U.S. smartphone users continue to favor Samsung phones and Google’s Android operating system, according to a report released today by ComScore MobiLens. The report surveyed more than 30,000 mobile subscribers over a three-month period ending in May, finding that Samsung has 25.7 percent of the market share as a manufacturer and Google’s Android has 50.9 …

T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm has resigned and will return to Europe where his family lives, according to a press release from the company. GeekWire reported that a leaked internal memo reveals Humm is leaving to work for a competitor. CNET’s messages to Deutsche Telekom, the company that owns T-Mobile, have not been returned, but ZDNET reported a confirmation from …

Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and San Antonio will have access to Sprint’s 4G LTE network on July 15, the company announced today. This signals the beginning of what Sprint hopes will be an aggressive expansion of its 3G and 4G network. 4G LTE boasts faster data speeds for downloads and streaming, while an improved 3G network should mean better …

Purportedly leaked specs of Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry 10 line show a new all-touch smartphone that has a higher resolution screen than the Retina Display on the iPhone 4S, according to BlackBerry news site N4BB.com. The specs include details of both the BackBerry 10 L-series, an all-touch-screen device, and the N-series, which features the traditional physical QWERTY keyboard. The …

Uh oh, looks like Mircrosoft’s partners really are not big fans of the Surface. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters that Microsoft’s strategy to take on Apple with the Surface tablet will fail. Microsoft left its partners in the dark about its tablet, releasing it this week at a secretive, Apple-style …

Smith Micro Software, a company that normally stays behind the scenes of mobile service carriers, has released an iOS product that aims to let consumers connect to Wi-Fi in lieu of clogged networks. The company today announced its NetWise SmartSpot tool, which switches users to Wi-Fi when it’s available and switches back to networks when the Wi-Fi is out of …

The number of tablet users is on the rise, according to a report from the Online Publishers Association released today. By 2013, nearly half of the United States’ Internet users will own tablets, the study estimates, based on a survey examining demographics and consumer behavior and attitude toward advertising. That means more than 117 million people will own slates in …

LightSquared has reached an agreement over a bankruptcy loan from a group of lenders and intends to continue to fight for millions more, the Dow Jones news service reported. After declaring bankruptcy last month, the company negotiated with a group of hedge funds holding more than $1 billion of LightSquared’s debt. The lenders want “severe restrictions” placed on $190 million …

When it comes to advertising on mobile devices, bigger screens don’t necessary equate to more clicks. Although the Amazon Kindle Fire’s popularity may be dipping, a mobile advertising company says that users of the 7-inch tablet click on more ads than do those who use the 9.7-inch Apple iPad. Jumptap, a company that focuses on targeted mobile advertising, released a …

CNET staffers try to break Gorilla Glass at a Corning facility. Lynn La/CNET Phones, tablets, and TVs with thinner, flexible screens may be available to consumers as soon as next year. Corning, the maker of glass used in Apple and Samsung mobile devices, has rolled out its new glass today, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Corning sent out samples to phone, …