AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson at Mobile World Congress 2011. Stephen Shankland/CNET The emergence of one–or even two–additional carriers selling the iPhone shouldn’t change the competitive dynamics for AT&T, according to the company’s chief executive. “Anytime there’s another competitor launching Apple’s hit device, the expectations for what would happen to the carrier that had it before …

Clearwire is in talks with a number of carriers, including AT&T and Verizon Wireless, about eventually providing wireless capacity with its planned 4G LTE network. “We’re talking to everybody,” Clearwire Chief Executive Eric Prusch said in an interview with CNET today. Prusch didn’t specifically name the two, but only said the company was talking to multiple companies when asked about …

Former Vice President Al Gore, of all people, is the latest to confirm that Apple will be selling multiple iPhones next month. Apple “Not to mention the new iPhones coming out next month. That was a plug,” Gore said today during the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in South Africa. The comments were reported by The Next Web. Gore serves as …

Research In Motion has a backlog of roughly 800,000 PlayBooks, The Guardian is reporting. RIM’s PlayBook Best Buy Citing an analyst from Fubon Securities, the U.K. publication reported today that RIM’s supplier, Quanta Computer, had shipped 1.5 million PlayBooks to RIM in the first half. But RIM has only shipped 700,000 Playbooks–including 200,000 from the past quarter–to its retail partners. …

NEW YORK–Another day, another near-confirmation that Sprint Nextel would get the iPhone. Dan Hesse at Sprint headquarters in July Kent German/CNET This time, Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse noted that the company’s financial expectations for the year don’t factor in the “rumored device,” and hinted at a possible change. “If we get it–if–we may have to adjust our guidance for …

Clearwire, which has largely been the 4G supplier to Sprint Nextel, sees the potential to grow by supplying wireless capacity to other companies in need. “We want to be the Switzerland of the broadband industry,” Clearwire Chief Financial Officer Hope Cochran said today during an investor conference hosted by Goldman Sachs. The shift, however, is dependent upon Clearwire’s move from …

Leap Wireless and its Cricket prepaid wireless service are ready to take the national stage. Cricket Wireless Starting Sunday, Best Buy will begin selling Cricket in 1,300 stores around the country, and not just within Leap’s region. This marks the first major step for Leap in its effort to turn into a national brand. The company previously operated its network …

The HTC Rhyme. Bonnie Cha/CNET If you’re looking to upgrade to a smartphone from a basic handset, HTC executive Jason Mackenzie says he believes the Rhyme offers a better option than Apple’s iPhone. HTC’s global marketing chief, Jason Mackenzie. HTC “For a feature phone customer, we think this is a better product than the iPhone,” Mackenzie said in an interview …

Slacker’s Web player running ESPN. Slacker Music-streaming service Slacker is moving into the sports world through a partnership with ESPN. Slacker Starting today, Slacker users can access ESPN Radio content. Basic radio users can listen to a programmed ESPN station, while Slacker Radio Plus and premium subscribers can listen to an ad-free programmed station and create customized myESPN Radio sports …

Verizon Wireless is making its 4G LTE service a bit more affordable for the masses. The Pantech Breakout. Verizon Wireless Starting Thursday, the carrier will sell the Pantech Breakout for $99.99 after a $50 rebate and a two-year contract. The Breakout marks the first reasonably priced 4G LTE phone in Verizon’s lineup. Previously, the carrier had marketed 4G LTE smartphones …