Apr 11, 2011, 10:25 AM Windows app store Allmyapps reaches 100,000 users Allmyapps, an online app store for Windows PC reminiscent of Apple’s App Store for Mac, this morning announced that it… Read More
Apr 8, 2011, 9:46 PM Nerd Notes: Woz seems lonely, YouTube seems bored and Apple doesn’t seem to like horses Woz says he’d mull return to Apple if asked — which he hasn’t been. Geek Zodiac. Too bad geeks don’t… Read More
Apr 8, 2011, 10:05 AM Apple finds PopCap game ‘Unpleasant Horse’ just a little too unpleasant This probably was not the way that PopCap Games’ experimental game studio 4th & Battery wanted to start off. Then… Read More
Apr 7, 2011, 10:23 AM Will Windows Phone surpass the iPhone by 2015? Gartner thinks so We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Microsoft is way behind in mobile. But the company, which is… Read More
Apr 7, 2011, 9:25 AM Microsoft releases first iPad app, Bing, and it looks slick Yes, Microsoft aspires to topple Apple’s iPad, but the company also hopes to come from behind against Google. And in… Read More
Apr 6, 2011, 5:02 PM Apple plans huge storage buy from Isilon: Could this be the backbone of its ‘media locker?’ Holy, Toledo. That was my reaction after reading a report in The Register that Apple has agreed to buy as… Read More
Apr 6, 2011, 8:19 AM Apple throws Microsoft’s Mac Office a MobileMe curveball Microsoft next week will release the first service pack for its Office for Mac 2011 suite, with new features including… Read More
Apr 5, 2011, 9:23 PM Nerd Notes: Commodore Revived, Bill and Ted Return and Snake Makes a Fashion Statement Commodore USA revives the 64. LOAD “*”,8,1 FTW. Seattle startup Evri’s mobile app EvriThing Baseball is your big ticket this… Read More
Apr 5, 2011, 10:16 AM Why Nasdaq is giving Apple less weight, and Microsoft more Nasdaq this morning sent a wave through the stock market with the announcement that that it will “rebalance” its closely… Read More
Apr 4, 2011, 10:34 PM Nerd Notes: Volcanoes, sports, sneakers and moonbuggys Sci-fi fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin feels cheated by the “Lost” finale. Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff feels like starting a… Read More
Apr 4, 2011, 2:56 PM How Windows Phone apps could run on Windows 8 A new leak gives the first real glimpse of what to expect in a special Windows 8 interface for tablets,… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 11:07 PM Windows Phone says its apps are real, not padded What is it with these Microsoft groups feeling the need to publicly defend their numbers all of a sudden? The… Read More
Mar 30, 2011, 4:20 PM Rhapsody so far avoiding Apple’s 30%, ‘hopeful’ about resolving subscription dustup An updated version of Rhapsody’s app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad was made available for download today. Yes, the… Read More
Mar 29, 2011, 2:35 PM Microsoft uses Amazon to bolster Apple ‘App Store’ fight Microsoft’s fight against Apple’s attempt to trademark the phrase “App Store” took on new significance last week when Apple sued… Read More
Mar 28, 2011, 9:42 AM Apple to preview ‘the future of iOS and Mac OS X’ Apple this morning posted the splash page promoting its WorldWide Developer Conference, promising a “preview of the future of iOS… Read More
Mar 26, 2011, 12:50 PM iPad robber targets Craigslist seller Beware of who you do business with on Craigslist — and where you decide to meet to finish the transaction.… Read More
Mar 26, 2011, 7:57 AM GeekWire Podcast: AT&T, T-Mobile and a wild week in tech This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology… Read More
Mar 26, 2011, 6:45 AM Weekend Reading: Apple vs. Amazon.com, the full text Who needs a novel when there are juicy court filings to read? When the news broke this week that Apple… Read More
Mar 24, 2011, 1:50 PM Apple on a $200 billion warpath? Apple has already exceeded Microsoft as the biggest technology company on the planet in terms of market value. (Apple’s is… Read More
Mar 22, 2011, 7:10 AM Amazon.com opens its Android ‘Appstore,’ Apple be damned Amazon.com this morning launched its new Appstore for Android, despite a last-minute lawsuit from Apple over the “App Store” trademark. … Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 4:17 PM Apple suing Amazon.com over “Appstore” name Amazon.com has made a point of calling its upcoming mobile marketplace for Android an “Appstore,” as opposed to an “App… Read More
Mar 18, 2011, 6:51 AM Ex-Microsoft GM lands CEO gig at Mac security firm Jeff Erwin, a former Microsoft general manager and Seattle area startup veteran, has been tapped as CEO of Mac security… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 12:28 PM Goodbye from Seattle: Microsoft ending Zune device Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on its dedicated Zune hardware but planing to keep the Zune music software running… Read More
Mar 14, 2011, 7:27 AM iPad 2 Mania: Big sales for Apple’s next big thing Looks like Seattle wasn’t the only place where people showed up in droves for Apple’s iPad 2. The new version… Read More
Mar 12, 2011, 10:47 AM Apple iPad 2 launch: ‘The cachet of being one of the fanboys’ So who was in line for the iPad 2 yesterday afternoon? And why were they willing to spend hours of… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 6:01 PM Interview: Meet the guy who waited 21 hours for an iPad 2 We were surprised by the size of the line of people waiting for the iPad 2 outside the Apple Store… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 3:29 PM Evolution of the anti-iPhone shirt, at Microsoft’s hometown Goodwill For pure tech t-shirt awesomeness, there’s nothing quite like the Goodwill store near Microsoft’s Redmond campus. This is the place… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 9:15 AM $99 Smurfberries? Apple closes iOS loophole under pressure from Washington AG Sorry, kids, no more spending your college fund in Smurfs’ Village. Apple this week sent word to Washington state’s Attorney… Read More
Mar 11, 2011, 6:00 AM Microsoft delays Windows Phone update, frustrates fans A new version of Apple’s iOS (4.3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) is out and ready for download this… Read More
Mar 10, 2011, 6:30 AM Here comes the iPad 2: Is it worth getting in line? (Poll) The iPad 2 will be released Friday at 5 p.m., and you’re no doubt wondering whether it’s worth ditching work… Read More
