AT&T is getting closer to its quest of covering 250 million people with 4G LTE …

Aside from monopolistic cable providers that force their customers to buy expensive bundles of TV channels they might never watch, wireless operators may be the only other businesses I know of that often force their customers to buy expensive services they don’t really want. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I answer two questions from readers who highlight this point. …

Samsung has acquired the team behind MOVL, a company that makes entertainment applications for smart TVs, GigaOm reported Monday. The 2-year-old Atlanta-based company provides apps for TVs by connecting mobile devices with the TVs, often referred to as the “second screen” experience. These include gaming apps Poker Fun and WeDraw, fitness app SmartFitTV, and social video app WeTeli. Its investors …