Aloysius Low/CNET Sprint will soon have a new smartphone to offer customers. The HTC One E8 is headed to Sprint’s network at some point in the future, the carrier announced on YouTube Thursday. The video, which was removed Friday afternoon from Sprint’s YouTube page, didn’t provide many details on Sprint’s plans for the handset, including …

A China Mobile store in Beijing Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images Despite strong profits, the world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, is eyeing ways to grow its business in new ways, Chairman Xi Gouhua,confirmed in an earnings call on Thursday. Speaking to investors in an earnings call earlier reported on by The Wall Street Journal, Xi said that China Mobile is seeking …

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS have combined to downright dominate the smartphone market, but it’s Google’s mobile operating system that continues to make its presence felt, according to new data from research firm IDC. During the second quarter, over 255 million Android-based devices shipped worldwide, representing an 84.7 percent market share, IDC reported on Thursday. Apple’s iOS came in second …

The LG G Pad 8.0 LTE. LG An 8-inch tablet is hitting store shelves for those who prefer an LTE option for an Android-based device. LG on Thursday announced the launch of the LTE version of its G Pad 8.0 tablet. The device, which looks exactly the same as its previously announced Wi-Fi-only G Pad 8.0, comes with a 1.2GHz …

Apple’s iPhone 5S (left) and iPhone 5C. Apple Apple’s brick-and-mortar stores will soon offer access to carriers’ financing plans, a new report claims. Starting August 20, many US-based Apple stores will give customers the option to buy iPhones through financing plans offered by AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, 9to5 Mac reported Tuesday. The Apple-focused site viewed what appear to be employee …

Tencent Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, which operates online games and the WeChat messaging service, said Wednesday its profit grew 42 percent as smartphone gaming revenues continue to rise. Tencent reported second-quarter earnings (PDF) of 5.83 billion yuan ($949 million) and revenue of 19.74 billion yuan for the three months ended June 30. Earnings excluding some items were 5.87 billion …

Apple has again been awarded a boatload of new patents, but one stands out for its obsolescence. The US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent on a filing that dates back to 2008 on the integration of a camera into a mobile device. Interestingly, the patent also includes a standalone camera built into a small, rectangular …

Yo Yo, a mobile app that only allows people to say “yo” to each other, has added some features. Launched Tuesday, the Yo update now lets people create profiles and show both a name and photo in addition to their usernames. Although Yo isn’t letting users add more content to their communications, they can now attach a link to messages …

Soon enough, the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S will be superseded. Apple Photos have surfaced showing what could be the iPhone 6’s rear backplate. Sonny Dickson, a noted Apple leaker who has made a name for himself for producing typically accurate leaks and information related to the notoriously secret firm, has published photos of what could be the backside of …

The Galaxy S5 CNET Samsung can’t get away from a rash of bad news lately. Fitch Ratings, a major credit rating agency in the US, shared negative sentiment Tuesday on Samsung’s chances in the smartphone market over the next year. Nitin Soni, director of corporate rating at Fitch, predicted that Samsung’s worldwide smartphone market share will fall from 31 percent …