Nokia said it exercised “poor judgment” in faking video and stills supposedly shot by the recently unveiled Lumia 920 and that it has taken “appropriate action” to deal with the situation. A Nokia representative, however, declined to specify what “appropriate action” actually meant. “Today, we concluded the internal investigation, and our findings confirm that poor …

Isis won’t be launching its mobile payment trials at the end of summer. Isis, which is a joint venture between Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA, told CNET today that it was delaying the start of its trials, which were scheduled to start this month in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas. Isis is one of several parties attempting …

Google is allegedly playing hardball with its Android partners. The company forced Acer to drop its support of Alibaba’s new mobile operating system, Aliyun, threatening to pull its Android-related cooperation and support if Acer didn’t, according to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires. Acer was originally scheduled to hold a press conference today to show off a smartphone running …

Are you not a Verizon Wireless customer but still want the Razr smartphone? Don’t hold your breath. Motorola Mobility won’t be taking the Razr to another U.S. carrier any time soon, executives from Motorola and Verizon told CNET. “It’s a relationship that works really well,” said Marni Walden, chief operating officer of Verizon Wireless. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside:”We have no …

HTC plans to eschew the “quiet” part of its well-worn tagline, “Quietly Brilliant,” as it looks to mount a comeback in the smartphone business. Jason MacKenzie, head of sales and marketing for HTC. HTC The Taiwanese company plans to go bolder with its messaging to consumers and the media, relying less on joint marketing campaigns with the carriers and standing …

Samsung Electronics could be a major player if it launched its own mobile operating system in a big way, according to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. “There’s a potential elephant in the room with Samsung,” McAdam said at an investor conference today. While Google Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the market, the carriers are anxious for a third alternative. …

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may model his presentation skills after the late Steve Jobs, but his company’s business model looks more like the Bizarro version of Apple. Take today’s announcement of several new Kindle Fire tablets, as well as a discounted price on the original. Amazon is hardly making a large profit on these competitively priced products, something Bezos is …

Nokia today unveiled its latest flagship phone, the Lumia 920, its first to run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. CEO Stephen Elop showed off a bright yellow Lumia 920, larger than its predecessor, the Lumia 900. Nokia later showed off the smaller and lower end Lumia 820 as well. The phones represent Nokia’s latest bid to vault back …

Now playing: Watch this: Nokia CEO Elop on ‘world’s most innovative phone’ 3:43 Nokia CEO Stephen Elop isn’t one to shy away from bold proclamations. “The Lumia 920 is the world’s most innovative smartphone,” Elop told CNET, proudly holding up the company’s latest flagship device. Strong words, but then again, this is the company that proclaimed that the “smartphone beta …

Say hello to the new Motorola Mobility. Motorola, which struggled as a standalone company competing in the cutthroat smartphone business, gets a second chance under Google, a parent with loads of cash and even more patience. Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside. Motorola Mobility The changes start with Dennis Woodside, an ex-Googler who now runs Motorola. Under Woodside, the company reshuffled …