RIM announces BBM mobile gifting platform
Research in Motion on Monday announced a new service addition to its popular BlackBerry Messenger platform. Dubbed the BBM mobile gifting platform, the new service …
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HP Pre 3 hands-on!
We’ve just scored some hands-on time with HP’s latest and greatest smartphone and needless to say, we have some quick preliminary thoughts and feedback to …
HP Veer hands-on!
While the HP TouchPad might have been the star of the show in terms of new product announcements, the HP Veer is a sleek little …
HP TouchPad hands-on!
In case you haven’t heard, Hewlett-Packard announced its first webOS-powered tablet today. We spent a few minutes with the new Palm-powered pad at today’s event …
Live from HP / Palm’s ‘Think Beyond’ event!
This is it boys and girls — the event we’ve been anxiously awaiting ever since Hewlett-Packard announced its intention to acquire Palm, Inc. for $1.2 …
RBC: Verizon to sell over 1 million iPhones in first week, 3-4 million in Q1
In a note to investors on Tuesday, RBC Capital Markets General Manager Mike Abramsky issued the firm’s estimates for sales of Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 …
Last.fm to nix free streaming to mobile, other devices
CBS-owned Last.fm announced on Monday that it will soon discontinue its free ad-supported streaming music service for cell phones and home entertainment devices. Last.fm is …
Sony Ericsson to unveil Xperia Play on February 13th
The worst kept secret in the cell phone industry is no longer a secret: Sony Ericsson officially outed the Xperia Play smartphone in a creepy …
J.P. Morgan: Verizon iPhone 4 pre-sales surpassed 500,000
Using a bit of guesswork, J.P. Morgan analyst Phil Cusick calculates that Verizon Wireless’ pre-sales of the iPhone 4 may have topped 500,000 units. In …
WSJ: Sprint’s Kyocera Echo will be a dual-screen Android phone
Sprint will unveil the industry’s first dual-display Android phone at a press event in New York City on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reports. Reports …
Apple may hold WWDC 2011 from June 5th through June 9th
Apple may hold its annual Worldwide Developer Conference event from June 5th through June 9th this year in San Francisco, according to a report on …
Android 2.4 reportedly lands in April; ViewSonic among first to launch
Google is reportedly preparing to release the next major build of its Android OS at some point in April, and ViewSonic will be among the …
Sprint to announce new Kyocera phone at press event, report claims
Sprint’s press event tonight will yield a new Kyocera smartphone dubbed “Echo,” according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek. Further information is not available for …
Dell Venue now available for $499.99
If you’re aching for a great unlocked Android phone and the plasticky feel of the Nexus S doesn’t float your boat, Dell may very well …
T-Mobile offers two free G2 smartphones with unlimited family plan
Several BGR readers have emailed us to point out a new limited-time promotion T-Mobile is running, and we’re glad they did because it’s quite an …
Verizon may launch Palm Pre 2 on February 17th for $99.99
Just one week after the nation’s No. 1 carrier finally unleashes its iPhone 4 on the world, Verizon Wireless may have another handset launch waiting …
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo gets exhaustive hands-on preview – again
We hope you’re sitting down — Sony Ericsson has another handset ready for an unveiling at Mobile World Congress that will ship with… Gingerbread! Yes, …
Motorola previews Super Bowl XOOM ad; shots fired at Apple now more subtle
As it turns out, Motorola’s Super Bowl XLV television advertisement won’t be as blatant a shot at Apple as the teaser spot we showed you …
Apple to release iOS 4.3 on February 14th, report claims
Contradicting earlier reports suggesting AT&T might enable Apple’s new Personal Hotspot feature on February 13th, which would require a release of iOS 4.3 on or …
Mexican drug cartel sells counterfeit Microsoft software to fund kidnappings, drug trafficking
Sales of illegitimate copies of Microsoft programs may be doing more than just lining hackers’ pockets. According to Microsoft’s lawyers, notorious Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana …
HTC Desire 2 may be set for MWC unveiling
As we near one of the biggest shows of the year for the mobile industry — Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — there always seems …
‘The Daily’ hits the Web – unofficially
Mr. Murdoch et al. took the wraps off of News Corp’s The Daily at a press conference on Wednesday. The gist of the new digital publication is that …
Apple and Verizon no longer taking iPhone 4 pre-orders
As of shortly after 8:00PM EST on Thursday, Apple and Verizon Wireless have each stopped taking iPhone 4 pre-orders on their respective websites. Neither company …
Full video from Google’s Honeycomb event now available
Following Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb event on Wednesday, the Internet giant has made its full press conference available on YouTube. From start to finish, anxious …
Yahoo! email bug affects iPhone as well, not just Windows Phone 7
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that a Yahoo! email inefficiency was the culprit of a phantom data bug affecting Windows Phone 7 users. Yahoo! apologized for …
Google will not bring Honeycomb to smartphones – yet [updated]
At a press event on Wednesday, a Google spokesperson confirmed that Android 3.0 Honeycomb will not be made available for Android-powered smartphones, PC Magazine reports. …
iPhone 4 Personal Hotspot may be coming to AT&T on February 13th
Last month, BGR exclusively confirmed that Apple’s new Personal Hotspot feature is coming to all iPhones with the release of iOS 4.3. In a later …
Samsung: Galaxy Tab return rate is below 2%
Following a string of misguided reports, Samsung on Thursday issued a comment suggesting that recent claims of high Galaxy Tab return rates are wildly misguided. …
Did you have problems pre-ordering Verizon’s iPhone 4?
Accompanied by fluttering harps, shooting beams of light and a sustained angelic chorus, pre-orders for Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 went live on both Apple and …
Apple to ‘crack down’ on in-app payment policy violators
On Tuesday, we reported that Sony’s eBook reader app for iOS had been rejected by Apple. The reason Apple gave for the rejection was that …
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