AT&T wants to set the record straight about its 3G wireless coverage. The company has placed a statement on its Web site defending itself against critical advertisements Verizon Wireless has been running that highlight areas of the country where AT&T lacks 3G coverage. “We typically don’t respond to competitors’ advertising,” AT&T said in its statement. …

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm said Thursday that it has started providing new wireless chipsets that combine 3G and 4G wireless technology to help carriers transition to the next generation of wireless technology. The company said Huawei Technologies, LG Electronics Novatel Wireless, Sierra Wireless, and ZTE are among the first mobile-device manufacturers to test the new chips. Qualcomm said that devices …

Motorola is looking to sell its business for TV set-top boxes and network equipment for about $4.5 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday. The newspaper cites people familiar with the matter who say Motorola is in the early stages of finding a buyer for the business unit. Potential buyers include private-equity firms and competing equipment makers. Motorola …

Clearwire investors are pumping in another $1.5 billion into the venture to help pay for the company’s nationwide 4G wireless network, according to The Wall Street Journal. The article cites two unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” who said that Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks have all agreed to contribute an additional $500 million …

NEW YORK–More than a hundred people were lined up at midnight outside a Verizon Wireless store in midtown Manhattan to be among the first people to buy the new Motorola Droid. More than a hundred people showed up at a Verizon Wireless store in New York City at midnight to buy the new Motorola Droid Thursday night. Marguerite Reardon/CNET About …

NEW YORK–The new Motorola Droid got a sleepy reception on Friday morning when it officially went on sale across the country in Verizon Wireless stores starting at 7 a.m. in some places. From New York to San Francisco, most stores around the country had few if any lines when doors opened Friday morning. There was a handful of people waiting …

I’m sure you’ve heard of Apple’s App Store for the iPhone. But have you ever heard of an independent mobile app store called GetJar? No? Well, that’s not surprising. The tiny company now based in Silicon Valley has done virtually no marketing. And yet in the nearly five years it’s been around, the company has managed to build the second …

Cisco Systems reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations with good sequential growth, giving hope that the ailing economy is on the upswing. The network equipment maker on Wednesday reported that fiscal first-quarter profits and revenue that were down from the same quarter a year ago but up from the previous quarter. Cisco reported a quarterly profit of $1.8 billion, …

Networking giant Cisco Systems announced another acquisition this week. This time the company said it will buy the set-top division of a Chinese digital cable technology company. Late Monday, Cisco said it would pay a total of about $44.5 million for the set-top unit of DVN. It will pay $17.5 million upfront, and the remaining $27 million will be paid …

It was bound to happen. AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless over its “There’s a Map for That” advertising campaign. When I first saw the advertisements on TV, I thought for sure that AT&T or Apple would file a lawsuit claiming the advertisement was too similar to the iPhone’s “There’s an App for That” slogan. I was right about one thing. …