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SmartQuit smoking cessation app released for iPhone, Android — based on Fred Hutch research

A new smoking cessation app, SmartQuit, was released for iOS and Android today. It joins a large field of apps designed to… Read More

Scorecard: T-Mobile tops Sprint, Verizon and AT&T in growth, again

T-Mobile CEO John Legere talks a big game, but he has the numbers to back it up. Now that all of… Read More

Zulily posts revenue of $285 million, tops 4.5M active customers in Q3 as half of North American sales come from mobile

Fast-growing Seattle e-commerce company Zulily today posted net sales for the third quarter of $285 million and active customers of… Read More

Here are the 25 most-used mobile apps, games on iOS and Android

Mobidia, a Vancouver B.C.-based mobile analytics company, today released a Top-25 leaderboard that ranks apps and games based on active users… Read More

HTC slashes the price of the all-new Nexus 9 to $200 for a limited time

This morning, HTC is offering its brand new tablet, the Nexus 9, for an amazing $200, or half off the… Read More

Sprint cuts 2,000 employees after posting $192M operating loss, CEO says ‘transformational journey’ just beginning

Sprint reported second-quarter results today that fell way below expectations, and said it will lay off 2,000 employees as it tries… Read More

As Google’s Nexus 9 goes on sale, reviews call the HTC-made tablet a contender

Google’s latest tablet, built by HTC, is now available for purchase at some retailers — and based on early reviews —… Read More

Sick of tracking mileage on business trips? Concur’s new app Trace is for you

SAN FRANCISCO – Keeping track of mileage on business trips is no fun. Nobody wants to spend time writing stuff… Read More

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Former Android head Andy Rubin leaves Google

Andy Rubin, the founder of Android and head of the mobile operating system company prior to its acquisition by Google,… Read More

Amazon executive: We botched the Fire Phone pricing

Amazon.com isn’t really known as being the most transparent and open company. That’s why remarks that Amazon executive David Limp… Read More

Starbucks CEO throws down gauntlet on mobile payments, says coffee company will have ‘major role to play’

Starbucks is not messing around when it comes to the tectonic shifts occurring with consumers, especially as it relates to… Read More

Starbucks to deliver food and coffee in 2015: Howard Schultz calls it ‘e-commerce on steroids’

Coffee lovers could get their daily java jolts delivered in the near future, thanks in part to a new effort… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Stand In helps mobile designers without coding skills create complex motions, interactions

Stand In wants to redefine how mobile apps are designed. The Portland-based startup, currently in the Techstars Seattle 2014 class,… Read More

FTC sues AT&T for throttling unlimited data plans; AT&T calls suit ‘baffling’

The Federal Trade Commission this morning filed suit against AT&T over the company’s practice of reducing data speeds for customers on… Read More

T-Mobile undeterred by slow uptake of iPhone ‘Test Drive’ offer

T-Mobile CEO John Legere typically has all sorts of esoteric numbers about the company and the wireless industry at his… Read More

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Sprint rolls out faster LTE network in 17 new markets, including Seattle

Sprint has rolled out faster data speeds in 17 markets, including Seattle, Cleveland, Denver and Sacramento. The service, which it… Read More

Ray Ozzie lays out Microsoft’s mobile challenge: Developers only have so many ‘calories’ to spend on new platforms

Software pioneer Ray Ozzie knows a thing or two about the inner workings of Microsoft. After all, Ozzie spent five… Read More

T-Mobile now up to 52.9M customers after biggest growth quarter in company history

T-Mobile continues to add customers at a record pace and today reported a net addition of 2.3 million subscribers during the third… Read More

T-Mobile Q3 results to reveal how price war is impacting subscriber growth

There’s no denying that T-Mobile had a great summer, but how is it doing now that a pricing war is under… Read More

T-Mobile continues Wideband LTE roll-out in Bay Area

T-Mobile annouced today that it has turned on Wideband LTE service for the Greater Bay Area in California, offering its… Read More

No conspiracy here: Amazon’s Visa card now works with Apple Pay

Amazon said this morning that its Amazon Rewards Visa card — you know, the one the company tries to get you… Read More

Microsoft’s patent royalties take a hit as Android market shifts

One counter-trend in a strong quarter for Microsoft was a decline in overall licensing revenue in its Devices & Consumer business.… Read More

Future of video games: 5 crazy predictions from an industry veteran

Speaking this morning at the Mobile Games Forum in Seattle, game industry veteran David Bluhm, currently the CEO of DropForge Games,… Read More

Verizon taking a ‘logical, rational’ approach to T-Mobile and Sprint’s price wars

A fierce battle broke out this summer among the four major wireless providers, each one trying to offer more data for less. Sprint got… Read More

Are Sprint’s tactics working? Sprint led T-Mobile in Q3 subscriber growth, report says

T-Mobile has not been shy about its goal of overtaking Sprint as the third-largest carrier by the end of the year.… Read More

How the new Apple SIM could upend the wireless industry

One of the most notable new features of Apple’s iPad Air 2 wasn’t mentioned in the company’s official announcement yesterday, but it’s… Read More

Facebook now offers an easy way to say ‘I’m okay’ after a disaster

When disaster strikes, people often turn to Facebook as a way to make sure that their friends and family are… Read More

Google’s Nexus 9 marks the end to HTC’s three-year long tablet hiatus

Google announced the Nexus 9 this morning, a new 8.9-inch tablet built in partnership with HTC. Google will start taking… Read More

What’s next for T-Mobile? The list of potential acquirers may surprise you

French Telecom provider Iliad said today it was pulling the plug on its plans to acquire T-Mobile. So, if not… Read More

Iliad drops T-Mobile acquisition bid

French telecommunications company Iliad has pulled the plug on its plans to acquire Bellevue-based T-Mobile, citing exchanges with the boards… Read More