John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, had the room with his first F-bomb. The event was last January’s Consumer Electronics Show, and scores of reporters, bloggers, and photographers had come to hear what Legere had to say in one of his first public appearances since his appointment as CEO in September. Expectations weren’t high. The audience, …

T-Mobile returned to subscriber growth for the first time in more than two years. The company revealed Wednesday that it added a net 1.1 million customers in the second quarter, with 688,000 (685,000 coming from phone customers) coming from its post-paid, or customers with a higher credit rating score that pay at the end of each month. That’s the highest …

Will the LG G2’s splashy launch mark its first step toward Galaxy S4-like world domination? LG certainly hopes so and has banked heavily on its latest super smartphone to finally give the company a global blockbuster it is so desperately seeking. The Korean electronics giant has been steadily building up the hype for the device, releasing videos, promoting the event …

Now playing: Watch this: 4G networks: How they’re tested 1:53 Apparently, it takes just two words to rile up wireless giants Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Verizon’s latest ad. Verizon Those words, “most reliable,” set off the latest fracas between the two as both attempted to claim network superiority. With handset selection and phone plans so similar, the carriers are increasingly …

The iPhone 5 may have found its polar opposite in Moto X. For better or worse, Moto X — which was unveiled Thursday — is everything the iPhone is not. Rather than a tightly controlled look and feel for the device, Motorola will let customers tweak the colors and materials. Instead of the latest specifications, Moto X employs a solid …

Get ready for Sprint unshackled. The Overland Park, Kan., company is poised to step up its game on multiple fronts in the coming months, with plans to get more vocal on the marketing front and to improve its service by accelerating its network upgrade plans. “Our real focus on the second half is putting the pedal to the metal on …

Isis, the mobile-payments joint venture backed by the major wireless carriers, is ready to make its national debut. Isis said on Tuesday that it plans to launch its mobile-payment service across the nation later this year. The joint venture, created by a partnership formed between Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile, had been quietly testing out the service in two trials …

Well, it’s only supposed to get better from here. That’s the attitude Sprint is likely taking after posting a net loss of $1.6 billion and net subscriber losses of 2 million. While the numbers look bad, there remains reason to be optimistic. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint Merger Mint Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Google Fi, Visible: Which Wireless …

T-Mobile said on Thursday that it has doubled the presence of its low-end prepaid arm MetroPCS as it looks to continue sticking it to AT&T. MetroPCS service is available in 15 additional markets, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle, and San Diego. The service also gets two new prepaid phones starting tomorrow: Nokia’s Lumia 521 and the LG Optimus F3. Related …

Now playing: Watch this: Google Chromecast pushes videos to TV 1:44 Google has no love for BlackBerry or Windows Phone. While unveiling the Chromecast smart-TV dongle on Wednesday, Google inadvertently (or not) slighted the two upstart mobile operating systems. In acknowledging the need for a cross-platform service, Google only touted its interoperability with both iOS and Android. One Google executive …