Verizon and T-Mobile USA have been a tad bit of a headache for the National Security Agency when it wants to collect data, according to a new report. Because both Verizon and T-Mobile USA have owners that are based outside of the U.S., the U.S. government is not allowed to collect data directly from the …

Google has faced some European Union antitrust scrutiny as of late, but the company’s troubles might have only just begun. The Financial Times reported Thursday, citing EU documents it claims to have seen, that the governing body’s competition watchdogs are conducting an informal investigation into whether Google is violating competition regulations with its Android operating system. According to the documents, …

Samsung’s Galaxy Camera will be updated at its June 20 event, CEO JK Shin has confirmed. Speaking to Korea Times in an interview published Wednesday, the chief executive said his company will launch a follow-up to its original Galaxy Camera at a June 20 event in London. As with its predecessor, the Galaxy Camera 2 will run Android and feature …

Android vendors shouldn’t expect to make many friends with Apple’s current customers. In a study released Tuesday by gadget-comparison company Retrevo, 81 percent of current iPhone owners will buy another Apple handset when their contracts are up and they have to purchase another device. Another 14 percent of current iPhone owners identify themselves as “undecided.” Just 4 percent say that …

Dish Network isn’t yet ready to let Sprint go. Dish is still examining Sprint’s books to determine whether it wants to make another bid for the mobile carrier, Reuters is reporting on Tuesday. The trouble is, time is running out: shareholders vote on the previous acquisition bid from SoftBank later this month. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint …

Samsung has announced a new addition to the company’s smartphone line. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, the device comes with a 4-inch screen and a 1GHz dual-core processor. It’s running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes in the customer’s choice of 3G or 4G LTE. The 3G option comes with 4GB of internal memory, while the 4G LTE option …

Despite Samsung’s claims last month that its Galaxy S4 was performing quite well on store shelves, and had reached 10 million units sold in less than a month, analysts are concerned things are changing. Samsung’s shares were down around 6 percent Friday, representing their largest drop since August. Blame analysts worrying about flagging demand for the Galaxy S4. JP Morgan …

Huawei, the embattled China-based telecom equipment maker that has been trying unsuccessfully to make an entrance into the U.S., thinks it has the right recipe to be successful in smartphones. Speaking to Reuters in an interview published on Friday, Huawei deputy chairman Guo Ping said that his company wants to expand its presence in smartphones and not co-branded devices with …

Logitech, a company focused on selling tech accessories, has acquired a company that got its start on Kickstarter. TT Design Labs was founded a little under two years ago by Derek Tarnow and Zahra Tashakorinia. The company’s first product was an iPhone accessory, known as TidyTilt, that doubled as both a stand for easier viewing of the iPhone, as well …

Samsung has launched a firmware update for the wildly popular Galaxy S4 that should quell some unrest for those who own the 16GB version. Once the firmware is installed, users will have the ability to offload their app installs to the SD card. That’s especially important for 16GB device owners who were upset to find that they had just 9.15GB …