Broadcom announced today that it plans to acquire 4G chip maker Beceem Communications for $316 …

Updated with correct charges Boost Mobile has introduced a new plan that rewards customers who make on-time payments. Called the Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage plan, it lets customers reduce the usual $50 monthly charge to as low as $35 just by making payments in a timely manner (unless they’re on a BlackBerry plan; see below). The no-contract plan includes unlimited …

T-Mobile will introduce new prepaid data plans October 18 that will offer users access not only to data use, but also to voice minutes and text messages. The smartphone plans break down as follows. $70 per month for unlimited talk and text with 2GB of data $50 per month for unlimited talk and text plus 100MB of data $30 per …