Kodak, steps away from potentially filing for bankruptcy protection, isn’t going to fade quietly. The company said today that it filed lawsuits against smartphone makers HTC and Apple over camera technology, just the latest attempt to get tech companies to pay a licensing fee. The new lawsuits assert that Apple infringed on four Kodak patents …

Sprint Nextel plans to streamline its operations and oust several executives in a move to simplify its business The company will combine the sales and marketing duties for its business and consumer operations, a Sprint representative confirmed to CNET. The move will lead to departure of four key executives. Reuters earlier reported the news, citing a company memo. By combining …

Apparently, Nokia isn’t content with just two mobile operating systems. The Finnish handset giant scooped up Smarterphone, a small Norwegian company that has an operating system designed for more basic cell phones, known in the industry as feature phones. The acquisition was disclosed by Smarterphone’s Nordic investor parent, Ferd Capital. A Nokia representative confirmed the acquisition but declined to comment …

MetroPCS and Leap Wireless’ growth in the fourth quarter could be summed up with one word: meh. Both prepaid wireless providers offered up an early look at their customer growth and the results were mixed. Leap Wireless, which sells service under its Cricket Wireless subsidiary, released its figures yesterday and narrowly beat expectations. MetroPCS reported its customer growth today, which …

Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET The Galaxy Nexus could be making its way to Sprint Nextel’s upcoming 4G LTE network. An advertisement that was accidentally published on one of CNET’s Consumer Electronics Show pages showed off the Galaxy Nexus, currently only on Verizon Wireless, as a phone that will run on Sprint’s 4G LTE network. To ensure no confusion with its …

Sprint Nextel is supposed to be the carrier with no limits. Or is it? Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told investors today that his company actually places limits on the data connection of 1 percent of its customers, a practice in the industry known as throttling. “For those that want to abuse it, we can knock them off,” Hesse said. A …

Sprint Nextel is looking to get its 4G LTE rolled out sooner, rather than later. Dan Hesse at Sprint headquarters in July Kent German/CNET Sprint plans to launch its 4G LTE service, part of its Network Vision upgrade plan, in 10 markets by the first half of the year. That includes major cities including Dallas (AT&T’s headquarters), San Antonio, Houston, …

Research in Motion is reportedly putting its eggs into one BlackBerry 10 basket. The beleaguered BlackBerry maker scrapping a few projects and focusing on a single BlackBerry 10 smartphone, codenamed London, according to a report from Boy Genius Report. The phone looks similar to the one that The Verge reported on in November. A RIM representative wasn’t immediately available to …

Verizon had a happy holiday thanks to the Apple iPhone. The company’s wireless unit sold 4.2 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said during an investor conference. The figure was more than double the number of iPhones sold in the previous quarter. The figure underscores the enduring popularity of the phone and the importance of …

MetroPCS said today it is partnering with a consortium of broadcasters to bring live local television to its wireless customers later this year. The prepaid mobile service provider is working with Mobile Content Venture, a group of companies with a string of local broadcast networks, to bring the content through a service called Dyle Mobile TV. Samsung Electronics will make …