BlackBerry’s supporters are starting to waver. An executive at AT&T, one of BlackBerry’s longest allies, didn’t pull any punches in an assessment of the latest flagship phone. “The BlackBerry Priv is really struggling,” the high-level executive, who asked not to be named, said last week. “We’ve seen more returns than we would like.” Wireless carriers …

Citizens of Middletown, New Jersey, get ready for a new kind of home Internet service. AT&T said on Monday that Middletown will join Austin, Texas, as the two locations for using 5G wireless technology as a home broadband service, scheduled for the end of summer. The nation’s second largest wireless carrier said early tests with equipment partner Ericsson have yielded …

Many of you will remember Verizon’s “Can you hear me now?” campaign. You know, the one that featured a horn-rimmed glasses-sporting “Test Man” asking the now-oft-repeated question. Well, the “Test Man” is back, and seeing yellow. Actor Paul Marcarelli, who spent a decade touting Verizon’s network quality, is rival Sprint’s newest pitchman. “I’ve watched with fascination as each of the …

AT&T is in a generous mood. The company said late Tuesday that it is giving new and existing customers on two of its prepaid GoPhone plans an additional gigabyte of data. Customers on the $45 plan now have 3GB, while the $60 plan gets you 6GB. The extra data comes as prepaid services, which require you to pay upfront each …

Streaming video service used to be a nice add-on to your home entertainment bundle. Now, it’s an essential part. The US video streaming market is worth $6.62 billion, with 85 percent of broadband households boasting at least one subscription — levels on par with traditional cable, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. While its 22 percent year-over-year growth seems …

Microsoft may have its sights set on ruling the television next. The software titan has two streaming TV devices it will debut at next month’s E3 video game conference, according to Brad Sams of tech news site Petri, who divulged the information Wednesday during a video podcast. The first is a Chromecast-like device to stream Xbox digital content. The second …

In the game of musical chairs to determine who will buy Yahoo, AT&T has made a surprise appearance. The nation’s second-largest wireless provider made a bid for Yahoo’s core Internet business, according to Bloomberg. A deal would give AT&T access to a wealth of online content, from its various sites such as Yahoo Finance, Sports and the still-popular Yahoo Mail, …

The end of the Nexus 9 is nigh. Taiwanese device maker HTC has stopped manufacturing Google’s flagship tablet, an HTC spokesman confirmed to CNET. The device was pulled from the Google Play store last month, though some models of the Nexus 9 remain on sale through HTC’s website. The winding down of the Nexus 9 without a spiritual replacement underscores …

There may soon be another reason to love the uber-affordable and portable Raspberry Pi 3. An entry for Raspberry Pi 3, a $35, small and simple computer, appeared on Google’s Android Open Source Project page, according to Android Police. It’s part of the same directory that also includes other Android phones. The addition of Android support would give it access …

A majority of the nation has probably never heard of FiOS, Verizon’s broadband and video service. With super-fast 5G wireless technology, that could change. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam entertained the idea that FiOS, which is only available in the Northeast, could go nationwide. But instead of a physical line going into your house, the connection would be via the next-generation …