AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Stephen Shankland/CNET AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson recently made some public statements about Google that the Web giant says don’t really pan out, according to 9to5Google. During a panel discussion put on by the Milken Institute last week, an audience member asked Stephenson why there’s such a delay in updating Google’s operating …

Although Sprint has been playing catch up with its competitors in securing 4G LTE markets, internal documents imply that the mobile network may be further along in its quest than previously thought. According to the technology news site TechnoBuffalo, which received the documents, it seems that Sprint’s Network Vision campaign has been in progress in Akron, Ohio; Chicago; Fort Worth, …

With slumping sales in the West, Research In Motion has plans to go to the East. The BlackBerry maker is in the process of opening retail stores throughout the Middle East starting in Dubai, according to Bloomberg. “We’re getting the first one up and running and then we’ll be looking at other cities across the Middle East — Saudi Arabia, …

A lot of hype and eager anticipation surrounded the release of Nokia’s Lumia 900 smartphone yesterday. People debated whether to ditch their iPhones in lieu of this cheaper yet still high-end featured mobile device. However, it seems this latest Windows Phone is off to a rocky start — several owners of the 900s report that their new devices aren’t connecting …

Almost everyone knows someone who has had their cell phone stolen. And most likely, there wasn’t much that person could do about it. Some mobile carriers and the U.S. government are now trying to change that. The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it is partnering with four major carriers to work toward curbing rampant cell phone theft, according to …

Weeks after Research In Motion’s shakeup, losing two co-executives and gaining a new CEO, the company is beginning to make some changes. The latest is acquiring Paratek Adaptive RF, which designs and manufactures adaptive radio frequency front-end components for cell phones. “Watch out providers of mobile phones,” General Partner of Polaris Venture Partners Alan Spoon, which is a lead investor …

If the Federal Communications Commission suspending LightSquared’s initial approval waiver yesterday weren’t enough, the fledgling wireless network was dealt another blow today. Its deal with Sprint Nextel may fizzle. Sprint said it would have to return $65 million to LightSquared if the wireless venture failed to get FCC authorization by a mid-March deadline, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sprint …

In November, the new look for the upcoming BlackBerry London designed by Porsche was leaked to the Web. Photos of the metallic, angular smartphone surfaced along with information about the London being the first phone to run the QNX operating system. Today, however, new photos of quite a different looking phone were leaked, according to CrackBerry. Looking strikingly similar to …

T-Mobile users will get domestic data roaming limits on their cell phone plans on April 5, according to TmoNews. Currently, there are no limits on domestic roaming. A document written by T-Mobile and available on TmoNews says that the mobile carrier is making roaming changes in order to “continue providing competitive pricing options in the industry.” TmoNews writes that T-Mobile …

As smartphone shipments continued to surge throughout 2011, Apple reclaimed its chief position as the No. 1 smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Numbers are rounded Strategy Analytics Throughout various countries, using dozens of operators, the iPhone family overtook Samsung with 24 percent of the market share in the fourth quarter. During this time, …