The European Union will make a decision regarding Google's acquisition of Motorola on February 13. It was scheduled to make a decision earlier this month, but postponed while it waited for additional materials from Google. Google has since supplied the requested items. Google announced plans last August to purchase the handset maker for $12.5 billion. ...

Ericsson and ZTE today announced that they have come to terms over patent litigation between them. The companies have both signed a global cross-licensing agreement and agreed to drop all litigation. ZTE has also signed a royalty-bearing license agreement to certain Ericsson patents. The patents in question concerned GSM and 3G/UMTS cellular technology. ...

Time Warner Cable today announced TWC TV for the Apple iPhone. This free application lets iPhone owners access the program guide of their set-top box and view up to seven days worth of upcoming content. It also makes it easy for customers to access HD programming and their favorite channels. The app also lets iPhone users interact with their DVR, and watch ...

Documents on the Federal Communication Commission's web site reveal that the LG Connect, announced for MetroPCS during the CES trade show earlier this month, is also headed to Verizon Wireless's network. The LG VS-840, which was recently approved by the FCC, supports CDMA 850/1900MHz and LTE 750MHz, which is unique to Verizon. The FCC also confirms ...

Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins today said that the QNX platform will be the basis of RIM's mobile strategy for the next decade. He reiterated in a call to press this morning that the company believes in the strengths of QNX and the PlayBook 2.0 operating system. He said that PlayBook OS 2.0 and BlackBerry 10 will both arrive "soon" and will ship ...

Nokia Siemens Networks has received approximately $1.56 billion in new funding from a collection of European and U.S. banks. Citing a source familiar with Nokia Siemens' plans, Reuters reports that the company sought $1.96 billion in funding, but had to settle for the lesser amount due to current market conditions. Parent companies Nokia and Siemens ...

Sony today announced a new back-illuminated CMOS image sensor for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Sony says that this sensor was made by laying the "pixel section containing formations of back-illuminated structure pixels onto chips containing the circuit section for signal processing." According to Sony, the chief benefit of this design is to reduce ...

Verizon Wireless has released the latest addition to its BlackBerry portfolio, the Curve 9370. The Curve 9370 features the BlackBerry 7 OS and has a 2.44-inch display, a QWERTY keyboard, and a 5 megapixel camera. It is available in stores and online for $99.99, after rebate, with a new two-year agreement. Be sure to check out our unboxing and video ...

Samsung has announced that it has sold over 5 million Galaxy S II smartphones in its home market of South Korea. This is just the latest milestone for the popular device, which has seen over 10 million units sold worldwide.

HTC is preparing to release updated software that will remove Carrier IQ's software from its Android smartphones sold by Sprint. In a statement provided to The Verge, HTC said, "HTC can confirm that we're working with Sprint to provide maintenance releases that will remove Carrier IQ and provide security enhancements and bug fixes beginning in January." ...

Samsung has retreated from earlier statements it made regarding plans to merge its bada operating system with Intel's Tizen operating system. In a statement provided to AllThingsD, Samsung said, "Samsung and other members of Tizen Association have not made a firm decision regarding the merge of bada and Tizen. We are carefully looking at it as an option ...

Motorola Mobility Ventures today announced that it has made an undisclosed investment in an Israeli start-up called Shaker, which recreates social experiences online. Shaker's service hooks into user's Facebook accounts and "allows people to meet around mutual friends and shared interests." The service is currently only available in Israel, but is launching ...