ST-Ericsson joint venture dies, with 1,600 layoffs possible after failing to find buyer

Venture for smartphone chips took a beating when Nokia and Sony Ericsson started sinking.

Hands-on with the Galaxy S4: the most comfortable 5-inch phone yet (video)

I'll admit, I'm no fan of big phones. But with the Galaxy S IV, which Samsung announced tonight in New York City, the company shows you can make a large screen fit into a surprisingly thin and light device.

Galaxy S IV: The new Android standard is all about killer software

Samsung officially unveiled the phone tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, following plenty of leaked photos and videos.

A play-by-play of Samsung’s huge Galaxy S4 event at Radio City Music Hall

There’s been a lot of hype and a lot of leaks, but tonight is finally the moment we get to see what Samsung has up its sleeve with its new flagship Android smartphone — the Galaxy S IV.

New Galaxy S IV leaked pics and videos spoil Samsung’s fun — show off floating touch, eye-tracking features

Whatever surprises Samsung had in store for the launch of the Galaxy S IV later today have likely been spoiled by this latest round of leaked pictures and videos.

Galaxy S IV won’t hold many surprises: 5-inch screen, 13-MP camera, & more outed early

Samsung's highly hyped Galaxy S IV smartphone will debut tomorrow, but will the device have any surprises left to show?

Samsung Galaxy S IV leaker strikes again, this time with a video

Yesterday, we saw some alleged photos from Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone, and now it looks like that same sly gadget hound has created a video showing off the new phone.

Who’s crazy enough to buy BlackBerry? Lenovo’s CEO ain’t ruling it out

Perhaps because the marriage between ThinkPad and BlackBerry seems so natural, another Lenovo executive is hinting that the company would be open to purchasing the beleaguered smartphone company.

Samsung triples sales in China to claim top spot for the first time

China is a top strategic market for Apple. But Samsung claimed the country's smartphone title in 2012 for the first time, according to new data released over the weekend.

Is this the Galaxy S IV? Reported leak shows nothing new for Samsung

With Samsung's Galaxy S IV scheduled to debut later this week in New York City, the leaks are coming full force.

BlackBerry CEO says he’s not interested in selling ultra-cheap phones

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has some serious challenges ahead of him. But when it comes to the prospect of selling ultra-low-cost smartphones in emerging markets such as India and Indonesia, he says BlackBerry won't even try to compete in that segment.

Motorola axes another 1,200 employees in its ongoing quest to cut costs

Motorola may be owned by Google now, but the company is still bleeding cash -- and employees.

Apple’s rejected iPhone names: ‘Telepod,’ ‘Mobi,’ ‘Tripod,’ and ‘iPad’

Before settling on the name "iPhone," Apple considered some hilarious monikers for its smartphone.