AT&T is once again said to be vying for the world’s second-largest mobile carrier, Vodafone. AT&T’s executives are currently “laying the groundwork” for a takeover of the carrier, which could expand both companies’ reach to more than 500 million wireless subscribers, according to Bloomberg. Verizon and AT&T were originally said to be involved inplans to …

Nexus 7 owners looking to protect their tablet now have four new cases from Google. Introduced Tuesday on its Play Store, Google’s $49.99 cases for the 2013 Nexus 7 model come in black, white or gray — with colored accents. And similar to Apple’s Smart Covers and Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX cases, the covers can contort to function as …

The U.S. International Trade Commission needs a little more time to make a final decision on whether or not Samsung infringed on Apple’s patents. In a note Thursday evening, the ITC said it would deliver that decision by Friday, August 9. That’s the same day the two companies head to court for oral arguments on permanent injunctions from the trial …

Apple and Samsung’s latest smartphones will face the scrutiny of state and federal prosecutors in San Francisco on Thursday, who plan to test the latest in antitheft security. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are testing the latest security features of Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to see whether they can …

A recent analysis of Twitter activity during the debut of Apple and Samsung’s latest smartphones shows a wide difference in how much both products were mentioned. That study, done by Investing Analytics, showed that the iPhone 5 was mentioned in more than five times the number of tweets than the Galaxy S4 on the day of and the day after …

Twitter today invited developers to a platform-focused event at its headquarters early next week, where it plans to show off new features. The event — which begins at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday and is scheduled to run until 9 p.m. — is not open to the press, the company said. The company offered no other details as to what will …

Now that Samsung has said it’s working on a high-tech watch, one that presumably will pack smartphone features, 2013 could shape up as the year of smartwatch wars, with longtime foes Apple and Samsung leading the battle. The motivation, Wall Street analysts argue, is that the biggies need another act as growth of smartphones sales are already slowing. Could smartwatches …

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone is here. Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy S4, the much awaited successor to the S3, at an event in New York tonight. The handset, which has a 5-inch display, will be available on 327 carriers in 55 countries, starting in April. The company did not provide a price. It packs new features like simultaneous …

Google today pushed out its first update to its mapping software on Apple’s iOS, adding a few new features. Chief among them is integration with a user’s Google contact list, a feature that will pull up any addresses you have stored with Google, and not just on your phone. The update (iTunes) also adds a new option in the search …

The White House today backed an Internet petition asking the Library of Congress to change its stance on the legality of smartphone unlocking. In a post on the We The People blog, R. David Edelman, the White House senior adviser for Internet, innovation and privacy, said the administration agrees with those who signed the petition, and aims to support any …