The Verizon iPhone was the hottest phone in February, according to ComScore. Bonnie Cha/CNET A new report from analyst ComScore says that the Verizon iPhone was the “most acquired” handset during the month of February. ComScore’s sampling, which consisted of more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, notes that the surge of handset buyers responding to …

A lawsuit filed by H-W Technology earlier this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division claims Apple, Research In Motion, Google, and 29 other major technology companies are infringing on a patent it was granted in April 2009. U.S. patent number 7,525,955, which had first been filed in March 2005, is described as …

The maker of a controversial mobile app that critics contend helps drunken drivers avoid police says his company is getting a raw deal from politicians and app marketplaces. Up until last week, driving-alerts application PhantomAlert had been available on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry App World. PhantomAlert CEO Joe Scott is miffed that the software has been taken down by RIM, …

The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided that it will review Eastman Kodak’s patent infringement complaint against Apple and Research in Motion. The move, which was reported by Reuters this afternoon, marks the latest step in Kodak’s mission to get Apple and RIM to pay royalties for allegedly illegally using its intellectual property. The patent in question deals with an …

Following yesterday’s letter from four U.S. senators that asked Apple, Google, and Research In Motion to remove applications that could help drunken drivers evade police checkpoints and other law enforcement efforts, RIM has agreed to the request, saying such applications will soon be removed from its BlackBerry App World. “RIM’s decision to remove these apps from their online store proves …

The line outside San Francisco’s Apple Store for the Verizon iPhone earlier this month. James Martin/CNET Reports of underwhelming iPhone sales on Verizon’s network seem to have been exaggerated. That’s according to Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel S. Mead, who in an interview with The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) said that the carrier had sold more iPhone 4s during its …

Hewlett-Packard today took the wraps off its long-anticipated tablet, a 9.7-inch device it’s calling the TouchPad, along with the bombshell that its WebOS is headed to PCs. The TouchPad will run the company’s WebOS, which it acquired along with Palm as part of a $1.2 billion deal in April. Among its list of features are: a 1024×768 pixel display, a …

HTC Desire owners on Vodafone’s U.K. network received an over-the-air update early Tuesday that came with some unexpected features. No, it wasn’t Android 2.2, code-named Froyo, which brings with it considerable speed updates, home screen enhancements, and tweaks that make it easier to update and manage installed applications. Instead, it was a handful of Vodafone-branded applications, a new Vodafone-branded restart …

Research In Motion on Tuesday introduced the BlackBerry Torch, a touch-screen and sliding-keyboard device that will be the first to feature the sixth version of the company’s phone software. RIM introduces the BlackBerry Torch. Research In Motion The phone, which goes on sale August 12 will be an AT&T exclusive. New or otherwise upgrade-eligible customers will be able to get …