Huawei may face some obstacles when it comes to selling telecom gear in the U.S., but the Chinese conglomerate continues to be aggressive in the smartphone space, particularly in Western Europe. Today Huawei launched the Ascend P6, an Android 4.2.2 phone measuring just 6.18 mm with a 4.7-inch screen. The phone will start shipping in [...]

Apple is the latest company to disclose to its customers how much data it has shared this year with the government. The company says it does not allow the government access to its servers but does comply with specific requests on a case-by-case basis. So far this year, Apple says between 9,000 and 10,000 devices [...]

Apple is the latest company to disclose to its customers how much data it has shared this year with the government. The company says it does not allow the government access to its servers but does comply with specific requests on a case-by-case basis. So far this year, Apple says between 9,000 and 10,000 devices [...]

It seems that even the world’s top seller of smartphones is not immune to peer pressure. Samsung has added a built-in zoom lens to its Galaxy S4, apparently very aware that Nokia and HTC are both focusing on high-end camera technology in their flagship devices this summer. But Samsung takes a very different approach from [...]

Verizon Wireless was the last of the big four carriers to get the Galaxy S4, but apparently many Verizon customers think the phone was worth waiting for. According to summarized results of consumer reviews parsed by Argus Insights, the S4′s performance on Verizon’s LTE network is generating an extremely positive buzz that could help the [...]

Apple announced the newest version of its iOS operating system yesterday at its Worldwide Developer Conference. iOS 7 will improve battery life for iPhones and iPads, and it will feature an iPhone control center — a finger swipe from the bottom of the screen brings up the controls for settings like volume, brightness, Bluetooth and [...]

AT&T Mobility is hoping to pick up some new customers next month after Sprint Nextel turns off its iDEN network at midnight on June 30. Diehard iDEN customers who have ignored their carrier’s efforts to get them to switch over to Sprint Nextel’s CDMA/LTE network will find themselves carrying dead devices on the morning of [...]

Apple is reportedly launching a trade-in program in its stores, taking old iPhones off the hands of customers who want to upgrade to the iPhone 5. Right now iPhone users can trade in their existing phones online or with their carriers, but Apple is apparently eager to capture more of those used iPhones so that [...]

Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet have been sluggish. IDC reports that Microsoft sold just 200,000 Surface RT tablets in the first quarter, down from 900,000 in the fourth quarter of 2012. Now the software giant is giving buyers the Surface’s Type or Touch cover for free. The Surface RT is a workhorse, albeit somewhat [...]

Sprint Nextel reportedly plans to market its own smartphone brand. Engadget reports that ZTE will manufacture the LTE phone for Sprint and that it will be called the Vital. Scroll down for more top stories. Today’s Mobile Minute: The Vital is reportedly an Android 4.1 LTE phone with 5 inch screen powered by a 1.5GHz [...]