Articles about Apps – Page 5 of 16

UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other… Read More

Exclusive: Google buys Seattle health monitoring startup Senosis, bolstering digital health push

Shwetak Patel has struck again. The University of Washington computer scientist has sold his newest Seattle startup company, Senosis Health, to Google,… Read More

Seattle’s KEXP releases long-awaited iOS app overhaul, with help from volunteer developers

When KEXP moved into a new home at Seattle Center last year, the popular independent radio station established a physical… Read More

How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside

Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on… Read More

GeekWire recommends 6 wellness apps on New Day NW

There are so many health and fitness apps available today that it can be hard to make sense of the… Read More

6 tech tips for a fun and festive Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is one of our nation’s oldest rituals but tradition shouldn’t stop you from taking advantage of… Read More

‘The D.O.D.O. Files’: Neal Stephenson’s time travel novel spawns instant spin-off

Seattle author Neal Stephenson’s newly published science-fiction novel, “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.,” serves as the launch pad for… Read More

Report finds global app usage still rising, and users in the U.S. spend 135 minutes a day in them

There’s a reason that everyone you look at it is looking at a smartphone. According to the folks whose job… Read More

Amazon shutting down ‘Underground Actually Free’ program for Android apps

Amazon announced Friday that it is discontinuing “Underground Actually Free,” a program launched in August 2015 as a means of delivering… Read More

Students in Washington state and Paris collaborate on app to share untold stories of WWI vets

When marketing expert Tim Fry and history teacher Anthony Rovente teamed up last summer to create a Washington state history app,… Read More

Upstream Music Fest + Summit releases app with key features for diving into inaugural Seattle event

Attendees of the upcoming Upstream Music Fest + Summit in Seattle can now prep for the big event with a… Read More

Apple acquires Workflow, a popular automation app that can connect various services

Workflow, an app for iPhone and iPad that connects functions within other apps to make automated tasks easier, has been acquired… Read More

Clean your floors and your plate: Amazon Alexa skills added to Roomba vacuums and Grubhub

If you want to clean up before ordering in some food, or you need to clean up after eating that… Read More

Read-it-later app Pocket adds iMessage integration, making it easier to share content

Bookmarking app Pocket is looking to cut out copy and pasting with a new iMessage app. Pocket, which was acquired by… Read More

Yahoo launches text-based chatbot called Captain to help organize family schedules

A new text messaging bot out of Yahoo wants to manage your grocery list and family calendar so you don’t… Read More

Geek of the Week: Entrepreneur Michael Royzen’s inspiring Ryde as app developer and CEO at just 16

Michael Royzen got a jump on learning to write code when he was young. Since he’s only 16 years old… Read More

Apple’s little-known Vancouver, Wash., engineering team still going strong after 25 years

It’s hard not to associate Apple with California when picturing the home base for the maker of Macs, iPhones and… Read More

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Developers make ‘escalator pitch’ to celebrity panel in Apple’s very familiar looking ‘Planet of the Apps’

App developers hoping to earn millions of dollars in venture capital investment are going to have to impress Gwyneth Paltrow first. The actress… Read More

To drive or not? Google adds new Maps feature to estimate parking difficulty in metro areas

It can be nearly impossible to find parking in Seattle, or any major city for that matter. But now, rather… Read More

Seahawks fans can have a hand in raising 12 flag thanks to augmented experience via team’s app

Only a privileged few get to raise the official 12 flag at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field and hear the roaring crowd… Read More

Video: GeekWire recommends 6 tech tools to get you through the holidays on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg stopped by New Day NW to share her favorite apps and services for the holidays with host… Read More

Ignition leads $20M funding round for Accompany, an app that acts as a virtual chief of staff

Ignition Partners, the Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm, has led the way on a new $20 million round of funding… Read More

REI shuts down popular Snow Report app to focus on other outdoor information sources

It feels like a warm front just blew in over your favorite ski destination. REI has quietly shut down its Snow… Read More

Home for the holidays or not, weGather app helps families share stories around old photographs

Many millions of smartphone photographs are sure to be snapped as people gather with family and friends this week for Thanksgiving… Read More

Former top Amazon and aQuantive exec vows to revolutionize messaging with new cloud startup

Scott Lipsky has a long history in Seattle as an entrepreneur and investor who has led a number of startups… Read More

Video: GeekWire recommends 5 apps to simplify your life on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg caught up with New Day NW host Margaret Larson to talk about five of her favorite apps.… Read More

Uber redesigns app to predict where riders are headed and give them more to do in the car

If you’re a creature of habit in your daily movements around whichever city you live in, Uber is paying attention,… Read More

Online education platform CreativeLive launches new apps to expand access to vast video library

CreativeLive, the online education startup that helps users get smarter about everything from photography to music to money, is getting smarter… Read More

Geek guide to Halloween: 5 apps to get you in the spooky spirit

If your Kylo Ren jack-o-lanterns are carved, your “Stranger Things” costumes are hanging in the closet, and you’re wondering how this Halloween… Read More