No joke: Amazon hires Windows Phone vet Charlie Kindel for ‘something secret’

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Charlie Kindel, the Seattle tech veteran who left his job as a Microsoft Windows Phone general manager in 2011 to join the startup world, has now been hired by Amazon.com as the director of an undisclosed project inside the company. “I’m building a new team going after a totally new area for Amazon. I’m hiring cloud… Read More…

Apple reigns as 4Q smartphone champ thanks to adopted Android users

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The iPhone is still as attractive as ever — in large part because of adopted Android users — according to a new study released today by Kantar.  During the 12-week period ending Dec. 23, 2012, iOS maintained its lead atop the U.S. smartphone rankings with 51.2 percent of market sales. That’s an increase of more than… Read More…

Smartphones in the dugout: T-Mobile inks landmark deal with Major League Baseball

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When you see a Major League Baseball manager whip out his Samsung Galaxy S3 during the sixth inning, don’t be surprised. No, he won’t be chatting it up with the wife, but rather a pitching coach. Beginning this season, MLB managers and pitching coaches will be equipped with smartphones from T-Mobile to communicate during games…. Read More…

Google, Samsung dominate mobile market share from September to November

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Samsung and Google, at least from September to November, reigned supreme in the smartphone world. comScore revealed data from the its MobiLens service and found Samsung as the top handset manufacturer and Google Android as the top smartphone platform during the three month average period ending Nov. 2012. Microsoft, meanwhile, continues to lag behind. According to… Read More…

A Boeing phone: Aerospace giant making Android device

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Boeing is jumping into the smartphone business, developing a new mobile device  – but we probably won’t be buying this one at our local wireless store. The company is working on a secure communications device for the U.S. government defense and security market, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed this morning. The news was reported… Read More…