Facebook’s iPhone and iPad app goes native to boost speed Facebook today rolled out new versions of its iPhone and iPad apps, moving away from web-centric HTML5 code and instead… Read More
iPad and iPhone accessory maker Discovery Bay Games uncovers $15 million Discovery Bay Games, a maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers and smartphones, has raised $15 million from Trilogy… Read More
Butter finger blues: The states where people most likely will break their iPhones and iPads There’s a survey for just about everything these days, and this one certainly grabbed our attention. Warranty provider SquareTrade has… Read More
App of the Week: PITFALL! is reborn on iPhone and iPad How many hours of your childhood did you spend playing PITFALL! on the Atari 2600? If you’re of a certain… Read More
Geek on the Street: Microsoft Surface in high demand The geeks were out in force for last night’s gdgt live event in Seattle, so we seized the opportunity to… Read More
‘Cloak’ protects Apple devices from snooping, developed by Microsoft vets One of our more interesting finds at last night’s gdgt live Seattle event was a service called ‘Cloak’ that protects… Read More
Nordstrom debuts iPad app with virtual ‘dressing room’ Nordstrom is extending its reach to the iPad with a free app that lets customers browse and buy clothes and… Read More
Could Microsoft’s new Surface tablet really cost only $199? We’re skeptical We’ve been waiting with eager anticipation to find out how much Microsoft plans to charge for its Surface tablet computer,… Read More
Report says iPad users are more affluent than Kindle folk Hey, Big Spender! Your iPad would probably like to spend some more time with you… According to a new report… Read More
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: Another push for the pen Is pen-based computing finally poised to go mainstream? That’s one of the more intriguing questions raised by Samsung’s new Galaxy… Read More
How the iPad made Apple the top ‘PC’ vendor, and what it means for Windows What is a “personal computer” in 2012? Do tablets count? Most of the major technology research firms say no. As reflected… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle Fire settles in at 5% of tablet market Amazon shipped more than 1.2 million Kindle Fire tablets worldwide in the second quarter, up significantly from the first quarter,… Read More
Apple patent filing looks a lot like Microsoft Surface Great minds think alike? A patent application submitted by Apple last year — and made public just this morning —… Read More
Amazon brings Instant Video service to iPad with new app Amazon.com, looking to expand its presence in digital video, debuted a new iPad app this morning that brings its Instant Video… Read More
Microsoft acknowledges new risks to Windows business Smartphones and tablets pose a risk to Microsoft’s traditional Windows business. Meanwhile, the company’s Surface tablet computer will compete with… Read More
Apple posts record iPad sales, profits miss Wall Street targets Sales of Apple’s iPad topped 17 million units in the company’s most recent quarter, up more than 80 percent over… Read More
Survey: iOS beating Android for business apps, creating opportunity for Windows 8 App developers see the tide turning in Apple’s favor inside many companies, with iOS outpacing Android as the preferred mobile… Read More
Can Microsoft finally make the stylus go mainstream? The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging… Read More
Seattle game firm says rival stole its monsters, and more Runic Games, an independent Seattle game studio that makes the Torchlight action role-playing games, says a company in China has… Read More
B&N unveils Nook for Web; 7-inch Nook rumored for fall Today, Barnes & Noble announced the Nook for Web, giving users access to B&N’s Nook store via any PC or… Read More
First look: Microsoft remakes Office for tablets and the cloud Microsoft is giving its first public glimpse of the next version of Office today, showing off an overhauled interface and… Read More
Report: Amazon’s new Kindle Fire thinner and lighter, with camera and better display The next version of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet will come with a sharper and more vibrant display, in addition to… Read More
Tablets surpass smartphones in e-commerce traffic It was bound to happen. With larger, easier-to-view screens and their sheer portability, tablets have now overtaken smartphones as devices… Read More
Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer… Read More
Gates: Tablets in the classroom won’t work without keyboard Will Microsoft’s Surface tablet computer be better for students than the iPad? Bill Gates didn’t say that explicitly, but he… Read More
Android vs. iOS: Which one should app makers bet on? If you could bet on just one mobile platform as an app developer, which would it be? That was my… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s tablet, Apple’s upgrades, and more from the week in tech I’m headed to Los Angeles on Monday for Microsoft’s mystery announcement, and we kick off this week’s GeekWire radio show… Read More
Doonesbury, Dilbert go digital with Kindle Fire anthologies Two classic newspaper comic strips, Doonesbury and Dilbert, are making their digital debut on Amazon’s Kindle Fire today with the… Read More
Boeing’s first iPad app is a digital coffee-table book Boeing today released its first app for the iPad, but anyone hoping for something innovative to use in seat 37D… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle Fire slips to 4% of worldwide tablet market The Kindle Fire may have captured more than 50 percent of the Android tablet market in the U.S., according to… Read More
