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Startup Spotlight: PressOK touts mobile gaming tournaments

Mobile gaming can be a solitary pursuit. But PressOK Entertainment, a three-year-old Seattle startup led by Alex Koloskov and Ryan… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Canappi helps builds iPhone and Android apps

Convergence Modeling, a 7-month-old Bellevue startup, wants to make it dead simple for people to create mobile applications that work… Read More

Windows Phone 7 customers love their phones (even more than Android customers do)

Sales of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 have been disappointing, with IDC recently reporting that its market share has dipped to… Read More

U.S. Army tests Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7

The U.S. Army is nearing the conclusion of a six-week test of more than 300 smartphones and tablet computers, analyzing… Read More

Domain purchase fuels speculation of Microsoft-Sony partnership

Earlier today, we told you about Microsoft’s leak of the Web site Socl.com, which caused all sorts of chatter about… Read More

RootMetrics reels in $1M to rank wireless networks across the U.S.

RootMetrics has landed an additional $1 million in financing, money that the company said it will use to continue developing… Read More

Boston and Seattle mobile analytics startups merge, choose New York for HQ

Seattle-based Ground Truth has merged with Boston-based Umber Systems to create a new company called Mobile Intelligence Solutions that will… Read More

WhitePages takes on Yelp with Localicious app for Android

There’s certainly no shortage of places to find information about local businesses, including Yelp, CitySearch, Patch and dozens of other… Read More

Swype raises more cash, looks to top 100 million installs

Swype, which allows mobile device owners to input text with the swipe of a finger rather than the traditional tap,… Read More

Groupon Now arrives in Seattle, bringing real-time deals to bargain hunters

One of the big drawbacks historically of Groupon — at least in this shopper’s humble opinion — is that the… Read More

Nintendo: We don’t need no stinkin’ social games

Don’t look for Nintendo to start developing low-cost iPhone games or rolling out titles on Facebook. After speculation arose that… Read More

Finsphere raises cash to turn your cell phone into a fraud fighter

Finsphere has reeled in another $1.75 million in venture capital financing, money that the Bellevue company will use to market… Read More

Swype CEO responds to jailbroken iPhone ‘hack’

Nearly every time I see Swype CEO Mike McSherry, I ask him a simple question: When will the popular mobile… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pinpoint Pickup looks to roll over Uber

You’ve probably heard of Uber, the heavily-funded, private driving service that’s transforming the way people hail rides in San Francisco, New… Read More

LOLs in your pocket: Cheezburger (finally) unveils official iPhone app

Cheezburger Network’s growth over the past few years has been absolutely mind-numbing, with more than 19 million visitors and over… Read More

Mobile Web vs. Native Apps

One of the big debates in the development world right now is whether mobile phone users will access games, books,… Read More

AmazonFresh app debuts on Microsoft’s Windows Phone

AmazonFresh, the online retailer’s grocery delivery service, released a mobile app today, developed on its behalf by digital agency Metia/Seattle.… Read More

Sprint CEO Hesse continues fight to block AT&T’s buy of T-Mobile

Dan Hesse once led AT&T Wireless. Now, as CEO of Sprint, he’s trying to block his former employer from buying… Read More

Former AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular veteran lands cash for group messaging startup Ivy

Mary Jesse has been at the forefront of wireless communications since its early days, serving as vice president of technology… Read More

Running late for a meeting? Glympse attracts $7.5M to help mobile phone users share locations with friends

There’s no shortage of applications that help mobile phone users share their physical locations. Even so, Glympse — a Redmond… Read More

Verizon to expand LTE 4G wireless network in the Pacific Northwest

In a series of announcements today, Verizon Wireless said that it plans to bring its new LTE service to Portland,… Read More

Could RIM’s sinking stock value put the company in play with Microsoft?

At a WTIA predictions dinner that I moderated a few years ago, Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain suggested that Microsoft should… Read More

Roundup: PopCap, Walk Score, Big Fish, LulzSec and more

There’s a lot shaking in tech today, so here’s a roundup of some items that have crossed the GeekWire news… Read More

TruckerLink remotely monitors fleets, identifies the biggest ‘fuel hogs’ on the road

With gas prices on the rise, trucking fleets need to watch every penny that flows into the big rigs. Now,… Read More

SinglePoint raises $1 million, names VC Tom Huseby chairman

Mobile advertising company SinglePoint has raised $1 million in new financing and named veteran venture capitalist Tom Huseby to the… Read More

Ad impressions surge for Windows Phone, but Microsoft’s mobile OS share still small

Here’s the bad news for Microsoft from Millennial Media’s MobileMix report: Windows Phone commands just one percent of the smartphone… Read More

Starbucks unveils Android app, brings mobile payment to Safeway

Starbucks today rolled out a new Android application that allows users to pay with their mobile phones, find nearby stores… Read More

Lockerz unveils iPhone app, creating new ways to earn PTZ

Lockerz boasts more than 19 million members of its social shopping service. But until today it was largely a Web-based… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Wine geeks toast success of Corkz app

On a trip to China two weeks ago, Matt Kowalczyk ordered a top-notch bottle of wine from a fancy restaurant.… Read More

Swype 3.0 adds ‘predictive tap’ to mobile input technology

Swype, the Seattle startup whose mobile input technology works by dragging a finger across a virtual keyboard, is rolling out… Read More