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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

Seattle photographer finally on Instagram — years after his Best Camera app lost the race to $1 billion

Seattle photographer Chase Jarvis is a champion of mobile photography and a firm believer that millions if not billions of people… Read More

New Nordstrom feature ‘Reserve & Try In Store’ lets customers select items online, try them on in person

Squinting at a smartphone-sized photo of a shirt or pair of pants isn’t exactly the easiest way to determine if… Read More

Google’s new Allo messaging app tries to outsmart the competition with learned replies, help of Assistant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXEkoXgb4bI In the crowded world of messaging apps, Google has released Allo, a new player that promises to learn how you… Read More

Woman sues ‘smart’ sex toy maker, claiming it collected data on her use of device and app

The makers of a “smart” sex toy are being sued by a user who was unaware that pairing the device… Read More

Microsoft debuts new multi-device Windows 10 apps, converted from desktop software

Note: Post updated the clarify the tools used to create the new apps and which apps in the Windows Store work… Read More

Podcast

Our Favorite Apps: GeekWire Radio with Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: As summer wraps up — and the clouds return to Seattle… Read More

Time to go home: Trulia adds real estate app to Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch

Time is of the essence when you’re in the hunt for a place to live, especially in hyper-competitive markets like Seattle.… Read More

Pinch us! Instagram finally allows users to zoom on photos and even videos

That knee-jerk reaction you have to pinch and zoom on photographs in your Instagram feed, only to be denied by… Read More

NASA spotlights its GLOBE Observer smartphone app for citizen scientists

One of NASA’s longest-running citizen science programs isn’t just for kids anymore: A newly released app called GLOBE Observer can… Read More

Getty Images revamps website, launches Android app to target more consumers who love photography

Getty Images says that 97 percent of the visitors to its website come there to browse new imagery rather than… Read More

Familiar Stories: Instagram unveils new sharing feature that feels a lot like Snapchat

In a bid to attract or hold onto users who want to share less-stylized images from their daily lives, Instagram… Read More

Don’t forget the kid: Waze adding feature to remind drivers that someone is in the back seat

The traffic up ahead and the time to your destination will hardly matter if once you get there you forget… Read More

App of the Week: Globespinning creates shareable itineraries to help travelers plan great trips

Planning the perfect vacation just got a little easier. Globespinning, a free app that launched to travelers worldwide on July 9, allows… Read More

Can technology fuel the next labor movement? Union leaders pursue new innovations to empower workers

Technology as an industry has been largely anti-union. But could technology at last become a powerful tool of the labor movement?… Read More

Inside the Democratic National Convention’s official app, with the Seattle startup that made it

When it comes to building mobile apps for significant political events, Seattle-based startup Taqtile is a seasoned incumbent at this… Read More

Do ‘touch’ the artwork: Google Arts & Culture app brings immersive experience to your fingertips

While it would be nice if you could just drop everything, hop on a plane and go experience renowned works of… Read More

Pokémon Go players dining at Red Robin, shopping at Hot Topic according to data from Placed

Pokémon Go players looking for a little retail therapy or a restaurant recharge are most often visiting Hot Topic and Red Robin,… Read More

Pokémon Go players urged not to ‘catch and drive’ as police, transportation departments tweet over craze

As the Pokémon Go phenomenon explodes in popularity, drivers in Seattle, Washington State and around the country are being reminded… Read More

App of the Week: Incredibly immersive Pokémon Go changes the game

The highly anticipated and incredibly immersive new Pokémon Go is poised to take smartphone gaming to a whole new level. As… Read More

Ex-Seattleite touts arrival of all-in-one transportation app Citymapper after leaving city to work for company

An ex-Seattleite loved the award-winning transportation app Citymapper so much that he left Seattle to move to London to work… Read More

#SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

Pull up the Facing Homelessness page on Facebook and you might learn that Eric and Michelle have been living out… Read More

Students from tiny Lopez Island class make history with Washington state ‘insider’ app

A tiny eighth-grade history class on Lopez Island, Wash., has spent the school year learning enough about state history to… Read More

Digital health insurance platform League raises $25M, eyes growth in Seattle and beyond

League, the Toronto-based digital health insurance platform with a presence in Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has raised $25 million… Read More

Survey: 27% of third-party cloud apps pose a corporate security risk

Third-party cloud apps are essential to many users, and their number is increasing rapidly — to nearly 157,000 this year, from… Read More

Twitter for Android redesign rolls out on same day Snapchat tweaks its Stories page

Two apps competing for your continued attention are rolling out new looks as Twitter for Android and Snapchat have redesigned… Read More

GeekWire Interview: World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on the fight for the web’s future

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, emerged from an elevator into the lobby of his Seattle hotel Sunday morning,… Read More

Can’t afford Seattle? Roomi app moves into city to help users find shared housing safely and easily

Seattle residents and transplants faced with the increasingly difficult task of finding available and affordable housing got a new tool to… Read More

Breaking News app adds feature to tip off nearby users to local activity

Many of us turn to our phones when something strange happens in the neighborhood, using Twitter to track down an official… Read More

Instagram redesigns icon and app to reflect ‘vibrant storytelling’ and many users aren’t happy

https://vimeo.com/166138104 Instagram users woke up to a new look that started with its app icon and continued on the inside.… Read More