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Mobile News

Swap n’ save: AT&T offering $100 trade-in voucher for any smartphone

T-Mobile isn’t the only carrier offering sweet trade-in deals. Starting Wednesday, AT&T is offering at least $100 in trade-in credit… Read More

Study: Windows Phone hits highest U.S. market share yet

Maybe there’s some truth to the hilarious and equally ridiculous ad Microsoft put out today, which attempts to differentiate Windows Phone from… Read More

Google strikes back with ‘Now’ for iPhone and iPad

Which online service will be the primary hub on your phone? Google this morning released its “Google Now” service for… Read More

Meet Sidebar: Student programmer creates popular Android app at CodeDay Seattle

We’re pretty geeky up here in the Pacific Northwest. With messenger bags full of the latest Windows gear and too… Read More

Why I won’t buy another subsidized Android phone (and why you shouldn’t, either)

Guest Commentary: In the past few weeks, T-Mobile has been trying to shake up the mobile phone industry by offering… Read More

IDC: Smartphones now more popular than feature phones

These days, it’s almost surprising to see someone using an old-school flip phone, and now some numbers from the IDC… Read More

T-Mobile needs to fix ‘deceptive’ no-contract ads, says Washington state AG

The way T-Mobile USA is touting its shift away from wireless contracts has Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson seriously… Read More

Cellphone performance report: Data speeds up, fewer calls dropped

Bellevue-based RootMetrics is out with its 2012 mobile carrier performance review and it shows good news for all four of the… Read More

Inventory problems force T-Mobile, Sprint to delay Samsung Galaxy S4 shipments

T-Mobile customers ready to get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy S4 will need to wait a few more days… Read More

Done deal: MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile merger

The merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA is completed, as MetroPCS shareholders approved the deal this morning. Shareholders were expected… Read More

Swype Android keyboard out of beta, available in Google Play Store for $0.99

Swype’s Android keyboard is finally out of “beta” phase and now available to the masses. Swype, a Seattle-area startup that… Read More

POLL: Facebook Home reaches 500K downloads in nine days — are you a fan?

Yes, the initial Google Play ratings are pretty crappy for Facebook Home. But at the very least, we know that… Read More

Donate your old phone, support domestic violence aid with Verizon’s HopeLine

Old cell phones are one of those things in life that just get forgotten — they’re shoved into a kitchen… Read More

Hoping to halt sinking profits, HTC debuts One smartphone

The flagship phone that could put an end to HTC’s sinking profits finally hit stores Friday. The long-awaited HTC One is… Read More

T-Mobile tries to lure Android fans with special monthly Galaxy S4 pricing

T-Mobile announced pricing plans today for Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 phone. Starting April 24 on T-Mobile.com, you can order Samsung’s… Read More

MetroPCS encourages shareholders again to vote for T-Mobile deal

It looks like the MetroPCS board is happy with Deutsche Telekom’s recent changes to the proposed merger between MetroPCS and… Read More

Verizon wants to buy Clearwire spectrum for $1.5B

Both Sprint and Dish Network are looking to buy Clearwire, the Bellevue-based wireless broadband operator that’s most coveted for its… Read More

Memo: Dish Network offers $25.5 billion to buy Sprint Nextel

The wireless business continues to go through some wild transformations, and the latest example happened Monday morning as Dish Network… Read More

T-Mobile customers wait in line, swap Androids for iPhone 5

University of Washington student and T-Mobile customer Mustafa Ahmed got up earlier than normal Friday morning, giving himself enough time… Read More

MetroPCS delays vote after T-Mobile beefs up bid

Two weeks after a top advisory firm recommended that MetroPCS shareholders vote against the merger with T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom — T-Mobile’s… Read More

Zillow remodels iOS app, says 89 homes viewed per second on mobile devices

No wonder that Zillow is investing resources in mobile. The Seattle online real estate company says that 55 percent of… Read More

Tempted? T-Mobile offers zero-down iPhone 5 for trade-in of iPhone 4 or 4S

T-Mobile USA, gearing up for its long-awaited launch of the iPhone 5 on Friday, is making a new attempt to… Read More

‘World’s first text carrier’: Zipwhip debuts cloud-texting for landlines

Seattle-based Zipwhip was the first company to bring cloud-texting to your desktop via your mobile number, and now they’re doing it for… Read More

Scroogled: Microsoft attacks Google again, this time about Android privacy issues

First it was Google Shopping, then Gmail, and now, Microsoft’s latest attack on Google comes in the form of Android privacy… Read More

Report: Lumia 920 rises to top of Windows Phone market

Nokia’s Lumia 920 is now the most widely used Windows Phone device, reaching 14 percent of usage, and Nokia is by… Read More

Profits sink at HTC on delay of new HTC One smartphone

HTC, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker whose North American operations are located in the Seattle area, posted weak earnings today driven… Read More

T-Mobile’s iPhone 5 now available for pre-order

If you’re a T-Mobile customer and have been licking your chops since the carrier announced it would be getting the… Read More

Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft in distant 4th place

Apple is gaining market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the… Read More

Facebook Home: A replacement for Android homescreens designed around people

Facebook today announced a new Android software integration called Facebook Home that will put Facebook services at the forefront of… Read More

T-Mobile adds 579,000 subscribers in Q1, reportedly weighs new deal for MetroPCS

T-Mobile is starting to show some momentum as it gets ready to unveil the iPhone on April 12 and roll… Read More

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