Now playing: Watch this: HTC Evo 4G LTE 1:35 Sprint Nextel unveiled the HTC Evo 4G LTE today, its own take on HTC’s highly touted comeback phone. The Evo 4G LTE is a slightly redesigned One X, which HTC unveiled to critical acclaim during Mobile World Congress. It will be available some time in the …

The ink was barely dry on Nokia’s deal with Microsoft to use Windows Phone more than a year ago when Nokia rushed to AT&T in an early bid to get a foothold back into the U.S. AT&T was hesitant at first. The company’s existing lineup of Windows Phone devices hadn’t sold well, and Nokia hadn’t had much of a presence …

Amazon is holding trials for a service that lets consumers pay for additional services or features through a mobile application, a burgeoning business called in-app purchases. The service is being tested by Skimble, which sells physical fitness programs and has been involved with the pilot program for about a month, according to Bloomberg. Such a move would put Amazon even …

Research In Motion got slapped with a patent lawsuit by NXP Semiconductors, Reuters reported today. The lawsuit deals with patents that relate to design, data transmission, and other features found on RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablet, Reuters said. A RIM representative declined to comment to CNET. It’s just the latest problem for RIM, which last week reported another set …

When it comes to making money in the smartphone business, Apple and Samsung have a license to print money, while everyone else is holding a hat out for handouts. Apple and Samsung accounted for 95 percent of the industry’s profits in the fourth quarter — with Apple generating 80 percent by itself — as the rest of the players struggle …

It appears Nokia isn’t going to be shy about picking a fight with Apple and its iPhone. Popping up recently is the Smartphone Beta Test website, which include several “hidden video” clips that poke fun at the iPhone, including a jab at the iPhone 4’s “death grip controversy.” The implication: that all preceding phones, including the iPhone, were beta tests …

The smartphone business has come down to a two-horse race: Apple vs. Samsung Electronics. The companies are the only two that matter, at least from a profitability perspective. Combined, Apple and Samsung accounted for a stunning 95 percent of the handset industry’s profits during the fourth quarter, according to a study Canaccord Genuity sent out by email. By itself, Apple …

In the quickly evolving world of apps, Skout is a virtually an old standby at this point. Skout Having launched in 2007 and then re-tooled to its current iteration two years later, Skout is a mobile social network built on the premise that people would want to meet and flirt with people close to them. Skout uses the phone’s ability …

Verizon’s new argument to regulators on its cable deal: give us the OK and we’ll start offering better mobile video. CEO Lowell McAdam is eager to win regulatory approval for Verizon’s cross-selling and spectrum deal with several cable providers. One such benefit would be pay-TV subscribers getting access to more mobile video, the Wall Street Journal reported. Lowell said the …

Nokia likes Microsoft’s “Smoked by Windows” contest so much that it decided to run its own version in London. Renamed the “Lumia Challenge,” it similarly involves Nokia sales representatives racing consumers on various common smartphone tasks such as checking e-mail or taking and posting a photo, The Verge reported today. The point: proving that Windows Phones are inherently more efficient …