Food recovery project wins Microsoft’s U.S. Imagine Cup Over on Microsoft’s Redmond campus today, teams from schools around the country gathered for the U.S. finals of the company’s… Read More
This mobile app wants to help you make love connections from chance encounters A firestorm erupted last week when a mobile app by the name of “Girls Around Me” started to make the… Read More
Comedian Jon Stewart rips Google glasses and Instagram’s $1B valuation The weird and wild gyrations of the technology industry are certainly open to ridicule. And comedian Jon Stewart of The… Read More
Latest in mobile security: Introducing the ‘scream tone’ Have you ever got that sinking feeling after losing your cell phone? Wanted to scream or howl like a wolf?… Read More
Amazon rolls out in-app purchasing for Kindle Fire, Android Amazon this morning publicly launched in-app purchasing for apps sold through its Appstore for Android, hoping to make its mobile… Read More
The battle to train a market: Instagram is what Facebook has been telling you guys to do for like a year, okay? By now, it’s probably been brought to your attention that Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars on Monday, valuing… 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
Amazon tests in-app purchasing In a bid to compete with Apple and Google, Amazon.com has begun testing a new service that would allow in-app… Read More
Coders win hackathon with virtual pet fitness app Seattle area mobile app developers Robert Mao and Haitao Li had no real intention of building a new application when… Read More
Meet the first voice-enabled Bible: A Siri for John 3:16? Siri has transformed the way iPhone users get answers to everyday questions, using voice commands to hear driving directions or… Read More
Urbanspoon updates iPhone app; adds filters, partners Urbanspoon is, if you’ll forgive the pun, shaking up its signature iPhone app with a completely new interface and by… Read More
Urbanspoon seats 1 million diners, looks to feast on OpenTable Urbanspoon may be best known for helping folks find new dining experiences, from sushi restaurants in Seattle to steak houses… Read More
Angry Birds Space blasts off with 10M downloads in 3 days Well, maybe that goofy stunt at Seattle’s Space Needle actually paid off. Rovio today said via Twitter that its latest… Read More
Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 70,000 apps Microsoft has topped more than 70,000 apps for its Windows Phone Marketplace, up from 50,000 in December, according to reports… Read More
How this mobile app developer’s promotion of free cash failed miserably on iPad launch day Seattle mobile app developer Michael Burford thought he’d come up with a brilliant brainstorm to find customers for his new… Read More
Seattle startup Placed nails down $3.4M for ‘location analytics’ Let’s face it: The startup name of Sewichi never quite rolled off the tongue. A combination of the Korean words… Read More
Why this mobile gaming vet says HTML5 is not the future The promise of HTML5 has captivated mobile developers for a long time now. But the debate still rages: Should devs… Read More
Big Fish bets on casino game maker, buys Self Aware Games There’s been a flurry of activity in recent weeks in the category of casino-style social media games, highlighted by IGT’s… Read More
Pirq inks deal with AAA, eyes San Fran for restaurant deal expansion AAA Washington members will soon get an extra benefit beyond towing and travel discounts. In fact, you could say members… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Turn a day at the slopes into a memorable clip show with Highlight Hunter If you’re an outdoor adventurer who shoots video while skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking, Highlight Hunter might just save you… Read More
In fight versus junk mail, new PaperKarma app struggles to keep up with demand A couple weeks ago, we told you the story of PaperKarma, a new mobile application that allows recipients of junk… Read More
Roadify arrives in Seattle, treads on the turf of transit app One Bus Away The One Bus Away mobile application is used by thousands of Seattle area commuters each day to determine if their bus will… Read More
Apple promises contact consent, but what about time limits? Do we still put too much blind faith in big tech companies to do right by our personal information? That’s… Read More
Startup vet Tony Wright thinks big with Tomo, a mobile app to aid ‘on-the-ground’ travelers Over the years, Seattle entrepreneur Tony Wright has learned a few things about what he likes and doesn’t like about… Read More
PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail in its tracks with a simple photo click Most people absolutely hate receiving junk mail. But while the credit card offers, fashion catalogs and supermarket flyers pile up on… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision Former Seattle Seahawks Joe Tafoya, Kerry Carter and Chike Okeafor may not be unleashing bone-crushing hits on the football field… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire, 520 apps, and 96-year-old tech enthusiast Bill Sleeper The GeekWire radio show and podcast returns from its brief holiday hiatus this weekend with a special in-studio guest, Bill… Read More
Google, Apple pull further ahead of Microsoft in smartphone wars Google and Apple are pulling even further ahead of Microsoft and RIM in the smartphone wars. According to the latest… Read More
How the high price of tolls will force the Seattle region’s workers to get creative Landscape architect Tom Early has always been economical about his daily commute over the 520 bridge between Seattle and Kirkland,… Read More
Seven apps just for navigating the 520 tolls: GeekWire’s reviews and recommendations What happens when the state starts tolling a bridge traversed by thousands of tech workers every day? An explosion of… Read More
