Mobile News – Page 5 of 60

Pokémon Go update adds prompt warning players not to catch and drive

Pokémon Go is a hit all over the world, so much so that some people can’t stop playing it, even… Read More

MileCatcher app navigates its own course in competitive mileage-tracking market

All business owners wish they had more of two things: time and money. When it comes to logging tax-deductible mileage… Read More

T-Mobile’s John Legere says carrier is ‘killin’ it’ as CEO touts success and teases new ad for opening of Rio Olympics

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is so stoked about his company’s performance in three new independent studies that he’s taken to… Read More

T-Mobile adds 1.9M customers, beats profit expectations, boosts projections for year

T-Mobile continued to grow rapidly in the second quarter, adding a net total of 1.9 million customers — its 13th consecutive quarter… Read More

T-Mobile’s Binge On adds 16 more video providers to eclipse 100 total in eight months

T-Mobile’s data-free streaming video service Binge On has added another 16 providers to a list that has quadrupled in the… Read More

T-Mobile offers its ‘best deal ever’: (almost) free Galaxy smartphones for people on family plans

T-Mobile made a splash when it started advertising special offers for customers every Tuesday, and today the self-proclaimed Un-carrier came out with… Read More

The next front in the patent wars? Chinese telecom giant Huawei sues T-Mobile for patent infringment

Huawei alleges that Bellevue-based T-Mobile would not make a deal to license several 4G patents from the Chinese telecom company,… Read More

Bye, bye BlackBerry: U.S. Senate no longer purchasing trusted device, opening door for iPhones and Samsungs

On this Independence Day, the U.S. Senate is getting a little smartphone independence. U.S. Senators and staff were informed in a memo… Read More

Dropbox adds ‘plus button’ to iOS app with document scanning, Microsoft Office capabilities

A new “plus” button will allow Dropbox iOS app users to quickly create Microsoft Office files in real time, making it… Read More

Hey Microsoft, what about Windows Phone? Build attendees dissect tech giant’s mobile strategy

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s Windows Phone devices and Windows 10 Mobile operating system got barely a mention today at the Build developer… Read More

Why apps like Tinder and OkCupid make you unhappy: Study says ‘choice overload’ leaves singles wanting

What happens to relationships when finding a date is as easy as requesting a ride or ordering take-out? We certainly love… Read More

T-Mobile adds YouTube as ‘Binge On’ partner, overcoming objections with changes to controversial program

Post updated at 7:30 a.m. with comment from YouTube. T-Mobile says it has added YouTube as an official partner for the… Read More

Apple to argue Congress, not courts, should decide fate of terrorist’s iPhone

Apple plans to argue that a judge doesn’t possess the power to compel a company to create new software code… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg displays Jobs-esque star power during Samsung VR event

Samsung generated the kind of electrifying fan experience during Sunday’s Galaxy S7 event that all gadget makers crave — even Apple. Facebook… Read More

Amazon partners with Ericsson to create cloud service for telcos

Amazon has partnered with Ericsson to help telecos make best use of the cloud as they adapt to a marketplace… Read More

T-Mobile’s $297 million quarterly profit almost triples same period last year

T-Mobile continued to show explosive growth, as the wireless company on Wednesday posted a net profit of $297 million, or 34… Read More

Microsoft’s former music service MixRadio is shuttered by Line

Line’s decision to shutter MixRadio on Tuesday drew some media attention — the joke being that as a functioning music… Read More

New mobile app detects earthquakes — and after surviving the Nepal quake, I can’t wait to download

MyShake is a new mobile app that relies on a smartphone’s motion sensor to detect earthquakes. Researchers from the University… Read More

Last hurrah for Lumia? Microsoft launches new $199 Lumia 650 for business users

Microsoft announced the launch of the Lumia 650 mobile phone on Monday, targeting business users with a device that could… Read More

Amazon acquires NICE, maker of high-performance computing software

Amazon has acquired software company NICE for an undisclosed sum, the Web retailer announced via a blog post on Friday… Read More

Chinese consortium bids $1.2 billion for Norway’s Opera Software

A group of Chinese companies have offered $1.2 billion in cash for Opera Software, the Norway-based company known for its… Read More

India says Facebook’s Free Basics violates net neutrality rules

India’s government has banned Facebook’s Free Basics plan, saying it violated the country’s view of Net Neutrality, according to the… Read More

Stanford law professor says T-Mobile’s ‘Binge On’ violates Net Neutrality principles

Binge On, the “unlimited” video-streaming service from T-Mobile, stifles competition, free speech and customer choice and because of this it… Read More

T-Mobile goes after Verizon, AT&T with drinking game and #BallBusterChallenge

T-Mobile is continuing to push back against Verizon’s claims of network dominance by kicking off its #BallBusterChallenge today on Washington’s San Juan… Read More

Interactive map details thousands of plants, trees in Seattle’s arboretum

Seattle’s sprawling Washington Park Arboretum is a wonderful place to get lost, but a new interactive map for mobile devices will… Read More

T-Mobile’s ballsy ad aims to roll over Verizon’s network superiority claims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2OXVz_jyU In response to a Verizon ad which uses colorful balls to spell out the superiority of its network, T-Mobile is… Read More

Facebook helps Android users stay anonymous with added Tor support

If Facebook users wish to browse the social network while remaining in the shadows, then the company will help them do… Read More

AT&T bringing back unlimited mobile data plans — if you’re a DirecTV or U-Verse subscriber

AT&T will let its mobile customers sign up for unlimited wireless data plans again, bringing back an option that the… Read More

‘T-Mobile Arena’ in Vegas: Wireless carrier snags naming rights to glitzy new sports and entertainment venue

A new sports and entertainment venue set to open this spring in Las Vegas will be officially named T-Mobile Arena,… Read More

T-Mobile execs: Criticism of Binge On video initiative ‘totally baffles us’

Update: T-Mobile has released a video and formal response to Binge On critiques, which we’ve added below. T-Mobile executives said today… Read More