TWICE Staff On Apr 19 2013 - 2:20pm

Blackstone Pulls Out Of Dell Bidding War

Round Rock, Texas — Citing plunging PC sales, the Blackstone Group today withdrew from the bidding war to acquire Dell.

Blackstone executives broke the

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 19 2013 - 2:17pm

Archos Plans Second-Half Smartphone Entry In U.S.

Denver – Archos, the maker of tablets and portable media players, is expanding into smartphones in Europe and plans to enter the U.S. smartphone market

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 19 2013 - 2:08pm

MVNO PlatinumTel Moving In New Directions

Chicago – No-contract MVNO PlatinumTel Communications is moving in new directions.

The company is expanding

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 19 2013 - 10:38am

TracFone Sees Q1 Subscriber, Revenue Surge

Miami— Almost everything’s coming up roses for no-contract cellular MVNO TracFone Wireless, owner America Movil reported.

America Movil of Mexico

By Steve Smith On Apr 19 2013 - 9:55am

Microsoft Reports Higher Revenue, Profits

Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft reported higher revenue, net income and operating income in its fiscal third quarter, ended March 31.

Revenue was up $3

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 19 2013 - 9:30am

Motorola Still Losing Money

Mountain View, Calif. – Google-owned Motorola Mobile saw its first-quarter sales shrink 54 percent to $1.02 billion compared to the year-ago period and its

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 18 2013 - 2:23pm

Nokia’s Q1 N.A. Phone Sales Down In Units, Up In Dollars

Espoo, Finland – Nokia sold fewer cellphones in North America in the first quarter compared to the year-ago period, but their dollar volume rose as the

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 18 2013 - 11:03am

Postpaid, 4G, Smartphones Drive Verizon Wireless Revenue, Income Gains

Bedminster, N.J. – Verizon Wireless activated 1.9 percent fewer new retail subscribers in the first quarter compared to the year-ago period but nonetheless

By Doug Olenick On Apr 18 2013 - 12:01am

Toshiba Unveils The High-End Kira Brand

New York — Toshiba today unveiled a new premium brand called Kira that is part of the company’s move to present a higher-profile image to consumers.

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 17 2013 - 1:07pm

Broad Rollout Of Samsung Galaxy S4 Getting Underway

Dallas – A broad rollout of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone starts this month and runs through the summer, putting the device in the hands of