We’ve known for weeks that Amazon has been working on ways to give Alexa-powered, voice-controlled devices the ability to make and receive phone calls, but a newly published patent details… Read More
Are you sitting on the couch looking at your tablet, or walking with your phone in your pocket? The answer to that question could signal how best to reach you with a… Read More
Getting a tablet or smartphone fixed by Alexandra McConnehey is not your ordinary repair shop experience. No dropping off your device at a counter, or sending it in the mail. The 24-year-old founder… Read More
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has been on the auction block for more than a year, but no one has really wanted it. That’s the latest from a report by Bloomberg… Read More
While much of the talk on today’s Facebook second quarter earnings call centered around the company’s positive financial performance, one product was left out of the equation: Facebook Home. Home,… Read More
Apple and Amazon.com are on a collision course in all sorts of businesses — from digital music to e-readers. Now, the two tech titans are trying to make sure that… Read More
What better way to spend a cold rainy Saturday in Seattle than shopping for a new iPhone 5? Actually, I can think of a number of better things to do… Read More
Got some old batteries laying around the house or office. Well, here’s your chance to get rid of them in an environmentally-friendly way. Today is the City of Seattle’s first-ever… Read More
T-Mobile continues to carve a niche around selling phones and no-contract service plans at discount retailers across the U.S. The Bellevue carrier, which already distributes low-cost phones at 7-Eleven and… Read More
A newly surfaced patent filing from Microsoft provides a glimpse of where our smartphones might be headed — even if it’s not the most original idea in the world. The… Read More
Microsoft wants to put an arrow through the heart of Android this Valentine’s Day, and it is turning to a Twitter promotion for help. You can call it tacky or… Read More
I guess Amazon.com really is serious about getting into the mobile phone business. Reuters today reported that the Seattle online retailer considered buying RIM a few months ago, but the… Read More
HTC, the Taiwanese mobile phone maker whose North American operations are based in Bellevue, today said that it sold 13.2 million smartphones during the third quarter. That was up 93… Read More
GeekWire readers certainly had a lot to say after HTC’s North America president Martin Fichter told mobile leaders at a conference today in Seattle that “iPhones are not that cool… Read More
Suddenly that old phone gathering dust in your drawer is in high demand. Amazon.com today expanded its existing trade-in program to include consumer electronics — offering gift cards to people… Read More