Apple needs China Mobile, China Mobile needs Apple

Will the iPhone 5 be coming to China Mobile's 700 million subscribers? Apple needs this, sure, but make no mistake: China Mobile needs it just as bad.

Study: LTE users use less WiFi, eat double the data, and don’t buy the smorgasbord

More than 110 high-speed LTE networks have now been deployed around the world with the potential to connect almost 500 million people in 50 different countries. But how is the new cellular technology affecting what smartphone owners do?

Without iPhone, Japan’s biggest mobile carrier is losing subscribers at a record rate

Remember when Japanese carrier NTT Docomo was the darling of the wireless world, could do no wrong, and was the subject of every adoring U.S. report on how mobile in Japan rocked in every possible way?

Amazon will start selling prepaid wireless in Japan — this was inevitable

Amazon is already one of the best places to land a great smartphone deal online, so of course the retailer is stepping into the wireless resale market — starting with Japan.

Amazon will soon start selling prepaid SIM cards for …

Samsung ships 5M Galaxy Notes, proves many don’t mind looking like huge dorks

The Galaxy Note was one of the more interesting Android devices to launch recently, but in my review I couldn’t help but find it hopelessly dorky. Clearly, that hasn’t stopped many buyers though, as Samsung reports today that it has …

Watch out Qualcomm, DoCoMo taps Samsung, Fujitsu, others for LTE chip venture

Qualcomm’s mobile chipset dominance may be threatened by a new joint venture spearheaded by Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, focusing on next-generation LTE products.

DoCoMo is investing $5.8 million in a wholly owned subsidiary, dubbed Communication Platform Planning Co. (creative, no?), which …