If you look at Ptch’s pedigree, you have to take the start-up seriously. Ptch CEO Ed Leonard was the former chief technology officer of Dreamworks, known for films such as “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda,” but left to run the start-up, which last week launched an iPhone app that allows users to easily and quickly …

HTC plans to update its One X, One S, and One XL smartphones with Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, the company confirmed to Engadget today. HTC confirmed the upgrade plans, but unfortunately didn’t provide any specific detail on timing to CNET. The company also said the updates would come to versions sold by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Rogers. Related …

Apparently even Nikki Minaj couldn’t spark a renewed interest in Nokia and its Lumia line of smartphones. The company disclosed yesterday in its quarterly report that it shipped 600,000 handsets to North America, a number that includes its newest Lumia phones, as well as a mix of lower end and prepaid Symbian phones already out in the market. Given that …

The world’s first update to Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, was pushed back by Vodafone Australia because the new iteration of the operating system wasn’t up to the country’s standards for emergency phone calls. The update was supposed to give Nexus S users with the carrier the latest version of Android. The Next Web first reported on the …

Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said the response to the carrier’s shared data plan has been positive, despite the wave of criticism that has erupted over the new policy. “Early feedback has been great,” he said during an investor conference call today. “The customer adoption has been tracking with expectations.” The company last month launched its “Share Everything” plan …

Verizon continues to see a slowdown in customer growth, but oddly enough, that’s producing strong profits for the telecommunications giant. The New York telecommunications company posted a profit of $1.83 billion, or 64 cents a share, up from $1.61 billion, or 57 cents a share. Revenue, meanwhile, rose 3.7 percent to $28.55 billion. Analysts, on average, forecast earnings of 64 …

The iPhone’s momentum continues at Verizon Wireless, but isn’t as strong as Droid. The carrier sold 2.7 million iPhones, according to Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo, who spoke during the company’s quarterly investor conference call today. That’s up from 2.3 million a year ago, but down from 3.2 million in the first quarter, as consumers are likely beginning to hold …

Isis, a joint venture among Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA, will likely start trials of its mobile-payment service in August, according to a person familiar with the launch plans. The August target, however, isn’t set in stone. CNET has gotten indications elsewhere that the timing may change. A representative for Isis only said the service would begin trials in …

Verizon Wireless again widened its lead when it comes to 4G LTE coverage, blanketing nearly six times as many cities as all of its competitors combined. The carrier told CNET today that it will launch in 33 new markets tomorrow, bringing the total number of markets to 337. The company is on track to hit its goal of 400 markets …

AT&T launched its own “Mobile Share” plans today, matching Verizon Wireless’ push to get more people to share their data plans with family members. Mobile Share, like Verizon’s Share Everything, provides a bucket of data that can be shared between as many as 10 devices. One of the devices has to be a smartphone, but other basic phones, tablets, and …