‘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
Ask Andru: How do I stop iPhoto from opening when I plug in my iPhone? Apple tries to make it easy to use all of its products together harmoniously, but there are times where it… Read More
Chart: Windows 7 is almost bigger than Windows XP August is already a big month for Windows 8, with Microsoft announcing this morning that it has finished the new… Read More
Podcast Podcast: What’s new in games, phones, Mac OS X and more We’ve got a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with our thoughts on the… Read More
Apple unleashes Mountain Lion as we wait for Windows 8 Apple this morning released Mountain Lion, the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, as a $19.99 upgrade… 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
Ask Andru: How do I prepare my Mac for Mountain Lion? Apple is set to release its next major operating system update, known os OS X Mountain Lion, later this month.… Read More
Facebook releases Messenger App for Windows, says Mac version also in the works Facebook just announced the official release of its Facebook Messenger for Windows application, a desktop program for sending and receiving… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Windows Phone vs. our iPhones in an on-air speed test Can the GeekWire guys avoid getting “Smoked by Windows Phone”? That’s the question this week as we welcome Ben Rudolph… Read More
Apple’s Mountain Lion brings the Mac, iPhone and iPad even closer together Apple is famous for the tight end-to-end integration of its products — controlling the operating system, applications, services and hardware.… Read More
Chart: iPad, iPhone in spotlight as Apple preps earnings report Apple’s earnings report on Tuesday afternoon will be closely watched as a gauge of the company’s momentum in the smartphone… Read More
Steam on a roll as Valve targets bigger screens for games The Steam video-game platform for Macs and Windows PCs grew substantially in 2011 — with unit sales of games rising… Read More
Parallels names new finance and tech chiefs, prepping for possible IPO and acquisitions Parallels, known for its software that lets Windows run on Macs, has hired new finance and technology chiefs, aiming to… Read More
Netflix for Kids, LinkedIn apps, and other new stuff to try Interesting new releases and downloads catching our attention today … Netflix rolled out a new section of its website called… Read More
Skype’s feature frenzy continues with Mac update, HD video calls Skype seems to be savoring its final moments of independence with a flurry of new features. With Microsoft’s $8.5 billion… Read More
Intellectual Ventures, Mac OS X Lion, and Windows 8 (KUOW) This American Life’s investigation of Intellectual Ventures offers some important lessons for the tech industry, Mac OS X Lion signals… Read More
Mac users are vegetarians: PC users eat fries at McDonald’s Would you rather drive a Harley or a Vespa? Your answer may predict your computer habits. Hunch.com did a user-based survey and… Read More
Too much tablet? Apple, Microsoft at risk of overdose The changes in Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion, released Wednesday, start with the way people get the updated operating… Read More
Apple, Xbox set to battle for attention of tech world It’s hard to remember a week with so many big tech companies staging so many potentially big announcements. It kicks… Read More
‘Pranksters’ or ‘vandals’? Windows logo installed on future Apple store This video, taken outside an Apple store under construction in Hamburg, Germany, is spreading around the Internet like wildfire this… Read More
Facebook making desktop software for Mac, Windows with new Seattle-based team In this era of browser apps and mobile devices, here’s some news that cuts against the grain. A new Facebook… Read More
Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More
Ubuntu 11.04: The desktop Linux you’ve been waiting for? Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu version of Linux, is making a new push for a larger slice of the… Read More
Apple bucks trend with 28% increase in Mac unit sales Apple is just out with its quarterly earnings, reporting record revenues of $24.67 billion and profits of nearly $6 billion.… Read More
Apple throws Microsoft’s Mac Office a MobileMe curveball Microsoft next week will release the first service pack for its Office for Mac 2011 suite, with new features including… Read More
Apple to preview ‘the future of iOS and Mac OS X’ Apple this morning posted the splash page promoting its WorldWide Developer Conference, promising a “preview of the future of iOS… Read More
