Newsbrief: Sprint to cut costs by $350 million, plans to eliminate up to 2,500 employees

After a disappointing third quarter, Sprint Nextel announced it will reduce labor costs by $350 million with plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs by the end of the year.

Newsbrief: RadioShack to begin selling iPhone 3G and 3GS smartphones

U.S. retailer RadioShack will begin selling Apple's iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in stores in Dallas-Ft. Worth and New York City later this month, with a nationwide rollout to follow in 2010.

Newsbrief: Verizon to offer pre-paid Mobile Broadband modem service

Today Verizon Wireless announced that it will offer its USB760 3G modem as part of a pre-paid bundle that will be available with either 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month worth of mobile 3G data.

Newsbrief: T-Mobile: Outage caused by "back-end system software error"

T-Mobile has issued a statement that an outage Tuesday night that affected 5 percent of customers across the U.S. was caused by a back-end system software error.

Newsbrief: Samsung Jack users get free Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade

Samsung has released a free Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for users of its Samsung Jack smartphone for AT&T.

Newsbrief: Nokia Siemens to cut 5,700 jobs in plans to reduce costs by $730 million

Nokia Siemens will cut 5,700 jobs from its 64,000-person workforce in an effort to reduce costs by 500 million EUR (US$730 million).

Newsbrief: Apple surpasses 100,000 available applications in App Store

Apple has announced that more than 100,000 applications are now available in iTunes App Store, adding 15,000 more apps in little more than a month.

Newsbrief: T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR Android interface now available

Motorola CLIQ, the manufacturer's first Android-powered smartphone that includes the hyped MOTOBLUR custom user interface is now available from T-Mobile.

Newsbrief: Sprint launches 4G WiMAX service in Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and North Carolina

Sprint has rolled-out its 4G WiMAX service in Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and throughout North Carolina.

Newsbrief: Sprint Samsung Moment Android-powered smartphone now available

Sprint's Samsung Moment Android-powered smartphone is now available in retail stores and online. The handset features a 3.2-inch AMOLED display, a full-QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2 megapixel camera.