iPhone rumors, iPhone rumors, and a few more iPhone rumors
With Apple set to unveil its next-generation iPhone(s) on Tuesday, the rumor trough is overflowing with more Apple juice than even the most dedicated fans …
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet
Samsung on Friday took the wraps off its latest addition to the Galaxy tablet family, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. The new slate is an …
Microsoft’s ‘Locationgate’ ends with Mango
Microsoft has updated its Windows Phone platform to address what is now presumed to have been a bug that caused phones to gather location data …
Amazon may acquire remnants of Palm and webOS from HP
Amazon is reportedly a front runner among multiple companies currently in talks with Hewlett-Packard to purchase its struggling webOS business. VentureBeat cites an anonymous “well-placed …
Amazon’s inexperience with global distribution may hinder Kindle Fire sales
Amazon’s $199 tablet is expected by many to be a smash hit when it begins shipping to customers on November 15th, but inexperience with global …
BlackBerry PlayBook now just $299.99 and up from Best Buy
Following news that multiple retailers across North America have begun to offer deep discounts on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, retail giant Best Buy is …
Microsoft to make $444 million annually from Android royalties, Goldman estimates
Microsoft mobile revenue continues to grow, though for the time being it seems as though the bulk of it is coming from Android. Goldman Sachs …
IDC: Amazon Kindle Fire may ‘radically redraw the media tablet market’
When Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet begins shipping to end users on November 15th, it will have the potential to “radically redraw the media tablet market” …
Homemade iPhone 5 built from glass and aluminum is most gorgeous design yet
We’ve seen about a hundred different interpretations of what Apple’s iPhone 5 might look like at this point, and we probably all agree that October …
RIM calls PlayBook discontinuation ‘pure fiction’
Research In Motion on Thursday responded to a market rumor suggesting that production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet had been stopped, and it was considering …
RIM reportedly bails on PlayBook, considers exiting tablet market [updated]
Research In Motion has reportedly stopped production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and is considering exiting the space altogether. Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh made the …
Nokia to turn mobile landscape on its head with ‘Meltemi’ smartphone OS
Nokia is again developing a proprietary smartphone operating system after announcing this past February that it would abandon both Symbian and MeeGo in favor of …
Nokia cuts 3,500 more jobs
Nokia announced on Thursday that it will “continue to align its workforce and operations” by reducing its headcount by roughly 3,500 workers. This new round …
Ticonderoga: Amazon’s Kindle Fire is ‘hardly an iPad killer’
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled the tablet the tech world has been waiting months to see: the Amazon Kindle Fire. We covered Amazon’s press conference live …
Mozilla releases Firefox 7 for Windows and Mac
Mozilla on Tuesday pushed out a new version of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows and Mac computers. Mozilla released Firefox 6 on August …
Sprint again confirms unlimited data plans are here to stay – until they’re not
Sprint has once again reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the availability of its unlimited data plans — until it eliminates them. Speaking at GigaOm’s Mobilize …
We’ll be reporting live from tomorrow’s Amazon Kindle tablet event
We’re less than 24 hours away from the unveiling of what many believe to be the iPad’s first real competition: a low-cost Amazon tablet with …
Apple iPad 2 order cuts in Q4 reportedly confirmed
Claims that surfaced on Monday suggesting Apple had cut iPad 2 orders for the fourth quarter have reportedly been confirmed. JP Morgan analysts Mark Moskowitz and Gokul …
Developer says Microsoft lied to government about Windows Phone location tracking
A developer has revealed evidence that Windows Phone devices collect and transmit user location data before users have given the phones permission to do so. …
SA: Apple’s iPad owned 80% of North American tablet market in Q2
Amid a flurry of new tablets from the competition, Apple’s iPad managed to capture 80% of the North American tablet market in the second quarter …
Windows 8 to give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money [infographic]
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is poised to give Apple’s iPad and Android-powered tablets some tough competition according to social chatter following Microsoft’s public …
Apple’s iPhone 5 said to launch on October 14th
Apple will launch its next-generation iPhone 5 in five initial markets on October 14th according to a new report from Macotakara. The site, which has a …
Windows OS share declines again in August as OS X gains [infographic]
Microsoft’s Windows operating system continued its slow decent in September as Apple’s Mac OS and Google’s Android platform again showed gains. Advertising network Chitika’s research …
Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone hits new milestone: 10 million GALAXY S II phones sold
Samsung on Sunday announced that its GALAXY S II line of smartphones has reached a new milestone. Just eight weeks after the South Korea-based vendor …
Deutsche Bank: Unibody aluminum iPhone 5 and low-cost iPhone 4S due in coming weeks
Apple will unveil two new iPhone models next month, an all new iPhone 5 and a revamped iPhone 4 that will address the entry-level smartphone …
Retailers begin slashing prices on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet [updated]
Research In Motion’s retail partners have begun slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an effort to bolster unimpressive sales. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie …
Android adoption doubled iOS over past three months, Nielsen finds
Twice as many consumers in the U.S. purchased Android smartphones compared to Apple’s iPhone over the past three months, according to new data just released …
Apple reportedly cuts iPad orders by 25% for Q4 – or production shifts to Brazil
Apple has reportedly cut its fourth-quarter iPad orders to China-based manufacturing partners by 25%, JP Morgan analysts Mark Moskowitz and Gokul Hariharan wrote in a research …
Samsung announces GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY S II HD LTE and Omnia W smartphones
Samsung on Monday unveiled three new smartphones in South Korea, the GALAXY S II LTE and GALAXY S II HD LTE Android phones, and the …
Blockbuster Movie Pass streams unlimited content, but only for Dish subscribers
Dish Network on Friday announced the upcoming availability of Blockbuster Movie Pass, an unlimited video streaming service akin to Netflix’s “Watch Instantly.” Beginning October 1st, …
