From DailyTech: In its arms race with the nation's top carrier, wireless giant Verizon Communications, second-place AT&T Inc. (T) is digging deep into its pockets, looking to pour $8B USD into infrastructure upgrades.

AT&T currently beats Verizon in speed tests in select markets and...

From X-bit Labs: As a part of its initiative to cut its expenses by reducing its staff, Advanced Micro Devices has shuttered its Dresden, Germany-based operating system research center (OSRC), which is a part of AMD Research organization, according to a media report. The laboratory...

From X-bit Labs: Texas Instruments has introduced its first single-chip wireless power receiver with integrated battery charger and a new "free-position" transmitter integrated circuit, which expands the charge area by 400%. Two bqTesla chips give smartphone users a simpler...

From CNET News.com: Sprint is starting to flex some muscle with regional carriers.

The company announced today that it has inked a deal with U.S. Cellular for $480 million. Sprint will acquire 20MHz of PCS spectrum in the 1900MHz band across Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign...

From DailyTech: Apple has been involved in a legal battle with a company called VirnetX over alleged patent infringement involving FaceTime video calling features. VirnetX is the same company that won $200 million in a settlement from Microsoft in 2010.

U.S. District Judge Leonard...

From DailyTech: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) vaulted itself into that tablet discussion overnight with its hot 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet last holiday season. That in turn inspired Google Inc. (GOOG) and ASUSTek Computer Inc. (TPE:2357) to pop in a 7-incher of their own -- the Nexus 7....

From X-bit Labs: Unlike video game consoles and tablets by Amazon or Google, which from time to time are sold at a loss, Microsoft Corp.’s Surface media tablet with Windows RT operating system costs to manufacture a lot less than it is sold for in retail. In terms of its size...

From X-bit Labs: Microprocessor unit market share of Advanced Micro Devices dropped below 17% for the first time in several years as a result of PC market shrink, strong competition from Intel Corp.’s as well as weak product lineup in the third quarter of 2012, according to Mercury...

From CNET News.com: For the D5200, Nikon took the body of the D5100 but significantly updated the inside. That includes a new, higher-resolution CMOS sensor, and the same new autofocus and metering systems that debuted in the D600. Though announced in Europe and slated to ship there...

From DailyTech: Last month, Best Buy jumped the gun a bit with pricing for the new Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 device. At the time, the electronics retailer listed pricing for the smartphone at $149 with a new two-year contract.

However, AT&T has just officially opened up the...