Patent suggests Apple may have planned ‘iPhone nano’
Rumors of an iPhone nano are almost as old as the iPhone itself: the first such mumblings began in 2008. Now, Patently Apple suggests that …
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Apple may be building 7.85-inch ‘iPad mini’
Apple may be working on a smaller “iPad mini” tablet with a 7.85-inch display, according to a new report from United Daily News in Taiwan. …
Verizon unveils DROID RAZR by Motorola, pre-orders begin October 27th for $299.99
Verizon Wireless announced the DROID RAZR by Motorola on Tuesday, a brand new Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) smartphone that will take advantage of the carrier’s 4G …
RIM introduces new BBX platform for phones, tablets and embedded devices
During its BlackBerry DevCon 2011 conference on Tuesday, Research In Motion announced its next generation platform, BBX. BBX will be used on the company’s upcoming …
Dell, HP may release Windows 8 tablets in Q3 of 2012
Dell and HP will reportedly be among the first manufacturers to launch Windows 8 tablets, and the devices could be on the market as soon …
18.7 million tablets reportedly shipped in Q3, iPad market share grows
Tablet vendors shipped 18.7 million units during the third quarter of this year, DigiTimes said on Tuesday. Third-quarter shipments were up 27.5% over the second …
NTT DoCoMo confirms Galaxy Nexus will ship in November
Samsung and Google will take the wraps off of the Galaxy Nexus at 10:00 p.m. EST during a press conference in Hong Kong, and NTT …
iPhone 5 on schedule for summer launch?
Apple customers are just now getting the iPhone 4S into their hands, however, the company’s highly anticipated (and rumored) iPhone 5 may hit the market …
T-Mobile announces LG DoublePlay, an Android smartphone with two screens
T-Mobile on Monday announced the LG DoublePlay, an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone with two displays and an industrial design that reminds us slightly of the …
Samsung sells over 30 million Galaxy S/Galaxy S II smartphones
Samsung announced on Monday that it has sold more than 30 million Galaxy S/Galaxy S II smartphones globally. Samsung said in late September that it …
RIM reveals BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380 on developer site
Research In Motion recently published a few tidbits of information on two unannounced, yet not unseen BlackBerry smartphones, the Bold 9790 and the Curve 9380. …
Samsung to provide Apple with quad-core A6 chip for next iPhone
Samsung will provide Apple with quad-core A6 chips to power the next iPhone, The Korea Times reported on Monday. “Apple has been in talks with …
iPhone 4S video compared side-by-side with Canon 5D Mark II [video]
Robino Films has posted a video which compares 1080p HD video samples captured by both the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D Mark II side-by-side. …
Google to launch music store this quarter
Google will announce and launch its own music store this quarter, Business Insider said recently. The company revealed its Music beta service in May, which …
Samsung sues Apple to ban iPhone 4S sales in Japan and Australia
Samsung recently filed lawsuits in Japan and Australia in an attempt to prevent Apple from selling the iPhone 4S. In addition, Samsung is seeking to …
ITC judge rules that Apple does not infringe on HTC patents
A judge with the United States International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple is not infringing on four of HTC’s patents related to phone dialing …
Verizon tweaks privacy policy; starts sharing your location, web history and more with advertisers
Verizon Wireless began alerting its customers of changes to its official privacy policy on Friday. The carrier confirmed it will now use information for “private …
Traffic accidents plunged during BlackBerry outage in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
Police in Abu Dhabi and Dubai said the number of reported traffic accidents plunged during Research In Motion’s recent three-day BlackBerry outage. According to The …
RIM to offer free ‘premium’ app and tech support to make up for BlackBerry outage
Research In Motion announced on Monday that it will soon offer BlackBerry users 12 free “premium” applications through December 31, 2011 as an apology for …
Spotify surpasses 250,000 U.S. subscribers
Spotify now has more than 250,000 subscribers in the United States, Reuters reported recently. The service also now has more than 2 million paid subscribers …
Microsoft completes $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Microsoft announced on Friday that it has completed its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype. Skype will exist as a new division within Microsoft and Skype …
Motorola XOOM Family Edition tablet to launch on October 16th for $379
Motorola announced on Friday that it will begin to sell a new XOOM Family Edition Android tablet on October 16th for $379. The XOOM Family …
Sony Ericsson sales, net income slide in Q3; smartphones primary focus in 2012
Sony Ericsson reported its third-quarter results on Friday and while several figures suggest the company is on the upswing quarter-over-quarter, its net income and shipments …
BlackBerry outage could cost RIM $100 million
Research In Motion’s recent BlackBerry outage was the worst in the company’s history, leaving BlackBerry users in the Middle East, Europe, parts of South America, Canada, Africa and …
Samsung Galaxy Nexus appears in Verizon system, could land November 3rd
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, which was originally scheduled to debut during the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 show this week, has reportedly made an appearance in …
AT&T responds to FCC, says merger will ‘create thousands of jobs’
On Thursday the FCC wrote a letter to AT&T stating that the carrier failed to submit enough information detailing how it will create jobs in …
52.85 million Smart TVs to ship in 2012
Smart TVs will see significant growth next year according to Topology Research Institute, which expects current shipments to double to 52.85 million units. The research …
Nokia unveils Symbian Belle-powerd 603 with NFC support
Nokia took the wraps off of the Nokia 603 on Thursday, a Symbian Belle-powered smartphone that will target first-time smartphone users. The 603 is equipped …
Senators introduce bill to hold carriers accountable for ‘4G’ claims
If you are an everyday wireless consumer walking into a store to purchase a new smartphone, the terms HSPA+, WiMAX and LTE may mean very …
Google Translate for Android now supports 14 languages [video]
Google updated its Translate application for Android devices on Thursday with support for 11 additional languages as part of a major update. The application will …
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