Bonn-based telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has reported first-quarter earnings that beat their analysts’ estimates, thanks to better-than-expected performance by its US subsidiary T-Mobile.

Deutsche Telekom’s revenue slipped 1.1 per cent to 14.43 billion euros, but earnings were at 4.48 billion euros ($5.8 billion), higher than analysts’ average projection of 4.4 billion euros.

Net earnings halved to 238 million euros, mainly due to a charge of nearly 500 million euros related to job cuts.

Sprint’s recently unveiled Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Mobile Hotspot is versatile device that can convert LTE, WiMAX and 3G networks into a WiFi signal.

The 3600mAh battery-equipped handy gadget offers up to eight hours of connectivity for users’ web-hungry devices, such as tablets and laptops.

Close on the heels of Samsung’s recent announcement of its Galaxy S III smartphone, LG has officially announced its new impressive handset – the Optimus LTE2 - which will be equipped with a “True HD” IPS display, and an astounding 2GB of RAM.

Going by the details shared by LG in its official announcement of the all-new Optimus LTE2, the company’s flagship handset will be available from five carriers in Korea from mid-May, with its release in other regions to follow soon after.

In a report which underscores that smartphone-maker LG Electronics has given up on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, at least as of now, the Korea Herald revealed on Monday that LG had decided to temporarily withdraw from the production of Windows Phone devices, and focus on Android handsets instead.

In the wake of a last-month report that gaming company OnLive’s virtualized instance of Windows 7, inclusive of Microsoft Office 2010, is a service which is being offered without proper licensing, the company has now reportedly brought the service into compliance with Microsoft's software licensing rules.

Sprint’s Direct Connect functionality will reportedly soon be available on Android smartphones in the form of a dedicated client, according to The Verge.

The Verge has posted a leaked screenshot that shows revealed that Sprint has got a Direct Connect Now Android app in the works that will bring push-to-talk functionality to Android devices.

Push-to-talk is a big advantage to those in industries where direct communication is very important, but this functionality is currently available only on a very select number of relatively hulking handsets.

In its comprehensive report released on Friday, market research firm IHS iSuppli has revealed that a tear-down of Apple’s new iPad has shown that the high cost of the tablet’s components has resulted in lower the profit margins for Apple, as compared to the margins from the preceding iPad model.

The iSuppli report detailed the component costs linked to the development of the new iPad; and disclosed that the high prices of some of the key components – specifically the Retina Display - of the tablet are apparently costing Apple a substantial amount in its per-unit profit.

US network provider AT&T has clarified the limitations of its "unlimited" data plans, saying after using a certain amount of data customers would experience throttled Internet service.

AT&T confirmed that anyone who gobbles up more than 3GB of Internet data in a single cycle would experience slowed down Internet speeds or would have to pay extra.

The country's second-largest wireless carrier announced the new policy apparently to target customers who consume a lot of Internet data, usually through heavy viewing of videos and other content on their mobile phones.