Bankers have shopped BlackBerry for a year without success Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has been on the auction block for more than a year, but no one has really… Read More
BlackBerry’s ‘strategic alternatives’ include possible sale of company … but who’s buying? BlackBerry said this morning that a special committee of its board will “explore strategic alternatives,” and anyone who has heard… Read More
Nokia CEO says he picked Windows Phone over fear of Samsung dominating Android Last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop defended his company’s decision two years ago to try to create a “third ecosystem” by throwing its… Read More
App of the Week: BestParking is a key tool for urban parkers Many of us know from first-hand experience that urban parking can be an expensive ordeal, especially during the busy summer… Read More
T.A. McCann leaves BlackBerry as transformation continues at struggling smartphone maker T.A. McCann is moving on from BlackBerry two-and-a-half years after selling his Seattle startup Gist to the smartphone maker. The… Read More
Can this name change really save BlackBerry? BlackBerry continues to wither on the vine, with market share for the once iconic smartphone maker slipping to under five… Read More
iPhone sales stay hot as shipments of smartphones set to pass feature phones in 2013 Smartphones are taking over the world. Well, not really. But the latest estimates from the International Data Corporation indicate that… Read More
Verizon CEO: Windows Phone will play a crucial role in the mobile industry At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead… Read More
Apple makes gains in U.S. smartphone market, Microsoft stays stagnant in 4th place Apple continues to gain market share in the U.S. According to numbers out today from comScore, the Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone… Read More
T-Mobile to roll out LTE coverage, host NYC event later this month T-Mobile confirmed today that it will begin rolling out its LTE coverage later this month and also announced an event… Read More
Nerd Notes: A free Smart Car, Subway sandwich thieves and the pope resigning, again Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Want a free Smart Car? If you refer… Read More
Alicia Keys spotted using Blackberry Z10, days after allegedly Tweeting from iPhone Ah, the perks of being the Global Creative Director for Blackberry. Musical superstar Alicia Keys was just spotted tonight at… Read More
Solavei is first carrier to bring new BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. for the princely price of $999 Do you want to get your hands on the new BlackBerry Z10 before its March launch date in the U.S.… Read More
New phones, new name, new direction: RIM rebrands as Blackberry, unveils two smartphones Talk about a makeover. At the Blackberry 10 event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced today that his company will no longer… Read More
Someone Like You: An ode to my BlackBerry Never mind, I’ll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don’t forget me, I… Read More
New data: Windows Phone closes gap vs. BlackBerry Microsoft’s share of the worldwide smartphone operating system market climbed to 3.5 percent in the second quarter, up from 2.3… Read More
Podcast Podcast: How to make an iPhone more like a BlackBerry, and why you would want to Our guests this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast are Robert and Cody Solomon, the father-and-son team behind a… Read More
Microsoft: A white knight for BlackBerry, or a vulture? BlackBerry maker Research in Motion found itself in an even deeper hole this week after delaying the launch of BlackBerry… Read More
Android vs. iOS: Which one should app makers bet on? If you could bet on just one mobile platform as an app developer, which would it be? That was my… Read More
Report: RIM may break itself apart, with Amazon or Facebook picking up some of the pieces The on-again, off-again rumors swirling around Research in Motion are back on following a report by The Sunday Times that… 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
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
Who could buy RIM? A laundry list of potential suitors RIM has been discussed as potential acquisition bait now for years, yet no one has stepped up to take the… Read More
Washington state’s largest credit union hits snag with BlackBerry and Android apps BECU, the largest credit union in Washington state, has notified customers that its mobile banking applications for Android and BlackBerry… Read More
New survey: Interest in Windows Phone outpaces BlackBerry among app developers Software developers are becoming more interested in building mobile apps for Windows Phone, particularly in Europe and Asia, where Microsoft’s… Read More
BlackBerry systems coming back, but can RIM recover? Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry mobile phones and messaging service, says this morning that its systems have… Read More
Afternoon Radar: BlackBerry outage, iOS 5, Xbox Live A roundup of stories making headlines across the tech industry today … BlackBerry users in the U.S. and Canada… Read More
Apple plans Oct. 4th unveiling of the iPhone 5 even as more Americans buy Android devices Apple today pretty much confirmed that it plans to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event on October 4th, with… Read More
New stats show Apple’s Safari running away with mobile, tablet market Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30… Read More
Android devices account for majority of smartphone sales in the U.S. New research out today from the NPD Group shows that Google’s mobile operating system, Android, now accounts for 52 percent… Read More
