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Sidecar: A mobile app that’s trying to reinvent the phone call

RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, who helped usher in the era of online video and audio, now wants to reinvent the… Read More

University of Washington alumni to get exclusive restaurant deals via Pirq

The deals just keep coming for restaurant deal operator Pirq. The Kirkland company today is announcing a partnership with the… Read More

Appafolio turns presentations into interactive iOS apps

Now, here’s a new way to show off your favorite presentations and brochures. A new service from Seattle’s Treemo Labs… Read More

iHear unveils ‘social news narrator’ on Android, an app for multitasking news hounds

A few weeks ago on the GeekWire podcast, we featured a new iPhone app called Snackr that tuned into a… Read More

Startup vet Tony Wright to set sail for Silicon Valley: Entrepreneur says good deal terms hard to find in Seattle

Tony Wright — a well-respected Seattle entrepreneur who previously co-founded CubeDuel and RescueTime and sold his first company to Jobster… Read More

Decide.com brings gadget price predictions to the iPad

Decide.com has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling a new daily deal service, hiring top talent such as… Read More

Whitepages upgrades iPhone app: Now you’ll never forget your neighbors’ names

When I first moved into my neighborhood, I’d scribble down the names of neighbors on a scrap piece of paper… Read More

OneBusAway app scrambled, but agencies promise fixes

The popular app OneBusAway, developed at the University of Washington, keeps track of bus schedules in real time for thousands of… Read More

Food recovery project wins Microsoft’s U.S. Imagine Cup

Over on Microsoft’s Redmond campus today, teams from schools around the country gathered for the U.S. finals of the company’s… Read More

This mobile app wants to help you make love connections from chance encounters

A firestorm erupted last week when a mobile app by the name of “Girls Around Me” started to make the… Read More

Comedian Jon Stewart rips Google glasses and Instagram’s $1B valuation

The weird and wild gyrations of the technology industry are certainly open to ridicule. And comedian Jon Stewart of The… Read More

Latest in mobile security: Introducing the ‘scream tone’

Have you ever got that sinking feeling after losing your cell phone? Wanted to scream or howl like a wolf?… Read More

Amazon rolls out in-app purchasing for Kindle Fire, Android

Amazon this morning publicly launched in-app purchasing for apps sold through its Appstore for Android, hoping to make its mobile… Read More

The battle to train a market: Instagram is what Facebook has been telling you guys to do for like a year, okay?

By now, it’s probably been brought to your attention that Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars on Monday, valuing… Read More

Microsoft uses cash to boost Windows Phone, but some app developers aren’t biting

One of the big challenges Microsoft faces in mobile phones is that developers don’t have the time — or resources… Read More

Amazon tests in-app purchasing

In a bid to compete with Apple and Google, Amazon.com has begun testing a new service that would allow in-app… Read More

Coders win hackathon with virtual pet fitness app

Seattle area mobile app developers Robert Mao and Haitao Li had no real intention of building a new application when… Read More

Meet the first voice-enabled Bible: A Siri for John 3:16?

Siri has transformed the way iPhone users get answers to everyday questions, using voice commands to hear driving directions or… Read More

Urbanspoon updates iPhone app; adds filters, partners

Urbanspoon is, if you’ll forgive the pun, shaking up its signature iPhone app with a completely new interface and by… Read More

Urbanspoon seats 1 million diners, looks to feast on OpenTable

Urbanspoon may be best known for helping folks find new dining experiences, from sushi restaurants in Seattle to steak houses… Read More

Angry Birds Space blasts off with 10M downloads in 3 days

Well, maybe that goofy stunt at Seattle’s Space Needle actually paid off. Rovio today said via Twitter that its latest… Read More

Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 70,000 apps

Microsoft has topped more than 70,000 apps for its Windows Phone Marketplace, up from 50,000 in December, according to reports… Read More

How this mobile app developer’s promotion of free cash failed miserably on iPad launch day

Seattle mobile app developer Michael Burford thought he’d come up with a brilliant brainstorm to find customers for his new… Read More

Seattle startup Placed nails down $3.4M for ‘location analytics’

Let’s face it: The startup name of Sewichi never quite rolled off the tongue. A combination of the Korean words… Read More

Why this mobile gaming vet says HTML5 is not the future

The promise of HTML5 has captivated mobile developers for a long time now. But the debate still rages: Should devs… Read More

Big Fish bets on casino game maker, buys Self Aware Games

There’s been a flurry of activity in recent weeks in the category of casino-style social media games, highlighted by IGT’s… Read More

Pirq inks deal with AAA, eyes San Fran for restaurant deal expansion

AAA Washington members will soon get an extra benefit beyond towing and travel discounts. In fact, you could say members… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Turn a day at the slopes into a memorable clip show with Highlight Hunter

If you’re an outdoor adventurer who shoots video while skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking, Highlight Hunter might just save you… Read More

In fight versus junk mail, new PaperKarma app struggles to keep up with demand

A couple weeks ago, we told you the story of PaperKarma, a new mobile application that allows recipients of junk… Read More

Roadify arrives in Seattle, treads on the turf of transit app One Bus Away

The One Bus Away mobile application is used by thousands of Seattle area commuters each day to determine if their bus will… Read More

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