After years of anticipation, frustration, and delays, Research In Motion (now re-branded BlackBerry) finally lets BlackBerry 10 loose. So now what? That’s the question a lot of folks in the industry are asking now that BlackBerry is just days (or months, depending on the region) from competing in the market with its first legitimately new …

Yes, it’s true. After several frustrating delays, Research In Motion is ready to formally pull back the curtain on its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system and its first wholly new BlackBerry in a year and a half. Whether RIM has enough up its sleeves to really wow the public remains to be seen. But there’s no question that the company …

HTC may be set to unveil its next big thing on February 19. The troubled Taiwanese handset manufacturer sent out invitations to an event set for that date in New York. There is little information beyond the timing and location. Related stories Best VR Headsets of 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage …

A pornographic video briefly made Vine’s “Editor Pick” list, further raising the question of whether the video-clip-sharing app has a porn problem. The clip showed up this morning and was spotted by The Verge, before it was quickly taken down. A video featuring the “I love NY” logo is the current top editor’s pick. Vine, a Twitter app that allows …

LAS VEGAS — Alec Saunders needed a little bait. Soon after Saunders took over the developer relations team, he asked Research In Motion’s then co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in October 2011 for 25,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. When Lazaridis asked why, Saunders said he intended to give them away. “His jaw just dropped to the floor,” Saunders told CNET. “He stood there …

Verizon Wireless is unloading a swath of spectrum on AT&T for $1.9 billion. The spectrum, part of Verizon’s 700MHz B block, which it isn’t using itself, will likely be used by AT&T to further augment its 4G LTE deployment as it looks to strengthen and broaden its coverage. As part of the deal announced today, AT&T will give up a …

AT&T has looked at the idea of making consumers pay for their own smartphones in monthly installments, according to CEO Randall Stephenson. The idea of handset financing runs counter to the current model of subsidizing phones at a lower initial price in exchange for a higher monthly bill. Under handset financing, consumers would pay an upfront fee for the phone, …

Nokia’s got a pulse again, but it will take a lot more juice to fully jolt the company back to life. The Finnish mobile device maker today reported its fourth-quarter results, and the signs are encouraging. After several quarters of losses, the company returned to profitability. Its Lumia smartphone brand, which features the Windows Phone operating system, appears to be …

AT&T posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss, which was again weighed down by a change in the valuation of its employee pension plan. Reporting results today, the company, however, added 780,000 contract subscribers in the period, and sold a record 10.2 million smartphones, of which 8.6 million were iPhones. AT&T posted a loss of $3.9 billion, or 68 cents a share, …

The successor to Samsung Electronics’ blockbuster Galaxy S3 could launch in April. That’s according to Samsung news Web site SamMobile, which pegs the phone’s launch on April 15. The Galaxy S franchise has emerged as a true competitor to the iPhone, and garners as much hype and anticipation as Apple’s marquee smartphone. While early iterations of the Galaxy S phone …