European leaders aim to create ‘Digital Single Market’ as part of stimulus plan Editor’s Note: Seattle-based writer and consultant Matt Fikse filed this dispatch from Europe, where he’s tracking the talks over the economic… Read More
T-Mobile boosting support for unlocked iPhones T-Mobile USA remains the only major U.S. wireless carrier that doesn’t sell the iPhone, but that isn’t stopping the company… Read More
Geek of the Week: Zumobi’s John SanGiovanni on the future of mobile experiences Our new Geek of the Week, John SanGiovanni, is a veteran of the Seattle tech community with a unique view… Read More
This Internet thing is gonna be pretty huge after all: Nearly half of the planet’s population to become Web users by 2016 In case you need a friendly reminder, The Boston Consulting Group just came out with projections for how the Internet… Read More
Meet the SolMate: This case charges your iPhone in the sun (and shade) Does your iPhone battery life get you down? Don’t worry. Two enterprising Seattle geeks believe they’ve solved that ongoing frustration… Read More
Big Fish hooks an Angry Bird: Wibe Wagemans to head game company’s mobile unit Wibe Wagemans — who flew the coop at Angry Birds maker Rovio three months ago — just landed at Big Fish… Read More
Study: Personal devices now used for work in 88% of businesses Nearly nine out of 10 companies are seeing employees use personal phones, tablets and computers at work — marking a… Read More
Mozy rolls out Stash, another place to access files on the go There’s no shortage of online storage and synchronization services on the market, from Box.net to Dropbox to Apple’s iCloud to Seattle’s… Read More
Clearwire says revenues more than doubled in fourth quarter Trying to rebound from a tumultuous year, wireless broadband provider Clearwire just provided a sneak peek at its fourth-quarter financial… Read More
Estimate: Nokia ships more than 1M Windows Phones Microsoft was mum about Windows Phone sales during its quarterly report last week, but we could get a clearer picture… Read More
Clearwire inks deal with Simplexity Clearwire has entered into an agreement with Simplexity MVNO Services in which Simplexity will become a reseller of Clearwire’s mobile… Read More
Video: Cell phone interrupts solo, and violist plays along How’s this for bringing harmony to the digital age? The video above, originally posted on YouTube over the summer, has… Read More
RIM’s new CEO states the obvious in YouTube video: ‘We have to get better at execution’ RIM, which has struggled to keep its BlackBerry line of smartphones relevant amid increasing competition from the iPhone and Android,… Read More
Finsphere raises more cash to turn your cell phone into a fraud protection and ID device Can your phone be used to help prevent fraud? That’s the idea behind Finsphere, a Bellevue mobile security startup that matches… Read More
How to sell a Windows Phone: Molly Moon’s ice cream? Microsoft’s method for regaining its mojo in mobile may start with Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream. And more specifically —… Read More
Google CEO Larry Page pledges to keep innovating (just in fewer buckets) Google is doubling down on some of its most important products as it starts the new year, with CEO Larry… Read More
Chicago company that sued TechCrunch hits Zillow, Redfin and others with patent suits Two of Seattle’s best known online real estate companies, Redfin and Zillow, have been hit with patent lawsuits by Chicago-based… Read More
Share your grub? Urbanspoon integrates with Facebook Timeline Just in case you aren’t sharing enough of your lives with your friends already, Facebook last night announced a series… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM Kindel to advise FreePriceAlerts; Amazon gets a Yahoo; etc. Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff… Read More
Struggling Motricity restructures operations, pulls the plug in Asia Motricity, the struggling Bellevue maker of mobile software, has restructured its business and decided to close down its operations in… Read More
Costco drops Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone to 1 cent, only to be undercut by Wal-Mart How’s this for a price war? Costco and Wal-Mart are both taking steps to get Nokia’s Lumia 710 Windows Phone… Read More
Paul Allen-backed Audience files for $75 million IPO Audience, an audio software company backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has filed to raise $75 million in an initial… Read More
Gottesman does it again, wins Startup Weekend with home security product Iron Blanket Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman better watch out, or he might just turn himself into a full-fledged entrepreneur. For the… Read More
CES: As crowds set new record, wishing for a little less Hanson Hosein was once embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq as a correspondent for NBC News. So it means… Read More
Know your phone, or else: The case of the philharmonic interruptor Did you hear the one about the conductor who stopped the orchestra because a cell phone wouldn’t stop ringing? It’s… Read More
CES: Windows Phone outpaces rivals in Microsoft speed challenge Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft is promoting Windows Phone here at the Consumer Electronics Show with a publicity stunt that… Read More
SnapIn founder Brian Roundtree scores cash for ‘personal shopper’ service nFluence Media SnapIn Software was one of the better outcomes in the Seattle technology community in recent years, with the mobile software… Read More
Office 365 users on Android reporting mystery email glitch [Post updated below with Microsoft statement and fix.] People using Android devices with Microsoft’s Office 365 online service have been… Read More
CES: Telenav unveils Scout ‘personal navigator’ for iPhone, gets Ford’s nod for cars Posting from Las Vegas: Telenav today unveiled a new service called Scout that bundles a collection of location-based services with… Read More
Free Nook? B&N cuts prices with purchase of NYT or People subscription Posting from Las Vegas: Barnes & Noble this morning rolled out a new promotion that brings the price of its… Read More
