After Icahn takes Netflix stake, streaming video service looks to fend off unwanted suitors Shares of Netflix surged last week after billionaire investor Carl Icahn purchased 9.98 percent of the streaming media service, suggesting… Read More
Amazon grabs 9% of tablet market, as iPad slips to 50% Apple lost market share in the worldwide tablet market in the third quarter, as potential buyers waited for the company’s… Read More
Apple: 3M iPads sold overall in three days, iPad mini ‘practically sold out’ This just in: Apple has sold 3 million iPads overall in the three days since the Friday launch of the… Read More
iPad mini launch: Turns out the lines are mini, too It’s launch day for the iPad mini, and there’s good news for anyone hoping to score one: The device was… Read More
Android vs. iOS: 136 million to 27 million shipments in Q3 Android continued to gain market share during the third quarter, accounting for 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. That compared… Read More
A Steve Jobs flash mob; iPad fans react to Windows 8; and October’s other top posts Whoa, what a month. Was it us, or did the technology industry simply explode with activity in October? Every day… Read More
Apple vs. Microsoft: Whose store was a bigger draw on this big weekend? (Photos) The ongoing rivalry between Apple and Microsoft is playing out in various environments — from corporate IT departments to decisions… Read More
Nokia drops out of top 5 smartphone rankings It seems like only yesterday when you would hear that Nokia jingle in every coffee shop, but the latest numbers… Read More
Apple’s Tim Cook: Microsoft Surface ‘compromised’ and ‘confusing’ — like a flying car On Apple’s earnings call just now, CEO Tim Cook was asked for his opinion of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and its… Read More
Apple iPad sales miss estimates in latest quarter Apple sold 14 million iPads in its latest quarter, up 26 percent but still below the expectations of Wall Street… Read More
A Pandora killer? Apple rumored to be considering a new ad-based music service Shares of Pandora slumped today after Bloomberg News reported that Apple plans to launch a new ad-based online music service… Read More
Tablet Cheat Sheet 2.0: Now an editable spreadsheet After posting our initial Tablet “Cheat Sheet” yesterday, to help keep track the array of tablets hitting the market, we… Read More
Apple confirms iPad mini: 7.9 inches, starts at $329 UPDATED: Apple has wrapped up its media event in California, where the company’s top marketing exec, Phil Schiller, confirmed the… Read More
Apple vs. Amazon: iPad mini marks new chapter in rivalry Tablets are the one of the most competitive arenas in consumer technology right now, with multiple tech giants fighting for… Read More
Apple Maps vs. my brain Damn you, Apple Maps. But not for the reasons you think. “So, right now, if I asked you what direction… Read More
Microsoft sees charitable efforts as key recruiting tool for young talent While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and… Read More
Apple breaks ground on giant Northwest data center Construction has begun on Apple’s 338,000-square-foot, $68 million data-center building in Prineville, Ore. — the first of two giant structures planned… Read More
Poll: Would you buy a Microsoft Surface tablet? GeekWire’s Todd Bishop just made the leap. Will you? Microsoft is turning on the marketing engines for its new tablet… Read More
iPad Mini? Apple confirms Oct. 23 media event Just hours after Microsoft’s price announcement of Windows 8, Apple has just announced a media event for next Tuesday, Oct.… Read More
E-book payouts in the works: Apple, Amazon send notices People who purchased certain e-books from Amazon, Apple and other digital retailers will receive payouts estimated to range from 30… Read More
Google, Apple and Microsoft top LinkedIn survey of ‘most in-demand employers’ Four of the top five most desirable places to work in LinkedIn’s new survey are in the tech industry. And… Read More
Video: Flash mob at Apple Store honors Steve Jobs They trickled in to the Apple Store at Seattle’s University Village one by one this morning, wearing black mock turtlenecks… Read More
Steve Ballmer’s Oprah moment and other top stories of the month Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took a page out of Oprah’s playbook at the company’s big company meeting in Seattle on… Read More
Apple and Amazon still fighting over ‘app store’ name Remember this one? Amazon this week filed court papers disputing Apple’s allegation that its use of the phrase “Amazon Appstore”… Read More
Weekend blockbuster: Apple sells 5 million iPhone 5s You’ve heard about the weekend blockbuster in the movies. Now, Apple has a similar hit on its hands in the… Read More
Podcast Podcast: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more from the week in tech We had a lot of fun putting together this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking at length about Apple’s… Read More
Inside the minds of those crazy iPhone 5 campers What causes people to camp out overnight for the privilege of shelling out hundreds of dollars for a gadget? That’s the… Read More
Apple’s iOS 6 maps melt the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Is history repeating itself at the site of the infamous “Galloping Gertie” disaster? No, it’s just those wacky maps in… Read More
Apple’s iOS 6: Here’s what developers love (and hate) Apple’s iOS 6 boasts more than 200 new features, many of them small fixes and incremental improvements. Others are bigger… Read More
Apple vs. Amazon: Whose new headquarters is cooler? It has been fun to see the plans come together for Amazon’s new three-block campus on the edge of downtown… Read More
