Motorola stockholders approve Google deal
Motorola Mobility on Thursday announced that stockholders voted to approve Google’s proposed $12.5 billion merger. At the company’s special stockholder meeting on Thursday, roughly 99% …
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Nokia Lumia 900 revealed in leaked promo [video]
Nokia’s upcoming flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900, has been revealed in a leaked promotional video aimed at developers. First discovered by Netherlands-based All About …
IT pros far more interested in Android than iOS for mobile app development
IT professionals around the world are collectively more interested in developing and deploying mobile applications for Google’s Android platform than any other mobile OS. A …
Motorola Mobility sued for allegedly stealing source code
Lemko Corporation, a private software and systems developer, on Wednesday filed a complaint against Motorola Mobility alleging that it stole trade secrets and is financially …
Huge iPhone 4S demand still forcing buyers to wait weeks
Demand for Apple’s latest smartphone is still outpacing supply, causing customers to wait three weeks or more to purchase the new phone. Apple launched the …
MacBook tablet hybrid tipped by new Apple patent
A patent awarded to Apple on Wednesday points to one possible solution the company might use once it finally equips the first MacBook computer with …
Tablet market to thin as failures drive PC vendors back to PCs
A number of recent entrants in the tablet space may make quick exits as their tablet offerings go largely unnoticed in a market seen to …
Apple slows iPad 2 production in preparation for iPad 3, report claims
Apple’s panel suppliers have reportedly been told to decrease display shipments for the iPad 2 as orders from the Cupertino, California-based company slow in the …
Black Friday, Cyber Monday 2011 to be biggest yet for mobile shoppers, study finds
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are typically two of the biggest shopping days of the year, and as consumers continue to use mobile devices more …
Firefox 8 grabs 35% of traffic in just one week
Mozilla’s latest version of it’s popular Firefox web browser saw rapid adoption following its release last week. Firefox 8, the fifth major release of the …
AT&T customers stayed loyal following rivals’ launch of iPhone, exec says
AT&T subscribers have remained loyal to the network following the launch of Apple’s iPhone on rival carriers Verizon Wireless and Sprint. “Churn has not moved at …
Google unveils enhanced Google Music service for Android, Web
Google on Wednesday took the wraps off a new and improved music service. Building onto “Music Beta by Google,” Google has launched Google Music, a …
As world population passes 7 billion, global mobile connections to hit 6 billion this month
The Population Reference Bureau confirmed in late October that the world population had finally surpassed 7 billion. Less than one month later, the number of …
Apple hard at work on iOS 5.0.2 to address battery woes; iOS 5.1 may enhance Siri
Apple is reportedly hard at work on a new update to its iOS operating system that will address the remaining issues users are having with …
HTC Vivid review
Late last month, AT&T unveiled the first two smartphones that would launch with the ability to access its brand new 4G network (not to be …
Nokia responds to Windows 8 tablet rumors, says it has no announcements to make
Nokia on Wednesday commented on a report suggesting the Finnish vendor had plans to launch a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. The company would …
HTC Zeta image, specs leak: 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, Android 4.0
An image and details surrounding a purported new HTC smartphone code-named “Zeta” have been uncovered. Following BGR’s exclusive reports revealing two upcoming HTC phones set …
Nokia may launch flagship Windows Phone soon, Windows 8 tablet in June [updated]
Nokia is said to be readying the release of a flagship Windows Phone handset to join the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, as well as …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 declares war on sales records: 12M copies, $738M in first week
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has become the fastest-selling video game in history, crushing previous records set by earlier titles in the Call …
iPad demand said to be fading as competition heats up
Demand for Apple’s iPad tablet is said to be in decline as competition finally heats up thanks to the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon, and …
Apple loses smartphone share in Q3 as Android maintains explosive growth
Google’s Android platform continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter of 2011 as shipments of Apple’s iPhone declined. New data released by market research …
Ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook may launch in Q2 next year
Apple may launch an ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook laptop as early as the second quarter of 2012 according to a new report. Components for the new …
Video game sales up slightly in October, Xbox leads consoles with sales up 20%
Sales of video games and video game hardware remained lackluster in October according to market research giant The NPD Group. Overall industry sales in the …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with 4G LTE hits AT&T on November 20th; $479.99 on contract
AT&T on Monday announced that a 4G LTE-equipped version of its Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet will launch on November 20th. While this latest AT&T slate …
Google releases Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code
Google on Monday released the source code for the latest version of its Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich. This build of Ice Cream Sandwich …
A month with the iPhone 4S
It has been a month since Apple released its latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S. A month since it crushed sales records. A month since consumers …
Purported Google music store screenshots reveal ‘Free Song of the Day,’ more
Images of what is purported to be Google’s upcoming Android music store surfaced over the weekend, and they may reveal several details surrounding the upcoming …
Aging iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS still best-selling phones in Q3
Despite the huge variety of new smartphones released since the previous two generations of iPhone were first unveiled, Apple’s devices still managed to top the …
HTC to unveil quad-core tablet in February
HTC has not found tremendous success thus far with its first two tablet offerings. Despite a carrier deal with Sprint, the Sense UI, a unique …
Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 4S starting at $649
Apple on Friday began offering a factory-unlocked version of its popular iPhone 4S smartphone that will work on any GSM network in the world. The …
