Monday can be a very groggy day. For some of us, it takes a good cup of joe to get back into the swing of things. Before running out to Starbucks to get your fix, consider this alternative. A man by the name of Jonathan Stark wants to buy you a cup of coffee.

Would you like a hot tall skinny upside down with whip caramel macchiato with your Droid? Starbucks announced the Starbucks for Android app allow customer to pay for drinks, check balances on cards and track progress toward free drinks. The move finally brings some parity for Starbuck drinking Andriod users as iPhone users have enjoyed more »

Starbucks announced it will be unveiling its own digital network as part of its free WiFi offerings. The network will offer both free and premium content from specially chosen content providers like Apple and the New York Times. The network will offer this content in a variety of categories including news, entertainment and local interests. more »

Today, Starbucks across the US and Canada are opening their WiFi up for all with the simplicity of two clicks. Previously the company required participation in their loyalty program or a purchase every two hours to gain WiFi access. The move comes one of the ways Starbucks is hoping to add to their store experience. more »

Yesterday, we told you about Starbucks plan to offer free WiFi without any strings as of July 1st. Today, we are please to confirm that Starbucks will allow high bandwidth applications like FaceTime and Skype, according to Starbucks CIO, Stephen Gillet. The stores are about to get louder. Since iPhone’s FaceTime will only work on more »

Some good news for those looking for free Wi-Fi, you can now add US based Starbucks to your list. “We’re very excited to announce that coming July 1st: Free. 1 click. No registration WIFI at all US locations! ” And just like that, as of July 1st you will be able to surf the Internet more »

I like Starbucks a little more than I should, but really they have coffee and Wi-Fi, two things that seem to be necessary in my line of work. The good news here is that Starbucks has recently increased the pay-by-iPhone-app ability from 16 stores to over 1,000. It should be noted that those 1,000 include more »

Starbucks has just announced yet another option that will let you have two free hours of Wi-Fi each day. So assuming that you love Starbucks and still have not come up with any other way to get them to give you free Wi-Fi, now you can sign up for their Starbucks Gold Card program.

The gold card, which will set you back just $25 per year will give you two hours of Wi-Fi every day. Of course, aside from the wireless, the card does have some other coffee related benefits such as 10% off all purchases and a free drink on your birthday. But knowing our readers it is safe to think that most will be happiest by the Wi-Fi.

The lawsuit that has only recently come to light, has seemingly gone away just as quickly. I am of course referring to the recent announcement that T-Mobile was suing Starbucks claiming “breach of contract” and “unfair competition” in regards to how they let AT&T quickly move in and take over and begin promoting their services. more »

T-Mobile has decided to sue Starbucks over their recent agreement with AT&T to begin providing free Wi-Fi. The lawsuit claims that both Starbucks and AT&T are not living up to their end of the agreement dealing with the switchover. They are claiming “breach of contract” and “unfair competition” and seeking an unspecified amount of damages. more »