Blocked by Microsoft, HTC will finally enter the Windows RT tablet market next year

Barred from the first round of Windows 8 hardware, HTC is planning to make its grand entrance into the space next year.

Feast your eyes on the public-but-not-so-public Apple-HTC contract (or not)

I have the much-discussed Apple-HTC cross-licensing contract in my greasy little digital fingers. It’s a powerful document that has kiboshed upwards of 40 lawsuits between the two companies.

If only I could read some of it.

Here’s what I know …

Comscore: Apple tops LG as No. 2 U.S. mobile phone maker

iPhone 5, plus market share losses from Android makers, pushes Apple to the No. 2 spot.

Samsung wins the right to see the full Apple-HTC patent-licensing agreement

Score one for Samsung in this long-running patent battle that started way back in August with that billion-dollar judgement against the Korean company.

HTC: the media has no clue what we’re paying Apple

HTC and Apple definitely have a cross-licensing agreement on patents with Apple. But the numbers attached to that agreement are still a major mystery.

Microsoft’s new Meet Your Match viral videos target iPhone and Android head-on

"Hi, I'm Ben, and today I'm showing people why Windows Phone is a better match for them than iPhone and Android."

HTC’s Droid DNA: the ‘ultimate’ Droid with a huge 5-inch screen

HTC wants to make you excited for the Droid brand again with the Droid DNA.

Apple and Microsoft could make 600% more from Android than Google in 2013

Google's mobile operating system Android may be winning the smartphone wars, with over 75 percent market share, but Apple and Microsoft could be making more from Android than Google -- up to 600 percent more next year.

Apple to get $6-8 for each HTC Android phone sold — is Samsung next?

A few hundred million more or less from HTC is pocket change for the Cupertino giant that expects to earn $52 billion in the next quarter alone. Samsung, on the other hand, sold 57 million smartphones in the last quarter.

Windows Phone 8 is a bargain: Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X both $100 on AT&T

AT&T has finally announced pricing and availability for the flagship Windows Phone 8 devices, and compared to other smartphones, they look like a freaking steal.

Ballmer expects Windows Phone sales to ‘ramp quickly’ — still aiming for third place

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is daring to dream when it comes to beleaguered Windows Phone sales.

First Windows Phone 8 handsets land in stores ‘this weekend’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced today that the first smartphones running the new Windows Phone 8 OS will begin hitting retailers and online this weekend.

HTC 8X boosts Windows Phone 8′s profile further (photos)

HTC debuted its new 8X superphone featuring Windows Phone 8 operating system to the world today at a high-profile event in New York City. We take a closer look at the phone.