By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 22 2013 - 11:46am

Verizon Expands Text Messaging To PCs, Wi-Fi Tablets

Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon Wireless subscribers can now use any Wi-Fi-equipped Apple or Android tablet or networked PC to initiate and receive text

By Doug Olenick On Mar 22 2013 - 10:39am

Smartphones, Tablets Lead Connected Device Penetration: NPD

Port Washington, N.Y. – There are now more than 500 million connected devices in the United States, reached primarily on the back of smartphone and tablet

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 22 2013 - 8:56am

BlackBerry Begins U.S. Rollout Of Z10

New York – The AT&T-network version of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone went on sale today in AT&T and Best Buy stores nationwide at $199 with two-year

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 21 2013 - 2:20pm

Apple, Nokia Tops In Smartphone Satisfaction: J.D. Power

Westlake Village, Calif. – Apple is tops in smartphone customer satisfaction in the ninth consecutive biannual cellphone survey conducted by J.D. Power and

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 21 2013 - 1:37pm

NPD: Network Speed Top Reason To Switch Smartphone Carriers

Port Washington, N.Y. – Getting faster cellular-data speeds is the top reason cited by consumers who are buying a smartphone and considering a change of

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 21 2013 - 11:35am

T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Gets Final Federal Approval

Bellevue, Wash. – The proposed merger of T-Mobile and regional no-contract carrier MetroPCS received its final U.S. government approval, clearing the way for

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 20 2013 - 10:03am

T-Mobile Gets Ready For Its Closeup

Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile, hoping to propel itself out of its fourth-place subscriber-base rank among national carriers, plans next Tuesday to outline a new

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 20 2013 - 8:41am

HTC One Shipments Delayed

New York – HTC is delaying shipments of its new flagship smartphone, seen as a key to turning around the company’s shrinking sales.

In February,

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 18 2013 - 3:24pm

T-Mobile Readies LTE Launch

Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile is gearing up for an imminent 4G LTE launch with the rollout today of an over-the-air LTE upgrade for Samsung’s Galaxy Note

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 18 2013 - 2:47pm

Sony Adds To Xperia Smartphone Line

London — Sony Mobile Communications unveiled a pair of Android smartphones positioned below its recently unveiled Xperia Z flagship.