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AT&T Inc. is raising the prices and the allotments of its data plans for smartphones and tablets. The new plans will be effective from January 22, the Dallas-based company announced on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc plans to sharply raise prices on data plans for smartphone and tablet customers from next week, calling the move a response to an explosion in wireless usage.

European regulators will decide around the end of March whether to file a formal complaint against Google for misuse of its market position, potentially bringing the internet company's squabble with competitors to a head much sooner than expected.

Despite the bankruptcy of Hostess Bakeries, the Twinkie brand still has enormous equity and could be a valuable asset to a new Hostess or an acquirer, venerable brand expert Clive Chajet told International Business Times.

HTC EVO family legacy was continued by Sprint with the addition of HTC EVO Design 4G, the first EVO family member touting World Phone capabilities. But the phone faces immense pressure from Samsung Galaxy S2, which is considered to be the best Android smartphone yet.

How do they compare?

A senior executive of the Dallas-based telecommunications company wrote in a blog post that the FCC shouldn't have the power to determine which companies can purchase wireless spectrum.

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, which was showcased at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Monday, is considered to be a value-addition to the RAZR family.

The wireless industry is looking at new ways to deliver mobile video services and charging consumers as it tries to boost usage without overloading networks, a top Verizon Wireless technology executive said.

The combination of lightweight operating systems, low-power processors, and near-ubiquitous high speed broadband will empower the disruption of the living room paradigm in 2012, says an analyst.

The Nokia Lumia 900, which was launched at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Monday, is the first of Nokia's Windows Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE connectivity. The phone, which is expected to be an upgrade of Lumia 800 has been described as iconic, beautiful and fast by the President of Nokia in North America. The question, then, is what will happen when the two Lumia models go head-to-head...

AT&T is the exclusive provider of mobile 3G data service for the forthcoming Sony handheld.

Nokia has launched its third smartphone under the Lumia series - Lumia 900 - at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

T-Mobile USA is finalizing a new business plan which may include a sale of its wireless towers to help pay for a network upgrade as it looks to rebuild its business after its failed effort to sell itself to AT&T Inc, top executives of the Deutsche Telekom unit said.

The Sony Xperia S, details of which had already been leaked on the Internet and popularly tagged Nozomi, has been officially launched by the Japanese giants, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

iPad 3 is still only a rumor, but the Pantech Element got its unveiling Jan. 9 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it's an 8-inch Android tablet that is waterproof. It wasn't a complete unveiling, however, but what is known is that it and a companion smartphone will be offered by AT&T.

Samsung Electronics, which is fast closing in on Apple as the No. 1 smartphone maker, announced its Galaxy Note S Pen for customers with accounts with AT&T. The new smartphone features a stylus, which executives said could be used for more than notes.

AT&T may have lagged in the 4G LTE race but the mobile giant has finally launched the speedy network in New York City and 10 other markets, with hopes to roll the service out completely by the end of 2013.

Four Sprint Nextel executives are leaving in a corporate reshuffle at the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider involving the merger of sales and marketing for its business and consumer services operations, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said.

Anyone considering one of these phones will likely not be considering the other, but because they are so different, it's kind of fun to see what separates them. First, iPhone 4S isn't even offered by T-Mobile, and that's the only place in the U.S. where you'll find the Nokia Lumia 710.

HTC Amaze 4G, which was released in October for T-Mobile, is expected to see or give stiff competition to Apple iPhone 4S, which received overwhelming positive responses.

Samsung Galaxy Note is expected to reach the U.S. early this year with AT&T reportedly lining up to carry a version of the smartphone.

Only a few weeks after their target date of the end of 2011, AT&T has switched on their 4G LTE network in NYC and San Francisco among other places. Eleven cities got their new systems turned on Jan. 5, and that brings the total number of U.S. cities under the AT&T 4G network to 26.

HTC Amaze 4G, which was released in October for T-Mobile, is expected to face immense pressure from Samsung Galaxy S2, which is considered to be the best Android smartphone yet.

The settlement will require AT&T to pay at least $215 million to TiVo by June 2018, $51 million of which must be paid upfront.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: TiVo, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Lululemon Athletica, Qiagen, and AVEO Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Life Partners Holdings, Acme Packet, BioMimetic Therapeutics, NetApp, Aruba Networks, Yahoo, and Apple.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: TiVo, Arena Pharmaceuticals, A123 Systems, Unilife and Team. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Life Partners Holdings, Acme Packet, BioMimetic Therapeutics, Progress Software and Amarin.

AT&T Inc has agreed to pay TiVo Inc a minimum of $215 million and additional monthly licensing fees to settle a patent infringement dispute related to recording live TV.

A small telecommunications company wants to bring high speed Internet to San Francisco by installing nearly 200 5-by-4-by-2 foot utility boxes around the city. AT&T wants to do the same thing with its U-verse package.