PopCap’s next wacky creation: A talking, dancing 3D ‘Zombatar’ The first question I ask Van Riker, marketing manager for PopCap’s hit game Plants vs. Zombies, is a simple one: What’s… Read More
New study: Half of games played with mobile devices at home, often on couch or bed In yet more breaking news about our evolutionary slide into slothdom, PopCap released details of a study showing that half… Read More
Olympic fever? BuddyTV’s new mobile program guide helps sports fans find the action With more than 5,500 hours of television programming scheduled for the London Olympics, TV viewers can tune in to nearly… Read More
Apps must be cross platform Maybe there are a few Robert Scobles out there who still believe that a significant number of successful apps in… Read More
New Julia Child app offers fresh look at French cooking We know Seattle is a serious food and drink town — and we have the apps for that. Now food-geek… Read More
Big Fish unveils $7.99 per month cloud gaming service, streaming titles across tablets, PCs and smartphones Seattle’s Big Fish Games today unveiled a new cloud-based gaming service called Big Fish Unlimited that allows game players to… Read More
Ignition joins $12M round for mobile app builder Xamarin There’s no shortage of startups trying to help mobile developers quickly and easily build cross-platform apps for an ever-expanding line-up… Read More
Survey: iOS beating Android for business apps, creating opportunity for Windows 8 App developers see the tide turning in Apple’s favor inside many companies, with iOS outpacing Android as the preferred mobile… Read More
SAP arrives in Seattle, looking for hot analytics startups SAP, the 40-year-old German enterprise software company, is making a big push right now to engage with startup companies with… Read More
Mobile gaming startup Z2Live promotes Lou Fasulo to CEO Fast-growing mobile game maker Z2Live has promoted Lou Fasulo to the position of CEO, replacing co-founder David Bluhm who is… Read More
Verizon blows past rivals in Seattle area speed tests Looking for the fastest wireless network in Seattle? Look no further than Verizon, which easily trounced its rivals in terms… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Qoiza helps you share your favorite products with friends, and earn rewards along the way The recent explosion of sites dedicated to sharing products that you love (Pinterest, Fancy, Wanelo) has brought another trend to… Read More
Google posts 35% revenue gain; headcount swells via money-losing Motorola unit Google posted revenues of $12.21 billion during the second quarter, a 35 percent increase over the same period last year.… Read More
T-Mobile no longer claiming America’s Largest 4G Network It’s never been easy for consumers to sort out the conflicting claims from the major U.S. wireless carriers about the… Read More
Surprise: Nokia ships 4M Windows Phones in second quarter Nokia posted a big loss in the second quarter, almost four times its loss from a year ago, but reported… Read More
Seattle game firm says rival stole its monsters, and more Runic Games, an independent Seattle game studio that makes the Torchlight action role-playing games, says a company in China has… Read More
New Twist to mobile tracking, stalking your peeps Yet another technology is about to launch that will make it harder to lie to your boss and significant others… Read More
Nokia Lumia 900 gets price cut amid signs of slow sales The price of Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900, was cut in half to $50 over the weekend on… Read More
Seattle aerospace engineer wins Startup Weekend with smart alarm app Up Early As a mechanical engineer at Boeing, Anne Marie Ketola is accustomed to working on products that may not come to market… Read More
Chart: Microsoft’s Windows Phone at 1.3% of U.S. market Here’s a must-read chart for anyone who follows the mobile industry. Nielsen today released new data for the U.S. smartphone… Read More
IMDb’s apps launch new features, downloaded more than 40 million times Film and TV buffs can now enjoy more specialized features with their IMDb apps. The Amazon.com unit is adding new… Read More
Report: T-Mobile likely to offer iPhone by next year “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride” no longer… T-Mobile should get the iPhone by next year. It’s probable that the U.S.… Read More
New iPhone app eases the burn of state booze tax More than a month into Washington state’s new laws on liquor sales, and consumers are still feeling the afterburn of… Read More
Uber introduces on-demand ice cream delivery this Friday Summer is finally here, with temperatures expected to hit the high 70s in Seattle this Friday. Perfect weather for some… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The future of groceries, phones and cars We’ve got our eyes on the road ahead this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast. Our guest in… Read More
Zillow tops 34 million unique visitors in June The real estate market is heating up, which means more people are perusing rentals and homes for sale. And that’s… Read More
5 coolest features of the Samsung Galaxy S III (so far) Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III Android phone has so many new features that I feel like I learn something new… Read More
Report: Yep, Amazon is making its own smartphone Amazon.com is, indeed, working on its own smartphone to compete with Apple and Google, according to a report from Bloomberg… Read More
Zipline Games pulls in new funding, plans launch of casino title Slots Tycoon Todd Hooper’s Zipline Games has raised a new round of cash from existing investors as well as Ben Goux of Pioneer… Read More
CoCo Communications scores $9 million, looks to build secure mobile networks for the military CoCo Communications has nailed down $9 million in fresh financing, money that the 10-year-old Seattle company will use to enhance… Read More
