HTC today warned that its revenue and profitability will continue to slide in the fourth quarter amid continued pressure in the smartphone business. The Taiwan-based company, which primarily builds smartphones and some tablets, warned that its revenue will fall 40 percent year over year to 60 billion Taiwan dollars ($2.05 billion). Its gross margins are …

Even Apple’s iPhone 5 couldn’t slow Samsung Electronics down. The Korean conglomerate’s flagship Galaxy S III had four of its five best-selling weeks in the U.S. after the iPhone 5 was unveiled, Samsung told CNET. The spike after the iPhone 5 launch suggests that consumers hung around to see what Apple had to show off, weren’t impressed, and went with …

AT&T sold twice as many iPhone 5 smartphones as its main competitor, according to mobility chief Ralph de la Vega. AT&T’s closest rival, Verizon Wireless, said last week that it sold 651,000 iPhone 5 units in the third quarter. Based on de la Vega’s statement, this means AT&T rang up sales of roughly 1.3 million units. Sprint Nextel reports its …

When it comes to Apple’s iPhone, AT&T remains its strongest U.S. partner. The Dallas-based telecommunications provider, second only to Verizon Wireless in wireless customers, said today it activated 4.7 million iPhones in the third quarter, with 18 percent new to the company. Still, that’s short of what analysts were expecting, with the company blaming supply constraints for the shortfall. Also …

Sprint Nextel’s super-fast 4G LTE network may not show up in major markets such as New York and San Francisco until as late as March, CNET has learned. When Sprint said in September that it would launch in 100 markets “in the coming months,” many customers were left scratching what exactly that meant. Internally, coming months refers to a period …

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are looking to step up their game when it comes to display quality for their smartphones. Both Korean conglomerates are planning to added full 1080p high-resolution capabilities to their smartphone screens in the first half of next year, according to Korean news Web site MK News. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases …

AT&T will sell Samsung Electronic’s Galaxy Note 2 on Nov. 9 for $299 with a two-year contract. Today’s announcement follows T-Mobile confirming that it will sell the extra-large device for the same price starting tomorrow. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases Please, Clear Your Android Phone’s Cookies and Cache Right Now Save Hundreds on Refurbished Samsung Phones …

Sprint Nextel said today that it now covers 32 markets with its higher speed 4G LTE network. The network now blankets several communities outside of Chicago, collectively known as Chicagoland, well as Wichita Falls, Texas, Hutchinson and McPherson, Kan., and New Bedford/Fall River, Mass. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint Merger Mint Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Google Fi, Visible: …

If you’re anything like me, you’ll spend a lot of time perusing an app store looking for an interesting new game, but then are unable to commit to one. It’s a problem for users looking for games, and it’s a problem for developers who want their games to be found. Hooked believes it has at least a partial solution. The …

Update, October 27: Google’s October 29 Android event has been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy. We’ll update you with a separate post when we know more. Google is betting even bigger on Nexus. The search giant is set to debut the latest version of its Android operating system, known as Android 4.2, at an event scheduled for October 29 in …