Sprint: RIM won’t ever be as good as it once was
Sprint (S) spokesman David Owens today said that while the company is “excited” to see RIM’s (RIMM) BlackBerry 10 operating system, he’s not sure where BlackBerry …
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Carriers blame the iPhone for data caps and increased upgrade fees
“Bruised” mobile carriers such as AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are “fighting back” against Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone, despite the fact that the device has helped them …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 7.0 Plus get Ice Cream Sandwich, but not in the U.S.
Two more big-name Android devices have finally been upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and the Galaxy Tab …
HP TouchPad still marginally useful with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port
Don’t toss the HP (HPQ) TouchPad into the ashcan of history just yet… SlashGear reports that it’s one of the few tablets out there so far that can deliver …
Alleged ‘iPad mini’ photos could reveal case design
9to5Mac points out that Taiwanese Apple (AAPL) blog Apple.pro has posted some grainy pictures of purported iPad mini shells that are likely fake but are nonetheless …
New survey details the ways your cell phone service sucks
Pew surveyed nearly 2,000 cell phone users about their biggest gripes and their top answers were hardly surprising: Dropped calls and slow data. Overall, Pew found …
4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook will cost $450 with a two-year agreement, $550 off-contract
When RIM (RIMM) on Thursday unveiled its 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook, there was one piece of information that was noticeably absent: pricing. But now MobileSyrup has …
Apple is freaking out over top-secret market research being used in patent trial [updated]
Remember when Steve Jobs famously said that Apple (AAPL) did “no market research” to figure out what consumers want? Well, it turns out that wasn’t …
RIM CEO says company ‘seriously’ considered switch to Android
RIM (RIMM) CEO Thorsten Heins’s interview with the Telegraph on Thursday made headlines for his admission that the company can’t keep up with Apple (AAPL) and …
Bargain-hunting on Nokia Lumia phones will soon be easier thanks to Groupon integration
Nokia (NOK) is updating its Maps application to cater to people who walk down the street and get the sudden urge to get a $5 …
Google mulls expanding Google Fiber to more markets
Unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Google (GOOG) has been having internal discussions about possibly expanding its super-speedy Google Fiber service into markets that aren’t …
AT&T escalates the U.S. spectrum war with NextWave buy
AT&T (T) bolstered its spectrum portfolio Thursday when it agreed to pay $600 million in cash to acquire wireless spectrum holding company NextWave Wireless. The …
Anonymous shows its softer side, goes to bat for children’s charity
Anonymous isn’t all about Guy Fawkes masks and news casts with creepy automated voices; sometimes it’s about helping others. As Network World’s Paul McNamara reports, some …
Pay up, patent trolls: New legislation would force failed plaintiffs to pay defendants’ legal bills
Now that judges from around the world are going off on regular rants about the insanity of the current patent system, the United States Congress …
Judge says Samsung can’t waste jury’s time with accusations that Apple ripped off sci-fi movies
Add Judge Lucy Koh to the list of jurists who are fed up with silly patent arguments. All Things D reports that Koh on Thursday shot down …
Analyst calls Microsoft’s Surface tablet the next Zune
Just about the last thing Microsoft (MSFT) wants to hear right now is comparisons of any of its products to the Zune, its failed iPod killer …
Court slams TSA, demands hearings to discuss nude body scanners
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wants to know why the Transport and Security Administration has broken its promise to …
RIM CEO admits company can’t keep up with Apple, Samsung without outside help
RIM (RIMM) has long resisted allowing others to build devices based on its BlackBerry operating system, but RIM CEO Thorsten Heins on Thursday reiterated comments …
Ice Cream Sandwich finally gaining steam as share jumps to 16%
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich seems to finally be catching on. The latest numbers from the Android Developers blog show that Ice Cream Sandwich is …
Microsoft hits 1 million users for Outlook.com in less than a day
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Outlook Twitter account proudly announced on Tuesday night that its new Outlook.com email application had already reached more than 1 million users less …
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi — the super-ugly, super-affordable $35 computer — is about to lose its Linux-only shackles and move into the modern touch interface era with Android. The Raspberry …
‘Anonymous’ hackers realize intellectual property rules may have value after all [video]
Memo to foolhardy companies: Anonymous does not like having its Intellectual Property rights violated. The Register reports that the famed hacker collective is in a state …
Google actually starts setting standards for Android apps on Google Play
The days of slapping a malicious Android app together and quickly tossing it onto the Google Play store are at an end. Per Mashable, Google …
French regulators tell Google to hand over undeleted Street View data
The French sound just as unhappy about Google’s (GOOG) dodgy Street View data collection practices as everyone else, as Bloomberg reports that France’s data-protection authority is …
Meet the three boxes that will transform your apartment into a swinging Google Fiber pad
GigaOm’s Dave Greenbaum is once again on the ground in Missouri to check out some of the gear that will help Kansas City’s wild and crazy …
Microsoft: Windows 8 finalized, RTM version headed to manufacturers
Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday announced that Windows 8 is ready for primetime by shipping off the final Windows 8 code to its manufacturing partners for …
New iPhone to include MagSafe-style dock connector with just 8 pins
And here people thought that a 19-pin iPhone dock connector would be a drastic change. According to the latest rumors posted at iLounge, Apple (AAPL) …
Google quickly quashes Nexus Q
Unlike the Q in the James Bond films, the Google (GOOG) Nexus Q won’t have a very long shelf life. Ars Technica reports that Google’s spherical streaming …
Wikipad gaming tablet gets unmasked
VentureBeat has a scoop on the Wikipad, the new tablet being developed by a company of the same name that also doubles as a video game …
FreedomPop lets cheapskates transform iPod touch into makeshift iPhone
FreedomPop has developed a new “4G case” that’s designed specifically for people who own an Apple (AAPL) iPod touch but who don’t feel like paying for an …
