Sprint warned last week that delivery of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone would be delayed because of “overwhelming demand and limited supply.” Around the same time, AT&T and Amazon distributor BluTekUSA announced the same. It appears Samsung Electronics wasn’t quite prepared for the wild popularity of its mobile phone. The smartphone-maker has said it …

A former AT&T worker is the latest corporate employee to confess involvement with insider trading, according to Reuters. Alnoor Ebrahim said he sold stock traders information that included AT&T sales numbers for Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry. Ebrahim pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud. “I provided insider information …

In just 20 months, more than 100,000 apps have been published to the Windows Phone Marketplace. That means 313 apps per day, according to the blog All About Windows Phone. Not bad for an apps store playing catch up with Apple’s iTunes and Google’s Play. According to All About Windows Phone, Microsoft’s mobile-app marketplace hit the 100,000 benchmark faster than …

Word on the street is that international travelers using Verizon Wireless might be able to talk on their Samsung Galaxy S III no matter what country they’re in. According to PhoneScoop, Verizon confirmed this rumor. Here’s what PhoneScoop says: Verizon Wireless confirmed to Phone Scoop in an email that its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will eventually be …

It is prohibited for any U.S. person, company, organization, or agency to have any sort of business dealing that involves selling goods or services to Iran, because of U.S. government sanctions. However, today it was reported by Reuters that Iran’s second-largest mobile operator, MTN Irancell, seems to have gotten its hands on mobile computer equipment from several U.S. companies, including …

IBM is introducing its own in-store shopping companion app. Dubbed the “digital shopping assistant,” this mobile app allows consumers to scan items they want to purchase at retail stores with their smartphone and then use an IBM self-checkout station to pay. “Retailers can now deliver a more personalized shopping experience that is less of a chore and more of a …

China is in the big leagues when it comes to cell phone use. According to The Next Web, the Chinese government has officially announced that it now has more than 1 billion mobile phone users. For comparison, the U.S. looks measly with just more than 330 million users, according to numbers from the CTIA wireless association. The Chinese Ministry of …

Already on shaky footing, Research In Motion is being dealt another blow. After 14 years of company loyalty, the company’s London-based head of global sales is moving on, according to the Wall Street Journal. Patrick Spence was with the company since 1998 but had only been in his current position as SVP and managing director of global sales and regional …

In a thinly veiled attempt to get users excited about new mobile hotspot add-ons for smartphones and tablets, Sprint announced that it is swapping its 5GB for $29.99 per month data plan for two more costly options. As of May 18, Sprint launched two hotspot add-ons, the first costs $19.99 per month for 2GB of combined 3G/4G on-network data and …

Samsung announced today that it acquired mobile cloud content service provider mSpot. This means that users will soon be able to access their music and video stored in the cloud via a pre-installed mSpot app on newly announced Samsung mobile devices. “MSpot shares our vision to bring a best-in class cloud and streaming entertainment experience to consumers,” senior vice president …