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Mobile News

Urbanspoon updates iPhone app; adds filters, partners

Urbanspoon is, if you’ll forgive the pun, shaking up its signature iPhone app with a completely new interface and by… Read More

T-Mobile sued by Israeli firm over near field technology

Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA is facing a lawsuit over its near field communication (NFC) technology. Israel’s On Track Innovations (OTI),… Read More

HTC pulls plug on data backup service, promises new offering

Phone maker HTC is shutting down HTCSense.com, a backup service that allows users to save contacts, messages, photos and other… Read More

HasOffers sees opportunity in Apple’s UDID blocking

Apple reportedly has begun rejecting new iOS apps that access unique device identifiers, leading to developer concern — and potential… Read More

Urbanspoon seats 1 million diners, looks to feast on OpenTable

Urbanspoon may be best known for helping folks find new dining experiences, from sushi restaurants in Seattle to steak houses… Read More

Windows Phone gets ‘smoked’ by Android user; Microsoft apologizes for its response

A few weeks ago on the GeekWire podcast, Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph challenged Todd Bishop and I to a speed test,… Read More

Angry Birds Space blasts off with 10M downloads in 3 days

Well, maybe that goofy stunt at Seattle’s Space Needle actually paid off. Rovio today said via Twitter that its latest… Read More

Paul Allen-backed Xiant Mobile brings ‘smarter’ email to Kindle Fire with $9.99 app

Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire is known as a solid reading and media device. But when it comes to email, well, maybe… Read More

AT&T confirms April 8th release of HTC Titan II and Lumia 900

Microsoft’s efforts to catch back up in mobile will begin in earnest on April 8th when two new 4G LTE… Read More

The top 10 cities where you’re most likely to lose a cell phone

Hang around Seattle long enough, and someone will likely share this rather counterintuitive factoid with you: The Emerald City sells more… Read More

Microsoft and Nokia pump $23M into AppCampus to spur mobile app development

Just last week, Microsoft announced that developers have created some 70,000 applications for the Windows Phone. Not a bad start,… Read More

Do AT&T sales reps really get the hottest new Windows Phone?

Microsoft hasn’t quite been able to make inroads against Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. But the company is holding out… Read More

AT&T exec blasts FCC over T-Mobile call center closures

AT&T appears to still be smarting over its failed $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, a deal that fell apart… Read More

Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 70,000 apps

Microsoft has topped more than 70,000 apps for its Windows Phone Marketplace, up from 50,000 in December, according to reports… Read More

Live: Angry Birds turning Space Needle into giant slingshot for launch event

[Follow-up: Rovio’s ‘Mighty Eagle’ explains Angry Birds stunt at Space Needle] [Follow-up: Photo: Space Needle’s Angry Birds slingshot, final version]… Read More

Angry Birds Space: Mysterious launch event set for Seattle’s Space Needle on Thursday

Maybe they’re going to be slingshotting some birds from the observation deck? Tomorrow is the official launch of the highly… Read More

Should you park there? App crunches data to predict parking ticket, theft

An app released this week by a veteran engineer promises to help people avoid the pain of a parking ticket… Read More

Forecast: PC market in flux as Microsoft preps Windows 8

Two interesting pieces of news this week provide a better sense for how 2012 will shake out for the PC… Read More

Shares of Sprint continue to fall as analyst cites bankruptcy fears

Could the country’s third largest wireless carrier Sprint be headed toward a bankruptcy filing? That’s the fear of at least… Read More

How this mobile app developer’s promotion of free cash failed miserably on iPad launch day

Seattle mobile app developer Michael Burford thought he’d come up with a brilliant brainstorm to find customers for his new… Read More

Can you hear them now? Windows Phone hires Verizon campaign vet

Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone marketing executive, Thom Gruhler, is no stranger to advertising in the mobile industry. In fact, you’ve… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: New iPad, SXSW recap, and the best iPhone camera app ever

We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and… Read More

New iPad: First impressions, and 5 locally grown apps to try

We’ve been spending some quality time with a new iPad here today at GeekWire, focusing on the new and updated apps… Read More

Why this developer loves the new iPad, and how Steve Jobs inspired his latest creation

Adam Doppelt is one of Seattle’s top developers, a bootstrapping entrepreneur who was part of the team that created the… Read More

Seattle startup Placed nails down $3.4M for ‘location analytics’

Let’s face it: The startup name of Sewichi never quite rolled off the tongue. A combination of the Korean words… Read More

Amazon Appstore marks first year, still fighting with Apple over ‘app store’ trademark

Amazon’s Appstore for Android has been in business for a year now, and the company is marking the occasion with… Read More

The irony of ‘Homeless Hotspots’ at SXSW

I was walking down Sixth Street, buried in my phone, when my husband, Jason, noticed something and stopped. I didn’t… Read More

iWitness: This iPhone app fights crime by recording incidents and dialing 911

It’s happened to all of us. You’re walking alone and you get that creepy feeling that someone is watching or… Read More

Lost your phone? Chances are someone is picking through your personal information

In 1995, Reader’s Digest conducted a fascinating experiment in which the magazine placed 120 wallets in 12 cities across the… Read More

State saves nearly $1.7M by scrutinizing mobile phone use

And you thought your cell phone bill was getting out of control. Washington state agencies have saved nearly $1.7 million… Read More

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