GetJar Independent app store GetJar said today that it had given away $1 million worth of pay applications through its Gold program. That equates to roughly 500,000 apps at an average price of $2 an app given away since the program started earlier this month. GetJar is just one of many alternative app stores that …

Nokia’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Nokia Nokia said today it would cut another 3,500 jobs as the handset giant continues to seek ways to lower its operating costs to run more efficiently. The Finnish company will close a manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, and reduce workers in its supply chain operations, accounting for a loss of 2,200 employees. It will …

Amazon unveiled the $199 Kindle Fire, which some believe it’s taking a loss on. commentary While the Kindle Fire’s dramatically low price may seem revolutionary, Amazon is actually taking its cues from a well-worn playbook. Industry analysts, blogs, and even our own site cooed at the $199 price point of Amazon’s freshly unveiled tablet. The company is using price as …

T-Mobile USA filed a brief today opposing Apple’s efforts to ban several Samsung Electronics products from the U.S., the second carrier to make such a move in the past week. “While T-Mobile respects intellectual property rights and believes that owners of intellectual property deserve the right to present their arguments and evidence of infringement in court, a preliminary injunction is …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon’s Kindle Fire has content, price to compete 1:30 commentary Well, the Kindle Fire just up and ruined it for all the other tablet makers. Amazon just put the rest of the tablet world on notice by pricing the Kindle Fire at $199, less than half of the $500 mark that the industry has gravitated toward …

For the Motorola Xoom tablet, it’s better late than never. Verizon Wireless said it would begin selling the 4G LTE version of the tablet starting tomorrow. The product will sell for $499.99 with a two-year contract. Existing Xoom customers can enter their contact info at this site can get information on how to send the Xoom to Motorola for the …

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows off the Kindle Fire. Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire, an Android-powered tablet that acts more like a color e-reader on steroids and will retail for $199. The Amazon Kindle Fire. Amazon via Bloomberg “We’re building premium products at non-premium prices,” said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the presentation. The Kindle Fire will be …

The Omnia W, the first Samsung phone using Windows Phone Mango, will get more marketing support under this deal. Samsung Microsoft and Samsung Electronics said today that they had struck a cross-licensing agreement, avoiding the potential litigation that has plagued most technology companies. Under the deal, Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for technology used in its Android-based tablets …

Could billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn be the answer to Research In Motion’s woes? Wall Street apparently thinks so, as RIM’s stock rose nearly 7 percent today on speculation that Icahn may have taken a stake in the company, BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis, citing traders, told Reuters today. “We believe that, if true, this would be viewed positively, as …

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse speaking at an emerging-technology conference last year. Marguerite Reardon/CNET Sprint Nextel will launch its own 4G LTE network early next year. The company is already installing LTE equipment and has been field testing the network in select areas, according to people familiar with the situation. It hopes to launch commercial service by the end of …