Articles about Apps – Page 8 of 16

Amazon will pay for some of your in-app purchases with new “Underground” program

Amazon just started footing the bill for some of your Android apps, as long as you download them through its own store. The… Read More

App of the Week: Back up your keys digitally with the ‘KeyMe’ locksmithing app

I back up my computer with Time Machine and Backblaze. I back up physical paperwork with Evernote. And now, I back… Read More

Geek on the Street: Are you using Venmo to replace cash?

There is one particular experience that many college students have shared, including me, over the past year. A strange and unfamiliar word quickly… Read More

How the geeks behind the U.S. Open website track every player and every shot

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Chambers Bay is a massive property, spanning some 950 acres and challenging players with the longest golf… Read More

App of the Week: Fenix is a beautifully designed Twitter app for Android

Finding a Twitter app on Android is not difficult. Searching “Twitter” on the Google Play Store will inundate you with hundreds of… Read More

This sports franchise may be the first to broadcast a game via Twitter’s new video app Periscope

Twitter’s newly-launched Periscope application allows just about anyone to broadcast live video via the social network. Now, a Seattle sports franchise… Read More

Meerkat co-founder calls throttling by Twitter a ‘sad day’ but says it’s a ‘small bump’ for video streaming app

Twitter is making Meerkat squeal, just as the fast-growing live video streaming app appeared ready to capture countless eyeballs at… Read More

Microsoft Garage rolls up its doors to reveal new Android, Windows Phone apps

Open the Garage bay doors, Redmond. For the second time since October, Microsoft has rolled out a fleet of cross-platform apps… Read More

Startup Spotlight: AppSheet lets non-developers build custom mobile apps

Last month, for the first time in history, Americans used mobile devices more than PCs to access the internet. As consumers… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How government data is unlocking a new wave of apps

Wouldn’t it be great if Yelp told you what the health inspectors thought of the neighborhood restaurant? Well, it’s coming… Read More

Fast-growing mobile marketing analytics startup Tune scores $27M, plans to hire 100 employees

Tune, which bootstrapped its way to success during its first four years, continues to reel in outside financing to fuel… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts

When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More

Eating too many cookies? Killing your plants? These sensors can help

LAS VEGAS — The sensors have arrived, and they want you to keep your hands out of the cookie jar. Connected sensors… Read More

Sleepless nights and Red Bull: Welcome to this 36-hour Vegas hackathon

LAS VEGAS— This city is known for sleepless nights, and hot action on the casino floor. And that’s exactly what’s… Read More

Iowa innovation: Midwest state may be first to have smartphone double as driver’s license

Iowa, that little center of the Heartland that is not Idaho, is not particularly known for innovation. But sometimes that… Read More

New scorecard knocks Skype and other messaging services for lacking security features

Looking for a secure messaging tool? The Electronic Frontier Foundation just released a new scorecard comparing a wide variety of… Read More

Here are the 25 most-used mobile apps, games on iOS and Android

Mobidia, a Vancouver B.C.-based mobile analytics company, today released a Top-25 leaderboard that ranks apps and games based on active users… Read More

Microsoft’s internal incubation lab spawns three new Android apps

A new Microsoft app called Torque, released for Google’s Android Wear watches, eliminates the need for users to say “OK,… Read More

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Microsoft debuts ESL competitive gaming app for Xbox One

Xbox One owners can now participate in some of the largest online gaming competitions globally from the comfort of their living… Read More

REI’s first iPad app and Snow Report app hit iTunes in time for winter

REI has released its first-ever iPad app, and has updated its snow report app, just in time for the winter and… Read More

Why I’m hooked on Waze, and what it says about the future of humans and machines

It was going to be a quick trip to the Eastside on a weekend. Then traffic stopped, my husband scowled,… Read More

Majority of Americans download zero smartphone apps every month

There are millions of mobile apps available to download, but it appears most smartphone owners aren’t taking the time to check… Read More

Microsoft’s latest iPhone app keeps an eye on celebs

Do you need to know that Miley Cyrus “popped a squat” outside a backwoods cabin, and do you also need… Read More

Milestone: Windows Phone Store reaches 300,000 apps

It may have taken Microsoft longer than Apple or Google, but its Windows Phone Store now has more than 300,000… Read More

Mobile marketing startup HasOffers rebrands to Tune

One of Seattle’s fastest-growing startup companies has a new name. HasOffers announced today that it’s taking on the new corporate… Read More

Amazon sets the stage for device launch by bragging it now has 240,000 apps

Amazon’s PR machine has officially kicked into high gear as the company begins building interest ahead of its Wednesday press… Read More

Bootstrapping vacation rentals startup Dwellable raises $2M from Seattle angels

For years, Adam Doppelt refused to take venture capital financing, using a strict bootstrapping ethos to build companies such as… Read More

Here comes yet another marketplace to connect home owners with service providers: HouseCall raises $1.5 million

Home owners should have little trouble these days finding plumbers, house painters and other service providers to work on their… Read More

Hanauer brothers and others back Sworl, an easy way to frame your mobile photos

Looking to do something meaningful with those photos trapped on your iPhone? Here comes Sworl, a new photo framing service… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Fun games, useful utilities and more of our favorite apps

We’ve got an app-apalooza for you this week on the GeekWire radio show, as we spend the entire time talking about some… Read More