With Sprint Nextel aggressively pushing into the prepaid business, it’s no surprise that the iPhone would eventually end up on one of its no-contract units. At the end of June, Virgin Mobile, which is owned by Sprint, began selling the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, representing a new avenue of distribution for Apple. Virgin’s no-contract …

The 2013 SRT Viper will be one of two connected cars under Chrysler. Chrysler Two of Chrysler’s cars are morphing into smartphones, sort of — right down to the ability to access their own “app store.” The 2013 models of the Ram 1500 pickup and the SRT Viper sports car, expected to hit the market later this year, will come …

Samsung Electronics is looking to press its momentum with the Galaxy S III smartphone. The Korean electronics conglomerate said it will offer up to $300 for an existing smartphone if you switch to one of its phones. You can check out the offer here. Samsung has emerged as a dominant player in the smartphone business, taking the crown away from …

Apple and Samsung Electronics’ lead over the rest of the handset field only widened in the second quarter, with the two companies combining for a staggering 108 percent of the industry’s operating profit. How can two companies exceed the 100 percent mark? When several of the other companies, including Research in Motion, Nokia, Motorola, and Sony, posted hefty operating losses …

AT&T is preparing to pull the plug on its 2G wireless network, but it will be a long goodbye. The Dallas telecommunications company said it plans to discontinue its 2G network, also known as EDGE or GSM, by Jan. 1, 2017. It plans to take that 2G spectrum and re-use it to augment its 3G and 4G wireless services. The …

HTC’s planned turnaround is going to take a lot longer than expected. The struggling smartphone company posted a second-quarter profit of NT$7.4 billion, or US$247 million, nearly a 60 percent decline from its year-earlier profit of NT$17.5 billion, or US$584.3 million. Revenue for the Taiwanese company fell by more than a quarter to NT$91.04 billion, or US$3.04 billion. Related stories …

Here’s one acquisition AT&T won’t have any trouble completing. The Dallas telecommunications giant said today it has agreed to buy Nextwave Wireless, a company that holds two bands of spectrum. AT&T will pay $25 million for the company, as well as an additional contingent payment of $25 million and the assumption of debt for a total cost of $600 million. …

Sprint Nextel said today that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the company’s tax collection practices, following a related lawsuit filed by the state of New York. In April, New York Attorney General Eric Schniederman filed a lawsuit against the Overland Park, Kan., wireless carrier, alleging it had stiffed New York state out of $100 million in taxes. …

A while back, when I first heard about broadcasters’ plans to build their own network to deliver local and live TV to smartphones, I have to admit I chuckled a little. The Dyle application running on a mobile device. Dyle The idea that broadcasters, with little to no experience in the wireless world, could accomplish such a feat seemed ludicrous. …

Remember Republic Wireless? The wireless service, which made headlines for its cut-rate $19 unlimited voice, text message, and data plan that relied more on Wi-Fi networks than cellular ones, opened and quickly closed its beta last year. Now the company is ready to reopen its beta to a new wave of customers, and has added the Motorola Defy XT to …