Sony buys Ericsson out of Android smartphone partnership
Ericsson is accepting nearly $1.5 billion and Sony is taking over the Android-focused Sony Ericsson smartphone brand, along with five key patent families....
Sprint defends iPhone decision, will need up to $7 billion in financing help
Sprint's iPhone sales weren't reflected in its Q3 numbers, but it's already feeling the phone's impact. Sprint announced an LTE deal with Clearwire and a need for financing to help it get past upfront costs that it's confident will pay off. ...
Nokia intros Lumia and Asha phones with emphasis on craftsmanship
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop introduced the first Nokia Windows Phone smartphones at Nokia World and set a tone for the company of elevated design and real craftsmanship. "We're playing to win."...
Netflix who? Kindle Fire to do for video what iPod did for music
While Netflix loses customers, Amazon's Kindle Fire is on track to do for streaming video what Apple's iPod did for the music industry, says one analyst....
Video accounts for up to 60% of carrier data traffic, says report
Pushing wireless carriers to optimize networks for video, Bytemobile reports that it now accounts for up to 60% of traffic, with iPhone users viewing more than Android....
Square payment solution hopes to give NFC a run for its money
Square, the Apple- and Android-friendly credit card solution, announced a partnership with Walmart, as mobile payment users are predicted to exceed 375 million by 2015. ...
Verizon's mobile data growth still driven by Android and 3G
The iPhone and new LTE network are making considerable contributions to VZW's smartphone boom, but most customers are still buying Android phones with plain-old CDMA connections...
Samsung beats Apple for number one spot, says report
Samsung reportedly sold between 20 million and 30 million smartphones during its last quarter, blowing past Apple's 17 million plus iPhones. ...
Microsoft, posting revenue gains, eyes number three smartphone position
Microsoft, leaning on enterprise successes, is counting on Skype and Xbox, as well as deals with Samsung and Nokia, to help it become the number-three smartphone platform....
Q&A: Why Acision took telco messaging service to the cloud
Vendor rolls out personalized mobile messaging services for carriers as a cloud offering, letting operators try out individual features with their customers to see what they like -- and will pay for...
AT&T doesn’t take Q3 off to wait for the iPhone
Sans new Apple and LTE smartphones, AT&T still pulls off an impressive quarter with the help of Android and older iPhone models...
Nokia bears final Microsoft-free quarter, announces losses
Nokia World, and the company's big Windows Phone reveal, can't come soon enough. Slogging through its final Microsoft-free quarter, Nokia announced losses of 71 million euro, a marked improvement from last quarter. ...
Apple moving the iPhone through regional operators, starting with C Spire
With a new universal iPhone 4S, Apple is now able to partner with all of those U.S. carriers it couldn’t reach when it offered only a GSM phone...
Apple disappoints a high-shooting Wall Street, breaks records nonetheless
Apple set new records for iPhone, iPad and Mac sales during its fiscal Q4, but still sent shares falling on Wall Street. It expects December iPhone sales to break new records, and "sky's the limit" growth in China....
RIM BBX OS will marry BlackBerry and QNX and run on everything
All RIM devices will be compatible with BBX, its new mobile platform that's part QNX and part BlackBerry OS, RIM announced during its DevCon keynote....
BlackBerry maker RIM to give away apps and service following outage
RIM, in a show of appreciation, is giving away apps and a free month of service to enterprise customers who last week suffered service issues. With mobile and cloud-based services increasing, what's appropriate compensation? ...
Microsoft's Skype deal official, let the games begin
Microsoft, with Xbox LIVE and now Skype on its side, hopes to run a more interesting game against Android. Both are trying to deeply embed themselves in users' lives. ...
Google puts Q3 emphasis on Google+ and Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Google could hardly make more money if it printed the bills itself. Its upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android and the growth of Google+ were focuses during its Q3 earnings call....
With BlackBerry service resumed, RIM focused on winning back users
RIM held a press conference this morning describing the hardware at fault, apologizing for letting down users and promising their new priority was winning back their trust....
Apple iCloud may be newest Netflix rival
Apple, according to reports, is negotiating to bring movies to its iCloud service. While not a team player, it may cooperate with the Hollywood studios' effort, UltraViolet....
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