Dish, the satellite-TV company, may start a mobile-phone service through Sprint Nextel’s network, if it goes through with a rumored deal proposed by the wireless carrier, Bloomberg reported today. Sprint has asked to partner with Dish in order to get access to Dish’s currently unused mobile airwaves, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. In exchange, Sprint would …

T-Mobile USA wants to shake up the status quo in the wireless industry to spur its turnaround. At the same time, it could change the way consumers think about how they pay for their services. T-Mobile CEO John Legere yesterday said the carrier would eliminate subsidies next year, moving completely to its “Value” plans. In doing so, it will be …

Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is getting the company’s Premium Suite upgrade pack. Samsung launched a video today showing just some of the features coming to its flagship handset. The upgrade, which was previously announced for the Galaxy Note 10.1, adds a new featured called Page Buddy that predicts what the users want to do based on their actions. So, if the …

A butterfly flaps its wings in one place, and a storm erupts on the other side of the world. But if you’re currently getting rained on, don’t blame the HTC Butterfly. The Butterfly is a new version of the HTC J Butterfly on sale in Japan, and known as the Droid DNA in the US. It sports a 5-inch 1080p high-definition …

Just when you thought the Samsung Galaxy S3 couldn’t get any better, Samsung has only gone and upgraded it with a fistful of new features. Welcome to the Premium Suite. The Premium Suite software update brings features from the oversized Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to the S3. That includes the split-screen Multi Window feature that lets you see two apps …

Samsung’s latest Galaxy announcement, the pebblelike Galaxy Muse, is a stylish $50 media player that attempts to divert some of the iPod zeitgeist to Samsung’s flagship phones. Plug it into the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S3, and the Galaxy Muse syncs with the smartphone, so you can access just your music without bringing the entire phone with …

Good news to anyone who’s hungry for Jelly Bean: Motorola recently modified a customer support page that outlines the various devices expected to receive Android updates. The Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD are the latest to see the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, both of which are reflected on the support page. Looking ahead, the Atrix …

The stars lined up just right this week (read: gift-giving season is here!) to have a number of awesome game sequels and new releases launch all at once. Frankly, there are so many new games that there is no better time than the present to check out what the App Store has to offer. Rick Broida already wrote about Grand …

If you’re looking for a cheaper way to hook up with Windows Phone 8 and its cheery live-tile lifestyle than Nokia’s pricey Lumias, HTC is here to help. The HTC 8S — or Windows Phone 8S by HTC to give its full perfume-inspired name — is out now for £180 (plus top-up) on pay as you go from Three, and …

Turning on your television is like going back in time — and Apple may be about to change that. That’s according to Apple boss Tim Cook, who has said once again that TV is an area of “intense interest” for the company, fuelling rumours about a possible ‘iTV‘. Speaking to Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple boss Tim Cook wouldn’t be drawn any …

Today’s word that T-Mobile plans to sell Apple products in 2013 certainly sounds like great news to the iPhone and TMO faithful. The question remains, however, if the carrier can deal with the increased load Apple’s uber-phone will put on its network. It’s also unclear whether the latest iPhone 5, which boasts 4G LTE data access on other networks, will …

Today Ting, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that resells Sprint’s network, launched a private beta that lets prospective customers sign up for Ting’s service using their previously purchased Sprint phones. For now, just seven devices make the cut: HTC Evo 4G (A9292) HTC Evo 3D (X515C) HTC Evo Shift 4G (A7373) Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (SPHD710) …

Huawei has given the strongest hint yet that it’s squaring up to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with an oversized phone. Previous leaks have revealed that the Huawei Ascend Mate is to be a 6.1-inch behemoth of a phone-cum-tablet, and a Huawei boss has spoken out to apparently confirm the rumours. Speaking on Weibo, the Chinese Twitter, a Huawei boss …

Remember when a quad-core processor was the ultimate indicator of a super-smartphone? Well its 15 minutes are almost up. Just as the current run of super-smartphones are destined for the bargain bin in a few months, so too will the novelty and obsession with the number of cores powering a phone begin to fade. Sure, smartphones with the latest quad-core …

As of today, Snapseed, one of the more unique photo-editing apps for desktop and iOS, is officially available for Android. After enjoying much success on other platforms and even getting acquired by Google in September, it was only a matter of time before this increasingly popular product would make its way onto the Mountain View titan’s own mobile OS. Snapseed …