When Google said it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.4 billion, it was applauded as a bold move to shore up its patent position. A year and a half and several legal setbacks later, many are wondering when — and if — Google will ever see a payoff. Related stories Best Home Security Cameras of …

Clearwire told shareholders in a letter sent on Monday that its best path lies in an acquisition by Sprint Nextel. The letter laid out in extensive detail why Sprint’s offer of $2.97 a share provides the best value for shareholders. Nowhere in the letter does it reference Dish Network’s rival bid for Clearwire, which is actually higher at $3.30 a …

Sid Meier is not a fan of “freemium.” The model of giving a game away only to charge for extras such as new levels, features, or power-ups, has swept up the mobile gaming industry, much to the chagrin of gamers who would prefer to pay once for the complete experience. Meier, a legend in the gaming business thanks to his …

Maybe it’s time to hold off on the Apple negativity. The iPhone franchise captured 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in the first quarter, extending its lead over Samsung, which garnered 21.7 percent of the market, according to research firm ComScore. Interestingly, Apple’s iOS took market share away from Google’s Android, which traditionally has seen more rapid growth. Related …

When LG was developing its first phablet, known globally as the Optimus Vu but in the U.S. as the Intuition, the head of the mobile division, J.S. Park, supposedly obsessed over the slide-top mechanism that covered the charging port, sending back prototype after prototype to his designers. One was too fast, one was too loose, and another was too slow, …

T-Mobile will begin selling phones compatible with its network at MetroPCS stores later this quarter, according to T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert. The goal is to sell only T-Mobile-compatible phones at MetroPCS stores by the end of the year. The move will help accelerate the migration of customers from the MetroPCS network to that of T-Mobile, Sievert told CNET …

Sprint said on Wednesday that is on track to turn off the Nextel iDEN network for good at the end of June. The company previously said it expected to decommission the network by the end of the second quarter. The shutdown, which will begin on June 30, is part of Sprint’s broader Network Vision plan, which includes an upgrade of …

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is not a fan of tablets. Heins questioned the need for the mobile devices in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday. “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,” he said to Bloomberg. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How …

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son didn’t mince words when discussing Dish Network’s unsolicited offer to buy Sprint Nextel from under the Japanese carrier. “To me, it’s ridiculous,” he said Tuesday of Dish’s vision of merging its satellite TV service with Sprint’s wireless service. Son spent more than 90 minutes during an investor presentation in Japan — primarily conducted in English — …

Sprint Nextel has received approval from SoftBank to continue talking to Dish Network about its rival takeover offer, the carrier said Monday. Sprint has already agreed upon a deal in which it would merge with SoftBank, a wireless carrier based in Japan. But Dish last week launched a sweetened $25.5 billion bid for Sprint. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More …