Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has been on the auction block for more than a year, but no one has really wanted it. That’s the latest from a report by Bloomberg… Read More
BlackBerry said this morning that a special committee of its board will “explore strategic alternatives,” and anyone who has heard that phrase before knows what’s on the table. “These alternatives… Read More
Last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop defended his company’s decision two years ago to try to create a “third ecosystem” by throwing its weight behind Windows Phone, competing against iPhone and Android. Now,… Read More
Many of us know from first-hand experience that urban parking can be an expensive ordeal, especially during the busy summer months. Fortunately, this week’s App of the Week will make… Read More
T.A. McCann is moving on from BlackBerry two-and-a-half years after selling his Seattle startup Gist to the smartphone maker. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news, also noting that… Read More
BlackBerry continues to wither on the vine, with market share for the once iconic smartphone maker slipping to under five percent. So, can a company name change salvage what’s left?… Read More
Smartphones are taking over the world. Well, not really. But the latest estimates from the International Data Corporation indicate that 2013 will be the first time worldwide smartphone shipments exceed… Read More
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… Read More
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.… Read More
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,… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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.”… Read More
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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… Read More
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… Read More
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion found itself in an even deeper hole this week after delaying the launch of BlackBerry 10, cutting jobs and reporting a significant quarterly loss. And… Read More
If you could bet on just one mobile platform as an app developer, which would it be? That was my opening question last week when I moderated a panel discussion… Read More
The on-again, off-again rumors swirling around Research in Motion are back on following a report by The Sunday Times that the BlackBerry maker is considering a plan to split itself… Read More
Nearly nine out of 10 companies are seeing employees use personal phones, tablets and computers at work — marking a sharp rise in the trend known as the “consumerization of… Read More
RIM, which has struggled to keep its BlackBerry line of smartphones relevant amid increasing competition from the iPhone and Android, today replaced co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis with a… Read More
RIM has been discussed as potential acquisition bait now for years, yet no one has stepped up to take the full plunge. Could that change this year? Well, the Canadian… Read More
BECU, the largest credit union in Washington state, has notified customers that its mobile banking applications for Android and BlackBerry will be discontinued as of December 30th. “Due to unforeseen… Read More
Software developers are becoming more interested in building mobile apps for Windows Phone, particularly in Europe and Asia, where Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia has been generating new attention for Windows… Read More
Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry mobile phones and messaging service, says this morning that its systems have been restored and service should be returning to normal following… Read More
A roundup of stories making headlines across the tech industry today … BlackBerry users in the U.S. and Canada today are getting a taste of the outages that have… Read More
Apple today pretty much confirmed that it plans to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event on October 4th, with a full release coming shortly thereafter. But as iOS fanatics… Read More
Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30 percentage points ahead of the nearest competitor, Opera Mini, according… Read More
New research out today from the NPD Group shows that Google’s mobile operating system, Android, now accounts for 52 percent of smartphone sales in the U.S. That’s well ahead of… Read More