It may not have seemed possible, but the news keeps getting worse for BlackBerry. The staggering mobile phone maker announced Friday a third-quarter loss of $4.4 billion, a stunning freefall from the loss of $965 million suffered in the second quarter of this year. Revenue also tumbled, nestling in at $1.2 billion, down from $1.6 …

Sprint and Dish are teaming up on a project to deliver wireless broadband to areas that may otherwise be out of the loop. Announced on Tuesday, the joint venture would lead to a rollout of fixed wireless broadband to Corpus Christi, Texas, around the middle of 2014. The service would at first be available only in a limited number of …

Android smartphone owners can add some gaming savvy to their device via a new controller from Samsung. Dubbed the GamePad, the steel-framed controller grasps your phone as you work the knobs and buttons to play your favorite games. The GamePad can hold Android devices ranging in screen size from 4 inches to 6.3 inches, so it’s geared more for phones …

Consumers looking for a holiday deal on Nokia’s Lumia 520 will find the price slashed in half at Best Buy. The retailer is currently selling the phone for $50, down from the usual price of $100. The 520 is offered through AT&T’s GoPhone program, which lets buyers prepay for the device without having to sign up for the usual two-year …

BlackBerry is saying goodbye to two of its top vice presidents. Rick Costanzo, executive vice president for global sales, has resigned, while Chris Wormald, vice president for Strategic Alliances, has also decided to leave, a BlackBerry spokeswoman told CNET on Monday. The news follows a report published earlier in the day by the Wall Street Journal, which had cited information …

Sprint has mounted a year-end push to deliver 4G LTE to a larger number of new markets. The carrier announced Monday that it has expanded its 4G LTE network to 70 more cities, including Green Bay, Wis.; Orlando, Fla.; San Diego; and St. Louis. The new LTE markets bring Sprint’s total to 300 across the United States. To ramp up …

Owners of Sony’s Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra should now start to see Android 4.3 pop up on their phones. Sony spilled the beans about the Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra on Monday but cautioned that the actual arrival time of the Android update will vary by market and carrier. Android 4.3 offers several enhancements and tweaks for …

Waze’s popular traffic app isn’t standing still following its takeover by Google. An update released Wednesday for the iOS and Android editions revs up a few handy new features. The app’s main menu has been streamlined to display just the four core features — Navigate, My Waze, Send ETA, and Inbox. Navigate lets you search for and plot your destination. …

Looking for a low-cost keyboard for your Android tablet? One has just landed in North America. Previously available abroad, the LuxePad A110 is a wired keyboard made by the folks at Taiwan-based Genius. The $20 keyboard connects to your tablet via its Micro-USB port and offers dedicated keys for locking the screen, playing music, controlling the volume, and handling other …

Samsung is cooking up a couple of new high-end tablets outfitted with AMOLED displays. At least, that’s the scuttlebutt from a story at South Korean Web portal Naver. Citing an unnamed industry source, Naver said on Friday that Samsung is prepping two tablets, one with an 8-inch screen and the other with a 10-inch screen. Both will come with AMOLED …