Sprint boosts offer for Clearwire to $3.40 per share, delays shareholder vote to May 31

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Sprint is boosting its bid for Bellevue mobile broadband company Clearwire to $3.40 per share, an increase of about 50 percent over the previous offer. As a result of the increased bid, Clearwire has pushed its shareholder voter, originally scheduled for today, to Friday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m.. (Editor’s note: The date of the… Read More…

Bootlegs 2.0: Lively app allows you to take concert memories home for $9.99

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Has this ever happened? You just saw an amazing musical performance at one of your favorite concert venues, and you’d like to relive the action. Up until now, you’ve pretty much had to rely on low-quality YouTube clips if you wanted a replay of the show. But a new Seattle startup called Lively is looking… Read More…

SquareHub emerges with high-profile backers and a goal to connect families

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Dave Cotter is a divorced father of three girls — a busy guy who struggles to keep up with his family’s hectic schedule. “My ex wife and I were just looking for a better way to stay coordinated,” says Cotter, a well known entrepreneur who previously served as a general manager at Amazon.com. From that personal… Read More…

Facing serious ‘funding gap,’ Clearwire urges shareholders to vote for Sprint deal on May 21

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Bellevue-based Clearwire is running out of options, and its best opportunity to receive any value for the company is Sprint’s $2.2 billion offer. That’s the word from the Clearwire board, which for the second time this month has sent a letter to shareholders urging them to approve the deal with Sprint. The letter, signed by… Read More…

Nokia touts Lumia 928 camera against competition with roller coaster video

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Nokia has yet to officially announce its newest flagship Lumia 928 smartphone, but that isn’t stopping the manufacturer from touting the device’s features against industry competition. In a new promo video on the landing page for the phone, Nokia shows video footage from the Lumia 928, iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 — interestingly not the Galaxy… Read More…

T-Mobile sold 500,000 iPhones in Q1, but revenues fall 7%

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Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA posted first quarter earnings late Tuesday and it was largely a mixed bag. Though revenue declined 7 percent from the same time last year, the company saw the first growth in branded customers since the first part of 2009. T-Mobile’s adjusted earnings, excluding interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), was $1.2 billion. That’s… Read More…

Panna brings celeb chefs into home kitchens with digital tutorials, raises $1.35M

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From cooking shows to cooking competitions, it’s no secret we like watching chefs at work — it’s nearly as exciting as the dish itself. Maybe it’s something about the live action of it all, a sort of performance art of ladles and cast iron. Maybe we just like to feel like there’s visual evidence the… Read More…

Memo: Clearwire board urges shareholders to accept Sprint deal

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It’s been a long and winding road for Clearwire, the Bellevue mobile broadband company which has been weighing competing offers from Sprint and Dish Network. But after months of deliberation, the board of directors today is recommending that shareholders go forward with Sprint’s $2.2 billion offer. Some investors have argued that Sprint’s bid is too… Read More…

Facebook tops 1.1 billion users, fueled by global adoption and mobile growth

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Facebook exceeded 1.1 billion monthly active users in the first quarter, a new milestone for the company. The social network saw its biggest growth in Asia and other parts of the world outside of the U.S., Canada and Europe. The company also continued to see a steady increase in mobile usage, reporting 751 million mobile… Read More…