The Apple Watch has been quicker off the blocks than the original iPhone and iPad, says Apple. Josh Miller/CNET The Apple Watch is off to a better start than the original iPhone and iPad. That’s according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said sales of the wearable to consumers exceeded the unit sales of the …

Verizon posted its secod-quarter results on Tuesday. Verizon Verizon’s customer growth may be slowing, but the company isn’t going anywhere. The nation’s largest wireless carrier added more than 1 million net new retail customers, down nearly a third from a year ago. The growth, however, was good enough to reclaim some bragging rights over at least one rival. Verizon shares …

CNET’s Roger Cheng adorned with the Vive headset and wireless controllers. Nigel Manuel/CNET NEW YORK — When HTC parked a truck at San Diego Comic-Con to show off its new virtual reality system, it quickly drew long lines that took curious folks the better part of an afternoon to get through. When Jeff Gattis, head of marketing for HTC’s emerging …

Motorola has something to show off later this month. Motorola Does Motorola want us to break up with our current smartphones? The smartphone maker, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Lenovo, on Thursday sent out invitations for July 28 events in New York and London. The invitation includes the cryptic message, “Your relationship status is about to change.” The …

The Axon Pro is ZTE’s newest flagship smartphone. ZTE ZTE wants to make the leap into the premium smartphone league in the US. The Chinese telecommunications vendor, the fourth-largest smartphone vendor in the US, on Tuesday introduced the first product in its new Axon flagship series. But unlike the Samsung or HTC route of partnering with all of the US …

T-Mobile is at it again with a new plan. CNET T-Mobile is offering more data to customers willing to sign up for a new family plan, but it’s also eliminating one option for unlimited data. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier on Tuesday unveiled a new family plan that gives each member 10 gigabytes of data. A two-person plan costs $100, …

T-Mobile Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert shares his thoughts on the company’s new international plan at the New York CNET office. Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile isn’t done yet. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier is poised to introduce a new service plan option this week, its chief operating officer, Mike Sievert, said in an interview on Thursday. “We’ve got something big, bold …

T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” campaign continues to pay dividends in the form of new customers. T-Mobile and Sprint are in a tight race for the nation’s third-largest carrier. Josh Miller/CNET The Bellevue, Washington-based wireless carrier said Thursday that it added a net 2.1 million subscribers in the second quarter, boosting its subscriber base to 58.9 million as of the end of that …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere at a company event in March. Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile is opening up the borders to Mexico and Canada for its subscribers. The fourth-largest wireless carrier in the US on Thursday said it would allow customers use their smartphones — to make calls, send text messages and browse the mobile Web — in both countries without any …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Build 2014 developer conference. James Martin/CNET Microsoft is hoping to get a bigger bang from a smaller smartphone business. The world’s largest software company on Wednesday said it would cut 7,800 jobs, largely in the phone business, and record a charge of $7.6 billion to write-off assets related to its acquisition of Nokia’s devices …