Chinese growth and Chinese competition could drive Apple stock to $888, analyst says

China's fast growth in fast mobile subscriptions -- and increasing mobile competition among the giant Chinese mobile carriers -- will be key factors in driving Apple's moldering stock price to unseen heights of over $800, one analyst says today.

FreedomPop brings its free internet service to Sprint’s 3G network, launches new hotspot

The free internet service FreedomPop is gearing up to expand its reach across the U.S. -- though it's looking to an older cellular network to do so.

Apple updates iOS to fix 3G problems for iPhone 4S in Europe (now, what about us?)

Apple has updated iOS 6 to fix 3G connectivity problems for iPhone 4S users in Europe. I'm wondering, however, if Apple has a bigger problem.

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?

Nexus 4: A beautiful, but hopelessly crippled, powerhouse (review)

The Nexus 4 is one of the best Android phones so far, but a crucial omission makes it an almost laughable upgrade.

AT&T will kill its 2G network in 2017

AT&T's 2G wireless network will go dark at the beginning of 2017, the company confirmed today in SEC filing.

Verizon to kill off grandfathered unlimited 3G data plans

Verizon Wireless will soon get rid of its unlimited data plans held by customers who were grandfathered in before the company launched tiered data pricing, according to a report from FierceWireless.

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo reportedly told an audience at …

Sprint to offer higher quality calls through HD voice late 2012

The HTC Evo One LTE 4G wasn’t the only major announcement Sprint had in up its sleeve today. The carrier also revealed that it will start rolling out HD voice service at the end of the year.

Basically the new …

Verizon experiencing 4G LTE outages across U.S. again — can you connect?

Verizon Wireless appears to be having yet another wide outage of its 4G LTE data network, according to various reports on Twitter.

The network reported three data outages in the month of December. Verizon swiftly blamed the down time on …

AT&T made 150K network improvements in 2011, added 700K square miles of 3G

Hoping to dispel its reputation for terrible reliability, AT&T today revealed the dramatic extent of its network improvements in 2011 as part of its fourth quarter earnings announcement.

The carrier said it made over 150,000 improvements throughout last year, including …

The FCC is dragging its feet on wireless spectrum, says AT&T

Echoing the sentiments of its competitors, AT&T today discussed the growing need for more wireless spectrum in the US and criticized the FCC’s inability to open up more spectrum, in its fourth quarter earnings call.

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said …

Verizon suffers yet another nationwide data outage

Losing network access seems to be a common occurrence for Verizon Wireless customers these days. They woke up to yet another nationwide data outage this morning.

The outage, which affected the carrier’s 3G and 4G LTE data networks, drove subscribers …

T-Mobile has “no Plan B” after AT&T deal falls apart

T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom apparently put all of its eggs in AT&T’s basket. Now that AT&T’s $39 billion T-Mobile purchase has been squashed, thanks to pushback from the US government, DT is scrambling once again to find additional funds …

Motorola wins latest patent spat against Apple in Germany

A German court sided with Motorola in a patent lawsuit against Apple today, granting an injunction against the iPad and iPhone maker. Apple said it plans to appeal the decision.

Motorola’s lawsuit, which was filed in April 2011, accuses Apple …

iPhone 4S data speeds will be significantly faster on AT&T than on Verizon and Sprint

AT&T has been maligned for years because of the poor quality and reliability of its network, but the wireless carrier was thrown a major bone by Apple on Monday with its new iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S chipset supports the …

Apple, Nokia, Qualcomm line up next big patent score: InterDigital

And the patent wars continue. Apple, Nokia, and Qualcomm are among many companies eying wireless telecom specialist InterDigital, holder of a major patent portfolio, Reuters reports.

With Google plunking down $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobility and its 20,000 patents on …

Verizon to kill unlimited data plans on July 7

Beginning Thursday, Verizon will no longer offer new customers an unlimited data plan for smartphones, the company confirmed to FierceWireless.

Verizon is making its newest customers pick from four data plans capped at between 75 megabytes and 10 gigabytes of …

T-Mobile doubles 4G speeds in nearly 100 cities

T-Mobile isn’t slowing down with its ambitious 4G upgrades. The company announced today that it has doubled the speed of its 4G HSPA+ network in an additional 41 cities, bringing the total of upgraded 4G markets to 97.

The carrier …

Apple now offering unlocked iPhone 4 for $649

The rumors were true: Apple is now selling unlocked iPhone 4 models at its online store starting at $649 for the 16 gigabyte version, and $749 for the 32GB variant.

The unlocked phones appear to be a less restrictive version …