The Galaxy S was resized to match the iPhone 3G, according to an investigation by the Dutch sister site of Computerworld, Webwereld.nl. Webwereld It appears Apple may be hiring Photoshop artists alongside lawyers for its legal battle with Samsung Electronics. Webwereld.nl, the Dutch sister site of Computerworld, claims that Apple is using an image of …

An AT&T executive has confirmed to employees that the next iPhone will launch in early October, Boy Genius Report reported today. An AT&T vice president has reportedly warned employees to “expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35 to 50 days, so prepare your teams accordingly.” An AT&T representative declined CNET’s request for comment. The BGR report …

In the end, Hewlett-Packard had as much luck with WebOS as Palm did. Maybe even less. So long, TouchPad. We hardly knew you. HP said today it will discontinue operations for devices running on WebOS, including its recently launched TouchPad and smartphones. It’s part of a broader shake-up including the potential sale of the company’s personal systems group, which deals …

The tablet market continues to be summed up like this: the iPad and everything else. And everything else doesn’t amount to much. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by Robert W. Baird. The study found that out of more than 1,100 potential tablet purchasers, an overwhelming 94.5 percent cited the iPad as a device of interest. Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad was …

commentary The BlackBerry Bold may be out of the smartphone game before it even gets into it. T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9900 is priced at a whopping $299.99, and that’s after a $50 mail-in rebate. T-Mobile T-Mobile USA said today that it will sell RIM’s latest flagship phone, the BlackBerry Bold 9900, for $299.99–after a $50 mail-in rebate. That follows the …

T-Mobile USA said today that it will begin selling its a prepaid phone and service through discount retailer Family Dollar as the carrier continues to move deeper into the prepaid business. A Family Dollar store in South Carolina. Family Dollar Family Dollar, which has 6,000 locations, is the next retail chain to announce a partnership with T-Mobile following 7-Eleven. Both …

Verizon Communications plans to suspend health-insurance coverage and medical benefits for any worker still on strike, applying further pressure on employees who have been off the job for more than a week. It’s the latest escalation in a contract dispute between telecommunications workers facing competitive pressure on its legacy landline business and workers who don’t want their benefits stripped away. …

HTC has filed another lawsuit against Apple alleging patent infringement, escalating their legal battle. Reuters reported today that the Taiwanese handset manufacturer filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, claiming that Apple is violating two patents by selling its line of Mac computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones and other devices. HTC is seeking to halt the importation of …

A major Apple store may be testing 4G LTE equipment supplied by AT&T. That’s according to a report from Engadget, citing an anonymous source. Engadget posted an image of LTE equipment being installed at the store, although the picture was later removed. The equipment supports the 700 megahertz band of spectrum, which is what AT&T plans to use to roll …

Google said today it has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, giving the search giant valuable intellectual property and getting it directly into the handset business. Google will pay $40 a share in cash for Motorola, a 63 percent premium over the company’s closing stock price on Friday. The acquisition will “mildly” add to earnings once the deal …