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Apple Inc. (AAPL) has rolled out an iOS 4.2 update that finally brings the latest features in iOS to iPad users. For starters, iPad users can finally enjoy background processing, …

Despite a run of recent setbacks in the United States, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is making strategic moves, including hires, to keep its big plans for this market alive.John Roese, …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) said it will begin offering LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Optimus M device, the carrier’s first smart phone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system, beginning Nov. …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeffrey Hayzlett had a commanding presence here on stage at the Mobile Marketing Forum, living up to his so-called “CMO celebrity” status with a mix of …

The national mobile commerce network being developed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless is still in its early stage, but it finally has a name and a leader. …

Apple Inc. has already grabbed at least 20% of the mobile ad market in the United States with its iAd platform and now it appears ready to launch the service …

Following a phenomenal start, Kik Messenger has been at least temporarily blocked from serving new downloads on BlackBerry devices.The new chat application logged an impressive start with 1 million new …

SAN FRANCISCO — “Everything’s going mobile,” Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, said during a keynote panel here at the Open Mobile Summit.Bowman was direct and rather forthcoming on a panel …

SAN FRANCISCO — Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia talks about simplifying the development process for applications across multiple operating systems and storefronts.

SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint Nextel Corp.’s CEO Dan Hesse declined to comment on the the carrier’s reported exclusion of Chinese vendors from its upcoming network project in a morning keynote …

It would be one thing if Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) was losing spark on the consumer side, which it is, but alarms must be going off at RIM’s headquarters …

Whatever happens to the health care industry over the next two years, AT&T Inc. (T) is repositioning itself to pursue a much greater role in the space.Under a new division …

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported $865 million in net income on $2.95 billion in revenues during its quarter ending Sept. 26. In the year-over-year column, revenues are up 10% and net …

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised a new fund of $650 million to invest in the smart phone market among others.The firm, which burned through its kick-off fund of …

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is acquiring Art Technology Group Inc. (ARTG) for approximately $1 billion in an purely cash-for-stock deal.Oracle plans to push further into mobile following the deal, particularly with …

China Mobile Communications Corp. has joined the Linux Foundation, making it the first Chinese company to join the nonprofit organization.Having the world’s largest telecom provider join as gold member (second …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from the …

There are two wars — each filled with countless battles — taking place in the world of smart phones: market shares for operating systems and devices.A new report from NPD …

There is no slowdown in the demand for mobile application programmers, according to the most recent online jobs report from Elance, an online jobsite that connects businesses with freelancers. The …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is set to jump on the increasingly popular tiered data plan bandwagon saying it will launch an entry-level bucket of data megabytes in time for the holiday …

It’s been a long time coming, but Motorola Inc. (MOT) might finally be returning to its previous graces after a prolonged downward spiral.Following its first quarter of growth in four …

Upstaging its larger rivals, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) said it will be the first domestic carrier to commercially launch Samsung Telecommunications America’s Galaxy Tab device on Nov. 10.Verizon Wireless announced …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A robust computing environment and ubiquitous connectivity are the two most critical components to every facet of mobility, Doug Fisher, VP at Intel Corp. (INTC), said …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is making sure to embrace developers at every turn at its 10th annual developer conference here this week. Paget Alves, president of …