Verizon Wireless customers looking to snap up the Samsung Galaxy Nexus this Friday will have to be a little more patient. The carrier has been cagey about the launch date for the smartphone, which is the first to run on the new Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, but an informal survey of Verizon stores …

Verizon Communications considered buying Hulu when the streaming-video site was shopping itself around to potential acquirers earlier this year. Hulu was just one of the online video options Verizon looked at, CEO Lowell McAdam said at a UBS investor conference today in New York. “We continue to look at alternatives,” he said during a one-on-one discussion onstage, which was Webcast. …

The pay-TV war between Cablevision and Verizon Communications just got a little uglier. Cablevision came out swinging, filing a lawsuit yesterday in a New York court, alleging that Verizon was using old Federal Communications Commission data to bash its Internet service in its Fios commercials. The two have been tussling fiercely ever since Verizon introduced Fios to the New York …

T-Mobile USA and Nokia have sent out invitations to an event that hypes up “something exciting in the works,” likely the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit the United States. The media event is scheduled for next Wednesday. The event will likely mark Nokia’s latest attempt to get back into the U.S. market. After years of languishing with phones on …

Verizon Communications is ready to get into the online video business. The telecommunications provider plans to launch an online streaming video service that would take on Netflix, Hulu, and the traditional cable providers, Reuters reported today. Such a service would mark a break from the company’s past adherence to the pay TV model. As of the third quarter, Verizon delivers …

Verizon Wireless denied claims that it was blocking the Google Wallet mobile payment application on the upcoming Galaxy Nexus. “Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false,” the company said in a statement today. “Verizon does not block applications.” Google Wallet, unlike other applications, needs to be integrated into a secure part of the phone …

HTC may be showing cracks. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said today that it saw November sales fall nearly 30 percent to NT$30.9 billion (roughly $1 billion) from a year ago. That follows its warning from last month that it wouldn’t see any sales growth in the fourth quarter. Those are just the latest cracks in a company that over the …

The long-standing legal battle between Apple and HTC could make some real headway with the U.S. International Trade Commission set to issue a key ruling next week that could potentially ban HTC products from coming to the U.S. For more than a year, the two companies have been tussling over the illegal use of each other’s technology. The battle represents …

More secrets are coming out of the court documents in the Apple-Samsung Electronics legal battle. Unfortunately, none of them are too juicy. In issuing a court order denying Apple’s request for a ban on Samsung products, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh released a document that inadvertently revealed some details on the two companies. Koh later withdrew that document and replaced …

Ever want to build an app for yourself? It’s actually not hard. There are a number of companies that offer the ability to create your own app for a minimal fee, which is great for small businesses looking to stay relevant in this increasingly mobile world. Or if you just have a lot of time on your hands. Take Conduit. …