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Apple promises contact consent, but what about time limits?

Do we still put too much blind faith in big tech companies to do right by our personal information? That’s… Read More

Startup vet Tony Wright thinks big with Tomo, a mobile app to aid ‘on-the-ground’ travelers

Over the years, Seattle entrepreneur Tony Wright has learned a few things about what he likes and doesn’t like about… Read More

PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail in its tracks with a simple photo click

Most people absolutely hate receiving junk mail. But while the credit card offers, fashion catalogs and supermarket flyers pile up on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision

Former Seattle Seahawks Joe Tafoya, Kerry Carter and Chike Okeafor may not be unleashing bone-crushing hits on the football field… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire, 520 apps, and 96-year-old tech enthusiast Bill Sleeper

The GeekWire radio show and podcast returns from its brief holiday hiatus this weekend with a special in-studio guest, Bill… Read More

Google, Apple pull further ahead of Microsoft in smartphone wars

Google and Apple are pulling even further ahead of Microsoft and RIM in the smartphone wars. According to the latest… Read More

How the high price of tolls will force the Seattle region’s workers to get creative

Landscape architect Tom Early has always been economical about his daily commute over the 520 bridge between Seattle and Kirkland,… Read More

Seven apps just for navigating the 520 tolls: GeekWire’s reviews and recommendations

What happens when the state starts tolling a bridge traversed by thousands of tech workers every day? An explosion of… Read More

Microsoft Lync apps now available for iPhone and iPad

Microsoft’s Lync product group today rounded out its lineup of mobile apps with the release of apps for iPhone and… Read More

Microsoft unleashes year-end flurry of apps for iPhone, Windows Phone and Android

Who says Microsoft doesn’t ship products quickly enough? It has actually been tough keeping up with the company lately …… Read More

Retail association pissed about Amazon.com’s Price Check app

The Retail Industry Leaders Association isn’t too happy about Amazon.com’s Price Check app and a new promotion that the Seattle… Read More

Bring your coffee cup to life this holiday season with Starbucks new iPhone app

This is kind of goofy, but kind of cool. Starbucks just unveiled a new mobile application for the iPhone that… Read More

Zoomingo zooms ahead with $1.3M from Benaroya Capital

A few weeks ago, we told you the story about Zoomingo, the new mobile application from serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni.… Read More

Sir Mix-a-Lot busts out a ‘Baby Got Back’ iPhone app

I had the honor of judging the Battle of the Geek Bands with legendary musician Sir Mix-a-Lot earlier this month.… Read More

Sounders kick off Windows Phone app amid awful playoff showing

This has got to be one of the more depressing product launches in Seattle tech and sports history. The Seattle… Read More

Mynd uses machine learning to recommend iPhone apps

There are so many mobile apps floating around these days for books, music, games and TV that it can be… Read More

Playmark scores TD, inks deal to license images of NFL players

Professional football players are brands unto themselves — with their likenesses or names adorning everything from ball caps to mobile… Read More

Costa Rica getaway sparks Tony Wright’s latest app: TouchBase Calendar

It is a little ironic that Tony Wright’s latest startup project, TouchBase Calendar, was built in the shadow of the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Order SM looks to take a bite where GrubHub has yet to feast

GrubHub earlier this month landed $50 million in venture capital, money that it will use to try to transform the way people… Read More

MetalStorm game takes flight on iOS 5, integrates wirelessly with HDTV (Video)

One of the new features of Apple’s iOS 5 mobile operating system is something called AirPlay Mirroring. Essentially, it allows… Read More

Spotlight: Startup vet Nadkarni unwraps shopping app Zoomingo

Shirish Nadkarni’s past entrepreneurial pursuits have included mobile email service TeamOn and online language community Livemocha. Now, the Seattle area… Read More

Glympse CEO on Apple’s location sharing app: We’re not worried

Bryan Trussel, the founder and CEO of Glympse, the popular mobile location tracking app, is accustomed to watching large tech… Read More

App of the Week: CAMbadge

We’re trying out a new feature on GeekWire today: App of the Week. And we’re looking for your help. If you… Read More

Mindbloom: A new game designed to change your life

In some games, you solve puzzles. In others, you try to wipe out enemy forces. But a new offering from… Read More

NFL great Lawyer Milloy is an iPhone app fanatic: And, yes, he’s an Angry Birder too

As a free safety for the New England Patriots, Lawyer Milloy was known for some smashing hits. Now, the Tacoma… Read More

Microsoft vets launch Buddy to provide the ‘plumbing’ for mobile app development

About three years ago, Jeffrey MacDuff and Dave McLauchlan designed an iPhone application called Buddy which allowed users to locate running, study… Read More

Turn your Kindle into an ‘Etch A Sketch’ with Doodle

The Kindle just isn’t about reading anymore. Now, you can use it for sketching thanks to a new app developed… Read More

HasOffers to help mobile app developers track installations

HasOffers today is rolling out a new product today called Mobile App Tracking, which like the name suggests allows developers… Read More

Skedi: Calendar app looks to keep busy families organized

If you’re like me, organizing schedules of family members is one royal pain in the butt. And while a number… Read More

List: Top 10 Most Uninstalled Android Apps

Guest Post: There are hundreds of thousands of mobile apps out there. At AppStoreHQ, we’re currently tracking nearly 700,000 apps across the… Read More

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