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REI’s first iPad app and Snow Report app hit iTunes in time for winter

REI has released its first-ever iPad app, and has updated its snow report app, just in time for the winter and… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Hard-charging T-Mobile boss John Legere shakes up the wireless industry

T-Mobile CEO John Legere joined us on stage last week at the GeekWire Summit, and boy did we have fun.… Read More

App of the Week: PopKey spices up your iPhone’s text messages

As a millennial, sharing emotions with my friends using images is nothing new. Emoji have taken the texting world by… Read More

HTC unveils RE, a GoPro-esque camera for everyday folks

As someone who’s often asked to take photos, there are two ways I live my life: actually experiencing an event,… Read More

Who’s up for some selfies? HTC launches Desire Eye smartphone along with new camera software

Today, HTC unveiled the Desire Eye, a successor to its lower-end Desire smartphone. The device is tailored to consumers who… Read More

AT&T to pay $105M over mobile ‘cramming,’ pledges to end practice of socking customers with hidden charges

AT&T Mobility entered into a $105 million agreement, ending a practice known as “cramming” by which third parties of the… Read More

ContentGuard takes swing at Snapchat with new Yovo app for iPhone

People looking for another way to share images with friends for a short period of time have a new tool… Read More

Square brews up a way to let you order coffee from your phone (but not at Starbucks)

Square plans to announce a new location-based service today that will let customers place coffee orders from their phone and have… Read More

Chart: BlackBerry may have finally hit rock bottom in U.S. market share

Watching BlackBerry’s share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. has been like watching a very slowly deflating balloon. It seems… Read More

Sprint to sunset Clearwire’s WiMax network late next year

Sprint is giving its WiMax customers slightly more than a year to upgrade their phones and wireless modems running on the once… Read More

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Square raises $150M to achieve a $6B valuation

Square has raised an additional $150 million in capital, valuing the six-year-old San Francisco payments company at $6 billion, reports… Read More

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Full Video: T-Mobile CEO John Legere unleashed on the GeekWire stage (F-bombs, Bendgate and the ‘porn guy’ who runs Iliad)

T-Mobile CEO John Legere rocked the house at the GeekWire Summit yesterday with his unique brand of brash, profane and outspoken insights… Read More

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere says Apple ‘has had a big impact on us’

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said today Apple’s presence was felt at the fourth-largest carrier way before it started selling the iPhone last… Read More

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Live Blog: John Legere lets loose on the GeekWire Summit stage

T-Mobile CEO John Legere, known for his willingness to speak his mind about the wireless industry, is here at the… Read More

Photos: This developer says his new iPhone 6 bent for no reason at all

Seattle developer Kav Latiolais woke up Saturday morning to discover something quite unpleasant. The 128 GB iPhone 6 he’d purchased… Read More

SurveyMonkey leads $5.3 million round in Seattle’s Apptentive

Seattle startup Apptentive has raised $5.3 million in funding, bringing in the capital from lead investor SurveyMonkey as well as… Read More

Wal-Mart wedges way into hip mobile finance world with new checking service

Watch out Apple and PayPal, Wal-Mart announced its biggest push into the financial services world this morning with the introduction of a low-cost mobile checking… Read More

Amazon to boost hiring at Lab126 hardware unit, aiming at home gadgets and wearables

Amazon.com is looking to boost hiring by at least 27 percent at its little-known Lab126 hardware unit over the next… Read More

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Xamarin launches Test Cloud service to help developers test app performance

One of the difficulties in building a cross-platform mobile app is testing it against a battery of potential hardware configurations… Read More

Apple: Nearly half of all iPad and iPhone users have already updated to iOS 8

When Apple releases a new version of its mobile operating system, loyal users snap it up at an alarming rate,… Read More

Google revives partnership with HTC to build the Nexus 9 tablet

HTC hasn’t developed a tablet in three years, so a partnership between Google and HTC to do just that seems a little odd. But… Read More

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Iliad reportedly sets mid-October deadline for T-Mobile offer

Iliad has set a mid-October deadline to make a decision about its bid for T-Mobile, according to a report out… Read More

Ooh, pretty pictures: Getty launches new iOS app to let photo lovers feast their eyes

Getty Images launched a new app for the iPhone and iPad today called Getty Images Stream, which allows users to… Read More

Way beyond ‘texting and driving:’ How technology is creating blind spots in the car

The last time I wrote about the temptation to use my phone while I drive, one solution I considered was… Read More

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Starbucks finally updates Android app to allow for digital tipping

Starbucks has finally updated its Android app to enable its customers to tip their baristas using their phone. Customers will now have… Read More

What’s the 411?: Picking the right plan and carrier for that new phone

So, maybe you want the new iPhone 6, but you aren’t sure if it’s the right time to try out a… Read More

After years of waiting, Swype is finally arriving on iPhone and iPad

For years, executives with the Seattle startup Swype were forced to shrug their shoulders whenever anyone asked when their innovative… Read More

Microsoft to release new keyboard for iPads, Android tablets

People on the lookout for a new iPad keyboard will soon be able to pick up a new model from…Microsoft?… Read More

Yes, it’s personal: How T-Mobile’s WiFi-enabled phone upgrades will work

T-Mobile’s expanded WiFi calling program, announced by the company yesterday, will help the company’s customers who live in areas or buildings where… Read More

John Legere says T-Mobile wants to top AT&T in total customers

T-Mobile’s hard-charging CEO John Legere says when they finish overtaking Sprint later this year in total number of customers, the Bellevue-based… Read More

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