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
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
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
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
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
Startup Spotlight: TalktUp saves you money for sharing business tips with friends These days, businesses are striving for ways to get their name out into your social circles. TalktUp, a startup out… 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
Startup Spotlight: Votely helps you get answers to life’s most basic questions Ever wonder what you should wear to a party? What plants would grow best in your garden? Or the best… Read More
OfferUp hopes to make selling your stuff easier and less creepy than Craigslist A new Seattle-based startup is offering a way to sell stuff with an app, sparing you the pains of meeting… Read More
Dunno’s mobile app makes it easier to jot notes and collect research on the go If you haven’t heard of Dunno, you might want to take note — or rather, let it start taking notes… 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
Take a spin with the new Swype: An Android keypad that learns from you Swype is getting a facelift, just eight months after the Seattle upstart was gobbled up for $102 million by Nuance.… Read More
Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland: Cvent buys mobile app maker CrowdCompass CrowdCompass, a Portland startup whose mobile apps are used to power events, including the 2012 Seattle Science Festival and the Lions… Read More
Crime-fighting app iWitness goes live, recording audio and video as danger looms Today, another weapon officially emerges in the fight against crime in our Big Brother age. And no, it’s not another… Read More
Ex-Expedia CEO wants to make the world laugh with new iPhone app Dinamundo Erik Blachford helped build Expedia into one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, helping people from distant lands connect… Read More
Apple’s app store records 30 billion downloads, tops 650,000 apps Just how big is Apple’s lead in the mobile app space? Consider this: Apple CEO Tim Cook just announced at… 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
Voicepic: Add 5-second audio captions to your favorite photos A picture may often be worth a thousand words. But for those instances when images alone can’t tell the story,… Read More
Facebook Camera app puts a new lens on Facebook Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram underscores the continued rise of photos as an entry point for social networking. Today Facebook… Read More
Seattle geeks win Apps for Energy challenge with Leafully Sometimes it can be tough to put one’s energy consumption into perspective. But what if you broke everything down into… Read More
INRIX names top 10 worst traffic cities (and tells drivers how to avoid gridlock) It’s getting easier to travel on the nation’s roadways, but traffic congestion is still eating up plenty of time for… Read More
Sidecar: A mobile app that’s trying to reinvent the phone call RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, who helped usher in the era of online video and audio, now wants to reinvent the… 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
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
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
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
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
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
