Google just announced a leadership change for the company’s Android group, with potentially meaningful implications for Google’s operating systems and apps: Andy Rubin, the longtime Android boss, is changing to… Read More
What does Microsoft have to do with the Nikon camera pictured here? Nope, it isn’t running a form of Windows. Microsoft has reached a patent licensing agreement with Nikon to… Read More
SwiftKey, the popular keyboard app for Android devices, launched a new version overnight that incorporates a feature called SwiftKey Flow, letting users type by gliding a finger across the keyboard… Read More
In terms of dominating the Android tablet market, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is on fire. According to some rough estimates from mobile app analytics service Localytics, Kindle Fire devices in the… Read More
The iPhone is still as attractive as ever — in large part because of adopted Android users — according to a new study released today by Kantar. During the 12-week period… Read More
The Swype keyboard for Android devices already has a pretty robust dictionary, but now it is improving even more by using crowdsourcing to analyze new words and phrases. Beginning today,… Read More
Race car drivers all share one thing in common: To cross the finish line in as little time as possible. Seattle-based AutoSport Labs is helping them do that with some pretty… Read More
To learn how our economy is performing, you have some options. Listening to the talking-heads on T.V. is one, for example, or maybe you’d prefer delving through virtual stacks of… Read More
I’m not the only one spending some of my holiday shopping time picking up the new iPhone. A study out today indicates that Apple has achieved its highest ever share… Read More
Millennial Media, an independent mobile advertising platform, reflected on 2012 mobile trends and a few things stood out: The surging growth of Samsung and the popularity of the iPad mini. Looking at… Read More
It’s one of my favorite year-end traditions — sending out cards to friends and family to wish them the best for the holiday season and the new year, and update… Read More
The Windows Phone is getting a little help from abroad. The China Daily reports today that China Unicom, the world’s third-largest carrier, announced a partnership with Microsoft to help sales and… Read More
It’s an age-old tradition in journalism to come up with top 10 lists at this time of year. And Time magazine just released the big kahuna of all lists with everything… Read More
The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while Apple is not, Windows will steal future market share and… Read More
This week’s App of the Week is SideCar, the community ridesharing service that connects people who need rides with drivers who have extra space in their cars. It works via… Read More
Mobile phone makers sold more than 4 million Windows Phones in the third quarter, up from 1.7 million in the same quarter a year ago, according to numbers released earlier… Read More
Android continued to gain market share during the third quarter, accounting for 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. That compared to 15 percent for Apple’s iOS and 4.3 percent for… Read More
Swype is adding new features to its keyboard app for mobile phones, including a personalized dictionary that syncs between devices; additional language support and a number of new keyboard designs.… Read More
Microsoft and Google have fighting for a while over the Redmond company’s claim that the Android mobile operating system violates its patents. But up to this point, Microsoft’s court cases… Read More
Mobile phone maker HTC is attempting a comeback with its HTC One lineup of Android phones, and some eye-catching Windows Phones on the way. But in the meantime, the company… Read More
Dwellable, the Seattle upstart led by Urbanspoon co-founder Adam Doppelt; former NBA digital executive Brenda Spoonemore and Snapvine co-founder Nathan Kriege, continues to carve new territory with its mobile applications for vacation… Read More
Microsoft announced today that it has licensed certain patents to RIM, yet another move by the software giant to use its arsenal of intellectual property. In this case, the BlackBerry… Read More
The increasing popularity of smartphones is obvious. Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 5 is on the front page of nearly every news website, while Google announced Tuesday that 500 million Android devices… Read More
Boingo Wireless and Google Play announced a new partnership today to bring free Wi-Fi to more than 4,000 hotspots across the country, including 15 airports (Chicago O’Hare, New York’s JFK,… Read More
Everyone wants to be a tablet maker these days it seems. And the latest entrant is one that could offer a challenge to Amazon.com, which unveiled its latest line of… Read More
Ever raced to a sweet apartment eager to be the first hand a landlord shakes – only to find the place teeming with would-be tenants? Zillow is rolling out a… Read More
This week’s GeekWire App of the Week is “Mars Images.” It’s not a particularly sophisticated app, or a new one, but I’ve become a regular user recently because it provides… Read More
RealNetworks released its free RealPlayer for Android today, bringing the app out of beta and attempting to grab the attention of Android users with an all-in-one player for video, audio… Read More
Photo sharing app Trover launched one year ago with the goal of helping people use pictures to find cool stuff nearby. A photo of a burger might lead you to… Read More
Microsoft’s share of the worldwide smartphone operating system market climbed to 3.5 percent in the second quarter, up from 2.3 percent a year ago, as the company’s partnership with Nokia… Read More