This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology news, including AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Apple’s trademark dispute with Amazon.com, and Microsoft’s patent case against Barnes & Noble over Android.
Mobile industry veteran Paul Griff, the CEO of RootMetrics, joins us as our guest in the studio to talk about the ins and outs of wireless coverage, and the latest mobile technologies. And in our final segment, we reveal the answer to last week’s epic “Name that Tech Tune” contest.
Here’s the MP3 file for this week’s episode.
Continue reading for links related to the subjects we discussed on the show…
AT&T and T-Mobile: Holy Crap: AT&T Buying T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion … Exclusive: T-Mobile USA CEO to employees: Sale to AT&T the ‘best possible solution’ … Say hello to your new mobile overlord: Implications of AT&T’s T-Mobile hookup
Android litigation: Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over Android in Nook … Details on the patents
Amazon’s Appstore: Apple suing Amazon.com over ‘Appstore’ name … Amazon.com opens its Android Appstore, Apple be damned … Weekend Reading: Apple vs. Amazon, the full text
Swype: What’s next for Swype? Old-school tapping … Photo: Gov. Gregoire learns to Swype
RootMetrics: Company site … Coverage Map app … Study of 4G Network performance in Seattle region: PDF, 5 pages.
Favorite App: Comcast Xfinity iPad app
Answer to last week’s Name that Tech Tune contest: Original PlayStation startup sound.
Congrats to winners Kevin Leneway and Arcadiy Kantor, who will each receive a pair of tickets to the Seattle 2.0 awards, coming up May 5. Details/tickets here.
