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Apps

Microsoft Lync apps now available for iPhone and iPad

Microsoft’s Lync product group today rounded out its lineup of mobile apps with the release of apps for iPhone and… Read More

Microsoft unleashes year-end flurry of apps for iPhone, Windows Phone and Android

Who says Microsoft doesn’t ship products quickly enough? It has actually been tough keeping up with the company lately …… Read More

Retail association pissed about Amazon.com’s Price Check app

The Retail Industry Leaders Association isn’t too happy about Amazon.com’s Price Check app and a new promotion that the Seattle… Read More

Bring your coffee cup to life this holiday season with Starbucks new iPhone app

This is kind of goofy, but kind of cool. Starbucks just unveiled a new mobile application for the iPhone that… Read More

Zoomingo zooms ahead with $1.3M from Benaroya Capital

A few weeks ago, we told you the story about Zoomingo, the new mobile application from serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni.… Read More

Sir Mix-a-Lot busts out a ‘Baby Got Back’ iPhone app

I had the honor of judging the Battle of the Geek Bands with legendary musician Sir Mix-a-Lot earlier this month.… Read More

Sounders kick off Windows Phone app amid awful playoff showing

This has got to be one of the more depressing product launches in Seattle tech and sports history. The Seattle… Read More

Mynd uses machine learning to recommend iPhone apps

There are so many mobile apps floating around these days for books, music, games and TV that it can be… Read More

Playmark scores TD, inks deal to license images of NFL players

Professional football players are brands unto themselves — with their likenesses or names adorning everything from ball caps to mobile… Read More

Costa Rica getaway sparks Tony Wright’s latest app: TouchBase Calendar

It is a little ironic that Tony Wright’s latest startup project, TouchBase Calendar, was built in the shadow of the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Order SM looks to take a bite where GrubHub has yet to feast

GrubHub earlier this month landed $50 million in venture capital, money that it will use to try to transform the way people… Read More

MetalStorm game takes flight on iOS 5, integrates wirelessly with HDTV (Video)

One of the new features of Apple’s iOS 5 mobile operating system is something called AirPlay Mirroring. Essentially, it allows… Read More

Spotlight: Startup vet Nadkarni unwraps shopping app Zoomingo

Shirish Nadkarni’s past entrepreneurial pursuits have included mobile email service TeamOn and online language community Livemocha. Now, the Seattle area… Read More

Glympse CEO on Apple’s location sharing app: We’re not worried

Bryan Trussel, the founder and CEO of Glympse, the popular mobile location tracking app, is accustomed to watching large tech… Read More

App of the Week: CAMbadge

We’re trying out a new feature on GeekWire today: App of the Week. And we’re looking for your help. If you… Read More

Mindbloom: A new game designed to change your life

In some games, you solve puzzles. In others, you try to wipe out enemy forces. But a new offering from… Read More

NFL great Lawyer Milloy is an iPhone app fanatic: And, yes, he’s an Angry Birder too

As a free safety for the New England Patriots, Lawyer Milloy was known for some smashing hits. Now, the Tacoma… Read More

Microsoft vets launch Buddy to provide the ‘plumbing’ for mobile app development

About three years ago, Jeffrey MacDuff and Dave McLauchlan designed an iPhone application called Buddy which allowed users to locate running, study… Read More

Turn your Kindle into an ‘Etch A Sketch’ with Doodle

The Kindle just isn’t about reading anymore. Now, you can use it for sketching thanks to a new app developed… Read More

HasOffers to help mobile app developers track installations

HasOffers today is rolling out a new product today called Mobile App Tracking, which like the name suggests allows developers… Read More

Skedi: Calendar app looks to keep busy families organized

If you’re like me, organizing schedules of family members is one royal pain in the butt. And while a number… Read More

List: Top 10 Most Uninstalled Android Apps

Guest Post: There are hundreds of thousands of mobile apps out there. At AppStoreHQ, we’re currently tracking nearly 700,000 apps across the… Read More

How I just got a $5.99 iPhone app for free (thanks to Starbucks)

I popped into my local Starbucks this morning, not to buy an iced Latte or vanilla bean Frappuccino. Nope, I… Read More

Chart: Hundreds of thousands of apps, but only a fraction really matter in the end

Much is made of the sheer size of each mobile platform’s library of third-party apps. iPhone and Android ring up… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Why the iPhone still beats Android in mobile apps

Mobile apps were the topic on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast, with our guests, app developer Mike Schneider… Read More

Starbucks giving out free iPhone apps, expanding Apple partnership

Here’s another reason to get your caffeine fix at Starbucks: It might come with a free iPhone app. The Seattle… Read More

Testing out KUOW’s new Android and iPhone apps

I’m a big fan of on-demand audio via smartphone — particularly from local radio stations. Here’s why: Frequently I’ll catch… Read More

Why this iOS app developer uses an Android phone

Guest Commentary: Colleagues are often surprised when they realize I own an Android phone.  With my career now centered around iOS… Read More

Comcast inks deal with NW companies to stream video to the iPad and iPhone

With Hulu reportedly for sale and Netflix taking heat over its price hike, Comcast is making a bigger push to… Read More

Seattle developer partners with Futurama, unleashes Head-in-a-Jar iPhone app

We’ve seen a lot of silly mobile apps emerge in our time on the tech beat. But here’s one that… Read More

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