By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 13 2013 - 9:04am

Sprint’s Plans For Clearwire In Disarray

Bellevue, Wash. — Sprint’s plan to buy the Clearwire shares that it doesn’t own has been thrown into disarray. The board of wireless-carrier

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 12 2013 - 3:03pm

CEA Questions AAA’s Distracted-Driving Study

Washington — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) questioned the methodology of an AAA distracted-driver study and pointed to a competing study that rebuts

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 12 2013 - 12:00pm

Samsung Unveils Smartphone With 10x Optical Zoom

London – Samsung unveiled what it called the cellphone’s industry’s first smartphone with optical zoom. The Galaxy S4 zoom is positioned as offering

By Doug Olenick On Jun 11 2013 - 2:21pm

Digital Storm Releases The Virtue Gaming PC

Fremont, Calif. – Digital Storm today released its latest gaming PC, the Virtue. The Virtue gaming PC, available now with a starting price of $1,448, features

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 11 2013 - 9:47am

Dish Considers Options After SoftBank Raises Bid For Sprint

Englewood, Colo. — Dish Network doesn’t seem to be giving up on its desire to purchase struggling carrier Sprint despite a sweetened offer for Sprint by

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 10 2013 - 4:41pm

Consumer Cellular Adds Home-Phone Service

Portland, Ore. — MVNO Consumer Cellular is getting into the home phone-service business. The company launched a cellular base station that plugs into a

By Doug Olenick On Jun 10 2013 - 4:16pm

Adults, Wealthier Americans Dominate Tablet Ownership

New York — About one-third of all Americans now own a tablet, according to a poll by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The study found that 34

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 10 2013 - 3:48pm

Apple Unveils iOS 7 For Fall, New MacBook Air Models

San Francisco — Apple launched a major redesign and upgrade of its mobile OS for iPhones and iPads in the face of growing competition from competitors such as

By Doug Olenick On Jun 10 2013 - 3:27pm

Smartphones Connecting Emerging Markets

Framingham, Mass. — Almost 2 billion connected devices will ship worldwide next year, according to an IDC report. The company’s “Worldwide Quarterly

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 10 2013 - 8:52am

AT&T Extends Eligibility Period For Subsidized-Phone Upgrades

Dallas – AT&T joined Verizon Wireless in announcing a new phone-upgrade policy in which subscribers won’t be eligible for a subsidized phone until