When two people decide to get married, they merge their lives, often combining families, finances, and worldly possessions. But should this also include their wireless plans? In this edition of Ask Maggie I explore the answer to a question that many newly engaged couples might be asking themselves: do we sign up for the wireless …

Change is never easy. Just ask Nokia, which today posted its third consecutive quarter of hefty losses, despite strong sales of its new Windows Phone portfolio. In the fourth quarter, the Finnish handset maker said it lost 1.07 billion euros, or $1.4 billion. During the same period a year ago, the company posted a 745 euro profit. Overall handset sales …

If indie bands can dress like Fleetwood Mac circa 1975, and women in New York City can sport leg warmers like “Flashdance” extras, why can’t Samsung bring back the stylus pen for tablets and smartphones? It seems like the company just might try to revive this old trend, much like those indie rockers and fashionable hipsters of New York City …

Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop wasn’t kidding when he said at the launch of the new Lumia 900 Windows Phone at CES that pricing for the device would be competitive. The new Lumia 900, which had been announced earlier this month at CES for AT&T’s network, will sell for $99.99 with a two-year service contract starting March 18, sources with knowledge …

Apple’s voice-activated, personal assistant, Siri, is a cool app to show off at parties, but is it useful enough for me to upgrade to the iPhone 4S? And how can I make sure that I don’t get socked with a surprise $1,000 bill when I return from my winter vacation in the Caribbean Islands? These are the questions Ask Maggie …

Despite strong sales in wireless and its Fios broadband products, Verizon Communications posted a quarterly loss, which it attributed to noncash pension charges and high costs associated with selling the Apple iPhone. Roger Cheng/CNET The company today reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.02 billion, or 71 cents per share, compared with a profit of $2.64 billion, or 93 cents a …

Research In Motion’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, has his work cut out for him, and time is of the essence in this fast-paced market. RIM’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET The company’s stock price has plunged more than 75 percent in the past year as investors have lost confidence in the company. And competitors Apple and Google …

AT&T has jacked up the prices of its data service, but it’s giving customers more bandwidth each month. Is the carrier offering its subscribers more bang for their buck or simply trying to squeeze more cash from its customers? In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer my opinion and offer some advice to AT&T customers troubled by the new …

European regulators said Thursday that they have set a new deadline of February 13 to decide the fate of Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Reuters reported. Regulators for the European Union originally said they’d make a decision on the merger by January 10. But in December, the EU Commission delayed the deadline stating that it wanted to review additional documents …

LightSquared, the company seeking final FCC approval to build a nationwide 4G wireless wholesale network, said that a test showing interference between its service and GPS systems was rigged by manufacturers of GPS receivers and government workers to produce bogus results. On a conference call Wednesday with reporters, LightSquared executives Jeffrey Carlisle and Geoff Stearn, along with paid consultant Ed …