AT&T is making it easier for businesses to launch new mobile marketing campaigns using QR code technology. The telecom giant is partnering with Scanbuy to allow businesses to create campaigns that can trigger actions such as linking to a video or generating an e-mail, as well as help expand brand awareness using designer QR codes. …

Nokia today launched its music app for Windows 8 and RT tablets and PCs, extending the Finnish handset maker’s reach in the mobile market. The free music streaming app, Nokia Music, first appeared on Nokia Lumia smartphones, and Nokia in January enhanced the service to include a premium version, dubbed Nokia Music+, for a monthly subscription fee of $3.99. With …

When it comes to smartphones in the U.S., Apple remains on top, a new study from ComScore says. Related stories: CNET’s take on the Galaxy S4 Finally, the iPhone we’ve always wanted Android outscores iOS in U.S. smartphone sales, says report During the three months ended in February, Apple held onto its title as the No. 1 smartphone vendor in …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook unveils ‘Home’ for Android 4:06 Facebook’s new Home family of apps might seem like a threat to Google, but Facebook says that actually the opposite is true. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, speaking during an event today in Menlo Park, Calif., said that “this is really good for Android.” “Most app developers put most of …

Facebook today unveiled its new Chat Head feature for Android devices, giving users a way to stay in constant contact with friends, no matter what they’re doing on their mobile devices. Whenever someone messages you either through text or chat messaging, a small photo of the person will pop up at the top of your screen. It will initially show …

Facebook doesn’t want anything to come between you and your friends, not even Google or Android. Facebook today unveiled a new downloadable user interface that takes over your smartphone’s home screen, lock screen, and wallpaper. Instead of the regular Android features, you’re treated to a slideshow of updates, photos, and shared links. Related stories: Facebook unveils ‘Home,’ a family of …

Facebook launched Home to put a user’s friends at the center of the phone. But for developers, it means a new way to help people discover their apps and reengage with existing users, the company said. Facebook today launched Home, a family of apps and a skin that runs over Android. The company said users will be able to download …

Looks like there won’t be any sweetened deal terms for the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger, as much as MetroPCS shareholders may wish. Related stories: MetroPCS advises investors to say ‘yes’ to T-Mobile merger MetroPCS shareholders told to vote against T-Mobile merger Wireless shakeup: T-Mobile to merge with MetroPCS Deutsche Telekom, speaking with FierceWireless, refuted a Reuters report from earlier today that it …

DALLAS — Samsung has opened a new front in its battle for smartphone supremacy: the storefront. The Korean electronics giant plans to set up mini Samsung stores inside all U.S. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile venues within the next couple of months — just in time for the Galaxy S4 launch. The “Samsung Experience Shops,” which start rolling out …

Samsung may soon be launching mini stores within Best Buy stores, according to a new report, giving the Korean electronics giant some retail heft just in time for the Galaxy S4 launch. According to Geek.com, certain high-traffic Best Buy locations will soon remove two aisles near their mobile departments to install new Samsung stores. Each section “will be dressed in …