HTC will try yet again to mount a comeback with a flagship smartphone, and you can get all the details right here. HTC is planning a global launch of its latest big product at an event that kicks off at 7 a.m. PT today. The company is readying simultaneous events in New York and London, …

Jim Balsillie, the former co-CEO of BlackBerry, has sold off his entire stake in the company, according to a regulatory filing. A year ago, Balsillie was one of the largest individual shareholders in BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion) with 26.8 million shares in the company. But in a document filed today, BlackBerry disclosed that Balsillie no longer holds …

HTC is gearing up for its next big launch. The Taiwanese company has put a countdown clock on its Web site in an effort to tease next week’s event. While the company hasn’t publicly talked about what it will be launching, it is widely expected to unveil its next One flagship smartphone, which has also been known in some circles …

If you casually hit the gym on an occasional basis, Under Armour’s new fitness-tracking system may not be for you. Under Armour unveiled its Armour 39 system today, and at first glance it aims to be a direct shot at other fitness-trackers such as the Nike FuelBand. And while it may potentially take a chunk out of Nike’s business, Armour …

Under Armour is prepared to jump into the heavily contested field of fitness monitoring with its Armour39 system. Armour39 consists of a sensor-equipped strap worn around the chest (or right below it); it includes a center sleeve for a “bug,” which acts as a computer in storing and moving fitness data to the cloud via Bluetooth. Users can check their …

Wireless carriers hope they can weather Nemo better than Sandy. With a massive blizzard hitting the Northeast region just months after superstorm Sandy devastated the area, the carriers are working to avoid the same kind of mass outages that previously struck their networks and left hundreds of thousands of people without service. AT&T said it has an “arsenal of disaster …

Sprint Nextel is in for a massive overhaul. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier will finally rid itself of the Nextel albatross — both the service and the name — by the end of the first half of the year. It will merge with SoftBank, giving it access to cash to speed its network deployment. It will also acquire full control …

Sprint probably can’t wait to excise the Nextel part of its business. The Overland Park, Kan., wireless carrier reported hefty fourth-quarter subscriber losses on the Nextel side, with more than 1 million customers leaving the service, easily offsetting the gains made on its core Sprint business. In total, it lost 337,000 net customers. Sprint posted a loss of $1.32 billion, …

Sprint Nextel won’t be abandoning its unlimited data plan or current pricing structure any time soon. The company isn’t considering any changes to its current offering, CEO Dan Hesse said during a conference call with investors today. “We always reserve the right to make changes, but we are not anticipating any,” Hesse said. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers …

BlackBerry may not want to wave that victory flag just yet. The early word is that sales of the new BlackBerry Z10 in the U.K. have been impressive, with some stores reporting sellouts. But Michael Walkley, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, said that initial sales may be more mixed than they first appeared. Related stories BlackBerry Q10 phone may not …