HTC Hero owners have been waiting patiently, then less patiently, then with some significant irritation …

IBM wants to be the behind-the-scenes software provider of the mobile phone market, the company said Wednesday as it discussed its mobile enterprise strategy and opened a new software research and development center in Massachusetts. The facility based in Littleton, Mass., is Big Blue’s largest campus in North America devoted to software development with roughly 3,400 employees. The new campus …

Nokia expects market conditions to impact its annual and second-quarter financial results, forcing the company to trim its sales outlook. The handset maker said Wednesday it now anticipates second-quarter sales for its mobile devices and services division will be at the lower end of, or slightly below, its previous forecast of 6.7 billion euros to 7.2 billion euros ($8.2 billion …