Apple (AAPL) News – Page 46 of 54

Dec 8, 2011, 3:38 PM

Ask Andru: Apple iMessage Follow-Up

The first ever Ask Andru column featured a question about Apple’s iMessage, a proprietary method the company uses to allow… Read More

Dec 7, 2011, 6:05 PM

Newsmakers 2011: Apple’s Steve Jobs, in memoriam

The death of Steve Jobs in October was one of those rare universal moments, a shared experience that made us… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 8:14 PM

Microsoft details Windows Store, set to debut with Windows 8 beta in February

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37E3jQIs2AA Microsoft today previewed the Windows Store, the new app marketplace that will be included in Windows 8, the next… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 7:09 AM

Inside the ‘BingBox’ team: Microsoft looks to its console to change the game vs. Google

Michelle Holtmann has been at Microsoft for almost 12 years, which means she understands the natural conflicts that can happen… Read More

Dec 5, 2011, 1:22 PM

How Steve Jobs reacted to Microsoft’s Bungie acquisition

Microsoft recently marked the 10th anniversary of Halo, bringing back lots of fond memories of the blockbuster Xbox franchise. And… Read More

Dec 4, 2011, 4:09 PM

Apple’s secretive project ‘Maverick’ may bring massive data center to Oregon

Apple is considering building a massive new data center in Prineville, Oregon, next door to where Facebook opened its own… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 3:59 PM

Survey: iPhone 4S owners love Siri, and hate the short battery life

The vast majority of iPhone 4S owners are “very satisfied” with the new device, and they especially love the Siri… Read More

Nov 28, 2011, 7:00 AM

Amazon: Kindle sales jump 4X to unspecified levels of greatness

Amazon is infamous for declining to release specific sales figures for its Kindle devices, but that doesn’t keep the company… Read More

Nov 27, 2011, 10:16 PM

Microsoft’s reality distortion field, shopping with pepper spray … and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “She was competitive shopping.” — Los Angeles Fire… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 3:18 AM

GeekWire Radio: Kinect on Windows, Apple on the rise, and Xconomy’s Curt Woodward

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Microsoft’s plan to develop a new Kinect device… Read More

Nov 25, 2011, 1:49 PM

Apple pulls subscription service from Big Fish Games, removes Play Instantly from the app store

Earlier this week, Big Fish Games announced a new subscription gaming app that allowed iPhone users to pay a monthly… Read More

Nov 25, 2011, 11:14 AM

Patent office pays tribute to Steve Jobs with giant iPhone exhibit

This is pretty cool. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rolled out a tribute to Steve Jobs, marking the… Read More

Nov 25, 2011, 8:41 AM

Microsoft: Windows Phone was way ahead of Apple’s Siri

Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie, is making news today for recent comments downplaying Apple’s Siri intelligent assistant… Read More

Nov 23, 2011, 12:32 PM

‘Hello, computer!’ UW prof and students search outside the box

Like Scotty in Star Trek, the day is coming soon when we’ll talk with our computers instead of just typing… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 1:52 PM

Introducing Ask Andru: Apple’s iMessage, explained

I’m a big fan of GeekWire, so when one of my Twitter followers suggested that I start a regular Q&A… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 6:03 AM

Amazon offers megadiscount on smartphones, sells a slew of Android devices for a penny

Black Friday hasn’t hit yet, nor has cyber Monday. But that’s not stopping Amazon.com from rolling out big discounts on… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 5:38 AM

Apple iOS developers make more than Android developers

We’ve been writing a lot lately about the rise of Android, with some estimates showing that Google’s mobile operating system… Read More

Nov 21, 2011, 9:51 AM

Prediction: Apple to become biggest PC vendor in 2012 … if the iPad is a PC

Is the iPad a PC? The research firm Canalys counts it as one, and based on that it’s predicting that… Read More

Nov 19, 2011, 6:20 AM

GeekWire Radio: iTunes Match, Google Music and Tunebox take tracks to the cloud

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we break down the latest developments in online music — including… Read More

Nov 18, 2011, 11:57 AM

Apple turns up heat on Amazon over use of ‘appstore’ for Kindle Fire

Apple’s attack on Amazon.com and its use of the phrase “appstore” continues. The Cupertino, California maker of the iPad and… Read More

Nov 18, 2011, 9:47 AM

Inspiration, adoration and Steve Jobs’ sneeze

For 70 minutes Thursday night, I sat in the Landmark Metro Cinemas on 45th Avenue and watched Steve Jobs. I… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 10:58 AM

Tunebox: A new way to listen to music from your Dropbox account

Seattle developer Phil Kast was rock climbing in Eldorado Canyon near Boulder two months ago when he slipped off a… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 9:07 AM

Steve Jobs ‘Lost Interview’ debuts in theaters tonight

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview will get special showings in Landmark Theatres around the country tonight and Thursday night, including… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 11:57 AM

Worldwide smartphone sales surge, driven by Android

More and more people are buying smartphones, but fewer of those folks are choosing Windows Phone as their platform of… Read More

Nov 13, 2011, 10:58 AM

Startups are like standing in line for Space Mountain; Google as Death Star… and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “A friend, on the choice to quit… Read More

Nov 12, 2011, 10:05 AM

GeekWire Radio: Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. Apple iPad, and Microsoft’s tablet strategy

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the rising competition between Barnes & Noble and Amazon… Read More

Nov 11, 2011, 10:57 AM

Sir Mix-a-Lot busts out a ‘Baby Got Back’ iPhone app

I had the honor of judging the Battle of the Geek Bands with legendary musician Sir Mix-a-Lot earlier this month.… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 4:19 PM

Does Steve Jobs deserve to be Time’s Person of the Year?

NBC Nightly News TV anchor Brian Williams thinks Apple co-founder Steve Jobs should be Time’s Person of the Year, noting… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 9:59 AM

Did Amazon just buy a speech recognition startup to compete with Siri?

The Siri voice recognition service is a big hit with users of Apple’s new iPhone 4S. Now, is Amazon.com looking… Read More

Nov 8, 2011, 7:31 AM

Voting by iPad: Oregon picks Apple device for election test

Oregon elections officials are testing iPads to help people with disabilities vote in today’s special election in the state, after… Read More