LinkedIn’s new app is a Windows Phone showcase LinkedIn finally released its first official app for Windows Phone this week. It’s an important addition to Microsoft’s catalog of… Read More
University of Washington alumni to get exclusive restaurant deals via Pirq The deals just keep coming for restaurant deal operator Pirq. The Kirkland company today is announcing a partnership with the… Read More
Aviary debuts photo-editing SDK for Windows Phone Aviary, the photo-editing technology company backed by investors including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, today rolled out its new software development… Read More
Clearwire: New mobile network could reach speeds of 168 Mbps The big wireless carriers are all talking about the importance of network speed, with T-Mobile even rolling out a motorcycle-riding… Read More
Texting while walking: Should this be illegal, too? For the launch of Windows Phone last year, a Microsoft commercial poked fun at people walking around with their heads… Read More
Appafolio turns presentations into interactive iOS apps Now, here’s a new way to show off your favorite presentations and brochures. A new service from Seattle’s Treemo Labs… Read More
Sprint falls behind in speed race: Verizon holds top spot You can buy all sorts of cool, new smartphones these days to play games, watch video or connect on social… Read More
Farewell, coffee cards: Madrona bankrolls mobile loyalty rewards startup RewardLoop Madrona Venture Group is heading north for its latest investment, leading a $1 million funding round in Vancouver, B.C.-based RewardLoop.… Read More
Swÿp vs. Swype: This could get really confusing Swype gained international attention — not to mention a Guinness Book World record holder and millions of customers — for… Read More
T-Mobile boasts 1M users of Bobsled, touts $4B network expansion as FCC defends merger breakup with AT&T T-Mobile USA says that its Bobsled web phone service has surpassed the one million user mark, a milestone that comes… Read More
iHear unveils ‘social news narrator’ on Android, an app for multitasking news hounds A few weeks ago on the GeekWire podcast, we featured a new iPhone app called Snackr that tuned into a… Read More
Apple employees to get exclusive restaurant deals with Pirq With a market value of more than $530 billion, Apple has created enormous wealth for thousands of employees who live,… Read More
Startup vet Tony Wright to set sail for Silicon Valley: Entrepreneur says good deal terms hard to find in Seattle Tony Wright — a well-respected Seattle entrepreneur who previously co-founded CubeDuel and RescueTime and sold his first company to Jobster… Read More
As sales soar, Elemental raises $13M to help big media deliver video to multiple screens Elemental Technologies CEO Sam Blackman wasn’t looking for cash. After all, more than half of the money from the company’s last… Read More
86% of U.S. adults use phones to settle arguments, solve problems and meet friends Here’s the situation: You’re at a restaurant and a friend asks a question about the name of actor who plays… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Game Collage makes kids’ apps to entertain, inspire, educate Kids love apps. But not everything found in the mobile app stores these days is suitable for young, impressionable minds.… Read More
Decide.com brings gadget price predictions to the iPad Decide.com has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling a new daily deal service, hiring top talent such as… Read More
Whitepages upgrades iPhone app: Now you’ll never forget your neighbors’ names When I first moved into my neighborhood, I’d scribble down the names of neighbors on a scrap piece of paper… Read More
T-Mobile marketing chief to step down as carrier undergoes image makeover T-Mobile marketing chief Cole Brodman is resigning from the company, a decision that comes as the country’s fourth largest wireless… Read More
Windows Phone U.S. market share slipped prior to Lumia 900 release New numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s mobile market share falling to 3.9 percent of total smartphone subscribers in the… Read More
Ivy raises cash, inks deal with paging giant American Messaging In this new era of mobile communication, one might think that the age-old paging technology might be going the way… Read More
Wozniak loves his Windows Phone: Apple co-founder calls mobile OS ‘beautiful’ Microsoft is trying hard to win fans for Windows Phone. And while the mobile operating system is still way behind… Read More
Geek of the Week: Hipcricket’s Ivan Braiker, broadcast vet in a mobile world Our new Geek of the Week, Ivan Braiker, first made his mark in the world of broadcasting, building radio networks… Read More
Clearwire announces LTE rollout cities, including Seattle Clearwire says it will launch its new LTE 4G network in 31 cities in the first half of next year,… Read More
OneBusAway app scrambled, but agencies promise fixes The popular app OneBusAway, developed at the University of Washington, keeps track of bus schedules in real time for thousands of… Read More
Those ear buds you’re wearing while driving? Probably illegal It’s a common sight on the road: the focused driver with white ear buds and trailing wires. But common or… Read More
Northwest MLS releases its first mobile apps — but not for us Anyone who has purchased a home over the last couple years has probably experienced the phenomenon of knowing more than… Read More
Will your next smartphone have a backside display? A newly surfaced patent filing from Microsoft provides a glimpse of where our smartphones might be headed — even if… Read More
Nokia: Windows Phone sales strong in U.S. but ‘mixed’ overall Reporting its quarterly results this morning, Nokia said sales of its Lumia line of Windows Phones have surpassed its expectations… Read More
Skycast lands first airline customer for TrayVu inflight entertainment system You’d think in this era of iPads and Androids and Kindle Fires that the need for an inflight entertainment system… Read More
