BGR Interview: MasterCard SVP Of Mobile, James Anderson
MasterCard announced earlier this week that it would partner with with ISIS to help foster the growth of NFC-based mobile payment solutions in the U.S.…
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Hackers Break Into 'AnonPlus' Social Network
Reports surfaced on Thursday that Anonymous' AnonPlus social network was broken into by other hackers who called themselves AKINCILAR. AKINCILAR, also the name of a…
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Verizon COO: AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Will 'Probably Go Through'
Speaking during a recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Verizon's Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam said he expects AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA…
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Qualcomm Chip Shipment Forecast Lower Than Expected, Europe To Blame
Qualcomm said it expects to ship between 120 million and 125 million chips during the quarter ending in September, a figure that is lower than…
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Android Tablets Now 30% Of The Market, Windows Tablets Outsold PlayBook In Q2
Microsoft has yet to launch its tablet-optimized operating system and yet slates running various versions of the Windows operating system still managed to outsell Research…
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AT&T Revenue Up 2.2% In Q2; 3.6 Million iPhones Activated
AT&T reported its second quarter results on Thursday. The company's consolidated revenues were $31.5 billion, up 2.2% ($680 million) from the same quarter last year.…
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AT&T Responds To Senate Antitrust Subcomittee Chairman's Recommendation To Block Merger
Earlier on Wednesday, the Senate Subcommittee chairman Senator Herb Kohl urged federal regulators to block AT&T's planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. On Wednesday afternoon,…
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Nokia Profit Dives 44% In 'Clearly Disappointing' Q2
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop on Thursday best summarized Nokia's second quarter earnings: "our Q2 results were clearly disappointing." The Finnish phone vendor saw operating profit slide a…
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Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Asks Regulators To Block AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Senator Herb Kohl, the chairman of the Senate's antitrust subcommittee is recommending that federal regulators deny AT&T's $39 billion planned acquisition of T-Mobile. "I have…
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Samsung Galaxy S II To Launch In U.S. In August
Samsung will launch its wildly successful Galaxy S II handset in the United States in next month, Yonhap News reported on Wednesday. "We expect to…
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Amazon Inks Licensing Deal With CBS; Cheers, Star Trek Added To Amazon Prime Library
Amazon and CBS have reached a licensing deal in which CBS will provide Amazon Prime subscribers with access to its television shows.The deal will add…
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Lenovo Outs Three 10.1-Inch Tablets, First Honeycomb Tablet With Netflix
Lenovo announced three new tablets with 10.1-inch displays on Wednesday morning, including the IdeaPad Tablet K1, the ThinkPad Tablet, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1. The…
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Photo Tour: Sprint Headquarters
Sprint is hosting a small group of reporters from five different publications this week for a few days of meetings, tours and insights into the…
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American Express, Discover, MasterCard, And Visa Partner With ISIS For Mobile Payments
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa announced a new partnership with ISIS on Tuesday. ISIS is a mobile initiative that was formed in April of…
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Kodak Win In Patent Case Against Apple Will Stand, ITC Says
The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday its May ruling that Kodak did not infringe on Apple's patents will stand. The two companies have…
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Dell Considering Using Google+ Hangouts For Customer Support
Michael Dell is toying with the idea of using Google+ Hangouts for Dell's customer support. The service allows users to initiate a video chat session…
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Eric Schmidt: Apple Is Suing Us Instead Of Innovating, Will Make Sure HTC Doesn't Lose Patent Suit
During Google's Mobile Revolution conference in Tokyo, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt reaffirmed his company's support of HTC and its other Android partners, ZDNET Asia…
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Samsung QWERTY Slider Leaked For Verizon
A Samsung QWERTY slider with Verizon Wireless branding was recently leaked by Android Central. The phone's slide-out QWERTY keyboard and overall design make it look…
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Verizon To Activate 28 New 4G LTE Markets On Thursday, Expand Others
Verizon Wireless just announced that it will activate its 4G LTE network in 28 new markets on Thursday. The new markets include Decatur and Huntsville,…
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HTC To Appeal ITC Ruling In Apple Patent Case
HTC will appeal the U.S. International Trade Commission's ruling that it is infringing on two of Apple's patents. "Now the course of action is to…
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U.S. Army Testing Smartphones And Tablets For Combat
The U.S. Army has started a pilot program on June 6th to test the effectiveness of equipping troops with tablets and phones in combat, CNN…
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HTC Shares Tumble After Company Infringes On Apple's Patents
Shares of HTC's stock closed down 3.9% at T$871 on Monday, just three days after the the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that the Taiwanese…
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Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S II Possibly Leaked
When Samsung brought the Galaxy S to the United States, each of the big four carriers launched a variant of the device. We're expecting the…
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Nokia May Slash Prices Across Entire Cell Phone Line This Fall
Nokia plans to drop prices across its entire product line this September in an attempt to bolster sales, industry insider Eldar Murtazin claimed on Friday. The…
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Judge Finds HTC Guilty Of Infringing Two Apple Patents; Could Mean Trouble For Android [Updated]
A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday ruled that HTC's Android phones infringe on two of ten Apple patents covered in a…
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Verizon Says Its 4G Phones Won't Be Compatible With AT&T's LTE Network
If you're looking forward to the possibility of flip-flopping your smartphone's SIM card between a Verizon Wireless 4G phone and an AT&T 4G phone, we…
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Apple Initiates Seven Day App Return Policy In Taiwan
Apple has initiated a new seven day return policy in Taiwan in accordance with the country's consumer protection laws, MacRumors reported on Friday. Taiwanese iTunes…
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