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iPad

Amazon videos come to iPhone with Instant Video update

Amazon.com this morning released an update for its Instant Video app for iOS that expands its footprint beyond the iPad… Read More

The tablet is killing the ebook reader: Study says shipments to fall 36% this year

Worldwide shipments of dedicated ebook readers such as the E-Ink Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook will fall by… Read More

Support documents show Microsoft Office coming to iPad

It looks more and more like Microsoft Office is coming to Apple’s iPad. There have been rumors and screenshots of Office… Read More

UIEvolution enters gaming world with tablet-based ‘Dr. Dinkle’s Defense’

Kirkland-based UIEvolution is known for developing cross-platform applications for companies like Toyota and Samsung. Now, they’re taking what they’ve learned and… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Ink’ takes the pain out of holiday cards

It’s one of my favorite year-end traditions — sending out cards to friends and family to wish them the best… Read More

Tablet prediction: Microsoft to steal some thunder from Android and iPad by 2016

The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while… Read More

App of the Week: Calcul8 turns math into English

For a journalist, I like to think I’m pretty good with numbers, but there are certain types of calculations that… Read More

Santa, please bring me an iPad: 48% of kids want Apple’s tablet

Yesterday, my three-year-old son looked at a review copy of a Surface tablet sitting on my desk and asked this… Read More

Dude, where’s my Surface space? User sues Microsoft over tablet storage

One Los Angeles man is a little frustrated with the storage space on the Microsoft Surface. So much so, in… Read More

Paul Allen’s personal media browsing tool is now an iPad app for the rest of us

A new iPad app called Fayve, making its debut on Thursday, will join a crowded field of digital tools that… Read More

Microsoft Surface destroys iPad in hilarious fake ad

You’ve probably come across Apple’s clever new iPad mini advertisement featuring the two-hand duet from “Heart and Soul.” I thought… Read More

SmartGlass for iOS: Microsoft turns iPhone and iPad into true Xbox 360 companions

Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass app made its debut on iOS overnight, released as an upgrade to the Redmond company’s previous Xbox… Read More

Boeing engineer hopes sports app soars above competition

There is no doubt that the social sports playing field is a crowded one, but one Boeing Flight Deck iPad… Read More

Amazon grabs 9% of tablet market, as iPad slips to 50%

Apple lost market share in the worldwide tablet market in the third quarter, as potential buyers waited for the company’s… Read More

Apple: 3M iPads sold overall in three days, iPad mini ‘practically sold out’

This just in: Apple has sold 3 million iPads overall in the three days since the Friday launch of the… Read More

App of the Week: Google’s updated voice search kicks Siri’s butt on iPhone, iPad

Want to wow your friends and family this weekend? Check out the newly revamped Google Search app for iPhone and… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Space Shuttle Trainer and beyond, with Museum of Flight CEO Doug King

A week from today, on Nov. 10, the Space Shuttle Trainer will make its official debut at the Museum of Flight… Read More

Monogram: An e-commerce app inside a digital fashion magazine, backed by $1.25M

Sure, those thick magazines are great places to catch up on the latest fashion trends — but what if they… Read More

Ballmer on Apple: ‘We’ll give them a run for their money’

During an interview with Mashable today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was asked for his thoughts on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s… Read More

Apple iPad sales miss estimates in latest quarter

Apple sold 14 million iPads in its latest quarter, up 26 percent but still below the expectations of Wall Street… Read More

Tablet Cheat Sheet 2.0: Now an editable spreadsheet

After posting our initial Tablet “Cheat Sheet” yesterday, to help keep track the array of tablets hitting the market, we… Read More

Apple confirms iPad mini: 7.9 inches, starts at $329

UPDATED: Apple has wrapped up its media event in California, where the company’s top marketing exec, Phil Schiller, confirmed the… Read More

iPad Mini? Apple confirms Oct. 23 media event

Just hours after Microsoft’s price announcement of Windows 8, Apple has just announced a media event for next Tuesday, Oct.… Read More

iPad fans react to a Windows 8 tablet — will they switch?

Will iPad lovers give Windows 8 tablets a chance? That’s the question we asked for this week’s installment of Geek on… Read More

Chart: This is what the ‘Post-PC Era’ looks like, so far

Worldwide PC shipments declined by 8 percent in the third quarter, in advance of the Windows 8 release, according to… Read More

Inside story: How Facebook decided to go native on iOS

Facebook’s new app for iPhone and iPad has made an impression on users with a significant improvement in speed and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Gazeable’s iPad apps help travel nuts explore the world in photos

Ram Singh loves to travel. And it’s that love that sparked the 42-year-old former Microsoft engineering manager’s latest pursuit: Gazeable.… Read More

We’re happier than ever with PCs, because we’re using tablets

Does that computer on your desk or tablet in your bag give you a warm, fuzzy feeling? Probably yes, according… Read More

Puzzazz debuts puzzle bookstore for iPhone, iPad — with handwriting recognition

Puzzazz, a Seattle-area puzzle technology startup, is making the leap to iPhone and iPad with a new app for trying,… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Mars Images’ is a direct link to Curiosity

This week’s GeekWire App of the Week is “Mars Images.” It’s not a particularly sophisticated app, or a new one,… Read More

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