Amazon has just extended access to its Android app marketplace, Amazon Appstore, to nearly 200 countries, the company said this morning. Amazon said the expansion now allows customers to buy apps and games from their Macs, PCs, or Android phones and tablets....Continue →

Seattle-based Remote Medical International, a provider of international medical services, said Thursday that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from Columbia Pacific Management, a Seattle investor which already owns 23 hospitals through subsidiary Columbia Asia....Continue →

Seattle-based Amazon.com is in a big, cloud computing effort in Virginia, according to Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. According to a statement from Fairfax County, Virginia, Amazon will add 500 new jobs through a big expansion of Amazon Web Services....Continue →

Portland-based Elemental Technologies said Tuesday that it has been selected to provide video services for IPTV operator Canby Telcom....Continue →

Seattle-based HasOffers, the developer of mobile app tracking and affiliate software, has $9.4M in hand, the first funding round for the nearly four year old company. According to HasOffers, the funding came from Accel Partners, with Rich Wong of Accel joining the company's board....Continue →

Portland-based Orchestrate.io, a developer of software which allows developers to make queries involving multiple databases, has raised $3M in seed funding, the firm disclosed today. The funding came from True Ventures, and also included Frontline Ventures and Resonant Venture Partners....Continue →

Seattle-based Amazon.com has extended access to its online, cloud storage service, Amazon Cloud Drive, to Canada, the company said today. According to Amazon, all of its customers will get 5 GB of free storage, letting users upload their digital files, including photos, videos, and other documents....Continue →

Liberty Lake-based smart meter maker Itron has renewed a contract it has with British Gas, the company said today. Size of the contract was not announced. ITron said it will continue to offer up its services to support more than 1.25 million electricity prepayment customers throughout the UK....Continue →

Seattle-bsaed life sciences and molecular analysis systems developer NanoString Technologies has filed for an IPO, saying this morning in a filing that it hopes to raise $86.25M in the offering. The firm has applied to list as NSTG on the NASDAQ Global market. The IPO is being underwritten by J.P....Continue →

Seattle-based venture investor Maveron is one of the firms backing Newsle, a developer of technology to help surface and track news on your social contacts and connections. Newsle said it raised $1....Continue →

Portland-based indoor wi-fi location technology developer Meridian Apps has been acquired by Aruba Networks, Aruba announced last week. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Aruba said the buy will enable new location-based services....Continue →