RIM refutes analyst’s BlackBerry PlayBook battery, delay claims
Earlier this week, Kaufman Brothers analyst, Shaw Wu, made waves when he asserted that Research In Motion’s highly anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet could be delayed due …
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Massive Skype outage explained by company’s CIO; $1 service credit to affected users
If you’re a frequent Skype user, you probably noticed, or heard about, a massive outage that the service was experiencing last week. In a blog post today, …
Sophisticated Android trojan discovered in China, warns security firm
Firm Lookout Mobile Security is warning of a new, sophisticated, Android-focused piece of malware that has been found in China. The security company warns that the trojan, dubbed …
HTC EVO 4G Shift accessories start showing up at Best Buy
Earlier this morning, we told you about HTC’s EVO 4G Shift (although this morning it was called the EVO Shift 4G) making a cameo in …
Hello, my name is: 9649e796e8b23900dc9629a18f2d47306430e62f
Over the past few weeks, a lot of fuss has been made over the disclosure of a mobile device’s unique identifier to third-parties. Special reports, …
Photos of Motorola’s CLIQ 2 surface, headed to T-Mobile
Ah yes, the proverbial handset-image faucet is really starting to leak now. Blog CellPhone Signal has acquired several images of Motorola’s CLIQ 2 handset that is …
HTC EVO Shift 4G appears in RadioShack catalog, priced at $149
Got a thing for 4G devices with full-QWERTY keyboards? Samsung’s Epic 4G not your cup of tea? Listen up. The HTC EVO Shift 4G handset, …
Images of successor to Sony Ericsson X10 Mini surface; Android 2.3, 1GHz processor?
What do we have here? Chinese forum it168 has posted three images of what a new user is claiming to be the successor to Sony …
New application inflicts profile image art on your Facebook page
If you don’t have the talent and know-how to construct a visually appealing and improvised Facebook layout like that of French artist Alexandre Oudin, fear not. A …
AT&T will deploy Wi-Fi ‘hotzones’ to supplement mobile broadband; New York City, San Francisco first
What’s better than a hotspot? A hotzone of course. Yesterday, the nation’s second largest cellular provider, AT&T, announced a new initiative that will bring free …
Sears announces Alphaline Entertainment online movie streaming service
Retail giant Sears isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think about digital movie downloads, but a newly launched offering aims to …
HTC’s Thunderbolt LTE handset gets photo shoot one week before CES
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of an LTE capable device on Verizon, listen up. The HTC Thunderbolt — formerly known as the Incredible HD …
HTC’s Desire HD gets FCC nod with North American 3G bands; coming to Telus
Earlier today, HTC’s Desire HD crossed the FCC’s desk with a welcomed surprise, North American 3G bands. The 4.3-inch device — which boasts a 1GHz …
RadioShack continues $50 iPhone discount; additional incentives for iPhone trade-ins
RadioShack’s $50 iPhone discount promotion was, according to the company, wildly successful. How successful you ask? The Shack’s PR team hit us up to boast …
PlayStation phone due in Spring of 2011?
A report filed today claims that Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone is set to launch in “spring of 2011” — the article was published in the Japanese newspaper …
Second generation iPad cases seen on video?
Here’s a little additional fodder for the iPad 2 rumor mill. Japanese blog Macotakara has posted a nearly three-minute video showcasing what are — purportedly …
Video of Android’s next generation music player hits the internet
Back at Google IO 2010, we got a sneak peak at the company’s next generation music player to be included in the Android mobile operating system. …
Sprint meets commitment, lights up WiMAX in San Francisco
Honoring a verbal commitment it reiterated last week, U.S. wireless provider Sprint has officially launched its 4G, WiMAX network in San Francisco, California. “The Bay …
HTC Thunderbolt 4G sign-up page now live
Yesterday afternoon, we told you about a non-working website URL indicating that HTC’s first LTE device on Verizon would in fact be named the Thunderbolt …
ComScore: Facebook third largest site on the net
Another milestone for Facebook on its slow march towards world domination. According to analytics company ComScore, Facebook has overtaken search-centric Yahoo! to become the world’s third largest …
HTC Incredible HD to be officially named Thunderbolt 4G?
Here’s some speculative information on a handset we’ve been calling, up to this point, the HTC Incredible HD. The HD has not had the stealthiest pre-release life. …
O2 Germany: HTC 7 Pro set to launch in January
According to German carrier O2, the HTC 7 Pro — a full-QWERTY, horizontal sliding, Windows Phone 7 device — will hit store shelves sometime in January. The …
Images of Sony Ericsson’s Hallon surface?
According to rumors attached to the above photograph, what we are looking at is none other than Sony Ericsson’s Hallon handset. It is widely thought that …
Canadian BlackBerry Torch Giveaway!
Ahoy there Canadian readers! Dreaming of a Torch-white Christmas? Your friends at Rogers Wireless were kind enough to provide your pals at BGR with one …
U.S. Cellular’s Belief Project celebrates its one millionth customer
Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has announced that over 1 million of its customers are now enrolled in the company’s Belief Project. The cellular plans allow …
HTC will slowly but surely customize Windows Phone 7’s user interface
With all the time, effort, and, to be frank, money that HTC has invested into its Sense UI and now Sense services, it was a …
T-Mobile to focus on Android, HSPA+, and tablets at CES
According to a report filed by Mobilized, the nation’s fourth largest carrier, T-Mobile, plans on focusing its CES efforts on HSPA+, Android, and tablet computers. Mark …
Sprint begins pushing BlackBerry 6 to Bold 9650, Curve 9330 owners
If you’re rocking the BlackBerry Bold 9650 or Curve 9330 and are on the Now Network, listen up. Sprint has begun pushing BlackBerry 6, with …
DigiTimes: Android 3.0 due for release in March
In a brief report summarizing the tablet plans of ECS, Asustek, and MSI, Taiwanese blog DigiTimes matter of factly published the release date of Google’s …
HTC promising to be ‘first to 4G again’ on January 6th
We’ve seen several shots of what we presume to be the HTC Incredible HD over the last few days, and now, it looks like we …
