Research In Motion says it’s hearing all the right things about BlackBerry 10. Carriers and Fortune 500 companies that have played with RIM’s next-generation operating system are enthusiastic about its prospects, Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear told CNET today. More importantly, the carriers have promised their full support, he said. “We will put our full …

HTC needed a slam dunk to reverse its fortunes. It may just have one with the Droid DNA thanks to an assist from Verizon Wireless. The Droid DNA, unveiled today at an event in New York with Verizon, nabs the coveted flagship, or halo, slot at the wireless carrier. Verizon Chief Marketing Officer Tami Erwin said she sees the DNA …

CNET’s live coverage of Verizon and HTC’s launch event, 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET. HTC and Verizon’s invite for the New York event. Brian Bennett/CNET Verizon and HTC have one more mobile device to unveil for the holidays, and it looks to be a big one. The companies are widely believed to be releasing the Droid DNA, which …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC’s pumped up One X+ 1:50 HTC will get another shot at making an impression on AT&T customers. AT&T said late yesterday that it will sell the upgraded version of HTC’s flagship phone, the One X+, for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The previously announced phone will go on sale Friday, with pre-orders already being accepted. …

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The Force is strong with Rovio. The Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise said today in a blog post that its latest offering, Angry Birds Star Wars, rose to the top of Apple’s U.S. app store in two and a half hours — breaking its own records. The game launched yesterday to positive critical reviews and remains the top …

AT&T unveiled the pricing for its Windows Phone 8 devices with the hope that the three phones appeal to different customers. The Windows Phone 8X from HTC will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract, although a yellow or blue-colored version with half the memory will be available as an exclusive product for $99.99. The device can be combined with an …

AT&T believes customers will stick even tighter to its wireless service over the next few years. The company expects to hit a record-low rate of customer turnover by 2015, according to Ralph de la Vega, chief executive of AT&T’s mobility arm. He was speaking today at the company’s investor conference in New York. De la Vega was his usual bullish …

AT&T today laid out a broad plan to upgrade both its wireline and wireless networks and keep its growth moving. Project Velocity IP, or VIP, consists of an investment of $14 billion over the next three years — $8 billion for wireless and $6 billion for wireline — and is designed to expand the company’s 4G LTE coverage on the …

AT&T hopes the third time’s the charm when it comes to Windows Phone. While the company isn’t putting all of its marketing muscle behind its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices, it expects to benefit from the massive promotional push of Windows 8 from Microsoft. The telecommunications provider believes the proliferation of Windows 8 computers and tablets in the market …