HTC is expected to pull out its big gun at the show. HTC HTC will have to go big if wants to stay out of Samsung’s shadow. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is unofficially kicking off the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona this week by holding one of the first press conferences at the …

Gazelle’s certification process for used smartphones. Gazelle For smartphones, used is increasingly becoming the new. While gadget enthusiasts still clamor for the latest and greatest gear, a growing number of consumers are considering buying secondhand smartphones. On Wednesday, research firm Gartner released a report projecting the used-smartphone market to roughly double to 120 million units, or a wholesale value of …

T-Mobile is making the case that it’s already the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base. T-Mobile John Legere makes his case that it is the No. 3 wireless carrier in the nation. Josh Miller/CNET The crux of T-Mobile’s argument lies in a line in Sprint’s financial filings with the Securities Exchange Commission that counts 1.7 million customers through resale …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere had a lot to celebrate at the end of 2014. Screenshot by Claudia Cruz/CNET T-Mobile ended the year on a high note. For the fourth quarter, the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier posted a profit of $101 million, or 12 cents a share, reversing a year-ago loss of $20 million, or 3 cents a share. Revenue rose …

Verizon has made some changes in its upper ranks. Verizon Wireless has a new head. Verizon The nation’s largest wireless service provider said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday that it had named John Stratton executive vice president and president of operations, responsible for both the wireless and wireline business. Stratton replaces Daniel Mead, who …

LG wants to hit the luxury market with the literal-sounding LG Watch Urbane . LG is trying to go classier with the LG Watch Urbane. LG The Korean electronics company hopes that its not-so-subtle reference to suave refinement isn’t lost on consumers as it pitches its first all-metal smartwatch, which is powered by Google’s Android Wear operating system. It will …

Pinterest unveils app Pins, a way to pin your favorite programs for others to see. Pinterest Pinterest wants to help you cut through the noise when it comes to finding the right iPhone and iPad apps. On Wednesday, the social discovery start-up, which lets people “pin” photos, websites, products and other items on virtual boards for others to see, unveiled …

The flood of different TV commercials touting the fastest, most reliable and newest wireless network may have your head spinning about which carrier actually offers the best service. It turns out Verizon Wireless is top dog for the third time in a row. That’s according to network-testing firm RootMetrics, which sent a small army of testers, who covered nearly 300,000 …

For once, Tom Wheeler is leaving wireless carriers wanting more. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is putting on the wireless carriers on alert. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images In an op-ed piece published on Wired.com Wednesday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out his proposal to treat both wired and wireless data services as public utilities under Title II of the …

Sprint Chief Executive Marcelo Claure is ready to turn up the heat on his rivals with a network he believes has improved enough to keep his company in the game. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure believes he has stabilized the business. Sprint The nation’s third-largest carrier has over the past two years taken a beating for the quality of its network. …