Mobile News – Page 32 of 60

Jan 9, 2013, 7:11 AM

Clearwire’s stock surges on Dish Network offer: CEO Prusch tells staffers ‘it is business as usual’

It is turbulent times at Clearwire, the Bellevue wireless broadband company that’s now become a critical pawn (largely due to… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 6:44 AM

T-Mobile CEO rips into rivals, dubs AT&T network ‘crap’ and calls Verizon uncool

John Legere has kept a pretty low profile since being named CEO of T-Mobile USA last September, even though he… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 1:54 AM

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

When you see a Major League Baseball manager whip out his Samsung Galaxy S3 during the sixth inning, don’t be… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 3:57 PM

Dish looks to scoop up Clearwire, outbidding Sprint by 11 percent

Many of Clearwire’s minority shareholders have argued that Sprint Nextel’s buyout offer is far too low, undervaluing the Bellevue company’s… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 9:02 AM

Mobile ad upstart Point Reach acquired by UK agency

U.K. digital agency Essence Digital continues its expansion in the U.S., announcing today that it is buying Seattle mobile advertising… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 9:08 PM

Holy moly: Samsung sold 500 handsets per minute and made $8.3 billion last quarter

How many handsets do you think Samsung sold per minute during October through December of last year? 10? 30? Try… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 1:18 PM

Startup Spotlight: Amazon vet Rob Frederick guides Gripwire to profitability

Not many of the upstarts we feature in the Startup Spotlight have hit profitability. But Rob Frederick’s Gripwire — a developer… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 11:13 AM

MetroPCS subscribers fall, with T-Mobile deal pending

MetroPCS Communications lost a net total of 93,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, dipping to fewer than 8.9 million subscribers,… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 9:05 AM

Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads — half of them in past year

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 5:00 AM

Swype debuts Living Language to help create real-time, crowd-sourced dictionary

The Swype keyboard for Android devices already has a pretty robust dictionary, but now it is improving even more by… Read More

Jan 6, 2013, 9:00 PM

Never text and drive again: Ford inks deal with Glympse for hands-free location sharing

Texting and driving continues to be a big problem, despite powerful public service announcements condemning the practice. Now, a new… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 10:06 AM

Google, Samsung dominate mobile market share from September to November

Samsung and Google, at least from September to November, reigned supreme in the smartphone world. comScore revealed data from the… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 6:42 AM

Flying with our gadgets: Do electronic devices really disrupt plane operations?

“Could you please turn off your _____ (insert electronic device here)?” You’ve certainly heard this instruction given by a flight… Read More

Jan 2, 2013, 1:55 PM

Rumor alert: Is Apple looking to buy mobile traffic app Waze?

One of the more interesting tech rumors of the new year involves Waze, the heavily-funded Silicon Valley startup that specializes… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 11:10 AM

Bezos-backed Remitly lands $2.6M to help immigrants send money home

Remitly, the Seattle online money transfer startup, has reeled in $2.6 million in fresh capital in a deal led by… Read More

Dec 29, 2012, 2:48 PM

Verizon vs. AT&T: Location stats reveal whose retail stores are most popular

Seattle startup Placed tracks in-store foot traffic and we now have a better idea of which wireless carriers saw the most… Read More

Dec 28, 2012, 12:37 AM

RIM cast-off NewBay acquired in $55.5 million deal

Well, that didn’t last too long. RIM has decided to cut ties with NewBay Software, selling the provider of mobile… Read More

Dec 26, 2012, 1:04 PM

POLL: Help this 22-year-old find his next smartphone

UPDATE, Jan. 10: Click here to find out what smartphone I decided on ——————— I’ve arrived at the biggest dilemma known… Read More

Dec 25, 2012, 8:00 AM

Startup Spotlight: Diptic app makes photo collages a breeze

Peak Systems has been around for more than a decade, building Web sites and mobile applications for a number of… Read More

Dec 24, 2012, 9:43 AM

Shares of Motricity plummet after AT&T ends key contract

Motricity lost more than one third of its value today, following news that AT&T was terminating an agreement with the Bellevue-based… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 1:27 PM

Lark’s Johnathan Sundstrom tells us his tastiest food apps

Smartphones are transforming almost everything we do, from the way we travel to how we play games. And they are… Read More

Dec 21, 2012, 10:17 AM

iPhone dominates in the U.S. this holiday with 53% share: Windows Phone inches up

I’m not the only one spending some of my holiday shopping time picking up the new iPhone. A study out… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 3:49 PM

TechStars grad MobileDevHQ raises cash to help app developers get more downloads

Mobile app developers need all of the help they can get when trying to build momentum. After all, hundreds of… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 11:12 AM

Solavei looks to lure iPhone owners with $49 per month wireless service

Solavei has already attracted more than 100,000 members to its growing pre-paid service wireless offering, driven largely on an affiliate… Read More

Dec 20, 2012, 10:55 AM

Amazon’s IMDb touts 50M mobile app downloads, adds new features to iPad version

IMDb said today that its popular app for movie, TV shows and other entertainment content has been downloaded 50 million… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 3:03 PM

From Apple Maps to Oprah’s iPad: The 10 biggest tech debacles of 2012

Ah, the holiday season. A great time to sit back and reflect on some of the most memorable moments of… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM

Facing Nasdaq delisting, struggling Motricity proposes reorganization plan

Facing a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, struggling mobile software company Motricity is currently weighing a reorganization plan… Read More

Dec 19, 2012, 11:45 AM

2012 mobile trends: Samsung surging, iPad mini popular

Millennial Media, an independent mobile advertising platform, reflected on 2012 mobile trends and a few things stood out: The surging growth of… Read More

Dec 18, 2012, 2:47 PM

Appnique looks to help mobile developers stand out in a crowded sea of apps

There’s no shortage of mobile applications floating around, with Apple’s app store alone counting nearly 340,000 apps created just this year.… Read More

Dec 18, 2012, 9:38 AM

Nokia dethroned as Samsung takes top spot for 2012 worldwide cellphone shipments

Step down, Nokia. There’s a new king of the cellphone world. For the first time in 14 years, Nokia did… Read More