New outlet for T-Mobile phones: Family Dollar discount stores Looks like T-Mobile is serious about this whole low-cost wireless provider thing. Two weeks after inking a deal to sell… Read More
California casts wary eye on AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile California is taking a close look at AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile, with Bloomberg News reporting that the state’s… Read More
T-Mobile still losing customers — but hey, it’s at a slower rate AT&T is getting another good look at what it’s buying for $39 billion … and it’s a good thing the… Read More
Morning Radar: Amazon employees told to avoid ‘bad states’ and more The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on Amazon.com’s ongoing sales tax battle, including the uncovering of a document… Read More
A Slurpee and a cell phone: T-Mobile inks deal with 7-Eleven T-Mobile has a new retail partner, and it just so happens to be the home of the Slurpee. The Bellevue… Read More
With AT&T acquisition pending, T-Mobile USA goes local in bid to revive its business Eric Schlumpf is surprisingly upbeat for someone in his position. As T-Mobile USA’s newly named vice president and general manager… Read More
No joke: Senator Al Franken says AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile will hurt consumers AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile for $39 billion has run into a number of opponents, including Sprint CEO Dan Hesse… Read More
RadioShack dumps T-Mobile for Verizon Wireless RadioShack announced that it plans to stop selling mobile handsets and wireless service plans from T-Mobile USA effective September 14, a… Read More
Name that Tech Tune for a chance to win an HTC Sensation [Update, July 29: Thanks to everyone who entered. Here’s the answer and the winner.] This week’s Name that Tech Tune… Read More
This public ‘Angry Birds’ stunt by T-Mobile is incredible You never know where ‘Angry Birds’ is going to show up next. Mobile phones, computers, plush toys .. and now public… Read More
Tech Moves: SlimTrader, TED, Meteor Solutions, HBO, T-Mobile Here’s a look at some notable hires and people on the move at companies in the Pacific Northwest technology industry.… Read More
WildTangent, T-Mobile plan free Android mobile game service WildTangent today announced that it plans to unveil a new gaming service in partnership with T-Mobile later this summer that… Read More
Microsoft, Facebook support AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition [Updated with text of letter below.] Microsoft and Facebook are among eight technology companies that filed a letter tonight in… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Groupon’s IPO, Microsoft’s Windows 8, and Twitter’s place in the world This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Groupon’s IPO, the unveiling of Microsoft’s next Windows version, and the end… Read More
Last words from a Sidekick 3: ‘iPhone can suck it’ Last night, as the clock ticked down toward the shutdown of the online service for legacy T-Mobile Sidekick devices, I… Read More
From Danger to Android: The saga of the T-Mobile Sidekick One of the iconic devices of the mobile revolution, the T-Mobile Sidekick, will reach a milestone next Tuesday with the… Read More
T-Mobile’s Bobsled back on track for Facebook voice calls T-Mobile USA relaunched its Bobsled service for making free voice calls on Facebook today with a revised interface meant to… Read More
Nerd Notes: Showering with Star Wars, peeing with video games and wedding with capes Looks like the T-Mobile jingle isn’t going to survive the AT&T acquisition. RIP little jingle. Bane gives his best over-the-shoulder glance in… Read More
T-Mobile doubles peak data speeds, preps new ‘Rocket’ T-Mobile USA says it has doubled the theoretical peak download speeds on its wireless network in Seattle and 50 other… Read More
Amazon.com and T-Mobile want your dusty old gadgets Suddenly that old phone gathering dust in your drawer is in high demand. Amazon.com today expanded its existing trade-in program… Read More
All yours, AT&T: T-Mobile profits, customers declining amid ‘ongoing challenges’ It’s a good thing AT&T is so interested in adding network capacity through its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, because… Read More
T-Mobile’s Galaxy S 4G outpaces iPhone, but you knew that already (Winners) Last week we held a contest for GeekWire’s followers on Facebook, in conjunction with T-Mobile’s Speed Challenge this past weekend… Read More
GeekWire contest: Win a Galaxy S 4G phone from T-Mobile USA Update, May 5: Results and winners. We have a fun contest today for GeekWire followers on Facebook, with a chance… Read More
Whoops: T-Mobile overestimates potential severance for ‘large number’ of employees Somebody at T-Mobile USA is having a not very good day. Actually, make that lots of somebodies. Employees at the… Read More
Hey, Seattle: Think your iPhone is fast? T-Mobile offers $1,000 if it can beat Galaxy S 4G How’s this for some swagger? Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA plans to offer a $1,000 prize to anyone in the Seattle area… Read More
SignalSet lands $6M, looks to quickly switch mobile devices between GSM and CDMA networks No matter what carrier you choose, wireless coverage oftentimes is spotty. But imagine if you could overlay the coverage of… Read More
T-Mobile’s Bobsled voice service for Facebook slides off course Less than a week after its debut, T-Mobile’s free Facebook voice calling service, Bobsled, has apparently veered off course. The… Read More
AT&T’s big T-Mobile filing: It’s (mostly) all about the network AT&T today delivered a present to wireless geeks, in the form of a 381-page filing with the Federal Communications Commission… Read More
Podcast Rewind: Why your wireless coverage stinks, and how it could improve Our guest this past weekend on the GeekWire Podcast was mobile industry veteran Paul Griff, the CEO of wireless research… Read More
Nightly Notes: Nintendo 3DS, Amazon’s Scratchpad, Android, Space Shuttles and spam First-day U.S. sales of the Nintendo 3DS set a new company record. Look next for aspirin shortages. The record labels… Read More
