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Facebook combines Social Graph and private photo sharing in new ‘Moments’ app

Facebook debuted a new app today called Moments that allows a group of friends to all post photos to a shared,… Read More

HTC shoots down possibility of selling out to Asus

HTC said it is not interested in being acquired by PC maker Asus, which hinted at the possibility on Friday that it… Read More

Verizon scolds John Legere for potty talk, says T-Mobile boss simply wrong about spectrum

On Thursday, T-Mobile CEO John Legere went on an epic rant about the upcoming FCC spectrum auction, claiming that there… Read More

T-Mobile’s John Legere lashes out over spectrum, says Verizon and AT&T trying to ‘bulldoze’ consumers

It has been a little while since we’ve seen a classic rant by T-Mobile’s John Legere, the long-haired outspoken rebel CEO… Read More

Expedia expands Android and iPhone apps to include rental cars and local activities

Expedia has finally expanded its mobile app to enable customers to book rental cars and local activities in addition to flights and hotels. The… Read More

Mobile carriers prep for U.S. Open as smartphones now allowed inside the ropes

Now that golf fans can finally carry their smartphones on U.S. Open grounds, mobile carriers are ramping up their network capacity.… Read More

Android gets family-friendly with Google Play’s ‘Designed for Families’ program

Google Play is introducing a program called “Designed for Families.” Developers will be able to opt into the program if… Read More

Sprint CEO: We’ll surpass AT&T, Verizon in network performance within two years

Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Claure referred to network performance, not subscriber count. Sprint has some lofty… Read More

RealNetworks launches ‘RealTimes’ app, making new comeback bid

RealNetworks is releasing a new app, RealTimes, that automatically picks photos and videos from users’ devices and sets them to… Read More

Why ‘phablets’ are dominating the smartphone market

Huge cell phones are HUGE. And you’d better get used to them. Awkwardly-named “phablets” — a sort of phone/tablet combo… Read More

Sprint, Verizon fined $158M combined to settle lawsuit over unauthorized charges

Sprint and Verizon are the last major wireless carriers in the U.S. to agree to a settlement with the government over millions… Read More

T-Mobile takes aim at Verizon with ‘Never Settle’ two-week trial program

T-Mobile’s is again going after the competition, and this time it’s Verizon. The Bellevue-based wireless carrier debuted a new promotion called… Read More

Sprint adds 1.2M customers to fend off T-Mobile, but financial loss deepens

Sprint added 1.2 million net customers in the first quarter, retaining its position as the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier, but… Read More

The moon and stars, on your wrist: Why ‘Sky Guide’ is betting on Apple Watch

Don’t worry, amateur astronomers, you won’t be holding your wrist above your head to locate constellations. The team behind the popular Sky… Read More

Official details: How Google’s new ‘Project Fi’ wireless network will work

Google today confirmed that it’s launching a new wireless network, called “Project Fi” — offering a simplified pricing structure, and using a “network of networks”… Read More

Verizon says it has to be ‘rational,’ chooses profits over adding subscribers

Verizon acknowledged it bled subscribers again in the first quarter, explaining that it rather lose some customers than offer deep discounts. “We have to… Read More

Xiaomi sets Guinness World Record for selling over 2 million phones online in a day

Talk about a flash sale. Xiaomi moved more than 2.11 million smartphones in a day via its online store Mi.com. That… Read More

‘Secret’ cell phone plans could save you 50%, so why are carriers embarrassed by them?

It’s fun to watch the wireless carriers struggle to keep their prices sky-high while still dipping into the “low end”… Read More

HTC loses its lead designer, less than a year after its last one left

Jonah Becker, HTC’s associate vice president of industrial design, announced on Twitter that he will be departing the electronics manufacturer after… Read More

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge coming April 10, preorders start tomorrow

Samsung is launching its latest flagship Android smartphones in the U.S. on April 10, the company announced today. People interested… Read More

No new bidders emerging in RadioShack’s bankruptcy as 2,000 stores face closure

Thousands of RadioShack stores face imminent closure as the 94-year-old company’s bankruptcy nears a close. On Thursday, a judge is set to sign… Read More

Android OS-maker Cyanogen raises $80M from Twitter, Qualcomm, Rupert Murdoch

Cyanogen Inc., the Android OS-maker with offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, today announced an $80 million Series C funding round… Read More

HTC shakeup: Peter Chou out as CEO at struggling smartphone maker, replaced by founder Cher Wang

HTC has a new leader. The phone maker today named chairman and co-founder Cher Wang as its new CEO. Peter… Read More

T-Mobile offers small businesses new data plans, free tools from Microsoft and GoDaddy

T-Mobile made yet another Un-carrier announcement on Wednesday, and this time it’s all about small businesses. For “Un-carrier 9.0,” the… Read More

For coffee delivery, Starbucks will use Postmates in Seattle and baristas in New York City

At the Starbucks annual shareholder meeting today, the company plans to unveil new details of its highly anticipated delivery service launching in the… Read More

Video: Testing Starbucks’ new mobile order-ahead feature in Seattle

Starbucks has finally launched mobile ordering in its hometown of Seattle today, so I no longer have to be jealous of… Read More

T-Mobile brings Data Stash rollover plan to prepaid customers

People who use T-Mobile’s prepaid Simple Choice plans now get access to the company’s Data Stash feature, which lets them… Read More

Why Meerkat and other live video apps are going to succeed

If you thought you’d seen the last of the social media app frenzies, this week proved you wrong. Meerkat, the… Read More

A changing mobile landscape: 3 things every developer should know

It used to be that the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) revolved around devices and carriers. This year, however, the… Read More

T-Mobile to hold “Piece of Work” Un-Carrier event in New York on March 18

T-Mobile will be holding another one of its “Un-Carrier” events in New York on March 18 to introduce a new… Read More