BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has acquired software firm NewBay in a $100 million deal, according to an Irish Times report. AllThingsD’s John Paczkowski separately confirmed the deal. Founded in 2002, NewBay specializes in the development of mobile-phone software that allows users to create, store, and share digital content in the cloud. The company had deals with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile …

At 7 a.m., I woke up and preordered an iPhone 4S. I got the 32GB version, but I’ll admit I was tempted to get the 64GB one. Apple has introduced a new price to the iPhone that hasn’t been around for a long while: $399. In fact, there hasn’t been an iPhone that expensive since the original 8GB iPhone after …

Sprint’s 4G update today. Roger Cheng/CNET Sprint Nextel said today it plans to aggressively roll out its own 4G LTE service next year as it looks to avoid falling behind in the network race. Sprint plans to launch its next-generation network to cover 120 million people by the end of next year, and wrap up with coverage of 250 million …