Telefonica, one of the world’s largest carriers, has signed a deal with Microsoft to promote far more heavily the software giant’s Windows Phone 8 operating system and devices running it. The carrier said in a statement on Wednesday that over the next year, it will enhance its marketing efforts for Windows Phone 8 and Windows …

AT&T has expanded its LTE presence in the U.S. The company announced Wednesday that it has turned on seven new LTE markets in the U.S. The new markets include Grand Rapids, Minn., Hot Springs, Ark., and Mount Vernon, Ohio. In addition, AT&T has expanded LTE coverage in Atlanta, New York City, and Columbia, S.C., among other areas. With the new …

Photo-sharing site Imgur has officially taken its Android application out of beta. The company updated the app on Sunday, saying that it’s now “officially” available to the Android community. The application has been available in the Google Play store for quite some time, but was offered in beta status. The full-featured version 1.0 is the final build. The app is …

Samsung is planning to launch a Galaxy S4 variant with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 800 processor, according to a new report. A user manual for a new Samsung device, known as the SHV-E330S (PDF), shows a spec sheet that includes mention of a CPU called the MSM8974. That product ID is the code name Qualcomm uses for its Snapdragon …

LG’s Optimus G Pro has reached 1 million unit sales a few months before its predecessor, the company announced on Tuesday. LG posted the news to its Web site (Translate), saying that it has sold 1 million units in Korea. The device hit the Korean market in February, meaning it took about four months for the Optimus G Pro to …

HTC has unveiled the long-rumored Desire 200. The device, which is designed for customers on a budget, comes with a 3.5-inch display and runs on 3G networks. The inside is similarly budget-friendly, boasting a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor and 4GB of onboard memory. The device has just 512MB of memory. Rumors had been swirling for some time that HTC …

LG is hard at work on a new smartphone that will allow for always-on voice commands, a new report claims. The handset, which will launch in 2014, will allow users to speak commands without needing to touch the screen first, Gotta Be Mobile is reporting on Tuesday, citing three people who claim to have knowledge of LG’s plans.The technology will …

Verizon Wireless could be making its way to Canada, a new report claims. The U.S.-based carrier is considering a plan that would see it acquire a smaller carrier in Canada and then compete to buy wireless spectrum that Canada is auctioning off this year, The Globe and Mail is reporting on Monday, citing people who claim to have knowledge of …

Samsung is ready to launch a new Galaxy S4 that will be capable of connecting to the Internet through the LTE-Advanced 4G technology. Speaking to Reuters in an interview published Monday, Samsung Electronics CEO J.K. Shin said that his company will launch a Galaxy S4 Advanced device designed to connect to the next generation of 4G LTE networks, dubbed LTE-Advanced. …

AT&T has been crowned the leading mobile network provider in a new study from PC Magazine. The news outlet on Monday posted the results of its mobile network research to determine which company — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon — had the fastest speeds in the United States. PC Magazine, which analyzed results across 30 cities, found that AT&T had …