Sep 17, 2012, 8:52 AM Starbucks invests in Square at reported $3.25B valuation Square, which has developed a portable credit card reader for iPhones, iPads and Android, has closed out its series D… Read More
Sep 17, 2012, 8:20 AM iPhone 5 sales don’t disappoint: Two million sold in 24 hours Analysts have already predicted that the iPhone 5 could become the best selling consumer gadget ever, with financial analysts even… Read More
Sep 16, 2012, 7:21 AM App of the Week: Familiar shares family photos across devices and computers Remember those digital picture frames that let you automatically send pictures of the kids over the Internet to grandma and… Read More
Sep 14, 2012, 1:09 PM Whoops: Google Docs breaks in Safari on the iPhone Google has updated its Drive app for iOS, finally allowing users to edit documents in the app on their iDevice.… Read More
Sep 14, 2012, 10:06 AM iPhone 5 in high demand as preorders sell quickly Preorders for iPhone 5 began at 12:01 this morning, but just an hour later heavy demand forced Apple to push… Read More
Sep 14, 2012, 8:57 AM Wapple vs. Womple: What’s really in a name? A few weeks ago, we wrote a story about Womple, a new startup out of Bellingham that’s developing easy ways… Read More
Sep 14, 2012, 8:10 AM Tech Moves: MSN vet joins Zumobi; Siri co-founder leaves Apple; and more Ad executive John Flinn has been hired as vice president of publishing and operations at Zumobi, the Seattle mobile app… Read More
Sep 13, 2012, 2:22 PM Startup Spotlight: Appetas wants to make restaurant sites absolutely delicious Restaurant Web sites have always been a pet peeve of mine. For some reason they seem to use the same… Read More
Sep 13, 2012, 9:15 AM Apple: Why would anyone want wireless charging? One of the more interesting features of the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone, announced last week, was the ability to… Read More
Sep 12, 2012, 5:32 PM Windows Phone Marketplace changes name, design Is there much of a difference between the words “marketplace” and “store?” Microsoft hopes so. The company announced on the… Read More
Sep 12, 2012, 1:44 PM Startup’s iPhone-powered landmine detector could help save lives, limbs and land Entrepreneurs are always trying to avoid landmines. But here’s a startup that’s actively seeking them out — literally. Red Lotus… Read More
Sep 12, 2012, 12:57 PM As buzz builds for iPhone, study says 55% of Americans still don’t own a smartphone The increasing popularity of smartphones is obvious. Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 5 is on the front page of nearly every news… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 2:18 PM Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Stock ‘disappointing,’ but mobile ‘fundamentally good’ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on stage this afternoon at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, and Michael Arrington wasted no time… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 1:18 PM Verizon leads the way in 4G LTE performance, says RootMetrics You’ve certainly heard about about how fast 4G LTE speed is, but how do different carriers perform when stacked against… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 10:24 AM New Seahawks app is a winner … unlike the team so far Whether you’re cheering in the stands at Century Link Field or watching the game halfway across the globe, the new Seahawks… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 9:30 AM Google, Boingo bring free Wi-Fi to 4,000 hotspots (but not for Windows Phone or iPhone) Boingo Wireless and Google Play announced a new partnership today to bring free Wi-Fi to more than 4,000 hotspots across… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 8:01 AM Clipboard unveils iOS app as it takes on Pinterest and Evernote Here’s the latest from Clipboard, the Seattle Web page clipping startup led by former Microsoft and Yahoo researcher Gary Flake.… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 7:44 AM NetMotion Wireless sold to private equity firm Seattle’s NetMotion Wireless, a maker of wireless network performance management software, has been sold to Clearlake Capital Group in a deal… Read More
Sep 10, 2012, 9:02 AM T-Mobile stores to demo iPhone 4S in bid for more unlocked Apple devices T-Mobile USA remains the only major U.S. carrier that doesn’t sell the iPhone, but the company is launching a new… Read More
Sep 8, 2012, 8:39 AM GeekWire Podcast: Beer, music, kids, weather and more of our favorite apps This week we dedicate the entire episode of the GeekWire radio show and podcast to a rundown of our latest… Read More
Sep 6, 2012, 9:00 AM JogoCast lets soccer geeks share real-time game details Attention, soccer moms and dads: A new iPhone app will make it easier for you to share late-breaking details of… Read More
Sep 6, 2012, 8:01 AM Zillow launches rental app for iPhone, iPod touch Ever raced to a sweet apartment eager to be the first hand a landlord shakes – only to find the… Read More
Sep 5, 2012, 9:01 PM Following in Zillow’s path, Trulia unveils mortgage center Trulia is following in the path of its larger rival, Zillow, once again. This time, it’s launching a mortgage marketplace… Read More
Sep 5, 2012, 10:09 AM Q&A: HTC’s global sales chief on Android, Windows, Samsung, and HTC’s future HTC built its business on Microsoft’s mobile operating system before making a big bet on Android, and for a while… Read More
Sep 5, 2012, 6:41 AM Nokia CEO: Windows 8 will boost Windows Phone Microsoft’s biggest mobile partner, Nokia, is expected to unveil its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices coming up shortly this… Read More
Sep 4, 2012, 1:36 PM Pirq picks up another $1.2M, preps for national launch Pirq is looking to expand its mobile restaurant deal offering nationwide. And to do that, the Kirkland company has received a… Read More
Sep 4, 2012, 11:59 AM Apple sets press event for Sept. 12: Is this the iPhone you’ve been waiting for? Apple today sent out invitations to a special press event on September 12, launching a new wave of speculation that… Read More
Sep 4, 2012, 10:15 AM Commentary: Windows Phone’s Canary in the Coal Mine [Editor’s Note: Charlie Kindel is a former Windows Phone general manager who left Microsoft last year to join the startup… Read More
Sep 4, 2012, 10:02 AM Chart: Android continues to lead U.S. smartphone race Google’s Android continues to grow mobile market share at the expense of RIM’s BlackBerry and Microsoft, according to the new… Read More
Aug 30, 2012, 10:49 AM Chart: China overtakes U.S. for smartphone crown Smartphones are nearly everywhere in the U.S., but the number one market for smartphone shipments is now China, according to… Read More
