LightSquared is done with the government’s hemming and hawing, and is pressuring for approval to use its spectrum to build a next-generation wireless network. In the company’s most aggressively worded message to the Federal Communications Commission, LightSquared argues that the GPS industry has no right to seek protection from the potential interference that LightSquared’s network …

Given how cheap Research in Motion has gotten, every technology company worth its salt had to consider an acquisition. Amazon, apparently, was one of the interested parties, according to a report by Reuters. The company considered a potential merger with RIM, but never made a formal offer. RIM, meanwhile, reportedly rebuffed the overtures from Amazon and other parties because it …

Apple scored a legal victory yesterday over HTC, albeit a limited one. The International Trade Commission, a federal agency with the power to enforce bans on products shipping to the U.S., ruled that HTC infringed upon one of Apple’s patents. While clearly a win for the company, it could have gone a lot better; Apple originally accused HTC of violating …

Verizon Wireless’ deal with cable providers is facing scrutiny from the Justice Department. That’s according to a report today from Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source. The report said the Justice Department would look at whether Verizon would control too much spectrum, and whether the cross-selling component of the deal would violate antitrust laws. Verizon earlier this month shored up its …

Dish Network is sitting pretty right now. The demise of AT&T’s $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile leaves AT&T in a vulnerable position, that of a company in need of wireless spectrum but with few sources from whom to acquire it. CNET Verizon Wireless has only exacerbated the dilemma with its own move to acquire spectrum held by the cable …

Not long ago, I wrote a piece speculating on what T-Mobile would do if the AT&T deal fell apart. Well, looks like “if” has come true. So I thought I’d go back to some highlights from the earlier post. By itself, T-Mobile is a wireless operator struggling to keep its best customers from leaving. Over the past several months, the …

Animoto hopes the holiday spirit will get people in the mood to create video slideshows and montages. Animoto lets you take your photos and easily turn them into a video slideshow. Animoto The company today released an app for iOS that lets people take their photos, add a song from the company’s database of 500 titles, add subtitles, slap on …

If you think Research In Motion’s co-CEOs are hurting for money after taking dramatic pay cuts, think again. RIM co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis (l) and Jim Balsillie RIM chiefs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis said yesterday that they had asked to change their salary to $1 per year. The salary cut was a clear acknowledgement of the issues facing the company, …

Samsung Electronics is hoping to kill Apple in the courtroom with a smile. Samsung tacked on four new patents in fresh complaints brought against Apple in a German court, according to legal blog FOSS Patents. One of the patents involves a method of entering an emoticon on the screen. The patents were brought up amid deliberations in two separate trials …

It’s shaping up to be a merry holiday for prepaid wireless service providers MetroPCS and Leap Wireless. MetroPCS has been successful at drawing in customers with its lower priced family plan promotion, which costs $100 for four lines. Leap, which sells its service under the Cricket Wireless brand, has benefited from its Muve Music service, as well as expanded distribution. …