Global smartphone shipments bounced back in the fourth quarter from the sales slump caused by …

Despite the unpredictability of COVID-19, AT&T’s 2020 ended up working out. In its fourth-quarter earnings released on Wednesday, AT&T announced that it saw growth in wireless users, fiber customers and HBO Max activations.  The company reported revenues of $45.7 billion for the quarter, beating the $44.55 billion expected by analysts polled by Yahoo Finance. Adjusted earnings per share, which factors …

Samsung benefited in the fourth quarter from strong demand for technologies that help people during the pandemic — like TVs — but its mobile business couldn’t quite compete with Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup.  The South Korean giant on Wednesday said its overall fourth-quarter revenue climbed 2.8% from the previous year, but its mobile business sales tumbled 11%. The results contrast …