While Samsung remains at the top of the U.S. smartphone market-share rankings, Apple is rapidly catching up to its staunch rival, the latest ComScore figures show. The figures for the August 2012 report, collected from more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, show that Samsung’s share remains flat, compared with a significant growth for Apple. Interestingly, …

T-Mobile USA’s parent, Deutsche Telekom AG, and MetroPCS confirmed today that they are in talks to combine operations. Both companies sent out statements confirming recent speculation that a potential deal was brewing. Here are their respective comments: Deutsche Telekom: Deutsche Telekom is holding talks with the listed company MetroPCS with the aim of operating its subsidiary T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS …

Samsung has taken Apple’s iPhone 5 to court, claiming that the 4-inch smart phone steps all over the Galaxy S3-maker’s patents. The latest development in an increasingly eye-roll-inducing back-and-forth battle, Samsung has added Apple’s new smart phone to a list of products accused of infringing eight Samsung patents, Foss Patents reports. Samsung’s move was expected — the shipbuilding-smart phone company …

AT&T said today that it would add three more HTC smartphones to its lineup, the HTC One X+, One VX, and Windows Phone 8X. Windows Phone 8X, which was announced last month, will be available in November, while the One X+ and One VX would be available “in the coming months.” No pricing information was provided on the phones. The …

HTC has announced a new and improved One X. Dubbed the One X+, the device is basically a refreshed version of the same One X HTC is already selling. The handset comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and nixes the One X’s 1.5GHz quad-core processor available in the global version for a 1.7GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 chip. The One …

The hedge-fund backed LightSquared isn’t giving up on its plan to build a nationwide 4G wireless network. But the path forward is likely to be a long one. Last week, LightSquared, which was backed by billionaire Philip Falcone and his hedge fund Harbinger Capital, filed proposals with the Federal Communications Commission that would help it satisfy interference concerns and allow …

Swissvoice It may sound wacky but a new accessory from Swissvoice, the ePure Bluetooth Station, will transform cell phones into virtual home handsets. The setup is designed to mimic the shape and feel of an old-school desktop ringer but is capable of much more. First, Swissvoice says the ePure Bluetooth Station will charge most makes and models of smartphones and …

Nokia Australia today confirmed that the Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 920 will be part of Telstra’s range, with the Lumia 820 heading to Optus and Vodafone. The new Lumia 920 is headed to Telstra in Australia. (Credit: Nokia) “Operators and retailers are throwing their weight behind our new Nokia Lumia smartphones, and we appreciate their continued support,” Nokia Australia’s managing …

A Sony exec has admitted that 3D is failing to persuade shoppers to part with their cash, conceding that the third dimension is “not hugely important at this time.” In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony’s UK chief Fergal Gara said, “Wearing the glasses and consuming 3D in that way in the home isn’t hugely popular. That’s just a fact.” As …

Vizio’s 60-inch E601i-A3 sells for $999. Is it too early to think about holiday shopping? Not if you’re a TV maker like Vizio. We recently reviewed two impressive, high-value Vizio TVs, the 32-inch E320i-A0 and the 47- and 55-inch M3D0KD series, but the company is just getting warmed up. Today it announced a slew of new big-screen TVs, highlighted by …