Google Play integrated with Bango’s carrier billing: buy apps, pay on your phone bill

Mobile payment company Bango has integrated Google Play billing with carrier billing, announcing Australian carrier Telestra as its first client.

AT&T and T-Mobile to share networks in NYC, New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy

In the spirit of community, AT&T and T-Mobile are coming together to ensure Hurricane Sandy victims can make calls.

Smartphones pave the way for AT&T’s Q3: 6.1M devices sold, covering 64% of customers

Despite a big quarterly profit dip, AT&T is still succeeding at getting smartphones out the door.

Japan’s Softbank reportedly eyeing Sprint for $12.8B (update: Sprint confirms talks)

Sprint may be courting a takeover offer from Japan's third-largest carrier Softbank.

Get your iPhone 5 while you can! Pre-order shipment estimates fall back two weeks

If you weren't up at midnight last night to pre-order your iPhone 5, you may have to wait up to two weeks after the phone's September 21 release date to receive it.

AT&T confirms you can keep unlimited data plans with iPhone 5

After Apple’s iPhone 5 reveal today, we’re sure many of you are figuring out just how you can get your hands on one. AT&T subscribers still holding on to an unlimited data plan can rest easy, as the carrier confirmed …

T-Mobile keeps bleeding subscribers: loses 557,000 in Q2

There's no end in sight for T-Mobile's subscriber drain. After losing 510,000 contracted subscribers in the first quarter of 2012, T-Mobile announced this morning that it has lost 557,000 in its second quarter.

Mobile hotspots for all: Verizon settles with FCC for $1.25M, must allow tethering apps

In a double-whammy for Verizon, the Federal Communications Commission announced today that the carrier must let its customers use third-party apps to turn their phones into mobile hotspots, and Verizon will also have to pay a $1.25 million fee to …

Sprint stock on the rise after announcing $1.4B loss, 1.5M iPhones sold

Sprint’s stock price continues to confound today by rising, even though the company missed analyst expectations by reporting a $1.37 billion loss for the second quarter of 2012.

At the time of this post, Sprint’s stock was up 18 percent …

AT&T’s Q2: $3.9B profit, 3.7M iPhones activated, 320K new subscribers

AT&T met expectations today with a strong second quarter showing — although when it comes to new subscriber numbers, the carrier still has a reason to be envious of Verizon’s Q2 figures.

AT&T posted a profit of $3.9 billion on …

Former T-Mobile CEO to head Vodafone in Europe

A day after resigning as chief executive at T-Mobile USA, Philipp Humm said he’ll lead rival Vodafone’s efforts in Europe, starting October 1.

Humm will become Vodafone’s chief executive in northern and central Europe for areas such as Britain, Germany, …

Verizon and AT&T Galaxy S III customers are getting screwed out of 50GB Dropbox promo

If you are planning to preorder a new Samsung Galaxy S III from top two U.S. cellphone carriers, you should know that you won’t be able to take advantage of some third-party promotional opportunities.

Such is the case with Verizon …

Watch out T-Mobile employees: CEO announces further cuts, corporate restructuring

T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm said there were going to be more layoffs when he axed 1,900 call center workers in March, and it looks like the day of reckoning is near.

Humm said the carrier will be going through a …

T-Mobile loses 510K subscribers in Q1, but profits are finally on the rise

T-Mobile is still bleeding subscribers — parent company Deutsche Telekom announced this morning that it lost 510,000 subscribers in the first quarter — but the fourth-place wireless carrier is finally seeing profits once again.

T-Mobile earnings were up 7.2 percent …