Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry

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At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead said today that the Windows Phone has received good traction with OEM’s and thinks both Windows and Blackberry will play a crucial role in the mobile industry. Mead added that there needs to be more… Read More…

Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft stays stagnant in 4th place

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Apple continues to gain market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone saw its share of the smartphone market in the U.S. jump from 36.3 percent to 39 percent for the 3-month period ending March 13. Google’s Android saw its share drop 1.4 percentage points to 52 percent,… Read More…

T-Mobile to roll out LTE coverage, host NYC event later this month

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T-Mobile confirmed today that it will begin rolling out its LTE coverage later this month and also announced an event taking place in New York City next week. T-Mobile USA, which is headquartered in Bellevue, activated the LTE support in the Galaxy Note II phones today. That’s the only LTE-activated phone T-Mobile offers right now…. Read More…

Nerd Notes: A free Smart Car, Subway sandwich thieves and the pope resigning, again

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Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Want a free Smart Car? If you refer a developer or designer to Seattle startup EnergySavvy and he or she gets hired, you’ll receive a Smart Car or a $14,000 cash prize. But hurry, there’s only a week and a half left. To… Read More…

Alicia Keys spotted using Blackberry Z10, days after allegedly Tweeting from iPhone

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Ah, the perks of being the Global Creative Director for Blackberry. Musical superstar Alicia Keys was just spotted tonight at the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest snapping a photo with what is likely the Blackberry Z10, the company’s new smartphone that will debut in the U.S. next month. Alicia Keys rocking something pretty at the… Read More…

Solavei is first carrier to bring new BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. for the princely price of $999

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Do you want to get your hands on the new BlackBerry Z10 before its March launch date in the U.S. on T-Mobile? Well, you’ll have to join the upstart wireless carrier Solavei and shell out $999. That’s right, the new device (currently only available in the UK and Canada) is being made available in the… Read More…

New phones, new name, new direction: RIM rebrands as Blackberry, unveils two smartphones

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Talk about a makeover. At the Blackberry 10 event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced today that his company will no longer be called Research in Motion (RIM), and instead just “Blackberry.” The company stock ticker symbol is changing from “RIM” and is now listed as “BBRY” on NASDAQ, and “BB” on TSX. You can watch Blackberry CMO… Read More…

Someone Like You: An ode to my BlackBerry

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Never mind, I’ll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don’t forget me, I beg, I remember, you said, “Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead. Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead.” —Adele, “Someone Like You” I broke it off with the… Read More…

New data: Windows Phone closes gap vs. BlackBerry

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Microsoft’s share of the worldwide smartphone operating system market climbed to 3.5 percent in the second quarter, up from 2.3 percent a year ago, as the company’s partnership with Nokia boosted usage of the Windows Phone. The numbers from the IDC research firm, released this morning, put Microsoft in closer proximity to BlackBerry, which saw… Read More…

Podcast: How to make an iPhone more like a BlackBerry, and why you would want to

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Our guests this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast are Robert and Cody Solomon, the father-and-son team behind a new line of iPhone accessories called “Spike” that let you type on the Apple device using a physical keyboard very similar to the one on a BlackBerry. Based near Seattle on Bainbridge Island, entrepreneur Robert Solomon… Read More…