Apple’s iPhone 5 display orders reportedly cut in half, weak demand blamed

Apple may have overestimated just how many display panels (and other components) it needed to meet the iPhone 5's demand.

Selling Windows Phone: Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph on why iPhone and Android users will love and buy his device

It's odd to see Microsoft as the underdog, but that's the reality in mobile. And, according to Rudolph, that's what makes it fun.

Sony’s Xperia Z is its most elegant Android handset yet (hands-on)

Sony may have finally its stride with Android handsets with the Xperia Z.

Don’t count out the cheap iPhone yet: Reuters rescinds Apple exec denial (updated)

The twists and turns in the cheap iPhone saga are enough to give you whiplash.

Amazon and Samsung are running away with the battle for Android tablet market share

Given that there are approximately a gazillion Android-based tablets on the market, you'd expect the Android hardware market for tablets would be massively fragmented. Think again.

Verizon activated nearly 10M smartphones in the last 3 months

Coming in just behind AT&T's 9.9 million activations, Verizon showed 9.8 million smartphones sold -- but lower profits than a year ago.

Got screen? Lenovo debuts Intel-powered IdeaPhone K900 with huge 5.5-inch display

Lenovo has introduced a sleek new smartphone, the IdeaPhone K900 -- one of the first phones to run Intel's new 2-GHz dual-core Atom processor.

Is it time to kill the smartphone subsidy? Verizon & AT&T are on the fence

T-Mobile may be convinced that the smartphone subsidy is outdated, but Verizon and AT&T aren't so sure.

FreedomPop adds free calls & texts to free Internet to ‘basically screw AT&T and Verizon’

FreedomPop, which already offers free wireless Internet service, is announcing a partnership with TextPlus today that will enable it to also offer free voice calls and free texts.

YACIR (yet another cheap iPhone rumor)

Paradoxically, the new, cheaper iPhones are supposed to come with a bigger 5" screen and a brand-new form factor. And, a new CPU: Qualcomm's Snapdragon.

AT&T sold 110K smartphones a day last quarter, including 7.2M iPhones and 2.2M Android phones

AT&T took a moment to toot its own horn this morning, announcing that it sold more than 10 million smartphones in the last quarter.

Huawei, your gigantic 6.1-inch phone is ridiculous

Huawei, you've successfully built the world's largest smartphone with the 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. Congratulations?

Steve Ballmer steals the show from Qualcomm’s CEO at CES

It wasn't too long into Qualcomm's CES keynote before Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer jumped on the stage, injecting a dose of much-needed energy.

Huawei announces a massive 6.1-inch smartphone

Huawei's Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch display, making it one of the largest smartphones ever.

66% of phone, tablet owners don’t really care if they run iOS, Android, or Windows

Watch out Apple and Google: Two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners don't have strong brand loyalty to any one particular operating system, according to a new study by Accenture.

Euclid taps smartphone Wi-Fi for in-store retail analytics — no hardware required

Euclid furthers its quest to become the Google Analytics for the real world.