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iPad

Looking to boost mobile productivity, Moprise creates a ‘Flipboard for the enterprise’

Flipboard has transformed the way people consume information on the iPad, allowing readers to quickly scan headlines and photos in… Read More

Boeing picks Android for 787 entertainment systems

Boeing is outfitting its new 787 Dreamliners with servers and touch-screens using Google’s Android operating system to provide music, video… Read More

This is Windows 8: Hands-on with Microsoft’s radically different operating system

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft isn’t kidding when it says Windows 8 will be the biggest overhaul of its flagship operating system… Read More

Bungie’s Crimson sets sail, reaches top of the iPad charts

Some people go camping on Labor Day Weekend, while others fire up the BBQ. But an awful lot of folks… Read More

Gigantic new HTC Titan makes us long for a Windows Phone tablet

With a 4.7-inch screen, the “Titan” announced today by HTC and Microsoft has the largest screen of any Windows Phone… Read More

New stats show Apple’s Safari running away with mobile, tablet market

Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30… Read More

Report: Amazon to release 7-inch tablet in October, followed by a 10.1-inch tablet early next year

We thought there might be a chance that Jeff Bezos showed off Amazon.com’s mysterious new tablet computers at the company… Read More

Bungie Aerospace’s first project is an iPad game, will get PAX preview this weekend

Bungie Aerospace, a new effort by the creators of the blockbuster “Halo” franchise to partner with independent game developers, will… Read More

Amazon seeks Lab126 trademarks in advance of expected tablet debut

Amazon.com has quietly applied for trademarks on the name and logo of Lab126 — the internal group behind the Amazon… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: A wild week in tech, the future of computing, and tips from a PC insider

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap a wild week in the technology world — including… Read More

HP, Apple, iPad, webOS and the upheaval of the PC market

Hewlett-Packard is the largest PC maker in the world, significantly outpacing even longtime rival Dell these days. So it was… Read More

Amazon sidesteps Apple with HTML5 ‘Kindle Cloud Reader’

From a business perspective, the new “Kindle Cloud Reader” web app released by Amazon.com this morning will let the online retailer link… Read More

Refurbished Kindle now $99: Sign of new Kindles soon?

Hey, the Kindle has finally dropped to the magic price of $99.99 … if you don’t mind getting a refurbished… Read More

Skype on the iPad: Another (future) iOS app for Microsoft

OK, so Microsoft hasn’t actually completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype yet, but the long-awaited release of a native… Read More

Inner Fence debuts iPad credit-card reader, rivaling Square in mobile payments

Inner Fence, the Redmond company taking on high-profile San Francisco startup Square in mobile payments, today released a credit-card reader accessory for… Read More

Amazon, Rhapsody tangled up by Apple’s rules, remove store links from iPhone and iPad apps

Seattle-based Rhapsody and Amazon Kindle are among a wave of businesses that have removed links to their external digital stores… Read More

Apple shares surge five percent after huge quarter: Company more than doubles profit, sells 20M iPhones

Shares of Apple jumped more than five percent in after-hours trading today after the maker of the iPhone and iPad reported… Read More

WSJ: Amazon plans Android tablet, touch-screen Kindle

Amazon has been rumored for months to be working on its own multipurpose tablet computer, but this report by the… Read More

Report: Amazon preps for big sales of its tablet at launch

Rumors about Amazon.com’s plans to release its own tablet computer have been around for months, but now they’re getting specific,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Dave Howell, Avatron Software

Nope, that’s not the Seattle skyline in the background of that picture. For this week’s Geek of the Week, we’re… Read More

Microsoft Bing innovates on iPad with ‘Lasso’ quick search

Microsoft today is releasing an update for its well-received Bing app for Apple’s iPad, with a new feature designed to… Read More

Study: e-Reader ownership doubles, tablet growth stalls

There was a time, not too long ago, when it was a bit of novelty to see someone reading a… Read More

Amazon tablet to shake up holiday shopping season?

A report from DigiTimes out of Taiwan overnight offers the latest clues about rumored plans by Amazon.com to launch its… Read More

Report: Amazon’s upcoming tablet will feature free movie streaming

Amazon.com’s plans for a new color-screen tablet computer has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the tech… Read More

A Microsoft-branded tablet? Report says company is considering it

Microsoft is thinking about coming out with its own brand of tablet computer to better compete with the iPad, according… Read More

IDC cuts PC forecast as iPad, Kindle and friends take toll

The IDC market research firm today reduced its forecast for PC shipments for 2011 to 4.2 percent, from its previous… Read More

Windows 8, the first real glimpse: Tiles on a tablet

[Updated below] Microsoft’s Windows 8 will offer new start screen optimized for tablet/slate computers that uses a tile interface reminiscent… Read More

Nirvana’s Nevermind reborn as interactive iPad app

It seems like ages ago that I was sitting in my college dorm room listening to Nirvana’s Nevermind on my… Read More

Apple brings iWork to iPhone, Microsoft’s Mac unit still mum on Office for iPhone

Apple this morning debuted versions of its iWork productivity applications for iPhone and iPod touch, adapting the Pages word processing,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Lady Gaga crashes Amazon, iPads in the cockpit, and Ben the PC Guy

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph, better known as “Ben the PC Guy,” who… Read More

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