By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 30 2013 - 2:10pm

BlackBerry 10 Launches, Faces Stiff Challenges

New York — The maker of BlackBerry smartphones pinned its survival on today’s global launch of its first two BlackBerry 10 OS smartphones.

TWICE Staff On Jan 30 2013 - 10:31am

DOJ Asks FCC To Hold Softbank/Sprint Decision

Washington — The Department of Justice has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay its decision on Softbank’s plan to acquire control

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 29 2013 - 10:51am

BlackBerry 10 To Get HD Video Chat

Waterloo, Ontario – RIM will integrate ooVoo’s HD videochat app into the BlackBerry 10 devices that RIM is launching, the companies announced.

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 29 2013 - 10:49am

Apple’s iOS 6 Gets Its Update

Cupertino, Calif. – Apple launched its free iOS 6 update to add features and enable more carriers in the U.S and foreign countries to offer 4G LTE service to

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 5:14pm

GameStop Adds To Cellular Portfolio

Grapevine, Texas — GameStop is expanding its portfolio of cellular products with the addition of no-contract prepaid Net10 service in all of its 4,400 U.S.

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 1:02pm

Global Smartphone Growth Slows, But Android Share Surges

Boston – Growth in global smartphone shipments slowed to 43 percent in 2012 from the previous year’s 64 percent because smartphone penetration began to

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 1:01pm

Kyocera, Sprint Ready Their First Ruggedized 4G Smartphone

San Diego — Kyocera Communications and Sprint will launch their first 4G ruggedized smartphone sometime in the spring.

The LTE-equipped Android-based

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 10:31am

RIM Begins Promotional Drumbeat For BlackBerry 10

Waterloo, Ontario — Research In Motion isn’t waiting for Wednesday’s official BlackBerry 10 OS launch to generate promotional buzz.

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 25 2013 - 12:12pm

Samsung Gains Global Cell Share In Slow-Growth Market

Boston – Global cellphone shipments rose a modest 2 percent in 2012 to 1.6 billion units compared with 13.7 percent growth in 2011, with Samsung knocking out

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 23 2013 - 3:20pm

Cricket Scales Back National Retail Distribution

San Diego – Prepaid wireless carrier Cricket pulled out of most of its national retail accounts with the exception of Walmart and RadioShack at the end of