Amazon is making its first Kindle push into Japan. Starting November 19, Japanese consumers will be able to buy Amazon’s new Paperwhite e-reader. The device, which has a built-in light to allow for reading at all times throughout the day, comes with up to eight weeks of battery life and allows users Internet access over …

AT&T executives couldn’t be happier with the company’s progress in signing up customers to its Mobile Share Plan and its new LTE 4G wireless service, AT&T’s head of mobility Ralph de la Vega said on the company’s third quarter conference call with investors and analysts on Wednesday. De la Vega was almost giddy when talking about the growth of the …

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LG Electronics said today it swung a third-quarter profit based largely on the success of its once-ailing handset division. South Korean electronics maker posted a net profit of 157.1 billion won ($138.5 million) for the three months ended September 30, a dramatic recovery from the loss of 413.9 billion won ($366 million) it recorded in the year-ago period. However, third-quarter …

Apple has entered the small-tablet market with the iPad Mini. But at $329, some holiday shoppers may still look toward the less expensive Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire. I know people love Apple. And I’m sure there will be millions of people who will buy the iPad Mini this holiday season. But at a price of $329 for …

I can’t say I’m that into Halloween that I’d buy a special Halloween iPhone case. But I guess there are enough people who are, because otherwise Speck wouldn’t bother selling them. The company has three “spooky” cases to choose from and I think the one with the skull on it (pictured above) probably has the most year-round appeal. I only …

Apple has revealed that Samsung is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The company announced the investigation in a filing with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday, saying that the “Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the manner in which Samsung has used — or misused — its declared-essential patents.” The Justice Department has not …

The iPad is dead — long live the iPad. Apple has killed off the current iPad, replacing it with the iPad mini and a new full-size iPad. But the current model is hanging around long enough to bag you a refurbished bargain. Alongside the smaller 7.9-inch iPad mini, Apple has refreshed the specs of the full-size 9.7-inch model. It’s now known …

Sprint Nextel’s super-fast 4G LTE network may not show up in major markets such as New York and San Francisco until as late as March, CNET has learned. When Sprint said in September that it would launch in 100 markets “in the coming months,” many customers were left scratching what exactly that meant. Internally, coming months refers to a period …

You’ve bought your shiny new iPad, taken it home and unwrapped it with that sense of childlike wonder they bang on about in the adverts — then not five minutes later Apple brings out the iPad mini. Fortunately, some Apple Stores will exchange the tablet if you bought it in the last month… if you’re lucky. Some branches have decided …