Smash and grab at Vodafone UK facility leaves ‘several hundred thousand’ users without service
A late night burglary at a Vodafone technical facility in the UK has affected the service of “several hundred thousand” users. Via its forums, the …
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Motorola XOOM overclocked to 1.5GHz; shreds benchmarks
So you’ve gone ahead and purchased a Motorola XOOM for a cool $800. You’ve been politely pawing at it for the last few days, playing …
White iPad 2 could be in the works
The white iPhone 4 has yet to come to fruition, but it looks like that hasn’t deterred Apple from experimenting with future, pale products. According to 9 to 5 Mac, …
HTC Desire, Desire HD, Desire Z, and Incredible S getting Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update in Q2
In a statement to blog SlashGear, HTC let it be known that it intends to bring four European handsets up to Gingerbread (Android 2.3) in …
Rumors put Windows Phone devices on Verizon’s network in late March
According to information acquired by WinRumors, Verizon Wireless will begin to sell Windows Phone handsets towards the end of March. Citing “people familiar with the company’s …
Users reporting Gingerbread update (Android 2.3.3) causes screen discoloration on Nexus S
We’ve received a handful of tips from frustrated Nexus S owners claiming that the recently released Android 2.3.3 update has an unwelcome side effect, screen discoloration. Reports indicate that …
Apple applies for trademark on ‘Places’ in EU, China; hints at social network?
Cupertino based Apple, Inc. has filed for a trademark on the word “Places” in both the European Union and China, reports Patently Apple. The original …
HTC Merge coming to ‘multiple’ North American carriers this spring; Android, CDMA world phone
Here’s one straight out of left field. In a brief press release, HTC announced that its Merge handset — a device we thought was dead …
T-Mobile takes a beating in Q4 2010; sheds 318,000 contract customers, post-paid churn at 3.6%
The fourth quarter of 2010 — the busy holiday quarter — was not all that fruitful for the U.S.’s forth largest wireless provider. In an …
Motorola XOOM taken down to screws by ifixit, dubbed ‘easy to repair’
A device isn’t really released until the gang over at ifixit have torn it limb from limb, am I right? Today’s victim: the Motorola XOOM …
Samsung Galaxy S II launching at the end of March, tips UK retailer
UK-based online retailer Clove has posted some interesting information concerning the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S II. Via a brief blog post, the company writes, “we’ve had …
Peculiar leak suggests HTC ThunderBolt hitting Best Buy March 10th
The above photograph reeks of a coordinated leak, as it was sent to a handful of tech-centric sites and forums at around 11:30PM last night. …
Huawei asks for government investigation; wants to sell telecom equipment in U.S.
Looking to assuage the previously expressed concerns of some lawmakers, Chinese telecom juggernaut Huawei is asking for a formal U.S. government investigation into its businesses. …
AT&T: HTC Aria getting Android 2.2 (Froyo) tomorrow
Via Facebook, AT&T has made its second major Android operating system update announcement in as many days. The subject of today’s post: the HTC Aria. …
Downloads of Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) for Nexus S, Nexus One provided courtesy of XDA
If we know you, and we think we do, you’re not the kind of person that wants to wait two weeks to get Gingerbread (Android …
Throwback Thursday: Motorola DynaTAC, ‘The Zack Morris Phone’
Quick Preppy, put that phone down… you don’t want Belding to catch you! For this week’s installation of Throwback Thursday, we’re going to venture all …
Sprint pulls Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.2 (Froyo) update; data connectivity, SD card issues reported
Not a ton of good news this week for Samsung handset owners awaiting software updates. Just three days after a highly-anticipated, Android 2.2 update began …
Microsoft discusses Windows Phone update issues; 10% rate of failure
Yesterday, we told you about an issue being experience by Samsung Windows Phone owners that was causing a recently released update to fail — or …
Apple dishes dirt on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion); developer preview available
On the heels of today’s MacBook Pro unveiling, Apple announced that it would be making a preview of Mac OS X 10.7 — codenamed Lion …
Motorola XOOM available to the masses today
The day hath cometh. The world’s first Honeycomb (Android 3.0) tablet has officially hit the streets and is ready for purchase. You can run to …
Apple’s MacBook Pro specs leak; quad-core 15-inch and 17-inch models on the way
Blog 9to5Mac has procured some interesting information in regards to what Apple is cooking up behinds its closed web store. The blog is reporting that …
Apple Store down; MacBook Pro updates imminent
It looks like Apple is working behind the scenes to update its online web-store. The Cupertino company is expected to unleash updates to its 13-inch, …
Samsung readying 8.9-inch Android tablet for first half of 2011?
According to Korean based Yonhap News Agency, Samsung Electronics is readying an 8.9-inch Android tablet due in the first half of 2011. The publications cites …
Motorola XOOM must go back to factory for LTE upgrade; to take 6 business days
New intel gathered by enthusiast blog Droid-Life sheds some light on the steps Motorola XOOM owners are going to have to take to make their …
Microsoft stops pushing Windows Phone update to Samsung devices; cites ‘technical issue’
Microsoft made news earlier this week when it began pushing its first software update to Windows Phone 7 handsets. The new code — which does …
AT&T announces Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for Samsung Captivate begins tomorrow, Aria soon
Fear not AT&T Captivate owners, for after tomorrow, your handset will only be one major Android OS revision behind the most current code-base, not two. …
Apple sends invites for March 2nd media event; iPad 2 en route
It looks like Apple has begun sending out press invites to a March 2nd media event to be held in California. The event, scheduled for …
Apple’s MacBook Pro specs leak; Light Peak port to be dubbed ‘Thunderbolt’?
The Apple rumor-mill is really churning out some product this week. According to site fscklog, the above image is a preview of what the new …
Google begins pushing Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) to Nexus One, Nexus S
This is definitely the advantage to owning Google’s anointed developer phone. Via a tweet, the Android maker announced that it has begun pushing out Gingerbread — Android …
T-Mobile readying truly unlimited data plan?
According to a tip received by TmoNews, the nation’s fourth largest carrier — T-Mobile — is readying a new, unlimited data-plan for launch later this …
