Huawei’s Ascend P1 smartphone has finally landed in the U.S. The device, which made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show last year and cleared regulatory hurdles all the way back in May, is available starting today on Amazon for $449. At that price, consumers will get it unlocked and be able to run it …

Skype has updated its Windows Phone application with some new features — and the loss of a key one. The company yesterday updated its app for Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 with a preview release. Skype was quick to point out that the “experiences are not yet final,” adding that some features “are work-in-progress and may not function …

The last week of 2012 saw a significant surge in the number of apps downloaded by iOS and Android users, according to new data from research firm Flurry Analytics. From December 25 through December 31, 1.76 billion applications were downloaded by iOS and Android users, up 65 percent compared with the weekly average of 1.07 billion between December 4 and …

U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh has denied Samsung’s request to keep its phone and device sales data out of the public’s eye. According to Bloomberg, which obtained a copy of an order filed earlier this week, Koh decided that Samsung must file and cannot seal an exhibit detailing total units sold on certain Samsung products. The products included in …

Nokia and Research In Motion have settled all of their patent disputes, but the BlackBerry maker appears to have landed on the wrong side of the deal. Nokia announced today that it has agreed to a deal with RIM that will end all patent infringement litigation between the companies. RIM has agreed to make a one-time payment to Nokia to …

As expected, the European Union’s European Commission (EC) has filed a formal “statement of objections” against Samsung over its actions in cases against Apple. The EU’s competition-governing body today announced that, in its “preliminary view,” Samsung’s requests for injunctions against Apple products over their alleged use of wireless patents Samsung owns “amounts to an abuse of a dominant position prohibited …

Verizon has added 29 new LTE markets to its service. The company announced today that Selma, Ala., and Port Angeles, Wash., are among the many markets getting access to its LTE service today. With those cities added, Verizon now offers its LTE service in 470 markets across the U.S. Verizon said today that it’s also expanding its LTE availability in …

The European Union is expected to file an antitrust case against Samsung very soon. According to Reuters, which spoke with the European Union competition chief Joaquin Almunia, his office will “issue a statement of objections very soon” against Samsung. Almunia didn’t say what would be included in those objections, but the move follows a year-long investigation into Samsung’s patent practices. …

Samsung announced today that the U.K. rollout of its Premium Suite upgrade for Galaxy S3 owners kicks off today. The company, however, didn’t say where else it will roll out the software in coming weeks. Samsung announced the Premium Suite upgrade for the Galaxy S3 earlier this month. The update delivers a wide range of features, including multiple window support, …

Nokia may be jumping into the tablet fray with a Surface RT alternative, if the not-always-reliable site Digitimes is to be believed. The mobile company is in talks with Qualcomm and Microsoft to begin development of a 10-inch Windows RT-based tablet, Digitimes reported yesterday, citing supply chain sources who claim to have knowledge of the discussions. The company plans to …