LAS VEGAS – Samsung took to the press conference stage today at CES to announce their latest 4k TV’s, coining a new moniker where there is alreadya confusing array of… Read More
There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company Flurry. Based on data the company collected from December 19-25,… Read More
An LG executive might miss CES because he can’t leave the country for damaging a washing machine. Sorry, LG’s Jo Seong-jin, head of LG’s home appliance and air solution company, but if… Read More
Yes, we know, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the GeekWire team has holiday gifts on our minds already. That’s because we’ll be taking part in the Gear Live Holiday Bash, this Thursday evening… Read More
INRIX, the Kirkland-based provider of traffic data tools, has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Samsung to put its software inside devices like the Galaxy Note 4 and Gear S. The… Read More
Samsung today defended its attempt to back out of a disputed patent deal with Microsoft, citing antitrust concerns over the Redmond company’s purchase of Nokia’s smartphone business. At issue in the… Read More
Nokia launched a version of its HERE maps app for Android today that can be installed on most Android devices. The company first launched a version of its Android app… Read More
Watching BlackBerry’s share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. has been like watching a very slowly deflating balloon. It seems like the air may have stopped escaping from the company’s… Read More
Samsung Electronics is seeking arbitration in Hong Kong to resolve issues that have sprung up in a 2011 patent agreement with Microsoft. The arbitration proceeding was disclosed in a lawsuit initiated by… Read More
Windows Phone may be floundering, but Android’s success has been a fiscal boon to Microsoft. The company made $1 billion last year from a patent licensing deal that it struck… Read More
There’s something all the initial iPhone 6 reviews share in common: They’re incredibly positive. The Verge. Mashable. Engadget. Walt Mossberg. David Pogue. Joshua Topolsky. “They are beautifully engineered machines, more useful… Read More
It looks like Apple’s back-to-school shopping promotion has done good things for the company’s sales of iPhones, according to a new report by ComScore. Apple’s piece of U.S. smartphone market… Read More
Hitting the reset button on its Nook tablet business, Barnes & Noble this morning unveiled its new Galaxy Tab 4 Nook in partnership with Samsung. The tablet comes with a 7… Read More
Microsoft today filed a suit against Samsung in federal court in New York, alleging that the dominant maker of Android phones is trying to back out of an agreement to pay… Read More
Despite iPad sales that were down more than 9 percent year-over-year and below Wall Street’s expectations, Apple has held on as the company with the greatest share of the tablet… Read More
ComScore released its monthly report on the U.S. smartphone market share today, and it comes with some good news for Apple. The company currently holds 41.9 percent of the smartphone… Read More
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 with various suitors, including private equity firms and Samsung, reports… Read More
Barnes & Noble laid out a new plan for its Nook e-reader business this morning, announcing plans to partner with Samsung on a Nook-branded Galaxy Tab 4 tablet. So what does this… Read More
Consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates announced today that the iPad is once again at the top of its U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Survey. It’s bad news for Samsung, which… Read More
After the buying extravaganza that took place over the holidays, the U.S. smartphone market has largely reached a quiet equilibrium while customers waited for manufacturers to release new phones. According to… Read More
A specialized app called “Kindle for Samsung” will debut this month, starting on the Samsung Galaxy S5, under an agreement announced this morning between Amazon and Samsung. Under the partnership, Samsung… Read More
PayPal went on the offensive today after a German-based security company demonstrated how a hacker could unlock the Samsung Galaxy S5 and put a PayPal user’s account at risk. In… Read More
Samsung’s S5 hits store shelves today in 125 markets and the tech giant is looking forward to some huge sales numbers from its flagship smartphone. Bloomberg notes that Samsung is… Read More
Smartphone critics often say that HTC builds the best Android phones, and then blame the company’s lean marketing budget for poor sales. After seeing the advertising budgets of the top… Read More
HTC’s new flagship phone announced late last month has only hurt the company financially, at least so far. The Taiwanese manufacturer, which has its North American headquarters in Bellevue, reports that… Read More
A video from a researcher could spell curtains for one of the key patents in Apple’s ongoing litigation against Samsung. The 1991 video, entitled “Touchscreen Toggle Design,” features University of… Read More
Amazon is producing its own TV shows, developing its own videogames, and on Wednesday, we’ll get an update on its video business. So, it’s notable that Kindle Fire users say that… Read More
HTC finally unveiled its new flagship device — the HTC One M8 — today during an hour-long press conference in New York, and based on initial reviews, critics believe HTC has… Read More
Tomorrow HTC is unveiling its latest flagship phone, which hopefully will help it regain some ground against Apple and Samsung in the smartphone wars. This launch has been full of… Read More
While Apple famously says that it doesn’t care about the market share of its products, the company’s mobile market share in the U.S. has grown, following record sales in its… Read More