Score one for Samsung Electronics. After several legal defeats resulting in a product ban, Samsung finally got a court to side with it. The company said that the High Court of England and Wales ruled that its Galaxy Tab did not infringe upon Apple’s tablet designs, and found 50 different recognizable traits. The victory is …

To: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Re: Those reports of your plans to build an Amazon smartphone As alluring and potentially lucrative as the smartphone business may seem, it isn’t worth the headache and distractions it will bring to Amazon. Look, I get it. Amazon is riding high with profits that still impress Wall Street, a dominant presence online, and healthy …

Samsung Electronics and HTC illustrate the disparity between the haves and have-nots in the smartphone world. Samsung earlier today said that for the second quarter it expects to post a record 6.5 trillion won ($5.7 billion) to 6.9 trillion won in profit and 46 trillion won ($40 billion) to 48 trillion won in revenue, both up significantly over the year-earlier …

AT&T plans to launch a service that will allow customers to report and block stolen mobile devices. The service was initially reported by the Verge earlier today. The service would let a customer block data, voice, and text message access to the phone or tablet but keep their account information in place, avoiding the hassle of creating a new account …

With unprecedented losses, evaporating market share, and enough competitive pressure to smash it into irrelevancy, you’d think Research In Motion would show a bit of urgency. In fact, it’s showing quite the opposite. Rather than rush out a half-baked product, the company said last week that it would push back the debut of BlackBerry 10 from later this year to …

Google today pulled the Galaxy Nexus smartphone from its Google Play store. Customers can no longer buy the device from the store, which has replaced the purchase button with a note that says “coming soon.” Below it is a form to sign up for e-mail alerts for when the phone becomes available. Electronista first spotted the change. Google, however, confirmed …

Research In Motion, despite delays in its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system and continued disastrous financial performance, is just dandy. That’s according to RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, who denied the company was in a “death spiral” and said on a radio interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that “there was nothing wrong with the company as it exists now.” The …

Getting your app discovered is one challenge, but how about sustaining user interest? If your smartphone is like mine, you have a lot of apps that were downloaded on a whim or a recommendation sitting in the apps folder or on the home page, completely untouched. Or perhaps you have a game, productivity, or entertainment app that you obsessively used …

Verizon Wireless isn’t letting up on the gas in its 4G LTE network deployment. The carrier said that its 4G network will stretch to 46 new markets, with expanded coverage in 22 existing markets by tomorrow. The expansive 4G LTE roll-out is a crucial edge that Verizon maintains over its competitors at a time when consumers are looking for faster …

commentary Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system looks great. Too bad anyone who actually cared enough to buy a Windows Phone over the past two years will be left out in the cold. Microsoft today unveiled Windows Phone 8 and confirmed old phones wouldn’t be able to upgrade to the new version. Chalk it up to another brilliant move by …