If there’s one thing we know about T-Mobile CEO John Legere, it’s that he’s never afraid of a good old-fashioned price war — even with one of the biggest names… Read More
Apple just became the most recent smartphone seller to start offering monthly installment plans, about two years after T-Mobile first pioneered the payment model. Apple announced the iPhone Upgrade Program when it debuted the… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Bill Schrier chairs the Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee, charged with improving radio communications for first responders.] The deaths of three wildland firefighters Aug. 19 in Okanogan County, Wash.,… Read More
T-Mobile announced a new built-in feature on Thursday that offers video calls to users who don’t want to download an extra app, like Skype. If you’re already using an iPhone, you’ve… Read More
T-Mobile’s John Legere always wants to be the good guy, giving customers more data and minutes than the rest of his wireless peers. But he’s had enough with at least… Read More
The White House announced a new research consortium on Friday that will bring together 162 organizations — including companies like Apple, Hewlett Packard and Qualcomm — to make sure the… Read More
T-Mobile has pulled its fair share of publicity stunts, from cookies for tech talent to Twitter rants from CEO John Legere. But now the company is asking for a little input for what… Read More
The smartphone market is slowing down, according to a new forecast from IDC released today. Shipments are expected to grow this year, but only by 10.4 percent. That’s a drastic… Read More
Microsoft launched the first public beta version of its Cortana personal assistant for Android phones on Monday, meaning anyone can now download the app and start using its voice-controlled features after months… Read More
Tully’s Coffee has just rolled out a new high-tech point of sales system that allows baristas to ring up a latte with the tap of an iPad. The Seattle coffee chain’s… Read More
HTC, the Taiwanese phone maker with a U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, announced massive job cuts on Thursday as the company plans to trim its headcount by 15 percent and operating… Read More
Just over eight years after the smartphone revolution kicked off with the iPhone introduction, the war for which operating system you’ll use seems to be dying down. About 80 percent of… Read More
Verizon recently announced changes to the types of plans it offers, simplifying pricing and dropping phone subsidies and contracts. If you think the changes sound familiar — you’re not alone. These are… Read More
DropForge Games, the Seattle-based studio led by mobile gaming vet David Bluhm, has released its first title, “Loot & Legends” — winning a major endorsement from Apple’s App Store, and having some… Read More
Target is rolling out beacon technology in its stores to push recommendations and coupons to a customer’s iPhone based on their specific location in the store. When shopping in women’s… Read More
The numbers are in. Six months after promising to surpass Sprint as the third-largest carrier in the U.S., T-Mobile has finally done it. Sprint reported today 57.7 million customers for… Read More
PushSpring, a Seattle-based analytics company that helps mobile app developers target specific audiences, has raised $5 million in a first round of capital. The investment was led by Trilogy Equity Partners and brings… Read More
T-Mobile announced a new “Advanced Messaging” feature on Wednesday that brings a lot of the functionality from apps like iMessage, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp into your phone — natively. The… Read More
Rhapsody International says it has surpassed 3 million subscribers combined for its Rhapsody and Napster music services, representing 50 percent growth over the past year, and the fastest expansion period in the… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere likes to talk about the wireless battle happening here in the U.S., as Verizon and AT&T tower over the industry and hold customers captive, as he… Read More
T-Mobile today agreed to pay $17.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over two 911 outages in August last year. As part of the settlement, the wireless provider has also… Read More
T-Mobile US is continuing its steady growth, announcing this morning that it added 2.1 million net customers in the second quarter, its ninth consecutive quarter with more than 1 million net… Read More
Another fire sale for the Fire Phone. For today only, Amazon is cutting the price of the 32 GB device to $159, which essentially makes the phone $60 because it comes with… Read More
It seems that Marcelo Claure has had enough of John Legere. Claure, the Sprint CEO, lashed out on Twitter last night after Legere, the T-Mobile CEO, called Sprint’s new “All-In” wireless… Read More
Sprint is now claiming to be one of the largest retailers in the country, with a total of 4,500 locations thanks to the stores it gained through the sale of RadioShack. The Sprint brand will… Read More
T-Mobile is launching a new version of its JUMP device upgrade program, called “JUMP On Demand,” that gives customers the option to lease a smartphone with the ability to upgrade to… Read More
T-Mobile has started teasing its next big announcement online, which is set to take place on Thursday. In an invitation to the press, the Bellevue-based carrier, said two years ago, it promised to take on the… Read More
After seeing Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer pitch a no-hitter on TV this weekend, I was initially convinced that Pittsburgh Pirates hitter Jose Tabata purposefully leaned in to get hit by a… Read More
The FCC is slapping AT&T with a hefty fine after finding that it misled customers about unlimited data plans. The Commission said AT&T used inaccurate terms, like “unlimited” to label a plan… Read More
T-Mobile has no lack of suitors, it’s just a matter of getting one to stick. Today, rumors surfaced that it was Comcast that was in talks with Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company,… Read More