AT&T is hoping for a happy holiday when it comes to smartphone sales. The wireless carrier is selling smartphones at a record pace — 6.4 million already in the first two months of the quarter, according to Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T’s mobility arm. De la Vega, speaking at an investor conference today, …

Nokia said today that it would launch a variant of its flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, specifically for China Mobile. The Lumia 920T will be the first Windows Phone to run on China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network. The phone is expected to hit the market by the end of the year and sell for 4,599 yuan (about $740). This latest Nokia …

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam isn’t afraid of his competitors’ efforts to raise their game; he welcomes the moves. “My view is, bring that stuff on,” he said during an investor conference today. “I mean, we have got a great network, and I think it will be good for consumers and so it is good for the industry.” McAdam touted the …

Are you gearing up for Black Friday already? When it comes to smartphones, you may want to pause and reconsider any purchases. As with many Black Friday and Cyber Monday “deals,” a majority of the items on sale are outdated models, less-than-desirable devices, or just products that the carriers and retailers are looking to unload. In other words, don’t let …

HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou said today that he was happy with the settlement reached with Apple, and called the estimates floating around “outrageous.” Earlier this month, Apple and HTC struck a 10-year cross-licensing agreement, putting to bed a long-running and bitter legal battle. While the companies didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, analysts had surmised that HTC was …

Republic Wireless, the service provider that made waves last year with its super-low $19 unlimited voice, data, and text messaging plan, is back and open to all. The company garnered headlines and a lot of buzz for its plans when it launched a year ago, and consumers likewise gravitated toward the service — the service provider had to shut its …

Talk about a pivot. When I last talked to SherLabs in March, CEO Satjot Sawhney was busy getting his TapFame product into the hands of game developers. TapFame was a sweepstakes engine that any developer could drop into a game with the aim of raising awareness and loyalty. But after a recent chat, Sawhney said the company had changed directions …

Warner Bros. seemingly threw a bone to cord-cutters and mobile TV watchers on Friday with the release of an app for hit shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “The Big Bang Theory.” It turns out, not so much. The company pulled the app from the U.S. iTunes store shortly after it was made available. The Day After US app was …

The ability to charge a smartphone by simply placing it on a tabletop has been around for a while, but it’s more of a novelty, for early adopters and gadget buffs. Wireless charging cases, back covers, and pads are out in the market, and the Palm Pre memorably championed its Touchstone charging stand a while back, but the options are …

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