Intel CEO Paul Otellini says the world’s largest semiconductor company could one day count Apple and even Qualcomm among its customers. Unlike most chip designers, Intel (INTC) owns its own …
Verizon WIreless sees a window of opportunity to develop a third major wireless device ecosystem with Nokia’s Windows-based phones. The nation’s largest carrier is looking for a third option for …
“It’s painful not to be able to supply all the chips your customers ask for,” Qualcomm (QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs said in announcing the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings. The …
The world’s largest mobile phone maker confirmed today that sluggish smartphone sales have depressed sales and earnings. Today Finland’s Nokia (NOK) attached some numbers to last week’s announcement that its …
Take me out to the ballpark… and please make sure my phone works while I’m there. At US sports arenas and stadiums, wireless connectivity ranks right up there with hot …
Less than a month after raising $100 million in a deal that valued it at ten times that amount, Square is reportedly considering a new round of financing that could …
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Nokia’s long-term credit rating by one notch to Baa3, just one level above non-investment grade, or “junk” status. The rating agency also left a negative …
Payment doesn’t get much easier than swiping a credit card, but researchers are nonetheless predicting American consumers will switch to paying with smartphones over the course of the next decade. …
Schoology, which develops cloud-based learning platforms for schools and colleges, has raised $6 million from New York’s FirstMark Capital, bringing its total funds raised to $9.3 million. The Manhattan startup …
Openwave (OPWV), the software company that describes itself as “the inventor of the mobile internet,” is selling its mediation and messaging businesses to private equity group Marlin Equity Partners for …
Like its archrival Apple, Google is giving shareholders a carrot. While Apple (AAPL) chose to share some of its cash hoard through a dividend, Google (GOOG) is doubling the number …
Nokia may be trailing Samsung in smartphone sales, but it definitely has a publicity edge this month with its on-the-street smartphone speed tests. Nokia representatives offer cash rewards to any …
Senators from both sides of the aisle have come together to ask the Federal Communications Commission to give LightSquared one more chance. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Senator Lindsey Graham …
All four of the major US wireless carriers have agreed to work with the Federal Communications Commission to disable lost or stolen mobile phones. The so-called PROTECT initiative will create …
The world’s largest seller of mobile phones says its devices and services unit will lose money during the first half of this year as it struggles to make the transition …
Next time your mobile device asks you to update firmware, think twice before procrastinating that update. A new study on mobile device security found that roughly three quarters of the …
Apparently taking its cue from Samsung, Toshiba is focusing on thinner, sleeker offerings in the tablet market, but the Japanese company is not skimping on screen size. Today Toshiba said …
Sales of the Galaxy Note propelled Samsung (005930.KS) to record earnings in the first quarter – estimated operating profit was $5.1 billion on revenue of $340 billion. The Korean company …
Taking notes on a tablet when you’re on the go can mean balancing the slate in one hand while trying to type with the other. The HTC Flyer is for …
Sales of chipsets that enable connectivity for mobile devices are expected to surge in the months ahead, and this is seen as an area of opportunity for smaller players. The …
About 5 million DirecTV subscribers in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and 16 other U.S. cities are able to again watch local TV stations that went dark early Sunday. Bankrupt Tribune …
Google is gobbling up a growing share of the smartphone operating system market, according to the latest report from ComScore. The market research firm says that for the three months …
American teachers are spending more and more time telling students to put away their smartphones, but that didn’t stop Qualcomm from funding a program that gave free smartphones to 150 …
April has already been a busy month for Dell (DELL) – the company has announced two acquisitions in two days. Wyse Technology is the larger purchase. The California-based maker of …
The smartphone processor market is looking a little less competitive than it did at the beginning of the year. A team of heavy-hitters in the semiconductor industry is scrapping plans …
