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The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a surprising blow to the proposed $39 billion merger between wireless providers AT&T and T-Mobile Wednesday when it filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring the smaller company, claiming the deal would violate antitrust regulations. The proposed merge...

HP has opted to continue producing its TouchPad tablet device, at least temporarily, in response to an explosion of demand among consumers. That demand was likely spurred by the drastic drop in price the tablet underwent earlier this month -- just after HP announced that it was discontinuing the Tou...

Sprint is reportedly in talks with Clearwire and cable companies regarding the possible acquisition of the wireless Internet provider to help build its 4G LTE network. The talks are allegedly happening between Sprint and cable providers such as Comcast, according to a Bloomberg report. Clearwire is ...

HP revealed plans for major strategic changes Thursday that would orient the company more directly toward the enterprise market. It's considering a spinoff or sale of its PC division, shuttering development of hardware for webOS devices and cutting its future outlook. The tech company also revealed ...

T-Mobile isn't letting all the other wireless providers have all the fun with the new BlackBerry devices rolling out this month . On Wednesday, the company announced it'll provide Research In Motion's BlackBerry Bold 9900 for a cool $299.99 -- after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract agre...

A partially redacted letter supposedly sent from AT&T to the FCC has raised new questions about the pending merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, bringing to light the money at stake and whether the merger is necessary, as AT&T claims, to expand wireless broadband coverage. Since February, A...

A partially redacted letter supposedly sent from AT&T to the FCC has raised new questions about the pending merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, bringing to light the money at stake and whether the merger is necessary, as AT&T claims, to expand wireless broadband coverage. Since February, A...

Google+ challenged its top competitor Facebook on Thursday by adding games to the newly launched social networking site. Google has begun a gradual roll-out of the games, stating they should be fully available to all users soon. Google+ users will have a selection of 16 games to choose from at first...

Shoppers for HP's TouchPad tablet were treated to a special bargain over the weekend -- after coupons and promotions, the 16 GB tablet was available for $299, a $200 drop from its original price. The price cut came relatively early in the device's life on the market.The TouchPad debuted in June to a...

A war of words continues between executives at tech giants Google and Microsoft as accusations regarding patent bullying fly between the companies. The public dispute began Wednesday, when David Drummond, the chief legal officer at Google, posted a company blog missive accusing Microsoft, Apple and ...

Google's chief legal officer went on the offensive Wednesday, posting a company blog entry that attacked Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and other tech companies for securing patents and undertaking legal activity that would block the development of the Android platform. The post, penned by David Drummond,...

Push Pop Press, a start-up digital publisher, announced recently it's been acquired by Facebook. Push Pop, founded by former Apple engineers Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, originally aimed to approach e-books by incorporating new designs, better imaging technology and interactive elements. It's fir...

Blizzard's "Diablo III" still doesn't have a confirmed release date, but more details about the action role-playing PC game are starting to emerge, including the announcement Monday that the game will feature an in-game auction house using real cash for transactions between players. There will be tw...

AT&T will begin limiting data speeds for the top 5 percent of wireless data users who currently have unlimited data plans, the company announced Friday. Many AT&T customers currently operate under a tiered data plan, but customers who had unlimited usage before the tiered plans were initiate...

AT&T will begin limiting data speeds for the top 5 percent of wireless data users who currently have unlimited data plans, the company announced Friday. Many AT&T customers currently operate under a tiered data plan, but customers who had unlimited usage before the tiered plans were initiate...

Sprint Nextel stock tumbled as the company came out with its quarterly earnings report Thursday, in which it highlighted improved customer service but also announced a higher-than-expected net loss of $847 million as well as a loss of 101,000 postpaid subscribers. Wall Street analysts weren't surpri...

Opponents of the pending $39 billion merger between wireless carriers AT&T and T-Mobile are taking legal action with New York-based law firm Bursor & Fisher in a bid to block the deal. Eleven arbitration cases have been filed on behalf of AT&T customers, and the law firm hopes more angry...

Opponents of the pending $39 billion merger between wireless carriers AT&T and T-Mobile are taking legal action with New York-based law firm Bursor & Fisher in a bid to block the deal. Eleven arbitration cases have been filed on behalf of AT&T customers, and the law firm hopes more angry...

Online financial services provider E-Trade responded to pressure from stake holder Citadel Friday, days after the hedge fund sent a letter to the brokerage service demanding a review of strategies, including discussing a sale of the company. Citadel requested a vote on a number of its proposals, suc...

Microsoft revealed its quarterly earnings Thursday, and despite stalled sales of Windows, strong Xbox 360 and Kinect numbers boosted the company's to revenue 8 percent higher than the same period last year, at $17.37 billion. Operating and net incomes also increased by 4 and 30 percent, respectively...