Watch out, Microsoft: Apple says iPad accounts for 90% of enterprise tablet activations Microsoft is aiming to protect its turf inside large businesses with the help of Windows tablets that run Office, but… Read More
Microsoft Surface best guess: Around 1.5M tablets sold So how is Microsoft’s Surface business doing? The company reported yesterday that Surface revenue in the December quarter was $893… Read More
Paul Allen’s Fayve app updated with new tricks for finding the best movies and TV shows Fayve, the movie and television catalog and discovery app from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Technologies, has been updated with new features… Read More
Skype for iPhone and iPad gets HD video calling, catching up to Apple’s FaceTime Skype just added the ability for users of its iOS app on the iPhone 5S, Retina iPad Mini and iPad… Read More
Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost It seems like the tablet-owning public woke up to a bunch of Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Kindle Fires under their… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle Fire blows away rival tablets with increase in Christmas activations Amazon has typically seen its Kindle Fire tablet sales spike during the holidays, even more than a typical seasonal increase,… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Favorite apps, a crossword challenge, and why John’s mom is switching to the Mac This week on the GeekWire radio show, we talk about some of our favorite apps and catch up with two… Read More
Living with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX: This fruitcake is pretty sweet The first step when deciding which tablet to buy, as with any device, is to ask yourself how you’ll use… Read More
Amazon mocks Apple, Jony Ive with new ad bashing the iPad Just one month after taking a small dig at the iPad, Amazon is out with another commercial bashing Apple’s tablet.… Read More
Microsoft axes stack rank; Xbox One debuts; and other top posts of the month Whoa, we thought it was supposed to be a short holiday month with folks taking a bit of a breather… Read More
Apple offers gift cards instead of discounts on Black Friday While some retailers are rushing to offer bargain-basement prices today, Apple is avoiding discounts. Instead of offering lower prices, Apple,… Read More
iPads might have something to do with the Portland Trail Blazers’ 11-game winning streak In what’s been a pleasant surprise for fans in the Rose City, the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers are kicking butt.… Read More
Amazon gives its iOS app a facelift just in time for holiday shopping season As Amazon heads into its busiest season of the year, the company released an update to its iOS shopping app… Read More
Microsoft’s SkyDrive app for Apple’s iOS gets automatic photo uploads, and a new look Microsoft’s SkyDrive app for iOS got a snazzy redesign this morning, complete with a new look that now brings the app… Read More
New Apple Store app for iPad is a showcase for shopping Apple launched its first-ever Apple Store for iPad app this morning, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The… Read More
Pencil meets Paper: FiftyThree’s new $50 stylus for iPad joins acclaimed sketchbook app Nestled inside FiftyThree’s Seattle office on a typically rainy fall afternoon, I’m enjoying a quick chat with Ian MacDuff, a… Read More
Google Play music lands on the iPhone, at long last After a long wait, Google Play Music has made its way over to the iPhone. Google’s music service allows users… Read More
App of the Week: Xfinity TV Go adds live TV streaming This week’s App of the Week is the perfect companion for watching live TV on your iOS or Android device…so… Read More
Holy updates, Batman! Apple launches iOS 7.0.4, new iBooks and iTunes U Apparently, when it comes to updates for Apple’s iOS devices, when it rains, it pours. The company released three new software… Read More
Surprise! iPad Mini with Retina Display is on sale today In a surprising move, Apple quietly started selling the new iPad Mini with Retina Display through its online store at… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. author, Xbox One first take, and favorite iPad apps We’ve assembled the GeekWire news team in the studio for this week’s episode of the GeekWire radio show and podcast,… Read More
Here are 5 great apps for your new iPad Air If you’re among the masses who turned out over the weekend to pick up the new iPad Air, you probably… Read More
This iPad-loving, 5-year-old genius is Sony’s worst nightmare Arden Hayes, a 5-year-old “whiz kid” from Carlyle, Ill., was back on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, expanding beyond his… Read More
Surface Pro 2 update brings battery improvements, still lags iPad and ultrabooks Thanks to a new firmware update, Microsoft has cemented its claims that the Surface Pro 2 would feature 75 percent… Read More
Samsung tops J.D. Power tablet survey, passing Amazon and Apple It’s a sad day for the marketing department in Cupertino. While Apple has frequently cited the iPad’s position at the… Read More
Apple beats expectations, iPhone sales rise 25 percent Apple sold 33.8 million iPhones — a 25 percent increase and a record for its September quarter — and beat… Read More
Apple earnings will put iPhone and Mac sales in the spotlight As quarterly earnings season continues, the eyes of the tech world are turning towards Cupertino as Apple prepares to announce… Read More
Space Gray iPad Mini making its way to Apple Stores While new iPads headlined Apple’s press event earlier this week, the original iPad Mini received a price drop to $299,… Read More
Microsoft: Apple’s free iWork on iPad is ‘an attempt to play catch up’ to Office on Surface Apple’s decision to offer its iWork suite for free on new iPads is drawing a spirited response from Microsoft’s communications… Read More
Apple vs. Microsoft, Google and Amazon: Why the future of ‘computing’ is a free-for-all Talking about Apple’s new Mac lineup yesterday, CEO Tim Cook had this to say about the unnamed “competition.” “They’re confused,”… Read More
