AT&T is laying the groundwork for 5G wireless technology in Austin, Texas, and Indianapolis. The telecom giant on Wednesday said it would launch its first “5G Evolution” markets in those two cities, likely looking to upgrade the infrastructure to prepare for the next-generation of wireless technology. The company said both cities will see theoretical peak …

Customers are turning to Sprint again. In fact, they’re starting to look to the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier over stalwarts like AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The company said it added 405,000 net new post-paid subscribers — people who pay at the end of the month and tend to be more loyal. Of that total, 368,000 were phone customers, Sprint’s highest …

LG is looking to play it safe with its next flagship phone. The company’s upcoming G6 phone, which will be unveiled next month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, will have a sealed battery like the iPhone and Galaxy S phones, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. LG opted to skip the removable battery …

How big of a deal is having a removable battery in your phone? Well, if you were LG, it’s a huge deal. Nearly all of its flagship phones have had them, bucking the trend of sealed-in batteries. That will no longer be the case when LG unveils its G6 next month. The company will follow everyone else and seal up …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is in a good mood thanks to President Donald Trump. Speaking on a conference call with analysts, Stephenson shared his impressions of the new president after meeting with him earlier this month. “I was impressed,” he said. “I was meeting with a CEO.” He went on to say that Trump was focused on reforming corporate taxes …

You get only one chance to make a first impression. If that’s the case, AT&T may have dropped the ball with many customers who signed up for its DirecTV Now streaming TV service. The telecommunications giant saw its service choke under the demands of its users, marking an embarrassing start for the company. It was bad enough that T-Mobile CEO …

No really Verizon, how do you feel about Yahoo? In Verizon’s fourth-quarter report on Tuesday, references to Yahoo, which the telecom giant agreed to acquired for $4.8 billion, are buried near the end with little additional insight. You could forgive Verizon for being skittish when it comes to talking about Yahoo, a business it once coveted for its user base …

Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 At Samsung’s 837 “experience store” in New York’s trendy Meatpacking District, a few visitors lined up to try the company’s virtual reality experience based on the action series “24.” Others took in a latte and a comfy chair, surrounded by the latest phones and smartwatches. The “store” …

HTC hopes a reboot will help its prospects. The company on Thursday unveiled its U series of phones, the U Play and U Ultra. The glass phones feature a second, smaller screen above the main display and boast artificial intelligence to help manage your Android notifications. The U series becomes HTC’s flagship product line, a break from the company’s tradition …

Depending on who you ask, this is either a new age for unlimited data or the end of a really good ride. Verizon and AT&T are playing hardball with legacy unlimited data customers, people who signed up for all-you-can-eat data in the early days when it was cheap, and never gave it up. AT&T said on Tuesday that it would …