Intellectual Ventures, Mac OS X Lion, and Windows 8 (KUOW) This American Life’s investigation of Intellectual Ventures offers some important lessons for the tech industry, Mac OS X Lion signals… Read More
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ is ripe, now Microsoft needs to keep it from going bad Microsoft’s Windows Phone team has completed its well-reviewed “Mango” software update and shipped the code to handset makers and wireless… Read More
Microsoft in hot water over Amy Winehouse tweet, but is backlash really fair? A tweet by Microsoft UK caused an uproar today by suggesting its followers remember the late singer Amy Winehouse by… Read More
Amazon, Rhapsody tangled up by Apple’s rules, remove store links from iPhone and iPad apps Seattle-based Rhapsody and Amazon Kindle are among a wave of businesses that have removed links to their external digital stores… Read More
Mac users are vegetarians: PC users eat fries at McDonald’s Would you rather drive a Harley or a Vespa? Your answer may predict your computer habits. Hunch.com did a user-based survey and… Read More
Too much tablet? Apple, Microsoft at risk of overdose The changes in Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion, released Wednesday, start with the way people get the updated operating… Read More
Apple shares surge five percent after huge quarter: Company more than doubles profit, sells 20M iPhones Shares of Apple jumped more than five percent in after-hours trading today after the maker of the iPhone and iPad reported… Read More
Apple, Microsoft and the divergence of the personal computer market Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will… Read More
Apple hits record high, now valued at $110 billion more than Microsoft It was just 14 months ago that Apple passed Microsoft in market value to claim the title of biggest publicly-traded… Read More
Microsoft vs. everybody else: The quotable Kevin Turner Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner, was in rare form Wednesday at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles… Read More
WSJ: Amazon plans Android tablet, touch-screen Kindle Amazon has been rumored for months to be working on its own multipurpose tablet computer, but this report by the… Read More
Nintendo: We don’t need no stinkin’ social games Don’t look for Nintendo to start developing low-cost iPhone games or rolling out titles on Facebook. After speculation arose that… Read More
Marc Andreessen: Wall Street hates tech and why Microsoft and others are undervalued Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, who has quickly become one of the most influential Silicon Valley venture capitalists, made some waves… Read More
Swype CEO responds to jailbroken iPhone ‘hack’ Nearly every time I see Swype CEO Mike McSherry, I ask him a simple question: When will the popular mobile… Read More
Geek of the Week: Dave Howell, Avatron Software Nope, that’s not the Seattle skyline in the background of that picture. For this week’s Geek of the Week, we’re… Read More
After bending to Apple, adult ‘app market’ MiKandi awaits outcome of trademark fight Microsoft and Amazon.com aren’t the only companies hoping to see Apple stumble in its attempt to trademark the phrase “app… Read More
Amazon wins first round vs. Apple in ‘app store’ fight Amazon.com’s “Appstore” for Android can keep its name, at least for now, after a federal judge denied Apple’s request for… Read More
Amazon alters prices on Cloud Drive amid digital music war It is being billed as a digital music war. Amazon.com today announced adjustments to the pricing plans of its Cloud… Read More
Microsoft Bing innovates on iPad with ‘Lasso’ quick search Microsoft today is releasing an update for its well-received Bing app for Apple’s iPad, with a new feature designed to… Read More
Microsoft, Apple, others beat Google with $4.5B bid for giant Nortel patent trove A consortium that includes Microsoft, Apple and Sony bid a whopping $4.5 billion in cash to win more than 6,000… Read More
Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects “[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More
Nerd Notes: Alcoholic Internet memes, video games as vintage books and more Valve hooks up Team Fortress 2, for free! And apparently the game is also free of ads to boot. Nevada won’t discriminate… Read More
Nerd Notes: Iron Man goes to work, Jobs lands a comic and a woolly Robin Williams makes commercial Bungie announces Bungie Mobile. Keep tabs on your Halo: Reach score and your buddies via iOS. Goodbye capes and Spandex, hello… Read More
Apple to pay Nokia undisclosed sums in iPhone patent deal Some major mobile news tonight: Nokia just announced that it has settled its patent dispute with Apple, resolving all patent… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s strategy, Apple’s iCloud, and Nintendo’s crazy new controller This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the… Read More
IDC cuts 2011 Windows Phone forecast — still thinks Microsoft will be No. 2 worldwide in 2015 Research firm IDC is out with new projections for the smartphone market, sticking to its prediction that Microsoft’s Windows Phone… Read More
Apple calls Amazon’s Appstore ‘inferior,’ contends confusion will hurt Apple’s brand The legal battle between Apple and Amazon.com over rights the phrase “app store” is starting to get more heated, maybe… Read More
A Microsoft-branded tablet? Report says company is considering it Microsoft is thinking about coming out with its own brand of tablet computer to better compete with the iPad, according… Read More
Steve Jobs puts on the most amazing City Council meeting ever, unveils ‘spaceship’ Turns out Steve Jobs can make even a night at the local municipal complex entertaining. Check out this incredible video… Read More
Facebook, Amazon staffers are the most stressed: Google, Microsoft are the best paid Amazon.com may allow dogs in the office and offer bus passes to staffers, but it is still among the most… Read More
