If you’ve been dreaming of Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones, the 2012 Mobile World Congress promises to be quite the party. Early this morning, ZTE announced that it would reveal two Android 4.0 devices at the annual wireless trade show, which begins February 27 in Barcelona. On the outside, the candy bar designs don’t appear to …

At this point, there may not be any new phones left to unveil at Mobile World Congress. This time Samsung is getting a head start on next week’s wireless trade show by announcing the Galaxy Mini 2 and Galaxy Ace 2. Though we heard rumors of the Mini 2 last week, Samsung waited until early Tuesday morning to make the …

In the cell phone world, upgrade fees are the root of all evil. Well, maybe not all evil, but they’re responsible for a big portion of it. Apparently, though, carriers don’t agree. Consider that on Friday, AT&T confirmed that it was doubling its upgrade fee from $18 to $36. So now, any AT&T customer who decides to upgrade to a …

Though last month’s CES offered plenty of mobile news, committed wireless watchers know that the annual Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona is the smartphone and tablet jackpot. This year, the fun begins on February 27 with a full afternoon of press conferences coming the day before. And though a possible transit strike is threatening to muck up the logistics …

With Mobile World Congress just three weeks away, rumors continue to fly about what we might see out of big players like Nokia, LG, Samsung, and HTC. Sony has been a notable exception up until now, but a recent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may finally offer some clues as to what the company has in store. …

Google’s Android operating system may soon receive the U.S. government’s seal of security approval, according to a report from CNN. Citing a source close to the project, CNN says that developers in a government program are working on smartphones that run a customized version of the OS with security improvements. Though the first batch of test devices is authorized only …

I can’t match the sultry tones of Julie London, but if I could I’d croon for AT&T to cry me a river. You see, America’s favorite carrier is a bit peeved at the Federal Communications Commission for squashing its $39 billion dream of acquiring T-Mobile. Not only did the carrier lose its chance to pick over the corpse of a …

Thank to a well-timed Verizon Wireless announcement just two weeks after the phone’s unveiling, we now know that Motorola’s Droid Razr Maxx will arrive in stores this Thursday, January 26. The new handset has all the powerful features of the well-received Droid Razr while almost doubling the battery to an impressive 21 hours of talk time. I won’t refuse more …

T-Mobile and AT&T formally asked the Federal Communications Commission today to approve the transfer of $1 billion in wireless spectrum due to T-Mobile following following the failed merger between the two carriers. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s senior vice president for government affairs, said that the additional spectrum will help the carrier meet the …

LAS VEGAS–If Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has his way, the United State would have universal broadband coverage by the end of the decade. And if we really has his way, his agency will be able to reallocate the needed wireless spectrum as it sees fit. “As you know we’ve asked Congress to give the FCC the authority to …