Microsoft’s Continuum doesn’t make a smartphone a full PC quite yet, but it shows promise NEW YORK — Microsoft gave the press a chance to try out its Continuum feature on Tuesday, demonstrating how the… Read More
AT&T sues former workers, alleging secret scheme to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones AT&T has filed suit against former employees alleged to have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to install malware on company computers… Read More
Samsung debuts bigger phones, hardware keyboards and mobile payment system Samsung had a big day today, announcing a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge, an updated Galaxy Note, its… Read More
Nokia will resume making phones after Microsoft agreement ends, CEO says The rumors of the return of the Nokia phone are true. The Finnish company’s CEO Rajeev Suri told Germany’s Manager Magazin… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Unoceros turns smartphones into a massive computing network Smartphones are everywhere. The number of worldwide smartphone users is expected to surpass 2 billion in 2016. Even now it’s… Read More
Why ‘phablets’ are dominating the smartphone market Huge cell phones are HUGE. And you’d better get used to them. Awkwardly-named “phablets” — a sort of phone/tablet combo… Read More
News Brief Alibaba plunges into smartphone market, investing $590M into obscure handset maker Alibaba has invested $590 million into Meizu Technology, an unknown Chinese handset maker that is estimated to have less than 2 percent… Read More
That’s a lot of ‘Angry Birds’: Survey shows average mobile gamer plays for 2 hours a day It’s obvious that the continued growth of smartphones and tablets has been a boon to the mobile gaming market, but… Read More
How smartphone separation anxiety could be affecting your health Losing your iPhone isn’t as bad as losing a limb, but it can feel that way, suggests new research from… Read More
GeekWire Trivia Challenge: Name this sound for a chance to win a smartphone from AT&T Updated below with answer and winners. We’re back with a special edition of our GeekWire Trivia Challenge this week, with a… Read More
Amazon Fire Phone nosedives on company’s bestsellers list, dropping to #61 after debuting in top five Amazon’s first smartphone isn’t setting the world on fire, judging from the company’s own rankings. Less than two weeks after Amazon… Read More
Fire phone developers could get $15,000 in Amazon Coins to draw users to their apps Amazon is offering Android developers up to $15,000 in Amazon Coins digital currency to attract more apps to the Amazon Appstore… Read More
Live: Amazon unveils its new Fire Phone We’re getting set for the unveiling of Amazon’s new device, widely believed to be a smartphone, at a special event… Read More
Hello, Amazon: Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood hosts mystery device unveiling Amazon will launch its bid to upend the smartphone market from the Center of the Universe. Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, known… Read More
Amazon’s out to prove it can deliver the whole package: hardware, software and services Amazon is good at delivering on its promises. Customers trust that when they click buy button, the item they ordered will… Read More
Mayday button could broaden appeal of Amazon smartphone The rumored 3D interface for Amazon’s expected smartphone may get the buzz later this week. But there is another potential killer… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Behind the scenes of the Internet with F5 CEO John McAdam One of the largest tech companies in the Seattle region is one you don’t often hear about: F5 Networks, whose technologies… Read More
Patents show how Amazon’s smartphone could use 3D, hand gestures, and more Smartphones already do so much more than make calls: they talk to you, provide turn-by-turn directions, record-and-play back HD video, and some,… Read More
Ready for a Kindle phone? Amazon video shows astonished customers reacting to mystery device Amazon is getting ready to unveil something big. The company posted a new video to its YouTube account today, showing… Read More
Does it matter that HTC’s marketing budget is just 20 percent of Samsung’s? Smartphone critics often say that HTC builds the best Android phones, and then blame the company’s lean marketing budget for… Read More
HTC revenues stuck on hold in first quarter as consumers waited for flagship phone HTC’s new flagship phone announced late last month has only hurt the company financially, at least so far. The Taiwanese… Read More
HTC will find out if making the best Android phone is enough HTC finally unveiled its new flagship device — the HTC One M8 — today during an hour-long press conference in… Read More
Amazon phone, T-Mobile-Sprint merger top mobile insiders’ predictions for 2014 What will happen in the booming mobile world in 2014? An Amazon smartphone tops a new list of predictions from… Read More
Report: Amazon smartphones to stem from HTC partnership It seems ailing smartphone maker HTC may have a partnership that will keep it afloat. According to a report by… Read More
Investor group to buy BlackBerry for $4.7B Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry has finally found a buyer. Fairfax Financial Holdings, which has a 10 percent stake in BlackBerry,… Read More
Amazon debunks report of plan to offer free smartphone If an earlier report got your hopes up for a free Amazon smartphone, it looks like it was too good… Read More
Report: Amazon may offer its smartphone for free Amazon wants to offer people a five-finger discount on their upcoming smartphone, according to a new report. Former Wall Street… Read More
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
Why is Jeff Bezos hanging out in Silicon Valley this summer? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is not enjoying this beautiful Seattle summer. Instead, it appears Bezos is camped out in Silicon… Read More
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
