By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 13 2013 - 1:33pm

FCC: Carriers Losing Low-Income Lifeline Subscribers

Washington — Wireless carriers are shedding low-income subscribers who get government-subsidized cellular service now that the Federal Communications

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 12 2013 - 3:45pm

Consumer Cellular Celebrates 1 Million Subscribers

Portland, Ore. — MVNO Consumer Cellular, which targets the 50-plus age group with no-contract postpaid service, signed up its 1 millionth subscriber, and to

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 12 2013 - 2:25pm

LG To Upgrade Optimus L Smartphone Series

Seoul, South Korea — LG will launch its next generation of Optimus L Android smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, where three Optimus

By Doug Olenick On Feb 11 2013 - 12:14pm

Smartphones, Tablets Becoming Music Mainstays

Port Washington, N.Y. – Listening to music on a tablet or smartphone is increasing, according to The NPD Group.

A new study of 2,300 mobile device

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 8 2013 - 12:11pm

Blu Products Adds Big-Screen Android Phones

Miami — Blu Products, which was founded in 2009 and sells cellphones in more than 40 countries, has launched two new

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 8 2013 - 10:24am

Coby Ships First Tablets With Google Mobile Services

Lake Success, N.Y. – Coby Electronics shipped its first Android tablet with access to the Google Play Store and Google Mobile services, and the company plans

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 7 2013 - 2:31pm

Wikipad Offers Up Downsized Gaming Tablet

Los Angeles – Start-up Wikipad, which

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 7 2013 - 1:39pm

ComScore: iOS Share Making Gains Against Android

Reston, Va. – The Android OS remained the dominant OS among smartphone users in the U.S. at the end of 2012, but Apple’s iOS share is creeping up at a

By Doug Olenick On Feb 7 2013 - 1:04pm

PC Losing Ground To Tablets, Smartphones

Port Washington, N.Y. – It is becoming more obvious that consumers are moving their online activity away from their PC and onto mobile devices.

The NPD

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 6 2013 - 4:00pm

BlackBerry Reports Z10 Sales Strong

Waterloo, Ontario – Sales of the BlackBerry Z10, the first phone equipped with the BlackBerry 10 OS, are strong and outpacing launch sales of any previous