In response to national security concerns, Sprint Nextel and Softbank pledged not to incorporate gear from Huawei Technologies into Sprint’s network core, the chairman of the House intelligence committee said today. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the committee, said he had met with representatives from both companies and was assured that equipment from the …

As a condition for approving Softbank’s $20 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel, the U.S. government is seeking oversight of network equipment purchases to prevent gear from Chinese suppliers Huawei Technologies and ZTE from becoming part of the U.S. infrastructure, according to the Wall Street Journal. The two companies have already attracted the criticism of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, which …

In an effort to show the potential of the unused frequencies in the broadcast TV spectrum, Google has launched a trial program that will tap the so-called white spaces to provide wireless broadband to schools in South Africa. The Web giant announced today it will use the unused spectrum to provide Internet access to 10 schools in the Cape Town …

Verizon’s new integrated messaging allows access to text and mulitmedia messages over a variety of devices. Verizon If you’re tired of having to tap out texts on your tiny cell phone screen or keyboard when your nearby laptop offers the ease of a full-size QWERTY keyboard, Verizon Wireless has a new app that may be just your type. Version 4.0 …

ST-Ericsson, the chipmaking joint venture between STMicro and Ericsson, announced today it will dissolve its partnership, dividing up the parts of the business between the two. Market share for ST-Ericsson in the mobile space has shrunk as rival chipmakers Nvidia, Intel, and Texas Instruments succeeded in getting their components into popular mobile devices. As top customer Nokia lost market share …

Apple isn’t the only company itching to get its hands on the wristwatch market. A Samsung executive tells Bloomberg that it too has been working on wearable devices that act like smartphones. “We’ve been preparing the watch product for so long,” Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business, said during an interview with Bloomberg in Seoul. “We …

The Federal Communications Commission has issued citations that accuse two companies of bombarding wireless customers with millions of illegal robocalls during last year’s presidential election. Working for both the Democratic and Republican parties, the two companies placed more than 1 million artificial voice messages each without consumers’ prior authorization, the FCC said Friday. The companies, Dialing Services and Democratic Dialing, …

Fresh from revealing the Galaxy S4, its new flagship smartphone, Samsung announced the addition of two new captains to help run the ship. Presidents Boo-keun Yoon and JK Shin, who helped unveil the Galaxy S4 during a press event this evening in New York, have been appointed co-chief executive officers in recognition of their contributions to the company’s recent string …

With mere minutes to go before Samsung is expected to take the wraps off the Galaxy S4, leaked images of the suspected device have already gone deeper. Appearing on the Chinese Web site It168.com, the detailed images show a meticulous teardown of the handset, which is expected to be unveiled this evening in New York. The source of the images …

With less than 24 hours before Samsung’s expected unveiling of the Galaxy S4, more images of the highly anticipated smartphone have materialized on the Web. A collection of images on Chinese site Mobile.it168.com features a handset with the Samsung brand that resembles other images and videos that leaked earlier this week. The image also features the text “Galaxy SIV.” The …