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Android

Caller ID meets Facebook and Twitter in new WhitePages app

WhitePages is introducing a new Android app today called Current Caller ID that displays not just the name of callers… Read More

Zipline Games rolls dice on new Slots Tycoon app

Slot machine giant International Game Technology last month indicated that it planned to push its newly-acquired Double Down Interactive unit deeper… Read More

GameKlip: Android meets PS3 with new video game accessory from UW student

The idea of using a PlayStation 3 controller to play games on an Android device isn’t new. For some gamers… Read More

Farewell, Google Listen: You deserved better than this

It’s not a surprise that Google has decided to discontinue Google Listen, its podcast search and playback app for Android.… Read More

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: Another push for the pen

Is pen-based computing finally poised to go mainstream? That’s one of the more intriguing questions raised by Samsung’s new Galaxy… Read More

Microsoft calls on Google to make ‘comprehensive’ patent peace in Motorola dispute

[Updated below with Motorola statement] Microsoft’s top lawyer this morning called on Google to “engage in serious discussions” toward a… 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

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

Why this Apple fanboy loves his new Samsung Galaxy S III

Last year I wrote an article titled, “Why I own an Android Phone.” To summarize, the article described people’s fascination… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: How to make an iPhone more like a BlackBerry, and why you would want to

Our guests this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast are Robert and Cody Solomon, the father-and-son team behind a… Read More

Amazon expands ‘Flow’ app to Android — still needs work

Amazon’s Flow augmented-reality product identification app, developed by the  company’s A9 subsidiary and released last year for iPhone, is available… Read More

Android vs. iOS: Which one should app makers bet on?

If you could bet on just one mobile platform as an app developer, which would it be? That was my… Read More

Mozart to go: Seattle Symphony adds apps and mobile site

For music lovers and supporters of the Seattle Symphony, you are in luck. The Symphony has launched a new mobile… Read More

Amazon alters app terms, expands Appstore in Europe with global push planned

Amazon.com is expanding its Appstore to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, with plans to take the distribution platform to other international markets… Read More

Zoomingo’s new Android app makes shopping decisions a little bit easier with ‘Hot or Not’ style game

If you’re like most people, you might find the prospect of shopping a little taxing on your nervous system, time… Read More

Podcast

A few of our favorite apps: 22 picks for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone

One of the most popular segments on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is App of the Week, offering up… Read More

Motorola rulings put Google and Microsoft on a collision course over Android

Microsoft has so far been waging its patent battle against Android indirectly, striking deals and going to court with makers… Read More

Microsoft stuck behind Samsung Bada in smartphone sales

Microsoft is aiming to make Windows Phone a strong No. 3 in the smartphone market, behind Android and iPhone, but… Read More

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

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

Microsoft in Android patent licensing deal with Pegatron

Microsoft just announced another patent licensing agreement with a maker of Android and Chrome devices, Pegatron Corp., making more headway… Read More

Comments of the week: Will this phone really take off?

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “Do you have to turn off *this* phone during… Read More

A Boeing phone: Aerospace giant making Android device

Boeing is jumping into the smartphone business, developing a new mobile device  — but we probably won’t be buying this… 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

HTC profits decline, overshadowed on both Android and Windows Phone

HTC, the mobile phone giant with North American headquarters in Bellevue, posted a decline of 70 percent in profits this… Read More

Microsoft uses cash to boost Windows Phone, but some app developers aren’t biting

One of the big challenges Microsoft faces in mobile phones is that developers don’t have the time — or resources… Read More

Majority of U.S. smartphone users now own an Android device

For the first time in history, a majority of smartphone users in the U.S. now own an Android device, according… Read More

Should you park there? App crunches data to predict parking ticket, theft

An app released this week by a veteran engineer promises to help people avoid the pain of a parking ticket… Read More

Mobile vets: Windows Phone is great, but it has a long way to go to catch Apple and Android

We brought together some of the top thinkers in the mobile industry Wednesday afternoon for the GeekWire Summit in Seattle.… Read More

‘Google Play’ replaces Android Market, consolidates Google’s media marketplaces

Google today introduced a unified distribution channel for movies, books, music and apps — rolling them all up under the… Read More

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