It’s Nokia’s turn to fire a potshot at Apple and the iPad. In a Web video ad (which is admittedly pretty cheesy with the British narrator), Nokia whimsically attacks Apple’s hit tablet by going after the lack of keyboard and weak battery life, and touts its own Lumia 2520 as the “right tablet.” Related stories …

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Microsoft will soon have its smartphone business. The Redmond, Wash., software giant is set to win unconditional regulatory approval from the European Union, according to Reuters, which cited people familiar with the matter. The deal is virtually done, with Nokia shareholders having already given it their okay earlier this week. Microsoft is also set to take over Nokia’s headquarters in …

No, LG isn’t giving up on the smartphone business. LG responded to a report by Korean publication ET News that it was shifting its resources away from the mobile business and towards televisions, dismissing it as “completely untrue.” Related stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We Recommend …

Sprint is eating everyone’s dust. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base sank to the bottom of a survey conducted by Consumer Reports over cell phone service. Sprint scored “dismal marks” in value, voice, text messaging, and 4G reliability, according to Consumer Reports’ survey released Thursday. Sprint ranked No. 2 behind Verizon Wireless a year ago. Related stories T-Mobile …

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman criticized carriers for rejecting their proposal to install a “kill switch” in smartphones to deter theft, a move they called “highly disturbing.” Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best Internet Providers in Chicago Galaxy S22 Deals: …

The Galaxy Gear recorded 800,000 unit sales over its first two months — so it’s a hit, right? Not exactly. The figure Samsung disclosed is actually the number of smartwatches the Korean tech giant shipped to retailers and partners; it isn’t actually a true reflection of consumer demand. Korean publication Yonhap reported that the numbers represented shipments, and not sales …

Verizon Wireless is hoping to shake up the retail experience. Verizon Chief Operating Officer Marni Walden on Tuesday unveiled its first “destination” store in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The enhanced store is designed to provide education, support, and hands-on demonstrations of wireless products and services. She also said the company would be converting its chain of 1,700 …

AT&T and Nokia have long enjoyed a close partnership, but at one New York event in July, their kinship led to a particularly awkward moment. It was after Nokia had unveiled the Lumia 1020 and its 41-megapixel camera. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega had just walked off stage after extolling the virtues of the device and touting its …

American Express, unlike seemingly everyone else with a stake in the financial world, isn’t interested in creating its own digital wallet for mobile payments. Instead, it is dipping its foot into different facets of the mobile payment world, going for a more neutral stance. “We want our card members to use their cards in whatever form or technology they choose,” …