Nokia, the world’s largest cell phone maker, is under assault as companies like Apple challenge it in the increasingly popular smartphone market. The Finnish device maker says it’s fighting back with its own cool phones and an Internet services platform called Ovi that will allow consumers to buy digital content, such as music and videos, …

Initial response to the new Motorola Droid smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network have been very good, thanks in large part to the updated Android 2.0 operating system. A look at how multiple accounts are handled in the contact list of an Android 2.0 phone. Google The new updated version of the open-source operating system offers new Android phones a …

Could Motorola’s new smartphone, the Droid, be the company’s next Razr a la 2010? Judging from the hype surrounding the new smartphone, which is the first device to use the Google Android 2.0 operating system, there is a good chance the Droid could be the breakthrough device that helps Motorola rise from the ashes. But it will likely take more …

Updated 8:32 a.m. PDT with information from the conference call. Sprint Nextel is still losing customers, the company said Thursday as it reported a third-quarter loss. Sprint’s losses widened to $478 million, or 17 cents a share, during the quarter that ended September 30, from a loss of $326 million, or 11 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell …

Motorola Droid hands-on photos +2 more See all photos NEW YORK–Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to get their hands on the much anticipated Google Android phone called the Droid. The companies officially unveiled the device at an event here. Like most smartphones of its class, the phone will cost $199 with a two-year contract. And it will be …

Correction, 5:25 p.m. PDT: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of iPhones AT&T sold in the third quarter. The company has not disclosed that information. This story also incorrectly described Verizon Wireless’ churn rate. The story has been corrected to reflect the changes. Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg said Monday during the company’s third-quarter conference call …

Verizon Communications posted on Monday a third-quarter dip in profits, though the company’s wireless business showed strong results. The carrier’s overall profits were hurt by the continued decline of its wireline business. But the company is making up for much of the loss with wireless. That said, Verizon did not add as many customers in the third quarter as AT&T, …

Say what you will about the wireless phone companies, but in a crunch their managed 3G cellular networks get the job done when Wi-Fi connections fail. I was in Chicago at a telecom trade show this week and had to cover a Federal Communications Commission’s meeting via Webcast. Ironically, the meeting was focused on the FCC’s proposal to draft new …

Net neutrality supporters may be celebrating the Federal Communications Commission’s unanimous vote Thursday to begin developing open Internet regulation, but the battle is far from over as the yet-to-be-written regulation is already facing Congressional opposition and will also likely be challenged in court. Votes at the FCC for the proposal to get the ball rolling on new rules to protect …

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to get the ball rolling on creating regulation that will keep the Internet open. All five commissioners voted in favor of advancing the rule-making process for a proposal that was put forth by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski during the agency’s open meeting Thursday. With three Democrats on the commission, it was no surprise …