http://seattletechreport.com http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_dell.html?source=seattletechreport Computer maker Dell Inc., trailing Hewlett-Packard Co. in worldwide sales, could have used a home run at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Instead, it came to Vegas with a model and a mirage. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_dell.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 21:43 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_seattle_newspaper_sale.html?source=seattletechreport Hearst Corp. put Seattle's oldest newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, up for sale Friday, saying that if it can't find a buyer in the next 60 days, the paper will close or continue to exist only on the Internet. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_seattle_newspaper_sale.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 20:51 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_verizon_alltel.html?source=seattletechreport Verizon Wireless on Friday completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel Corp., making Verizon the nation's largest mobile phone company. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_verizon_alltel.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 20:45 GMT http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/159084.asp?source=seattletechreport LAS VEGAS -- Ben Reed of Microsoft's Connected TV Business showed off for me this morning what Windows Media Center will looks like in Windows 7. Joseph Tartakoff http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/159084.asp?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 20:17 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_digital_tv_transition.html?source=seattletechreport In less than six weeks, the nation's television broadcasters are due to shut off their analog signals and begin transmitting in digital - potentially blacking out as many as 8 million U.S. households that rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_digital_tv_transition.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 20:10 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_star_tribune_union.html?source=seattletechreport The Star Tribune and the Newspaper Guild ended talks this week after they were unable to agree on management's request for concessions, setting the stage for a possible bankruptcy filing by Minnesota's largest newspaper. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_star_tribune_union.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 20:07 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395462_xconomy8149.html?source=seattletechreport ZeaChem, a Colorado-based clean fuel company, announced that they have raised $34 million from investors, led by Globespan Capital Partners and PrairieGold Venture Partners, to fund a green fuels refinery plant in Oregon. The company is developing technology to convert inedible plant matter into ethanol. ZeaChem announced last year that the plant will ... Rachel Tompa http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395462_xconomy8149.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 19:59 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_oled_pc.html?source=seattletechreport The first computer with a screen of organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that is being touted as the future of both displays and lighting, was announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics show by San Francisco-based OQO Inc. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_oled_pc.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 19:51 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_foreign_news_startup.html?source=seattletechreport As budget cuts force many U.S. newspapers to retrench on their foreign coverage, veteran journalist Charles Sennott saw virtually no chance of getting another assignment abroad. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_foreign_news_startup.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 19:47 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_blu_ray.html?source=seattletechreport The Blu-ray disc, the high-definition successor to the DVD, was one of the few products that did well in the just-ended holiday season, with sales tripling from the previous year. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_blu_ray.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 19:42 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_broadcom_nicholas.html?source=seattletechreport An e-mail in which Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III allegedly talks about a drug binge can be used as evidence during his criminal trial, a federal judge ruled. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_broadcom_nicholas.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 19:38 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395459_xconomy8134.html?source=seattletechreport Phoenix, AZ-based ON Semiconductor, which operates a chip manufacturing plant in Gresham, OR, announced cost-reduction measures for 2009, including chip factory closures and layoffs of 10 percent of its worldwide staff, or about 1,500 jobs. The Portland Business Journal reports the Gresham plant will close for at least four weeks in the first half of ... Gregory T. Huang http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395459_xconomy8134.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 18:48 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_as_japan_panasonic.html?source=seattletechreport Panasonic Corp. will slash about $1.5 billion from its planned investment in two new flat-screen TV plants and shut down unprofitable businesses as demand for high-end electronics falls globally, the company's president said Friday. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_as_japan_panasonic.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 17:27 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_nm_qwest_disconnect.html?source=seattletechreport New Mexico regulators have approved an agreement with Qwest Communications International Inc., which will provide notice before disconnecting SkyWi Inc. from its system. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_nm_qwest_disconnect.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 16:55 GMT http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158932.asp?source=seattletechreport LAS VEGAS -- Since Wednesday evening, the beta version of Windows 7 has been available to select groups of developers. This morning, Microsoft opened up the beta to anyone who wants to download it. Joseph Tartakoff http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158932.asp?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 16:04 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_al_contract_review_broadband.html?source=seattletechreport The Alabama Legislature's Contract Review Committee approved a $1.7 million two-year contract Thursday to help spread high-speed Internet service across the state, particularly to rural areas. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_al_contract_review_broadband.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 13:13 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_mobile_tv.html?source=seattletechreport TV stations in 22 U.S. cities announced Thursday that they will start broadcasting their signals this year in a format designed to be received by mobile devices like cell phones, MP3 players, GPS units and in-car entertainment systems. The Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_gadget_show_mobile_tv.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 12:27 GMT http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158980.asp?source=seattletechreport LAS VEGAS -- As I reported earlier today, Microsoft has released a new mobile application called Microsoft Tag. Basically, it's a barcode and a barcode reader. Except the barcode trades black and white lines for colorful triangles, and a barcode scanner for a cellphone. Joseph Tartakoff http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158980.asp?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 08:01 GMT http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158979.asp?source=seattletechreport LAS VEGAS -- Here are extended excerpts from a conversation I had with Robbie Bach, the president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. I tried to relay the questions you asked via e-mail and in the comments left on this blog. Joseph Tartakoff http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/158979.asp?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 06:00 GMT http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395368_msftbach09.html?source=seattletechreport A conversation with Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division. Joseph Tartakoff http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395368_msftbach09.html?source=seattletechreport Friday, January 09, 2009 05:17 GMT