Michelle Maisto

ZTE and Huawei have been fast up-and-comers in the global mobile device, networking and data center markets. However, a report released Oct. 8 by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee is likely to hurt revenue for the Shenzhen, China-based brands, as well as U.S-China relations. After a nearly year-long investigation into the “national security dangers posed […]

HTC’s profits fell by nearly 80 percent during its third quarter, the company revealed Oct. 8, highlighting a tumultuous year for the Taiwan-based smartphone maker. Total revenue for the quarter reached approximately $2.4 billion, with net income before tax of $137 million—which was down nearly 50 percent from the same quarter a year ago. “HTC […]

Consumer Reports has come down hard on Apple in the past, but not this time. The iPhone 5 is “the best iPhone yet” and among the best smartphones in its official rankings, the consumer watchdog announced in an Oct. 5 blog post. “A larger 4-inch display; a thinner and lighter profile; 4G LTE [Long Term […]

T-Mobile and MetroPCS have stated their commitment to a merger, but with the union far from finalized, Sprint is reconsidering whether it was right to walk away from a nearly finalized deal with MetroPCS in February. According to Bloomberg, Sprint’s board plans to meet Friday, Oct. 5, to discuss whether it should present MetroPCS with […]

Samsung Ativ Smart PC The Ativ Smart PC is a tablet with an 11.6-inch HD PLS display, an Intel Clover Trail 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 64GB of internal memory and Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. A detachable keyboard-docking system turns it into a laptop. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 AT&T will also sell the Galaxy Tab […]

Microsoft will officially introduce Windows 8 Oct. 25 and Windows Phone 8 Oct. 29. The news arrives as invitations to the company’s events reached media in-boxes Oct. 4 but were surprises, really, to nobody. Both dates have been circled on industry calendars since at least Aug. 29, when ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley wrote that a […]

AT&T will soon be adding a handful of LTE-enabled smartphones to its portfolio. This fall, subscribers can expect its Android-running HTC One X to be joined by the HTC One X+ and One VX. These will share shelf space with the Microsoft-backed Windows Phone 8X by HTC and—making for bit of awkwardness, if you go […]

Samsung appears to have gotten the message that not everyone thinks big is best. The company has invited some members of the international press to an Oct. 11 event at which it’s expected to introduce a smaller version of the Galaxy S III—its fast-selling smartphone that, with its 4.8-inch display, pushed the norm for device […]

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and MetroPCS, in the opening paragraph of an Oct. 3 statement announcing a “definitive agreement” to merge the small but notable prepaid carrier with DT’s ailing American brand, T-Mobile, made three important assertions. First, they said, the transaction will create a “clear-cut technology path to one common LTE network.” Long Term Evolution […]

Microsoft smartphone partners, beware! The software maker is once again planning to surprise industry watchers with in-house hardware that will run its upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system. According to the China Times and WPCentral, Microsoft is already testing a smartphone. “Details about what it looks like, hardware specifications, launch times, etc., have not been […]

Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board and MetroPCS’ board of directors have unanimously approved a merger between the small Dallas-based carrier and DT’s T-Mobile brand. After rumors swirled for a day, the carriers formally announced Oct. 3 they were going ahead with the merger. The new company will retain the T-Mobile name and is expected to have […]

T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom has flirted before with idea of merging its ailing U.S. brand with smaller carrier MetroPCS, in an effort to help it better compete against market powerhouses Verizon Wireless and AT&T. But now a deal is actually in the works, according to multiple reports. The Germany-based carrier all but confirmed the […]