the lead in online video gaming. Is this the big payoff?

Technology, November

Wizard of Wireless

Clearwire?s Craig McCaw is offering a new kind of broadband wireless service.

Technology, OutFront, October

A Mouse Brain in 3D

SEATTLE – The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced the completion of a genetic map of a mouse brain. The “Brain Atlas” identifies where and at what level each of approximately 21,000 genes are turned...

Technology, Trade Winds, OutFront, October

Vancouver Ventures

VANCOUVER – Electric Lightwave LLC, a communications network services provider, was sold to Portland-based Integra Telecom Inc. for $247 million and is moving most of its jobs to Portland. The combined company will employ...

Made in Washington, Technology, OutFront, October

Boeing Closes Summer with Bag of Deals

EVERETT – Boeing appears well positioned to maintain its lead over Airbus in total orders. As of Sept. 13, Boeing has received 377 firm orders for its 787 Dreamliner, with another 43 commitments from 32 customers. There are...

Technology, October

The Good Fight

Judging by its long-stagnant stock price, Microsoft appears to be a lumbering monopoly, mired in the doldrums. The company is worth less than half its 1999 peak. It lags behind flashy companies such as Google and Apple in hip,...

Technology, October

Web 2.0

Six years after the tech crash and the collapse of high flying ventures like HomeGrocer.com, a new generation of Web-based companies is taking off.ZILLOW.COMLocation: SeattleKey Innovation: Using publicly available information to...

Daily Intel, Technology

Sony Investigates Laptop Fire

Sony is investigating an overheating incident involving a Lenovo laptop computer that may have been related to one of its faulty batteries.

Made in Washington, Technology

Taking Flight

Marines say Insitu invention saved lives in Iraq

Technology, Daily Intel

Microsoft attempts to compete with iPod juggernaut

Microsoft releases details today of iPod competitor Zune, including wireless song-sharing

Technology, Cover

Robots, Rise Up!

Industry leaders say military applications are the trend in robotics

Finance, Technology

CubCrafters Soars, Adds Jobs

YAKIMA - When the Federal Aviation Administration recently created the new Light Sport Airplane category, CubCrafters Inc. was ready to fly at the opportunity. Its light sport airplane, the CubCrafters Sport Cub, received a huge...

Technology

Video Drones

With gaming growing more popular in everyday life, recent questions have been raised about its potential health risks. Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts will open in Amsterdam this year, through Smith & Jones Addiction...

Technology

Attack Mode

Wild growth spurs choosy game selection at Big Fish Games

Technology

Wordplay

University of Washington professor embarks on daunting language translation challenge

Technology

Moving with Mobility

Investing in handhelds and more can pay off in long term

Technology

The High Tech 50

Northwest companies flex biotech, gaming and mobile communication muscle.

Technology

Top 50 High Tech Firms in Washington

Compiled by Margot Walker

Technology

By Any Other Name

AT&T hopes BellSouth merger will make Cingular smell just as sweet

Technology

Guerrilla Tactics

War on spam may see no end as both sides build arsenal

Finance, Technology

FYI

WASHINGTON 2ND LARGEST CYBERSTATE. The American Electronics Association (AEA), a trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, says Washington is second only to California in its number of software...

Technology

Software Piracy Climbs to $34 Bil

REDMOND - The Business Software Alliance, in an annual study, says global software piracy cost the industry $34 billion in 2005, up $1.6 billion in a year. It adds that more than a third of all packaged software installed on PCs...

Technology

Just Plug It In

BELLEVUE - High fuel costs getting you down? Thinking about trading in that '80s beater for a more up-to-date vehicle?

How about one that gets 250 miles per gallon? That, at least, is the concept behind the Extreme Hybrid, a car...

Technology

Bluetooth Still Has Bite

BELLEVUE - Bluetooth continues to grow. With the expansion of products offering wireless wireless technology beyond headsets and mobile phones, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) released its third annual study...

Technology, Healthcare

"Change Me," Says Gere

SEATTLE - Getty Images Inc. and actor Richard Gere have launched a campaign to use images to fight some of the world's deadliest diseases.

Called the "Change Me" campaign and created by the two, plus a group called the Friends...

Technology

No 10-Digit Dialing

OLYMPIA - Relax. For now, at least, western Washington residents won't have to dial 10 digits for every local call.

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has ruled that western Washington telephone...

Technology

Saving Energy

SEATTLE - What does that new refrigerator at your local restaurant have in common with the IDX Tower at Fourth & Madison?

Both are certified by the federal government. Or, more specifically, by the Environmental Protection...

OutFront, Technology

IT Hiring Crackles

SEATTLE - The Seattle area, and to a lesser extent the entire state, is a magnet for high technology and the star employees that come with it, says a recent study by Robert Half Technology.The technology staffing firm of Menlo...