Jun 10, 2013, 12:20 PM WWDC: iOS 7 design overhaul flattens iPhone aesthetic If you’re an iOS user, say goodbye to skeuomorphism, and hello to flat design. The green felt in Game Center… Read More
Jun 10, 2013, 11:45 AM WWDC: Apple updates MacBook Air, Mac Pro with new features Fans of Apple’s biggest desktop are in for a treat. Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, offered… Read More
Jun 10, 2013, 10:58 AM WWDC: New Mac OS gets iBooks, Maps and performance enhancements Apple has run out of cats. While the past 8 iterations of Mac OS X have been named after big… Read More
Jun 10, 2013, 10:41 AM WWDC by the numbers: Apple has paid out $10 billion to developers While grey skies hang over San Francisco, thousands of developers have crammed into a black auditorium in Moscone West to… Read More
Jun 10, 2013, 9:12 AM Here’s how to watch Apple’s WWDC keynote If you’re one of the people who didn’t get ahold of a WWDC ticket in the two minutes before they… Read More
Jun 9, 2013, 9:27 AM What to expect from Apple’s WWDC keynote The banners are hung, and people are eagerly anticipating what Apple CEO Tim Cook has to say when he takes… Read More
Jun 6, 2013, 2:55 PM Advice from a former Apple director who coined the term ‘user experience’ Having worked on Apple’s User Interface Technologies and introducing the term “user experience” to company execs in the early 90s, Mitch… Read More
Jun 6, 2013, 10:20 AM Exo Labs crowdfunding iPad-enabled microscope cameras for schools Exo Labs, the Seattle startup that developed a microscope camera that can link to your iPad, now wants to put… Read More
Jun 6, 2013, 9:01 AM Trial details hardball tactics by Apple, Amazon and publishers in battle for control of e-books Major publishers threatened to withhold new e-books from Amazon’s Kindle store if the Seattle company didn’t give them control over… Read More
Jun 4, 2013, 1:01 PM iPhone sales stay hot as shipments of smartphones set to pass feature phones in 2013 Smartphones are taking over the world. Well, not really. But the latest estimates from the International Data Corporation indicate that… Read More
Jun 3, 2013, 10:49 AM Study: Android still rules, but Windows Phone makes gains thanks to the kids The latest numbers from Kantar show Windows continuing steady sales and, somewhat surprisingly, growing at a faster rate than those of… Read More
Jun 3, 2013, 10:40 AM E-books: Apple’s federal court showdown starts today The dispute over Apple’s alleged price-fixing of e-books comes to a head today as a case brought against the company… Read More
Jun 2, 2013, 12:55 PM Tim Cook explains what makes people successful at Apple Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Duke’s Fuqua Business School for his 25th reunion in late April. While he was… Read More
Jun 2, 2013, 6:19 AM Microsoft pokes fun at Apple and Google; Amazon.com’s amazing biodomes; and other top posts of the month May was a busy, busy month for us here at GeekWire. We hosted more than 800 of you at our… Read More
May 28, 2013, 9:11 PM Wearable computing: Apple’s Tim Cook wary of glasses but says ‘the wrist is interesting’ Speaking at the D11 conference down in California this evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook was careful not to reveal any… Read More
May 27, 2013, 11:41 AM App of the Week: ‘Shatoetry’ is William Shatner at your poetic best Our picks for App of the Week on our weekly GeekWire radio show on KIRO Radio often focus on practical… Read More
May 27, 2013, 10:30 AM Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google: Who is building the coolest tech campus? One looks like a futuristic spaceship, another includes three steel and glass biodomes. A third is being developed by world-class… Read More
May 24, 2013, 10:38 AM Microsoft stacks up Surface vs. iPad with mixed results Let’s see, the Surface RT is slightly heavier than the iPad, the same thickness and gets two hours less battery… Read More
May 24, 2013, 7:55 AM Geek Humor: Jon Stewart rips Apple and U.S. Senators This is absolutely hilarious. Comedian Jon Stewart rips into iPhone-loving U.S. Senators who were fawning over Apple CEO Tim Cook… Read More
May 23, 2013, 2:43 PM New look: Rhapsody iOS app gets complete makeover It’s makeover time for the Rhapsody iOS app, as the Seattle online music streaming company just debuted a completely redesigned… Read More
May 23, 2013, 9:53 AM WildTangent brings Penguins Escape to mobile, launches games on Asus tablets For the second time this year, Wild Tangent is making the move to mobile. Four months after releasing its first… Read More
May 22, 2013, 6:04 PM Microsoft uses Siri to ridicule iPad in latest commercial Microsoft is taking another swing at a competitor and this time it’s Apple’s iPad getting the backhand slap. In its… Read More
May 15, 2013, 1:46 PM How Tesla is just like Apple: ‘Everything we do is impossible’ Former Apple retail executive George Blankenship used to be a self-described “Porsche guy.” Then, a couple years ago, Tesla founder… Read More
May 14, 2013, 2:48 PM New Photowerks app for iPhone and iPad makes it easier to find your own pics Like many people nowadays, Seattle-based indie software developer Stephen Orth uses his smartphone as his primary camera. He has more than… Read More
May 13, 2013, 11:38 AM T-Mobile bumps iPhone initial payment to $150, up from $100 All good things must come to an end, apparently — even if we didn’t know they were only temporary. Bellevue-based T-Mobile… Read More
May 8, 2013, 10:40 AM Nokia touts Lumia 928 camera against competition with roller coaster video Nokia has yet to officially announce its newest flagship Lumia 928 smartphone, but that isn’t stopping the manufacturer from touting… Read More
May 8, 2013, 9:12 AM Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead… Read More
May 8, 2013, 8:32 AM Amazon Cloud Player enables iOS update, allows music streaming in Ford vehicles Good news for Ford and iPhone owners wanting to blast their tunes with Amazon’s Cloud Player: Amazon’s streaming music service updated… Read More
May 6, 2013, 6:10 PM Apple surges to No. 6 on Fortune 500 list, the only tech company in the top 10 Apple is already considered the biggest company on the planet in terms of market value — clocking in at $433… Read More
May 3, 2013, 12:21 PM Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft stays stagnant in 4th place Apple continues to gain market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone… Read More
