All GSM phones vulnerable to major security flaw, hacker says
All GSM phones, such as those that run on T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States, are vulnerable to a major security flaw that could …
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Italy fines Apple $1.2 million for misleading consumers
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined Apple Sales International, Apple Italia Srl and Apple Retail Italia a total of $1.2 million for “unfair commercial practices.” According to …
Android and iOS activations jump 353% on Christmas Day to set new record
Did you give or receive a smartphone for Christmas this year? If so, you contributed to the largest day ever for Android and iOS activations. …
Looking back at 2011: AT&T’s bid to acquire T-Mobile is defeated
AT&T made headlines in March of this year when it announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. Here we are …
Sharp may supply 32-inch and 37-inch panels for Apple HDTV; Q2 or Q3 launch possible
Sharp is reportedly working to supply Apple with 32-inch and 37-inch LCD panels for its Siri-equipped HDTV. Manufacturers could begin building the new televisions as …
LG Fantasy Windows Phone leaked, could launch next year
LG hasn’t launched a Windows Phone in the United States since it began offering the LG Quantum on AT&T over a year ago. That may …
Republic Wireless ditches limits on its $19 unlimited plan
Republic Wireless, a Sprint MVNO that launched in November, announced late last week that it is ditching its “fair use threshold” and is now offering …
LG to start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates during Q2 2012
LG detailed its Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade plans on Monday, which include several U.S. handsets. The company confirmed that it will commence its …
Looking back at 2011: 4G LTE takes off
LTE quickly became one of the most talked about wireless topics this year, but before 2011 it was a term most consumers probably had never …
Google’s rumored Nexus tablet could cannibalize sales of partner tablets
Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt made comments during a press conference in mid-December that suggested his company was working on building its own Android 4.0 Ice …
Samsung to buy Sony’s share of S-LCD joint venture for $940 million
Samsung will purchase Sony’s 50% share of S-LCD, a joint venture created by both companies in 2004, for $939.6 million. Both companies will continue to …
Violent games don’t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also …
SIMPLE Mobile introduces $10 international calling plans
SIMPLE Mobile recently introduced two new international calling plans. Customers can now opt to sign up for a $10 unlimited international long distance plan or …
Apple details international launch of iTunes Match and iTunes in the Cloud
Apple recently posted a support page with information about the international rollout of iTunes Match and iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes Match is now officially …
2012 may be a flat year for PC shipments, analyst says
Despite the launch of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system and the introduction of ultra-thin Intel-powered ultrabooks, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes thinks the PC industry …
Asus expects to ship 3-6 million tablets next year, including Windows 8 Transformer models
Asus CEO Jonney Shih said he expects his company to ship between 3 million and 6 million tablets next year, a big leap from the …
Apple may be rushing to launch the iPad 3 on Jobs’s birthday
Is Apple planning to launch the iPad 3 on Steve Jobs’s birthday next year? The idea might sound more like a conspiracy theory than a …
Volkswagen now deactivates BlackBerry email after each workday
You may want to consider moving to Germany and working for Volkswagen if you feel like you’re a slave to email even after you leave …
Samsung: Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will not receive Ice Cream Sandwich
We hate to be the bearer of bad news during the holidays, but Samsung has announced that it will not update the Galaxy Tab or …
Sony details PlayStation Vita launch games
Sony recently published a list of the games that will be available when its brand new PlayStation Vita portable gaming console finally makes its debut …
Capcom releases Mega Man X for iPhone and iPod touch
We were huge Mega Man fans back when the game made its debut on the NES — and later on the Game Boy — and …
Sprint’s EVO View 4G gets Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb update
Sprint announced Thursday that it is releasing the Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb) update for irs HTC EVO View 4G tablet. The slate originally launched running Android …
Hasbro sues Asus for naming its tablet the ‘Transformer Prime’
Toymaker Hasbro recently filed a lawsuit against Asus for naming its new convertible Android tablet the “Transformer Prime.” According to The Verge, Hasbro has a …
Biggest week in online holiday shopping history pushes holiday spending over $32 billion
The week ended December 18th was the heaviest week for online holiday shopping ever, with shoppers spending more than $6.3 billion, up 15% from the …
Rhapsody president shaves head as service tops 1 million paid U.S. subscribers
Rhapsody announced on Thursday that it now has more than 1 million paying subscribers in the United States. The company claims it is now the …
RIM responds to claim of BlackBerry 10 software problems
RIM has responded to an exclusive BGR report published on Thursday in which our source claimed BlackBerry 10 was delayed not because the vendor was waiting for …
Transportation board won’t back NTSB recommendation for hands-free ban
U.S. Transportation secretary Ray LaHood said he will not issue a nationwide ban on using cell phones and hand-free devices while driving, as proposed recently …
HTC wins injunction against IPCom, which tried to sue 100 HTC retailers in Germany
HTC now has the upper hand in a legal battle with German patent firm IPCom. IPCom won a lawsuit in 2009 related to UMTS technology …
Chrome 15 surpasses IE 8 as world’s most popular browser
Google’s Chrome 15 browser is now the most popular browser build in the world. New data from StatCounter suggests that Chrome 15 recently reached a …
Kindle for iOS updated with PDF, newspaper and magazine support
Amazon updated its Kindle application for iOS devices on Wednesday with support for PDF files as well as newspaper and magazine subscriptions. A Kindle user …
