Amazon’s Kindle Fire slips to 4% of worldwide tablet market The Kindle Fire may have captured more than 50 percent of the Android tablet market in the U.S., according to… Read More
HP’s Windows 8 slate? Leak provides possible sneak peek Microsoft is positioning Windows 8 to work not only on traditional computers but also on tablets, aiming to compete more… Read More
Kickstarter project ‘Brydge’ makes iPad like MacBook Air — no toaster required Apple CEO Tim Cook took a thinly veiled jab at Microsoft and Windows PC makers yesterday, saying that the notion… Read More
What slump? Apple iPhone sales top 35M units, up 88% Apple just reported its results for the quarter, and all those concerns on Wall Street about the possibility of lackluster… Read More
Startup Spotlight: How an F-bomb led this parent to create an iPad app for kids As the father of two young boys, Daily Interactive Networks co-founder Brian Monnin knows how tough it can be to… Read More
Ask Andru: How can I make my iPad louder? In today’s Ask Andru column, we get a question about an issue with the iPad that we’ve actually experienced ourselves for… Read More
Watch the journalist who busted Mike Daisey report from Foxconn’s iPad factory Here’s what journalism actually looks like. Hats off to Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz who follows up his truth-squadding… Read More
Forecast: Microsoft third in tablets through at least 2016 The launch of Windows 8 later this year will give Microsoft a boost in the media tablet market, making Windows-based… Read More
Here’s what people love (and hate) about the new iPad Consumer Reports today issued a glowing recommendation of the new iPad, writing that the high-resolution screen “establishes a new benchmark… Read More
Analyst: Microsoft wrestling with ARM as Windows 8 nears Veteran Wall Street analyst Rick Sherlund of Nomura Research has issued a report following a series of investor meetings last… Read More
Half of U.S. households own at least one Apple device Now, here’s a really good reason why Apple boasts a market value of $575 billion. Half of U.S. households now… Read More
HasOffers sees opportunity in Apple’s UDID blocking Apple reportedly has begun rejecting new iOS apps that access unique device identifiers, leading to developer concern — and potential… Read More
Forecast: PC market in flux as Microsoft preps Windows 8 Two interesting pieces of news this week provide a better sense for how 2012 will shake out for the PC… Read More
Memo: Microsoft won’t be paying for its sales team’s iPads A recent study showed Apple’s iPad making significant inroads among corporate buyers. But the trend stops in Redmond, apparently. An… 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
Apple: 3 million iPads sold, strongest launch yet Apple just announced a record launch for the new iPad, with sales of more than 3 million units since the… Read More
Dell looks to challenge the iPad with tablets based on Windows 8 Apple’s lead in the tablet market may seem insurmountable, especially with last week’s release of the lastest iPad. But don’t… Read More
Microsoft previews business apps on Windows 8, as iPad rises in business world Can Microsoft’s Windows 8 combat the iPad’s growing popularity among business users? We’ve gotten a sense for what consumer apps… Read More
Apple plans dividend, buyback — will pay out $45B over 3 years Apple this morning confirmed plans to start issuing a dividend for the first time in 17 years — part of… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: New iPad, SXSW recap, and the best iPhone camera app ever We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and… Read More
New iPad: First impressions, and 5 locally grown apps to try We’ve been spending some quality time with a new iPad here today at GeekWire, focusing on the new and updated apps… Read More
iPad Launch Day: Why these crazy people are waiting in the Seattle rain It’s pretty miserable out here right now at Seattle’s University Village, with the rain and cold, but there’s still the… Read More
Amazon updates Kindle app for new iPad’s retina display Amazon.com just released a new version of its Kindle app for iPad, promising crisper fonts and brighter book covers by… Read More
Chart: The iPad is making inroads with corporate buyers There’s been a lot of chatter recently about whether we’re living in a post-PC era dominated by tablet computers and… Read More
Apple: iPad demand ‘off the charts,’ preorders sell out, but you can still get in line Apple says it has sold out of the first round of pre-orders for the new iPad, and people who order… Read More
PS2 still tops PS3 in U.S. homes, and other surprising stats from the game world Fifty-six percent of U.S. households own at least one current-generation video-game console, up from 50 percent a year ago. Thirty-nine… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Kindle’s impact, the new iPad, and how Clipboard is capturing the web This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk with Gary Flake, the founder of Clipboard, a Seattle-area… Read More
Apple disputes e-book conspiracy claims, says Kindle isn’t a threat The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the Department of Justice is investigating Apple and major book publishers over… Read More
DOJ takes aim at Apple and publishers over e-book pricing Perhaps this is a sign of just how badly Apple wants to compete with Amazon.com in the electronic book business.… Read More
Apple’s new iPad ups ante with retina display, voice dictation Apple is in the process of introducing the new iPad at an event in San Francisco right now. We’re in… Read More
