Aug 20, 2014, 11:56 AM Uber lets developers tap into its transportation infrastructure with new API Uber announced today that developers who want to hook their apps up to the popular car service now have a… Read More
Aug 20, 2014, 8:33 AM Not just Verizon: AT&T will also carry HTC One (M8) Windows Phone, eventually The Windows Phone version of the HTC One (M8) smartphone won’t be a Verizon exclusive forever. That’s the word this morning… Read More
Aug 19, 2014, 9:53 AM Sprint’s shares hit new low for the year as investors react to its plan to beat T-Mobile With a T-Mobile merger no longer on the table, Sprint has kicked off a pricing war with the introduction of a family plan… Read More
Aug 19, 2014, 8:24 AM Not just Nokia: HTC One (M8) expands to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, exclusive to Verizon HTC this morning confirmed that it will expand its flagship HTC One (M8) device to Windows Phone, marking an important… Read More
Aug 16, 2014, 9:47 AM GeekWire Radio: The story of Siren, the new dating app that empowers women We delve into the world of modern dating this week with our guest, Susie Lee, creator of the new app… Read More
Aug 12, 2014, 10:19 AM Windows Phone’s enterprise pitch falls flat; iOS remains top dog for big business One of Windows Phone’s advantages over other mobile operating systems is Microsoft’s enterprise software pedigree. The company has been pushing… Read More
Aug 11, 2014, 12:52 PM T-Mobile lowers the cost of prepaid plans in latest move against the competition A week after it became apparent that there is no merger on immediate the horizon for T-Mobile, the fourth-largest carrier… Read More
Aug 11, 2014, 10:22 AM OpenTable serves up another way to pay the bill using your phone There’s no shortage of companies trying to come up with high-tech ways for consumers to pay the check using their… Read More
Aug 10, 2014, 10:28 AM T-Mobile now offers app that unlocks your smartphone It’s only been a week since President Barack Obama signed a bill into law that allows Americans to unlock their… Read More
Aug 8, 2014, 9:16 AM T-Mobile targets Sprint, aims to become No. 3 carrier behind AT&T and Verizon If you can’t join them, beat them. That’s the message from T-Mobile after Sprint this week decided not to pursue a merger… Read More
Aug 6, 2014, 10:59 AM With Sprint deal off, T-Mobile CEO John Legere goes off on Sprint Apparently T-Mobile CEO John Legere was holding back on his criticism of Sprint, but now that a merger between the companies… Read More
Aug 6, 2014, 7:28 AM Shares of T-Mobile and Sprint tumble after blockbuster deal collapses; Marcelo Claure named new CEO of Sprint Wall Street seems to have really liked the idea of Sprint and T-Mobile tie up. Shares of both companies tumbled… Read More
Aug 5, 2014, 5:18 PM Apple sets Sept. 9 press event: Get ready for the iPhone 6? Apple fans, mark your calendars. The company will be holding a major announcement on September 9, according to reports from… Read More
Aug 5, 2014, 4:01 PM Sprint is giving up on T-Mobile bid, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to be replaced, reports say Updated at 4:30 p.m. with additional details. Sprint is abandoning its attempt to acquire T-Mobile, according to a breaking news… Read More
Aug 5, 2014, 12:01 PM T-Mobile to turn down Illiad’s $15 billion takeover offer T-Mobile will not move forward in negotiations with Iliad, the French-based telecom company that has made a $15 billion bid… Read More
Aug 4, 2014, 2:26 PM Why T-Mobile should delay selling to Sprint — or anyone else A T-Mobile sale has appeared inevitable for almost a year, following constant rumors that it’s in talks with Sprint, and more recently,… Read More
Aug 1, 2014, 10:53 AM Chinese protesters reportedly slam Microsoft over ‘hostile takeover and violent layoffs’ Microsoft is facing more pressure in China. Five days after a report surfaced that Chinese officials were investigating Microsoft’s offices… Read More
Jul 31, 2014, 9:10 AM T-Mobile stock spikes after France’s Iliad makes $15B buyout offer Shares of T-Mobile US are up more than 6 percent after reports of France telecom company Iliad proposing a buyout. The Wall… Read More
Jul 31, 2014, 8:04 AM T-Mobile posts Q2 profit, surpasses 50M customers T-Mobile is not only adding millions of customers per quarter, but now the company is back in the green. The… Read More
Jul 30, 2014, 2:22 PM Wireless pioneer John Stanton named to Microsoft board in latest bid by software giant to gain ground in mobile John Stanton helped transform the mobile industry over the past three decades, serving in executive roles at McCaw Cellular; Western… Read More
Jul 30, 2014, 9:25 AM Microsoft should dump Windows Phone, says former Windows evangelist Robert Scoble You probably know tech pundit Robert Scoble from his experiences as an early adopter of Google Glass. But long before he… Read More
Jul 28, 2014, 9:53 AM T-Mobile jabs at AT&T with new family plan, offers 10GB of LTE data for $100 per month T-Mobile is offering a new family plan deal for the next two months, one that CEO John Legere thinks will… Read More
Jul 25, 2014, 3:00 PM App of the Week: CoupConnect lets you manage, buy and sell daily deals So you bought a coupon for discounted car repair, or a haircut at the local salon, but it turns out you… Read More
Jul 23, 2014, 1:07 PM FiftyThree opens up SDK to improve the reach of its Pencil stylus FiftyThree, the creator of the popular Paper drawing application for the iPad, announced today that it has opened up a… Read More
Jul 23, 2014, 7:57 AM Seattle police say cell networks may get bogged down at Torchlight Parade, urge revelers to text Heading to Saturday’s big Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle? The Seattle Police Department has a message for you: Text instead… Read More
Jul 22, 2014, 10:03 AM Amazon begins testing a mobile wallet app, but stops short of enabling payments Amazon has 244 million active customers, who trust the e-commerce behemoth to keep their credit cards on file, and yet, the… Read More
Jul 21, 2014, 12:59 PM Facebook launches Save, a service to archive interesting content to read later Facebook is now making it easier to remember all the stuff that people bump into on the social network with… Read More
Jul 21, 2014, 10:41 AM Starbucks launching mobile ordering pilot later this year, testing how long coffee will stay hot Starbucks is brewing up a way for customers to not just pay for their coffee via the company’s popular smartphone app, but… Read More
Jul 21, 2014, 7:53 AM Could Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim make a run at T-Mobile? For months, rumors have circulated about Sprint’s desire to own T-Mobile. But now there may be a new entrant in… Read More
Jul 17, 2014, 10:09 AM Sprint, T-Mobile looking to raise $10 billion for auctioned wireless airwaves As Sprint and T-Mobile prepare to merge, the companies are now reportedly looking to raise money to bid for wireless airwaves. The… Read More
