Devices

Traditional mobile devices are quickly making way for new form factors looking to take advantage of advancements in various mobile components and a growing acceptance of new ideas from consumers. …

BlackBerry (BBRY) has abandoned its plan to go private and is calling in a new leader in a last-ditch effort to turn around the troubled company. John Chen, formerly of …

Sprint and T-Mobile US plan to sell Google’s Nexus 5, a first for Google which has never before sold a phone directly through a carrier. Google’s new flagship Android 4.4-equipped …

Rural wireless subscribers are high value customers. Those of us working within the competitive carrier ecosystem already know this, but a recent survey commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association shows it …

Three top Android smartphone makers will be the first to offer tri-band devices as part of Sprint’s new “Spark” offering. Samsung, HTC and LG have all worked with Sprint to …

Mobile devices are finding their way to more and more parts of the world, and the first phone most new users get will be a smartphone. Smartphones now outsell feature …

iPhone sales exceeded expectations in the quarter ending September 28, hitting 33.8 million as the newest models joined the mix late in September. iPhone sales were up 26% versus the …

A slowdown at the high end of the smartphone market did not stop Samsung from raking in record profits once again during the third quarter. While sales of the Korean …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Telefónica Vivo presented the first range of smartphones with the Firefox operating system in Brazil during the Futurecom event this week. Vivo is currently the only …

Apple has launched new iPads and revamped its tablet product line, discontinuing the iPad 3 and the iPad 4 in order to focus on the new iPad Air and the …

Nokia has unveiled some of the new products that were in the works before the company announced the sale of its device business to Microsoft. For the first time, Nokia …

Japan’s Softbank moved forward with its investment in device logistics provider Brightstar, pouring $1.26 billion into the company for a 57% share of the operation. Softbank earlier this week was …

Young smartphone buyers often know exactly what phone they want, and they want it immediately. Verizon Wireless is catering to these decisive buyers with same-day delivery of smartphones, a $20 …

One month after its launch, the iPhone 5C is being offered for free to upgrade-eligible mobile subscribers willing to trade in a working smartphone. Best Buy Mobile will offer $100 …

HTC’s smartphone business is clearly in trouble, leading the Taiwanese company into the red for the first time in its history. The company could use a powerful partner, and Microsoft …

Today’s top stories: Target confirmed that it will be launching prepaid phone service using T-Mobile’s network. Pricing starts at $35 a month for unlimited talk and text, and for another …

China’s ZTE is bringing its two flagship smartphones to the U.S., hoping to attract customers who want to avoid carrier contracts. The ZTE Grand S and the nubia 5 will …

Carrier fines, new MVNO, possible iPad delays … Today’s top stories in mobile and wireless: (No time to read? Watch the video.) The Federal Communications Commission has shut down due …