Reinventing the scavenger hunt: This new iPhone app brings a high-tech twist to this age-old family game Ken Cooper loves getting his family into the great outdoors, exploring nature and visting everything that the Pacific Northwest has… Read More
Hasty: Delivery for healthy food Getting a pizza delivered is easy. But if you’re trying to watch what you eat, it can be difficult to… Read More
How automatic app updates will work in Windows 8.1 SAN FRANCISCO — Windows 8 users who try out the Windows 8.1 preview will notice the return of the Start… Read More
The photo frame of the future? Familiar looks to stitch together photos and videos on idle iPads There are so many photo sharing apps floating around today — from Flickr to Instagram to PhotoBucket — that it… Read More
Taking a perfect picture of the ‘super moon’? There’s an app (or two) for that I needed a Seattle skyline photo for my website and wanted to give my new camera lens a try yesterday… Read More
Microsoft cites Windows 8 progress as new apps debut — but will it ever get first dibs? Music video service VEVO already has apps for the iPad and Android, but the company is pointing to its launch… Read More
Microsoft Courier vets score $15M from Andreessen Horowitz to expand beyond blockbuster iPad app Paper FiftyThree, maker of the sketching and illustration app Paper, the Apple 2012 iPad App of the Year, has scored $15 million… Read More
Sherlocked! Apple’s iOS 7 Photos app gives indie developer a taste of tradition It’s one of the biggest risks for independent software developers — the chance that the company responsible for the underlying… Read More
Real estate dorks unite: Trulia developing a Google Glass app Is this the future of home search? Trulia today announced that it is working on a new Google Glass app,… Read More
WhitePages rings up acquisition, buys call and text blocking app Mr. Number WhitePages has acquired Mr. Number, a popular Android app that allows users to easily block spam calls and text messages.… Read More
These high-schoolers developed a community safety app for the Portland Police Portland high-schoolers are helping keep its community safe all thanks to a mobile app they created. Partnering with the Portland… Read More
Startup lesson #2: Don’t ignore the enablers [Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app… Read More
Bootlegs 2.0: Lively app allows you to take concert memories home for $9.99 Has this ever happened? You just saw an amazing musical performance at one of your favorite concert venues, and you’d… Read More
SquareHub emerges with high-profile backers and a goal to connect families Dave Cotter is a divorced father of three girls — a busy guy who struggles to keep up with his… Read More
The significance of Amazon’s Appstore launch in China Amazon launched its app store in China last weekend, becoming the first Western company to offer both free and paid Android apps to… Read More
Panna brings celeb chefs into home kitchens with digital tutorials, raises $1.35M From cooking shows to cooking competitions, it’s no secret we like watching chefs at work — it’s nearly as exciting… Read More
OneBusAway finds a new home with Sound Transit OneBusAway helps thousands of people each day find their way home. Now, the popular app, started as a side project… Read More
The Geek’s Guide to International Travel On my recent vacation to Europe, I traveled without folded maps, paper guidebooks and journals, or physical backup copies of my passport,… Read More
Microsoft’s Start button revival: Will this help or hurt Windows 8’s chances? Microsoft does plan to bring back the Start button on the traditional desktop in an upcoming Windows 8 update, but… Read More
Missing Google Reader? Bing updates News app with RSS support, offline reading Those of you still pissed that Google Reader is going away may like the latest updates to Bing’s News App for… Read More
Microsoft to developers: Here’s $100 to make a Windows 8 app Is this really enough to entice developers to consider Microsoft? Looking to jumpstart its Windows 8 app ecosystem for the… Read More
Bing Fund backs mobile app Sonar to help people discover who is hanging out nearby Do you want to know who is hanging around you at the coffee shop, airport or bar? A new mobile… Read More
Seattle super angels sink cash in shopping app Zoomingo Some of Seattle’s top angel investors are tossing their support behind Zoomingo, the mobile shopping application developed by serial entrepreneur… Read More
How far is the Sheraton from the Space Needle? Walk Score unveils hotel finder Walk Score is best known for their rankings of residences, assigning a score on a scale of 1 to 100… Read More
Cozi scores cash to help busy families organize their lives Cozi, the Seattle startup which helps busy families manager calendars, track locations and find babysitters, has raised an additional $5.7… Read More
TechStars grad Leanplum raises cash, looks to help game developers test apps Leanplum, a TechStars Seattle grad which is building technology to test features within gaming apps, has raised $825,000 in angel… Read More
Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More
Sports Hack Day Diary: Lessons from a journalist jumping into a hackathon The demos concluded, judges had left and computers were tucked away. Yet an hour after Sports Hack Day wrapped up Sunday afternoon,… Read More
Let’s get ready to rumble: Join me this weekend for my first-ever hackathon adventure I’m part nervous, a little excited and honestly, a bit scared. My first hackathon experience, which I’m going to document… Read More
Postcardly puts stamp on mobile postcard market, unveils new iOS app to rival Postagram As many devoted listeners of the GeekWire podcast know, one of our favorite mobile apps is Postagram, a simple-to-use service… Read More
