
Verizon rakes in wireless fees in 1Q
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at ...
Ahead of the Bell: Google's 1Q hinges on ad market
Analysts and investors will be looking for what Google has to say about online ads, including those on mobile devices, as the Internet search leader ...
Earnings Preview: Google's 1Q hinges on ad market
Google' first-quarter earnings report, which arrives after the market closes Thursday, is likely to reveal how effectively the company is managing its ...

Stocks fall on signs of slowing global economy
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday for the second time this week as investors continued to worry about how much the global economy is slowing.
ACLU: Slow smartphone updates are privacy threat
One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is ...
Apple stock falls to one-year low on supplier news
Shares of Apple Inc. fell below $400 for the first time in a year and half on Wednesday, after a supplier hinted at a slowdown in iPhone and iPad ...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 sales start next week in US
U.S. wireless carriers have started revealing prices for Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S 4, which goes on sale starting next week. AT&T Inc

Taiwan tech industry faces up to Samsung
Taiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean ...
Dish's Ergen says Sprint debt manageable
Dish Network's combative chairman, Charlie Ergen, on Tuesday defended his $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, saying the debt load the deal would ...

Cellphone use heavy, but still operating in Boston
Cellphone companies say service is operating in the Boston area, but with heavy traffic following of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. A law ...

Dish Network offering to buy Sprint in $25.5B deal
Dish Network Corp. is trying to snag U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel away from a Japanese suitor, the latest sign that satellite dishes are losing ...
EU clears $22.6bn cable operator, pay TV takeover
The European Union's antitrust body has cleared the 17.2 billion euros ($22.6 billion) takeover of Britain's Virgin Media by U.S. cable TV operator ...
Verizon to extend phone-upgrade waiting period
Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Friday said that it is extending the time it takes to earn a subsidized phone upgrade ...
RIM seeks probe into report on BlackBerry returns
The maker of the BlackBerry said Friday that it wants U.S. and Canadian regulators to investigate a "false and misleading" report by a financial ...
TV stations feel 'squeezed' by airwave auction
As the federal government tries to encourage companies like AT&T and Verizon to create bigger, faster mobile networks, TV broadcasters are feeling ...
T-Mobile USA sweetens bid for US carrier MetroPCS
Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, has raised its bid for MetroPCS Communications Inc. to placate shareholders for the cellphone ...

PC outlook darkens as sales slump deepens in 1Q
The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look as if it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile ...
Orders of keyboard BlackBerry start in Canada
The maker of the BlackBerry phone said Tuesday that a modern smartphone with a physical keyboard will be available in Canada in the coming weeks as ...
Ericsson to buy Microsoft's TV software unit
Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers ...

Facebook barges into Google turf with Home
Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially ...

Facebook tweaks Android phones to build new 'Home'
With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how ...
Samsung's operating profit up 53 percent in 1Q
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit last quarter rose 53 percent over a year earlier, outpacing expectations for what's normally a slow ...

SKorea: North Korea moved missile to east coast
After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said ...
T-Mobile USA gains subscribers
T-Mobile USA's subscribers were more likely to stick with the company in the last three months, a welcome trend for a carrier that's struggling ...