Home-automation technology found in the ZigBee wireless spec will be coming to Samsung’s next line of handsets, a new report claims. The company plans to integrate Zigbee technology in the next Samsung Galaxy, Pocket-lint is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of its plans. With help from the ZigBee Alliance, Samsung reportedly will …

Google Maps is making its way to the iPad. The search giant announced Wednesday that a new version of its Google Maps application will be the first dedicated one for Android tablets and Apple’s slates. The company hasn’t said exactly when the update will be made available to iPad owners, but the Android version is available now. Earlier today, CNET’s …

NEW YORK — T-Mobile announced a new device upgrade program for its no-contract customers Wednesday. The program allows these customers to get their hands on the latest and greatest phones at subsidized prices. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best T-Mobile Deals Available Now Best Internet Providers in Chicago …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said he’d be open to potential combinations with Dish Network or even rival Sprint. “When I look at the medium to long term, I’m intrigued by Dish’s vision,” Legere told CNET in an interview Wednesday. T-Mobile is in the midst of a comeback powered by its “Uncarrier” stance of ripping away old carrier conventions such as …

Now playing: Watch this: Make offline maps in Google Maps 7 1:53 Yesterday, Google loosed a new version of its Google Maps navigation app for Android onto the Google Play store with a new, streamlined design and a bunch of new features to aid exploration. However, like the new desktop interface announced at I/O 2013, this new version 7.0 update …

T-Mobile aims to shake up the industry again, and sooner than you think. At the end of T-Mobile’s press conference on Wednesday, CEO John Legere teased another big change to come. In an interview with CNET, he offered a few more clues. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best …

Google Latitude is about to enter the search giant’s junk heap. Google announced Wednesday that Latitude, its location-aware application that allows users to share where they are with others, will be retired on August 9. When that day rolls around, users will no longer be able to share their location and their friends list will be deleted. Third-party applications that …

There are plenty of apps that allow you to control a remote PC from your phone or tablet, but what if you want to go the other way? What if you need to help a friend, relative, or employee with his or her mobile device? TeamViewer QuickSupport lets you remotely control a smartphone or tablet from any computer. It’s available …

As companies search for ways to make mobile devices ever-sleeker and lighter, LG Display announced Wednesday that it is coming out with what it claims to be the “world’s slimmest full HD LCD panel for smartphones.” The panel is 5.2 inches long and only 2.2 mm thick. LG says that it is the narrowest full HD LCD panel to hit …

Now playing: Watch this: The LG Optimus G Pro comes to the U.S. on AT&T 2:17 LG announced today that an over-the-air update for the LG Optimus G Pro is now available for users to download. One new feature is Smart Video, which is similar to (if not exactly the same as) Samsung’s Smart Pause. It means video can be …

If it walks like a flagship, and quacks like a flagship…that doesn’t make it so. At least that’s the case at HTC, where the upcoming HTC Butterfly S (and expected successor to the Droid DNA in the U.S.A.) holds all the raw numbers over the HTC One but will not be stealing its place as HTC’s premier handset. The Butterfly …

Softbank has officially completed its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel, Sprint announced Wednesday, finally closing a merger prolonged by a bidding war between SoftBank and Dish Network. Japan-based Softbank is paying $7.65 per share in cash (about $16.6 billion) for a 78 percent ownership stake in the new company. The deal, which Sprint shareholders overwhelmingly approved late last month, …

T-Mobile could introduce an aggressive new phone-buying model on Wednesday that would let its no-contract customers upgrade to a new handset at subsidized pricing anytime they want, according to reports. The upgrade program, which could be called Jump, would make it easier for people to pay a lower upgrade fee when replacing their current phones, rather than paying the full, …

BlackBerry is eyeing another round of layoffs as part of its ongoing restructuring, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal said Wednesday that the job cuts would affect middle management across the sales and support divisions. The new layoffs would come on top of the 5,000 cuts planned during the company’s last fiscal …

The iPhone 5S is starting a slow motion commotion, with rumours of a slow-mo mode — just like the Samsung Galaxy S4. The slo-mo clues, spotted by 9to5Mac, come from code hidden in iOS 7, the next generation of Apple software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Codenamed Mogul, the slow-motion feature would allow for video recorded at 120 …