Samsung today revealed more details about its TV discovery service — except for the finalized name for the U.S. version — as the Korean electronics giant gears up for the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Related stories: Samsung’s video search tool for TVs will be coming to tablets, too How Samsung might actually get …

Sprint Nextel is shopping for more wireless spectrum, Bloomberg reported, as the nation’s third-largest carrier tries to catch up with bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Related stories: Sprint savior? Japan’s Softbank could bring badly needed boost Sprint inks $480 million deal for U.S. Cellular customers, spectrum Sprint to buy out Clearwire: Why it matters (FAQ) Sprint CEO Dan Hesse …

Nvidia’s big chance to expand into smartphones has arrived and it’s called Tegra 4i. The company today unveiled its new mobile chip that integrates its app processor and 4G LTE on the same piece of silicon. The processor, previously codenamed “Project Grey,” includes 60 Nvidia GPU cores, a 2.3 GHz quad-core CPU based on ARM Holdings’ R4 Cortex-A9 architecture, a …

Nvidia has pretty strong ambitions for its Tegra mobile chip business, but the operations still aren’t enough to move the needle for the company. Nvidia today reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that were better than analysts expected, and its revenue for the period ended January 27 was in line with its earlier projection. However, Nvidia’s revenue forecast for the current quarter …

Intel wants to revolutionize the TV industry, and that change won’t come just through the chip giant’s planned set-top box. Erik Huggers, general manager of Intel Media, told CNET today that Intel’s new Internet-based TV service also will be available on mobile devices, but he cautioned that it could take some time to expand to multiple platforms. He compared the …

Apple and Samsung are still at it. The two companies again dominated the handset industry’s profits, according to Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley. They generated 101 percent of profits in the fourth quarter, he estimates, and 103 percent in the calendar year. “Given the current competitive dynamics, we believe Apple and Samsung will maintain dominant value share during Q1/13 …

MENLO PARK, Calif.–Samsung Electronics today launched a new $100 million investment fund to boost its U.S. footprint and spur innovation in areas such as cloud computing and mobile privacy. Related stories: How Samsung might actually get featuritis under control Samsung aims to hit BlackBerry where it hurts: Business users Apple, Samsung get knocked down a peg The Korean electronics giant, …

Verizon Wireless today launched two new prepaid plans with lower pricing for smartphone users as the company ramps up competition in the pay-as-you-go phone market. The new plans start at $60 a month for unlimited talk and text and 500MB of data or $70 for 2GB of data in addition to unlimited talk and texts. Previously, Verizon’s prepaid plan cost …

Verizon Wireless today became the latest company to sell Square’s credit card reader, giving business owners another way to obtain the mobile gadget for credit card processing. Related stories: Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store Square hits $10 billion in annual payments processed Square launches mobile payment service at 7,000 Starbucks Square COO Rabois resigned following harassment claims …

BlackBerry wants to be hip, and it’s going to Alicia Keys for help. The Canadian smartphone maker, which previously called itself Research In Motion, today named Keys as its global creative director. The position is one BlackBerry created to help “inspire the future” of the company. Related stories: New BlackBerrys debut CNET’s take on the BlackBerry 10 OS CNET’s take …