After months of wrangling against opposition from the FTC and the Justice Department, AT&T has finally admitted defeat in its attempt to take over rival cell carrier T-Mobile. By canceling the $39 billion deal, AT&T stands to lose almost $4 billion in cancelation fees to T-Mobile and, more...

The good: The LG Nitro HD has a stunning 4.5-inch HD display, 1080p HD video, an 8-megapixel camera, and support for 4G LTE. There’s a 1.3-megapixel camera for video chats. The bad: There’s a pronounced camera shutter lag on the Nitro HD, and the battery drained faster than it should have. The...

The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms around. This week, I explain what the difference between a computer chip and chipset is, the difference between...

An AT&T executive has confirmed to employees that the next iPhone will launch in early October, Boy Genius Report reported today. An AT&T vice president has reportedly warned employees to “expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35 to 50 days, so prepare your teams...

Last November we reported that AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile got together and formed a joint venture called Isis that aimed to make every new mobile phone sold near field enabled, thus turning it into a mobile wallet. Along with the 3 operators, Discover and Barclays signed up to help handle the actual...