Ina Fried in Mobile on May 14 at 9:58 am PT
Nathan Myhrvold’s patent firm teamed with the graphics chipmaker to buy approximately 500 wireless patents.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 14 at 5:30 am PT
Subscriber gains at AT&T and Verizon weren’t enough to make up for defections at Sprint and T-Mobile. The prepaid industry, meanwhile, gained two million customers in the first quarter.
Mike Isaac in Social on May 8 at 5:49 pm PT
Twitter’s refusal to acquiesce to government requests for information says something about the company’s stance on privacy.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 7 at 3:45 pm PT
AT&T’s Glenn Lurie explains why Ma Bell thinks it belongs in the home security business.
Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 7 at 1:09 pm PT
AT&T’s latest Windows Phone device from Samsung brings 4G connectivity and a price tag that won’t break the bank.
Ina Fried in News on May 6 at 9:01 pm PT
The company plans to start testing a service this summer that allows customers to hook up all manner of sensors to a base unit that connects wirelessly over AT&T’s cellular network.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 3 at 8:00 am PT
Boku says it has signed a partnership with Sprint, the final major U.S. carrier to adopt its mobile payments service.
Kara Swisher in News on May 2 at 10:59 am PT
Hollywood meets Silicon Valley. Again.
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Beth Callaghan in Numbers on May 1 at 4:45 pm PT
With SOPA and PIPA out of the picture, it seemed like digital privacy was less threatened. Then along came the new cybersecurity bill on the block, CISPA.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on April 24 at 4:00 pm PT
T-Mobile’s HTC One S is an elegant, fully loaded phone with well-designed features. If you don’t mind the network’s slower speeds, it’s a great find.