Tech
Midweek Tech Blog: Amazon's sci-fi future, Microsoft's smartphone present
A round-up of Northwest companies making news -- and money.
Skip Ferderber
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Culture
Weekend Tech Blog: Verizon giveth, but it (and other carriers) taketh away
Verizon expands its fast 4G LTE cell-phone network throughout the Puget Sound area, but cuts the cord on no-limit plans for new customers.
Tech
Mayor: Pioneer Square to get ultra-fast broadband (hopefully)
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn takes a "small tangible step" to keep Pioneer Square growing as a high-tech hotspot, and hopes the idea will spread to other neighborhoods.
Culture
Weekend Tech Blog: Netflix soars; Barnes & Noble's ebook jockeys with Amazon
The Internet was supposed to be the place where new forms of media would dominate. Then why are movies, TV, and books more popular than ever?
Tech
Weekend tech blog: New powerful iMacs, Seattle Webby winners
Apple gears up desktop computers with new power, speed in iMac. And, here come the Webby awards: you think the Oscars take a long time?