LightSquared believes someone has it out for the startup and its efforts to build a 4G LTE network. The latest stumbling block came last week in the form of a leak of a preliminary government report, which revealed that the company hadn’t settled the concerns that it could disrupt the signal of a large number …

Behind the scenes, Nokia is making some headway with the big two carriers in the U.S. The Finnish handset vendor, eager for a comeback, is testing a 4G LTE version of its Lumia 800 smartphone, CNET has learned. That’s despite the fact that the Windows Phone operating system powering the Lumia doesn’t yet officially support LTE. The lack of LTE …

commentary Hewlett-Packard may think it’s resuscitating WebOS by turning it into an open-source platform, but the truth is the plug was pulled a long time ago. So long, WebOS. We hardly knew you. James Martin/CNET In a case of too little, too late, HP said it felt the open-source route was the best one for WebOS. The company is gambling …

Visual voice mail company YouMail claims that T-Mobile USA had its application removed from Android Market, in what could be seen as the latest example of carrier influence over the mobile business. YouMail CEO Alex Quilici said his application was pulled without notice. Android’s support team sent him a note explaining that T-Mobile had requested the action because it felt …

Verizon Communications is in talks with Redbox about an online video service that would compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu, according to Bloomberg. The telecommunications would work with Redbox, which runs a chain of movie-rental kiosks placed in front of supermarkets and retail stores, to create a content-distribution plan, Bloomberg said, citing unnamed sources. The deal would provide …

A year from now, you may be coveting a flashy new ZTE smartphone. At least, that’s what ZTE is hoping for. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Lixin Cheng, the head of ZTE’s North American business, said he plans on introducing high-end smartphones in the U.S. By 2015, he expects the U.S. to be the largest …

That “something exciting” T-Mobile and Nokia teased yesterday? It’s the Lumia 710. A Federal Communications Commission manual for the Lumia 710 was found by WPCentral today. It essentially confirms that T-Mobile and Nokia will be introducing the device at an event held in New York next week. The invite to next week’s event. T-Mobile USA Representatives from both companies weren’t …

Apple’s iPhone sales this holiday quarter could exceed even the most optimistic forecasts. Yesterday, AT&T said it is poised to shatter its record for fourth-quarter smartphone sales, largely due to pent-up demand for the iPhone. As a result, a number of Wall Street firms have raised their already lofty estimates on iPhone sales for the quarter, with some warning that …

Google is going after Flipboard with its own digital newsstand application optimized for smartphones and tablets. The company unveiled Google Currents, touting it as a central location for news content, video and photo feeds, RSS subscriptions and Google+ streams. U.S. customers can download Currents application from the Android Marketplace and Apple’s App Store and select which publications to subscribe to, …

Verizon Wireless said today it has restored 4G LTE service to customers across the country who got stuck on a slower connection for the past day and a half. The company’s network operations team resolved a technical issue last night, but didn’t disclose the cause of the problem, which had forced some customers off its high-speed network and on to …