The pieces are slowly coming together for the Nokia phone to make a comeback. In May, Microsoft unloaded the phone business it purchased from Nokia on Foxconn’s FIH Mobile and on HMD Global, a Finland-based company founded that month and tasked with selling phones and tablets under the Nokia brand. Former Nokia executive Arto Nummela …

It’s OK to be a little afraid. Over the last few years, hackers have stolen customer data from household names like Target, Home Depot and T-Mobile. A hacker reportedly has 200 million Yahoo credentials for sale. You can’t be blamed for feeling paranoid. That goes double when it comes to your phone, which is increasingly the center of your life. …

T-Mobile has its sights set on Verizon Wireless. The nation’s third-largest carrier believes it will be able to match Verizon’s industry-leading wireless coverage within the next 12 months, and maybe sooner, according to T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray. “We plan to materially close the gap by the end of the year,” Ray said in an exclusive interview Thursday. Ray …

“Size matters” jokes aside, the importance of the jumbo phone is no laughing matter. Korean tech giant Samsung, after all, was the first major player to wager on supersized handsets, unveiling the original Galaxy Note five years ago. At the time, critics ridiculed its 5.3-inch display as technology run amok. But a funny thing happened. You started staring at your …

It’s Samsung day here as our show is dominated by talk of the just unveiled Galaxy Note 7. Roger Cheng and special guest Jessica Dolcourt, both fresh from the Samsung event in New York, discuss Samsung’s latest flagship phone and why you should care. Ben Fox Rubin weighs in too. While Samsung blazed a trail with supersized phones known as …

Never underestimate the power of free pizza. When T-Mobile in early June launched its freebie program, which gave away pizza, streaming movies and, for some, shares of the company, it likely didn’t have a sense of how quickly its customers would embrace the idea. Its T-Mobile Tuesday app crashed on launch day. The free pizza giveaway overwhelmed partner Domino’s, and …

BlackBerry is back with another phone. But does anyone care? The struggling phone maker on Tuesday unveiled the BlackBerry DTEK 50, its second phone powered by Google’s Android mobile software. Unlike the company’s first Android phone, the Priv, the DTEK 50 does away with BlackBerry’s signature physical keyboard and opts for a full screen. It will sell for $299. BlackBerry …

How do you follow up to making a $4.8 billion purchase of an internet pioneer? If you’re Verizon, you get right back to business and release your second-quarter results. The New York telecommunications giant is fresh off its Monday announcement that it plans to acquire Yahoo’s core internet business. The deal is part of Verizon’s broader strategy to transform itself …

Apple offered some reason to be cautiously optimistic about the iPad. The company on Tuesday released its fiscal third-quarter results, and iPad sales once again fell. But the 10 million units sold in the quarter was far above analysts’ projected sales of 9.2 million units, according to Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi. Revenue showed a rare increase, rising 7 percent from …

Consumers are starting to hear Sprint now. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier has long struggled to get the attention of consumers, who for years were turned off by its poor reputation for coverage and reliability. Having shored up some of those network issues, Sprint has been clamoring for more attention. It hired Verizon’s longtime “Can you hear me now?” pitchman, …