Mobile News – Page 25 of 60

Aug 1, 2013, 2:17 PM

China’s WeChat: The hottest app you haven’t used … yet

How hot is WeChat in China? When I arrived in Beijing recently, two of the first three people I connected… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 2:08 PM

Moto X: A Google phone made in the USA starting at $199

If you’re an Android fan and want to have hundreds of color selections for a smartphone, well, Google’s new device… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 8:53 AM

Two years after gobbling up Motorola, Google set to debut Moto X smartphone

We’ll finally get a first look at the so-called Moto X when Google’s Motorola unit unveils the much-anticipated smartphone in… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 1:16 PM

Chart: Android now leads iOS in app downloads, but Apple still king in revenue

For the first time in the history of the two platforms, Android has surpassed iOS in the number of apps… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 11:53 AM

Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon

Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 4:00 PM

Former EA CEO John Riccitiello: Mobile games need to build brands

SAN FRANCISCO — The mobile and social arena has been categorized by some massive short-term successes, but few big brands.… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 9:43 AM

Facebook to help small mobile game studios with pilot program

Facebook is piloting a new mobile games publishing program that will help small game publishers expand the reach of their titles… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 2:32 PM

Google relaunches Zagat restaurant guide apps for free

Google is taking a leaf out of Gordon Ramsay’s playbook and relaunching its Zagat website and mobile apps. In a… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 7:49 AM

New stats show Microsoft’s Windows Phone gaining in some parts of the world

The British and the French love Windows Phone, apparently! New research this morning from Kantar Worldpanel shows Microsoft’s mobile operating… Read More

Jul 28, 2013, 10:27 AM

Mobile milestone: 10% of U.S. Starbucks transactions now made with phone

When you step up to the register to pay at the coffee shop, do you reach for cash, a card… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 4:30 AM

Trover snaps up $2.5M to create a hub for up-and-coming travel photographers

Seattle startup Trover has scored $2.5 million in fresh funding, money that the five-person company will use to build out… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 4:39 PM

Zuckerberg on Facebook Home: ‘I think of it more as a seed that we’re planting’

While much of the talk on today’s Facebook second quarter earnings call centered around the company’s positive financial performance, one… Read More

Jul 23, 2013, 10:24 AM

‘The phone is the PC’: Ubuntu tests demand for all-in-one device with $32M campaign

The line is increasingly blurring between smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. But how much blurring are we ready for? Canonical,… Read More

Jul 23, 2013, 10:10 AM

Nokia’s new Lumia 625 has huge screen, lower price

Nokia is out with another smartphone, this time with a big screen and lower price tag. The handset maker introduced… Read More

Jul 22, 2013, 6:00 PM

T-Mobile trashes AT&T’s upgrade program with new ad, calls rival ‘underhanded’

T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere already let his feelings out on Twitter about rival AT&T. Now his company is using… Read More

Jul 19, 2013, 10:37 AM

‘Halo: Spartan Assault’ for Windows 8, Windows Phone out today for $6.99

A touch-enabled version of Halo officially arrived on the Windows platform today with “Halo: Spartan Assault” exclusively for Windows 8… Read More

Jul 18, 2013, 12:23 PM

Nokia CEO says he picked Windows Phone over fear of Samsung dominating Android

Last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop defended his company’s decision two years ago to try to create a “third ecosystem” by throwing its… Read More

Jul 16, 2013, 5:12 PM

T-Mobile lambasts AT&T’s competing early upgrade plan

Less than a week after T-Mobile unveiled a program called JUMP! that allows customers to upgrade their phones twice a year with a… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 1:07 PM

Uber announces fare sharing to make splitting a ride that much easier

Have you ever wanted to grab an Uber with one of your friends, but then got frustrated by how you… Read More

Jul 14, 2013, 7:30 AM

5 years of Apple’s app store: Software and Seattle’s bright future

This week marked a diverse set of technology milestones: Apple’s app store turned five; Microsoft announced that it’s reorganizing and Amazon’s… Read More

Jul 13, 2013, 4:36 PM

Wireless industry continues to consolidate with AT&T’s $1.2 billion bid for Leap Wireless

More than two months after T-Mobile gobbled up Metro PCS, and just four days after Sprint consumed Clearwire, AT&T is… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 10:57 AM

Vine, Path, Flipboard — but not Instagram — coming to Windows Phone 8

The just-announced Nokia Lumia 1020 will be able to take some pretty amazing pictures with the 41-MP camera, but users… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 10:32 AM

Nokia debuts Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera, available July 26 for $299 on AT&T

Nokia today officially unveiled its new Lumia 1020, complete with an impressive 41-megapixel — yes, 41-megapixel — camera. The obvious… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 9:04 AM

Swype keyboard coming to Android phones from TCL

Swype will become the touch screen keypad on Android devices from TCL Communication, a Chinese electronics company which markets the… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 8:21 AM

T.A. McCann leaves BlackBerry as transformation continues at struggling smartphone maker

T.A. McCann is moving on from BlackBerry two-and-a-half years after selling his Seattle startup Gist to the smartphone maker. The… Read More

Jul 10, 2013, 1:55 PM

Microsoft to release ‘feature pack’ update for Windows Phone 8 in 2014

Microsoft announced today that a “feature pack” update will be arriving to Windows Phone 8 in the first half of… Read More

Jul 10, 2013, 1:31 PM

T-Mobile’s LTE network now reaches 157M in 116 markets including Seattle

T-Mobile began rolling out its LTE coverage back in March and today, the carrier announced that its service is now reaching… Read More

Jul 10, 2013, 12:22 PM

Nokia Lumia 925 coming to T-Mobile on July 17 for $49 down

As part of many big moves being made today, T-Mobile announced details for the Nokia Lumia 925, its first 4G LTE… Read More

Jul 10, 2013, 12:00 PM

T-Mobile debuts ‘Jump,’ lets you upgrade phone twice a year for $10/month

T-Mobile just unveiled its “boldest move yet” today with a program called JUMP! (Just Upgrade My Phone) that allows customers… Read More

Jul 10, 2013, 10:42 AM

Here comes Jump: T-Mobile’s ‘boldest move yet’ to include unlimited phone upgrades

T-Mobile is readying a new effort called Jump which would allow some existing customers of the fourth largest carrier to… Read More