The tablet business is pretty cutthroat (just ask HP), and with the release of the Amazon Kindle Fire just weeks away, it’s only going to get scarier out there for would-be iPad competitors. The timing of a tablet release is crucial, but does rushing a tablet to market to beat the wave of upcoming competition do more harm than good? …

T-Mobile is having a hard time keeping its upcoming smartphones under wraps. Yesterday, it was the LG Doubleplay and today it appears we have the official press images of the forthcoming Samsung Exhibit II 4G. Based on early details, the handset looks to be a rebranded version of Samsung’s new Galaxy W series. Specifications are said to include Android 2.3 …

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday would compel wireless carriers to be more forthcoming about what exactly customers can expect from services marketed as 4G. The bill from Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal–all Democrats–is similar to the “Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act,” which was introduced in the U.S. House of …