Employees fight for pay as Modu is forced to close its doors
Modu Ltd., maker of some of the smallest cell phones in the world, will soon be forced to shut its doors according to a pair …
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New goodies found in iOS 4.3; multitouch gestures for iPad, more
Following news that iOS 4.3 beta 1 has been seeded to developers, Apple’s servers are no doubt being hammered by anxious developers looking to explore …
iOS 4.3 intros AirPlay support for third-party apps, Web apps
Apple on Wednesday released a new build of iOS — version 4.3 beta 1 — that significantly expands AirPlay functionality for the iPhone, iPad and …
Sprint lowers Galaxy Tab price to $299.99 on contract, $499.99 contract-free
Sprint on Wednesday lowered the price of the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet to $299.99 with a new two-year contract or $499.99 with no …
Sprint to announce ‘another industry first’ on February 7th
Sprint just sent out invitations to a press event that will be held early next month in New York City. It is unclear what will …
RBC: iPhone sales to hit 70 million in 2011
In a price target revision sent to investors Wednesday morning, RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky raised the firm’s target for Apple stock to …
The Daily Show celebrates iPhone’s liberation from AT&T [video]
In typical Daily Show fashion, Jon Stewart and friends celebrated the arrival of the Verizon iPhone with a hilarious segment Tuesday night. In a seven-minute …
Samsung aims to triple smartphone sales; 60 million units in 2011
Following an interview on Tuesday with Samsung Mobile boss J. K. Shin, Korea Times reports big phones and bigger aspirations are set to from electronics …
Verizon Wireless-compatible Apple iPad in the works
Verizon Wireless will soon sell a new version of the Apple iPad compatible with its cellular networks, Bloomberg reports. The news comes as another blow …
Here’s where the Verizon iPhone falls short
Allow us to bring you up to speed in case you missed it — Verizon Wireless just announced that it will finally begin carrying the …
White iPhone 4 coming soon from Verizon?
It looks like the gadget-unicorn that is Apple’s white iPhone 4 may soon be available for purchase from Verizon Wireless. A BGR reader just contacted …
RadioShack to lose over 400 Sams Club kiosks
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made this past Friday, RadioShack stated that it will be losing more than 400 kiosks located in Sam’s …
iPhone 3GS now $49 from Apple, too
Following AT&T’s lead, Apple has dropped the end user selling price of its previous-generation smartphone, the iPhone 3GS. Last week, AT&T announced that it would …
Microsoft investigates superfluous data transmissions in Windows Phone 7
Following several reports of Windows Phone 7 devices sporadically transmitting “huge chunks” of seemingly superfluous data via 3G, Microsoft told the BBC that it is …
BlackBerry PlayBook will fail according to former RIM exec [updated]
Former RIM executive Raymond Reddy reportedly believes that the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook will flop. In an interview with Business Insider, Reddy — who was in …
‘Coverage?’ app equips you for an iPhone-fueled resurgence of the AT&T vs. Verizon coverage war
Are you currently deciding whether you should get a new iPhone 4 from AT&T or wait a few weeks for the imminent Verizon iPhone launch? …
HTC to ship 10 million 4G smartphones in 2011
According to a new report from industry watcher DigiTimes on Monday, HTC is expected to ship 10 million 4G smartphones in 2011. The Chinese website …
Why I’m not switching to the Verizon iPhone: Need for speed
The image above says it all. It shows a screen capture of an actual speed test performed on an Apple iPhone 4 while connected to …
RBC: Verizon iPhone to sell 9-10 million units in 2011
In a note to investors on Monday, RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky stated that Verizon Wireless may sell 9-10 million iPhones in 2011. …
Apple Store to eliminate restocking fees, configure new Mac purchases
According to two unconfirmed reports from Apple blog 9 to 5 Mac, Apple will be changing two key policies at its Apple Store retail locations. …
Acer frees two Froyo phones: liquidmini and beTouch E210
Acer on Thursday announced a pair of budget-friendly Android phones set to launch in the U.K. later this year. Distant cousin of the Liquid Metal, …
Dual-core, QNX-powered BlackBerry phones in the works – but don’t hold your breath
Dual-core processor-packing smartphones are a hot-ticket item at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and it looks like RIM must have felt a little left out. …
ViewSonic announces ViewPad 4 smartphone
ViewSonic announced on Thursday the addition of the ViewPad 4 smartphone to its ViewPad lineup. Joining the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 tablets, the ViewPad …
Samsung prepping dual-core phones, tablets for MWC
We’re still deep in day two of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and apparently Samsung has already moved on. Speaking at CES on Friday, Samsung’s …
The best of CES 2011… so far
Wow. Just, wow. CES has been a nonstop roller coaster so far. Smartphone announcements, tablet announcements, keynotes, Android, Windows… and we’re barely into the second day of …
Mac App Store serves over 1 million downloads in first day
Amidst some controversy, Apple announced Friday that its newly launched Mac App Store topped 1 million downloads on opening day. Apple launched the Mac App Store …
Xperia Play PlayStation phone gets extensive preview; videos, benchmarks, more
Sony Ericsson might not be ready to unveil the highly anticipated Xperia Play at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but the world is most definitely …
AT&T Windows Phone 7 handsets now just 1¢ from Amazon
In keeping with its custom of issuing competitively priced promotions — and to help celebrate the launch of the new Amazon Kindle app for Windows …
MetroPCS announces record subscriber growth in 2010
MetroPCS announced on Thursday impressive subscriber growth in the fourth quarter of 2010. Having amassed approximately 1.5 million net new subscribers over the course of …
Skype to acquire Qik
Skype announced Thursday that it will acquire mobile video software and service provider Qik. Unconfirmed rumors suggest the deal will be worth approximately $100 million. Qik …
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