Your smartphone may be sleek and shiny on the outside, but on the inside, it …

The planned merger between nationwide carrier T-Mobile USA and prepaid provider MetroPCS is not a repeat of the failed merger between Sprint and Nextel back in 2005, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said during a conference call with the press today. A MetroPCS store. Greg Sandoval/CNET This deal, he said, is about gaining more spectrum in an effort to challenge bigger …

HTC has confirmed the Android Jelly Bean update process for the HTC One X and One S will begin this month. The smart phone pair could receive the latest version of Android and HTC’s Sense user interface before October is out, all being well. Jelly Bean is the latest version of Google’s software for mobile phones and tablets, and HTC’s Sense …