Mobile News – Page 17 of 60

Jun 18, 2014, 7:38 AM

Looking to jumpstart mobile app development, BlackBerry partners with Amazon

All eyes are on Amazon.com today and its planned announcement of a new smartphone. But before that much-hyped gadget arrives,… Read More

Jun 17, 2014, 10:01 AM

No cross-town love from T-Mobile’s John Legere, who predicts the Amazon phone will fail on AT&T

T-Mobile’s John Legere still must be bitter from having to move his press conference to accommodate Amazon’s big unveiling, which was coincidentally… Read More

Jun 16, 2014, 4:40 PM

Nuance sale talks put valuable speech-recognition patent portfolio up for grabs

Nuance Communications, a company with deep expertise in speech-recognition industry, may be up for sale. The Burlington, Mass.-based company has been in talks… Read More

Jun 16, 2014, 12:46 PM

Mayday button could broaden appeal of Amazon smartphone

The rumored 3D interface for Amazon’s expected smartphone may get the buzz later this week. But there is another potential killer… Read More

Jun 14, 2014, 10:26 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon music, Lively shutdown, and the new world of tech design

We’ve got a lot to discuss on this week’s GeekWire radio show, starting with our thoughts on Amazon’s new Prime Music… Read More

Jun 13, 2014, 3:33 PM

T-Mobile hosting another Macklemore performance for ‘Uncarrier 5.0’ event

Those attending T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier 5.0” event in Seattle next Wednesday will get to enjoy live music from what appears to… Read More

Jun 12, 2014, 2:38 PM

News nearby! Breaking News app adds ‘proximity alerts’ based on user location

The Breaking News app for iPhone is breaking new ground in the world of personalized mobile news alerts. An update to… Read More

Jun 12, 2014, 11:01 AM

Music app Lively closing doors: ‘We just ran out of time’

In a surprise move, Seattle music startup Lively has closed it doors, laying off most of its 22 employees. “We… Read More

Jun 12, 2014, 8:51 AM

Nokia acquires mobile analytics company Medio for ‘Here’ location platform

Nokia today announced its acquisition of Medio Systems, a Seattle-based mobile predictive analytics startup. Nokia ‘Here‘ location platform — which is not… Read More

Jun 10, 2014, 9:51 AM

A T-Mobile and Sprint tie-up will look more pink than yellow

What do you get when you mix the third-and-fourth-largest wireless phone carriers together? You get a combined wireless carrier that… Read More

Jun 10, 2014, 3:00 AM

Bootstrapping vacation rentals startup Dwellable raises $2M from Seattle angels

For years, Adam Doppelt refused to take venture capital financing, using a strict bootstrapping ethos to build companies such as… Read More

Jun 9, 2014, 5:31 PM

What if the World Cup was like the wireless industry? T-Mobile imagines the outcome

Have you ever wondered what it’d be like if soccer followed similar rules to those found in the wireless industry? No,… Read More

Jun 9, 2014, 10:20 AM

T-Mobile moves next week’s Uncarrier event to Seattle, riding Amazon’s coattails

T-Mobile told members of the press planning to attend its “Uncarrier 5.0” event in Los Angeles next week that it… Read More

Jun 5, 2014, 7:30 PM

The 5 coolest features in Apple’s iOS 8 that you may have missed

Earlier this week, Apple outlined many of the cool new features in iOS 8, but one part of the presentation… Read More

Jun 5, 2014, 11:36 AM

Study: Majority of people don’t mind sharing their location with apps

Not sure about you, but I’m typically wary of letting apps on my smartphone track my location. According to a new… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 3:23 PM

Sprint, T-Mobile reportedly moving closer to $50B merger

Sprint’s merger with T-Mobile is moving closer to reality. Sources tell Bloomberg that Sprint is set to offer 50 percent stock… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 3:00 PM

Meet Wagon: An Uber for delivering giant objects

Back in 2008, Mike Hanson decided to do a little A/B test on Craigslist. He listed the same piece of… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 10:55 AM

Hey AT&T, don’t throttle me!

There’s a great debate that occasionally rages here in the GeekWire offices. Unlimited cellular data plans, or lower-cost metered plans?… Read More

Jun 3, 2014, 1:59 PM

Smartphone market share: Android stays ahead of Apple, Microsoft widens lead over Blackberry

comScore is out with its latest monthly U.S. smartphone market share stats, and Android continues to stay ahead of the pack… Read More

Jun 2, 2014, 1:43 PM

Time Inc. buys family scheduling app Cozi

Seattle startup Cozi, founded in 2005 by former Microsoft manager Robbie Cape, has been acquired by Time Inc. in a… Read More

May 29, 2014, 12:41 PM

Sprint chairman hints again at T-Mobile merger plans, praises John Legere

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son isn’t giving up on a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, based on his comments at Re/code’s… Read More

May 28, 2014, 9:44 AM

Mary Meeker’s full Internet trends presentation: Mobile booming while online slows

Mary Meeker, the former Wall Street analyst now working at Kleiner Perkins, gave her highly quotable and tweetable Internet trends report… Read More

May 28, 2014, 7:30 AM

Microsoft buys Paris startup Capptain to better analyze mobile app usage

Microsoft is buying Capptain, a small Paris-based startup that helps mobile developers get a better sense of how people are using… Read More

May 27, 2014, 10:58 AM

The next battleground for Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google: Artificial Intelligence

Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the… Read More

May 22, 2014, 6:00 PM

58% of Seattle residents now have a smartphone; cable TV subscriptions dropping

A majority of people have smartphones, everybody wants faster Internet, and cable subscriptions are dropping as a result of online video.… Read More

May 21, 2014, 4:04 PM

Mobile? What’s that? Google claims ignorance in response to SEC inquiry

Google’s argument for why it shouldn’t have to break out mobile revenues is because it’s not sure how to differentiate one… Read More

May 20, 2014, 12:56 PM

Smart address book Addappt expands to Android, adds new iPhone features

Addappt, a smart address book created by veterans of LinkedIn and Microsoft, rolled out a new version of its iPhone app… Read More

May 20, 2014, 8:45 AM

Here comes yet another marketplace to connect home owners with service providers: HouseCall raises $1.5 million

Home owners should have little trouble these days finding plumbers, house painters and other service providers to work on their… Read More

May 19, 2014, 1:14 PM

Mike McSherry departs Nuance three years after selling Swype for $100 million

Mike McSherry, a Seattle start-up veteran, has left Nuance Communications nearly three years after the company purchased Swype, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

May 19, 2014, 9:24 AM

AT&T’s $48.5 billion DirecTV deal boosts chances of Sprint combining with T-Mobile

AT&T’s deal to acquire DirecTV for $48.5 billion will significantly expand AT&T’s reach, adding more than 38 million digital TV customers and… Read More