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Mobile News

Feb 6, 2015, 8:36 AM

HTC shows small profit on Q4 revenue of US$1.5B

HTC, the Taiwan smartphone maker with U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, WA, stayed profitable in the last quarter of 2014, but just… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 9:18 AM

Seattle ties for eighth nationally in tech-enabled transportation options

A new report places Seattle in the top ten U.S. cities with innovative transportation options. The report, released by the Washington Public… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 9:40 AM

Microsoft debuts Picturesque, a replacement lock screen for Android users

Microsoft today released a new app for Android users that spices up lock screens. Born out of the Microsoft Garage hacker… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 10:32 AM

HTC faults Google for slow rollout of ‘Lollipop’ to its Android smartphones

HTC is finding out just how hard it can be to keep an Android operating system promise. It’s revealed it… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 5:00 AM

Fast-growing mobile marketing analytics startup Tune scores $27M, plans to hire 100 employees

Tune, which bootstrapped its way to success during its first four years, continues to reel in outside financing to fuel… Read More

Jan 27, 2015, 11:46 AM

Zipwhip raises $5M for huge sales push as texting from landlines takes off

Zipwhip, the Seattle-based company that enables existing landline phones to send and receive text messages, has raised $5 million in… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 2:25 PM

Kim Kardashian to star in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad

Here’s another Un-carrier move for T-Mobile: Recruiting Kim Kardashian West to star in its Super Bowl commercial. In the past, T-Mobile’s… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 2:16 PM

Microsoft sold a record 10.5M Lumia smartphones last quarter; Surface revenue tops $1B

Microsoft set a record for Lumia smartphone sales last financial quarter. In its quarterly earnings report posted today, the Redmond company said… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 9:19 AM

T-Mobile offers steep discounts on upgrades with new $5/month ‘Score’ program

People who want free phones have been out of luck with T-Mobile ever since the carrier did away with wireless… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 7:31 AM

Outspoken mavericks unite: Richard Sherman inks endorsement deal with John Legere’s T-Mobile

This is going to be fun to watch. Two of Seattle’s most outspoken media personalities — Richard Sherman of the… Read More

Jan 23, 2015, 6:04 AM

Starbucks to use baristas and mystery 3rd-party service for coffee delivery

Ready to get that Starbucks coffee delivered to your desk? CEO Howard Schultz confirmed on the company’s earnings call Thursday… Read More

Jan 22, 2015, 7:25 AM

T-Mobile ending credit checks on smartphone deals for customers with strong payment records

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is going after another of the wireless industry’s “dirtiest little secrets” — the practice of giving the best… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 5:32 PM

Google reportedly partnering with Sprint and T-Mobile to sell its own phone plans

Google is teaming up with T-Mobile and Sprint to offer its own phone plans, according to a report today from… Read More

Jan 19, 2015, 10:58 AM

HTC’s next flagship phone reportedly launching in March alongside smartwatch

HTC is getting ready to launch its latest hardware, with a new camera phone and smartwatch reportedly in the works.… Read More

Jan 19, 2015, 9:30 AM

Deutsche Telekom calls T-Mobile CEO’s approach ‘very American’

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has been called everything from outspoken to offensive — now you can add “very American” to the… Read More

Jan 15, 2015, 8:49 AM

T-Mobile appeals to wireless cheapskates with no-frills ‘Simply Prepaid’ plans

T-Mobile this morning announced a new slate of budget-oriented prepaid wireless plans, starting at $40/month, for customers willing to give… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 10:59 AM

App Annie secures $55M to provide even more data about your apps

If you are a mobile developer, there’s a good chance you compulsively check App Annie to see how your app… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 11:45 PM

Sprint fends off T-Mobile by adding nearly a million customers in Q4

Sprint announced preliminary results for the company’s fiscal third quarter late today, disclosing it added 967,000 net subscribers in the last… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 1:23 PM

T-Mobile shares soar on record customer growth and this year’s plan of attack

T-Mobile’s stock jumped nearly 5 percent today after the fourth-largest U.S. carrier reported a record 8.3 million net customer additions in 2014 and laid… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 8:58 AM

AT&T follows T-Mobile with data rollover plan, but there’s a catch

AT&T is taking a page from T-Mobile’s Un-Carrier book, announcing a new program today that will enable its customers to save unused data… Read More

John Legere
Jan 7, 2015, 7:36 AM

T-Mobile adds 2.1M customers in Q4, capping its biggest year ever

T-Mobile announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter this morning, disclosing that it added 2.1 million customers during the period, bringing… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 3:46 PM

Sprint’s ‘Cut Your Bill in Half’ deal generated huge spike in store visits, report says

Sprint’s catchy promotion last month that offered to “Cut Your Bill in Half” was very effective in drawing new customers into its… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 9:27 AM

HTC logs first sales gain in three years thanks to new devices

HTC, the Taiwanese company known for making Android smartphones, said it posted its first quarterly revenue growth in more than three… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 3:00 PM

Ex-HTC execs launch futuristic scooter, with a familiar monthly bill

You might expect a company with so much HTC talent to launch a smartphone or some other high-tech gadget. But today… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 2:00 PM

The connected car of the future: Get ready for more software bugs

LAS VEGAS — Automobiles today just aren’t steel, glass and rubber. They also are 4-wheeled computers, with new vehicles containing… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 9:10 AM

Mobile marketing startup Tune tops $40M in 2014 revenue, makes two mystery acquisitions

Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune just finished quite a year, topping 250 employees and doubling revenue to more than $40… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 9:10 AM

Microsoft’s new $29 cell phone has a battery that will last a month

Microsoft has dropped the Nokia branding from its line of Lumia smartphones, but it lives on with a new budget cell… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 9:02 AM

Live blog: AT&T execs dish on emerging technologies at CES keynote

LAS VEGAS — We’ve just settled in here at the Palms Casino Resort, where we’ll hear from AT&T executives who… Read More

Jan 4, 2015, 5:12 PM

Sleepless nights and Red Bull: Welcome to this 36-hour Vegas hackathon

LAS VEGAS— This city is known for sleepless nights, and hot action on the casino floor. And that’s exactly what’s… Read More

John Legere
Dec 30, 2014, 3:17 PM

T-Mobile’s Legere hedges on promise to beat Sprint by year-end

Will T-Mobile overtake Sprint this year? John Legere isn’t so confident anymore. In a letter outlining his predictions for the… Read More

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