T-Mobile customers wait in line, swap Androids for iPhone 5

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University of Washington student and T-Mobile customer Mustafa Ahmed got up earlier than normal Friday morning, giving himself enough time to pick up his iPhone 5 and still make it to campus for his 9:30 a.m. lecture. But he was a little surprised when he arrived at the Wallingford T-Mobile store just before 9 a.m…. Read More…

GeekWire Radio: This startup founder wants to help you find a better babysitter

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[Editor's note:  Be sure to join us in person this Thursday, April 11 for the GeekWire Radio Show, live on stage for the first time. Click here for tickets.] Our topic this week: Your kids, and how to take a break from them. Yes, it’s the eternal challenge for many people with young children — how do… Read More…

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

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Apple is gaining 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 35 percent to 38.9 percent for the 3-month period ending February 13th. Google, meanwhile, saw its share drop two percentage points to… Read More…

Report: Visual voicemail and LTE coming to unlocked iPhones on T-Mobile this week

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T-Mobile customers using unlocked iPhones will be receiving a carrier update this Friday, enabling LTE and Visual Voicemail for their mobile devices. TMoNews is reporting the news, adding that unlocked iPhones will now receive full support from T-Mobile. This news comes days before T-Mobile offers the iPhone 5 for the first time on April 12,… Read More…

MetroPCS to shareholders: Say yes to T-Mobile merger

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MetroPCS shareholders are making it quite clear that they think the proposed merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS is for the better. MetroPCS sent a letter to its shareholders Monday, urging them to vote to pass the merger when the vote is expected on April 12. The company wrote that there could be “no assurance that… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: With iPhone in hand, T-Mobile tries to shake up the wireless business

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[Editor's note:  Be sure to join us in person April 11 for the GeekWire Radio Show, live on stage for the first time, at the HUB Seattle in Pioneer Square.] T-Mobile USA this week made a series of attention-getting moves — finally landing the iPhone, and rolling out a major change to the way its customers will… Read More…

T-Mobile getting iPhone 5 in April: $99 down, $20/month, no contract required

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At long last, T-Mobile USA will be getting the iPhone. The Bellevue-based company will start offering the iPhone 5 nationwide on April 12 as a flagship device in its shift away from wireless contracts. The Apple device will be available for $99.99 down and $20/month for two years (or a total of $580) — running… Read More…

Video: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop tosses TV journalist’s iPhone across the room

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Nokia is in a dogfight with Apple and Samsung, trying to regain some ground in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. Is this the best way to do it? Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently appeared on the Finnish TV show Hjalliksen kanssa, and after getting pressed by the iPhone-wielding interviewer about the Lumia 928, things took a bizarre… Read More…

Air foils vs air bags: Amazon and Apple want to make sure you never bust your phone again

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Apple and Amazon.com are on a collision course in all sorts of businesses — from digital music to e-readers. Now, the two tech titans are trying to make sure that your phone avoids collisions, eliminating cracked smartphone screens for good. Patent filings revealed today indicate that Apple is trying to develop a new system that… Read More…