By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 4 2013 - 11:37am

IDC: Smartphones To Dominate Global Cellular Shipments In 2013

Framingham, Mass. — The rest of the world with catch up with the U.S. in 2012 when global shipments of smartphones will exceed feature-phone shipments

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 1 2013 - 3:10pm

Sprint Launches $49 LTE Android Phone

Overland Park, Kan. – Sprint expanded its selection of 4G LTE phones with the first LTE phone that it has ever launched at $49.

The ZTE-made Android-

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 28 2013 - 3:28pm

T-Mobile USA Posts More Subs, Lower Sales Gain, Net Loss

Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile USA ended the year with its first full-year subscriber-base gain since 2009 but with a deeper net loss.

In the fourth

By Doug Olenick On Feb 26 2013 - 11:21am

HP Heads Back Into The Tablet Market

Barcelona, Spain — Hewlett-Packard is going to give the tablet business a second try.

The company announced the Android 4.1-based HP Slate 7 at the

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 3:48pm

Nokia Expands Windows Phone 8 Selection Down In Price

Barcelona, Spain – Nokia expanded its selection of Windows Phone 8 smartphones with two models designed to be more affordable than current models.

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 2:43pm

Sony Readies Xperia Tablet Z For Spring Sale In U.S

Barcelona, Spain – Sony Mobile Communications plans a second-quarter global launch of what it called the industry’s slimmest, lightest 10.1-inch tablet

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 2:19pm

Boost, Virgin Prepaid Brands Add First LTE Phones

Kansas City, Mo. — Sprint prepaid brands Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile unveiled their first 4G LTE handsets, having launched their first 4G Mobile WiMAX

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 1:04pm

Consumer Cellular To Add Step-Up Smartphones, LTE Service

New York - MVNO Consumer Cellular, which targets the 50-plus age group with no-contract postpaid service, will move into high-end smartphones, launch 4G LTE service

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 10:55am

Huawei Unveils ‘World’s Fastest’ LTE Smartphone

Barcelona, Spain — Huawei is at the Mobile World Congress to unveil what it called the “world’s fastest smartphone.”

The company is

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 25 2013 - 10:54am

Samsung Extends Galaxy Note Line With 8-Inch Tablet

Barcelona, Spain — Samsung is expanding its Galaxy Note line with an 8-inch Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet, which complements the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and the 5.5-