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GeekWire Radio: Fun games, useful utilities and more of our favorite apps

We’ve got an app-apalooza for you this week on the GeekWire radio show, as we spend the entire time talking about some… Read More

T-Mobile partners with Univision to launch mobile service for Latinos

T-Mobile announced a partnership today with Hispanic media giant Univision for a new mobile service for Latinos. Dubbed Univision Mobile and… Read More

Square bails on Wallet app in latest fallout from troubled Starbucks partnership

  Square, the San Francisco-based mobile payments company, is changing course in a major part of its business — giving… Read More

Stephen Colbert tells viewers to put T-Mobile phones ‘in your butt’

When T-Mobile paid Comedy Central for some advertising on The Colbert Report, the Bellevue-based company probably wasn’t expecting the hilarity… Read More

Last-minute restaurant reservation service Table8 receives backing from Concur

A new mobile app called Table8 that allows foodies to book last-minute reservations at hard-to-get-into restaurants has raised $4.6 million… Read More

Nuance responds to privacy concerns over its Swype keyboard having too much location data

Nuance is responding to privacy concerns today after customers complained that its Swype keyboard application was accessing their whereabouts excessively. In one… Read More

Android widens lead in U.S. smartphone market as BlackBerry continues to slip

After the buying extravaganza that took place over the holidays, the U.S. smartphone market has largely reached a quiet equilibrium while… Read More

First glimpse: Windows Phone file manager delivers on big user request

As a part of his Ask Me Anything Q&A session on Reddit today, Windows Phone exec Joe Belfiore said that… Read More

Meet Vhoto: This new iPhone app scans your videos to find amazing still photographs

There are amazing photos hidden in all of the those videos you’ve shot on your mobile phone over the past… Read More

T-Mobile adds another 2.4M customers in record quarter, within shouting distance of Sprint

T-Mobile added a net total of 2.4 million customers in the first quarter — the biggest growth in its history — including record… Read More

Sprint preparing bid to purchase T-Mobile; Legere top choice for CEO

You may not see T-Mobile CEO John Legere bashing Sprint on Twitter later this year. That’s because Sprint is reportedly gearing… Read More

F8: Facebook ties together mobile apps with new App Links service

SAN FRANCISCO – A new service from Facebook aims to make it easier for developers to create links between different mobile… Read More

F8: Facebook launches Audience Network to bring ads to mobile apps

SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready to see Facebook’s ads on a bunch of other apps. Deborah Liu from Facebook’s product… Read More

Sprint loses 467K subscribers as T-Mobile CEO gloats

Sprint may have posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings today, but the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier is losing customers at an… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft is a smartphone maker, as $7B Nokia aquisition closes

Microsoft this morning completed its purchase of Nokia’s devices and services business for more than $7 billion, bringing aboard another 25,000… Read More

Dashwire founder Ford Davidson leaving HTC, kicks around new startup idea

Seattle entrepreneur Ford Davidson is leaving HTC nearly three years after selling startup company Dashwire to the smartphone maker. “HTC recently… Read More

Nokia smartphone business to be called ‘Microsoft Mobile’ after $7.2B deal closes

“Microsoft Mobile” — that’s a name you might hear more often once Microsoft’s $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokia’s Devices and… Read More

Apple, Google — and now Amazon — offer game publishers top app store placement for exclusivity

Video game publishers are no strangers to signing exclusive deals with platforms, and now that practice is becoming apparent in the… Read More

Square’s deal with Starbucks is costing the payments startup millions

Square lost at least $20 million as a result of its partnership with Starbucks in 2013, according to a report in the WSJ,… Read More

Microsoft will let Windows Phone app devs respond to reviews, but no arguing!

Google already allows app developers to respond to user reviews, and now Microsoft is doing the same. The Redmond company… Read More

Facebook’s new ‘Nearby Friends’ feature aims to help users connect in real life

Facebook is rolling out a “Nearby Friends” feature to its mobile app, aiming to help users get together with people they… Read More

New data: T-Mobile leads Q1 subscriber growth in U.S.

It seems like T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” moves are continuing to work. According to a report by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, T-Mobile… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for App of the Year

Marijuana, music, a secure Internet connection and the iPad. What more could a person want? OK, that’s a stretch, but those… Read More

PayPal downplays concern over the alleged Samsung Galaxy fingerprint hack

PayPal went on the offensive today after a German-based security company demonstrated how a hacker could unlock the Samsung Galaxy… Read More

T-Mobile’s latest stunt: Legere’s petition calls on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint to abolish overages

T-Mobile’s moves have indirectly forced the hand of its larger wireless competitors in a variety of ways over the past… Read More

SEO for mobile apps: HasOffers, MobileDevHQ launch tool to track organic app downloads

While it’s entirely possible to figure out exactly how people visit your website with SEO software like Google Analytics, the… Read More

Portland’s public transit mobile ticketing app sees 1M purchases in 8 months

So far, so good for Portland’s public transit mobile ticketing app. TriMet, Oregon’s largest provider of bus, light rail and commuter… Read More

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Phished! Lessons learned from my smartphone stumble

When it comes to tech scams, in the immortal words of Antonio Banderas’ Puss in Boots, I have shamed myself.… Read More

Samsung debuts S5 smartphone today, expects to sell 10M units in 25 days

Samsung’s S5 hits store shelves today in 125 markets and the tech giant is looking forward to some huge sales… Read More

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Operation Tablet Freedom: T-Mobile offers free data for tablet owners

T-Mobile today announced a new deal that gives free LTE data to tablet owners who already have a voice plan… Read More

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