Hewlett-Packard is banking that its newly named WebOS chief, Stephen DeWitt, can tap into his start-up roots as he goes after the likes of Apple and Google with the company’s fledgling mobile-device business. Stephen DeWitt, the new head of Hewlett-Packard’s WebOS business. Hewlett-Packard DeWitt, who was named to his new position yesterday, will be busy …

AT&T is jumping into the actual 4G game with its first two LTE products. The Elevate 4G mobile hot-spot devices is one of the first products that will use AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE network. AT&T The telecommunications giant plans to show off a laptop card called the USBConnect Momentum 4G and a mobile hot-spot device called the Elevate 4G–the first …

The White House hopes the application-developer community will answer its call for help in preventing sexual assault and dating violence. Vice President Joe Biden White House Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced such a technology challenge to the development community today. Both have been advocates for the prevention of sexual assault and dating …

Sprint and T-Mobile USA customers may not have to wait that long for a shot at the next iPhone. Could the next iPhone work on all national carriers? Josh Miller/CNET That’s according to Piper Jaffray analyst Chris Larsen, the latest to weigh in on the mounting speculation that carriers beyond AT&T and Verizon Wireless will get the next iPhone. Last …

The Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal today to give consumers the ability to better identify and complain about unauthorized charges on their phone bill. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski FCC The actions are part of the FCC’s move to crack down on an illegal practice called “cramming,” in which third parties will sneak in charges on phone bills for services …

Omar Khan, the face of many of Samsung’s U.S. mobile events, is leaving for Citigroup. Samsung’s Omar Khan, head of strategy and product management, leaves for Citigroup. Samsung Khan, who was the head of products and technology for Samsung’s U.S. mobile division and the main pitchman for its many smartphones and tablets, will help develop Citigroup’s global mobile services. He …

Apple is doubling down on its legal assault against HTC. Apple claims HTC smartphones infringe on its patents. HTC Citing the U.S. International Trade Commission Web site, the Foss Patents blog reported today that Apple has filed a second complaint against HTC. Targeted in the complaint are more than a dozen Android smartphones and its Flyer tablet. According to Foss, …

Consumers are downloading more apps–and spending more for each one–for their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Apple, Inc. That’s the conclusion of Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. CNN Money, citing Munster’s report, said that iOS device owners will download 83 applications this year, compared with 51 a year ago, a 61 percent increase. More importantly for Apple and the app …

Hewlett-Packard has reshuffled the team responsible for its mobile ambitions, bringing in a veteran executive to expand the reach of its WebOS platform. Stephen DeWitt, the new head of Hewlett-Packard’s WebOS business. Hewlett-Packard HP said today that it has appointed Stephen DeWitt to run the WebOS business. Jon Rubinstein, who joined HP through the acquisition of Palm and previously ran …

Apparently, the Verizon Wireless iPhone hasn’t been as disappointing as initially feared. Verizon MobileBeat, citing a study by Localytics, reported yesterday that Verizon’s version of Apple’s blockbuster phone made up 32 percent of all U.S. iPhone 4s, an impressive stat given that it began selling midway through the first quarter. That would run counter to the growing belief that the …