Windows Phone 9 will reportedly ditch Metro UI, launch in late 2014
Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, known for some of his accurate tips on the mobile industry in the past, said on Twitter that Windows Phone 9 …
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iPhone gains major China momentum ahead of China Mobile launch
The iPhone is staging a major comeback in China… and that’s before Apple has sold even one smartphone through the country’s largest wireless carrier. New …
Nokia offers free Lumia to man with scorched Galaxy S4
Earlier this week we brought you the harrowing tale of a man who tried to get his burnt Galaxy S4 replaced but was told by …
Spotify offers free mobile streaming for smartphones, tablets
The music streaming business just got a whole lot more competitive. According to CNET, Spotify is finally launching ad-supported streaming for smartphones and tablets. Previously, …
MIT professor tears into Samsung’s ‘painful’ smartphone software
MIT professor and Internet startup pioneer Philip Greenspun seems to always have a Christmas gift in his bag for big tech companies. Last year, he …
iPhone 5c supplier under fire after death of 15-year-old worker
It’s been a few months since we’ve had an Apple-related labor rights controversy but the death of a teenage Pegatron worker seems to have done …
Google engineer: Smartphone displays may soon be a relic of the past
A Google engineer seems to be certain that the future will bring us display-free computing devices that rely on voice recognition software to get the job …
Nokia’s not done yet: 8.3-inch Lumia tablet, 4.5-inch phone in the works
Nokia may have a couple of new Lumia devices in testing, if an Indian logistics website is to be believed, including an 8.3-inch Lumia tablet …
Apple patent hints that a future iPhone might have a curved display
Based on all the speculation, the next set of iOS devices could come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but the latest Apple …
Video: Samsung besmirches Santa, depicts him as a Galaxy Gear fan
While Samsung released two of the year’s best smartphones this year in the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3, its first-generation smartwatch has been …
2014 looks like the year when smartphones finally crush PCs
While Steve Jobs declared the dawn of the post-PC era in 2007 he may have been a bit ahead of his time. After all, PCs …
AT&T CEO says big phone subsidies might soon be a thing of the past
It’s no secret that wireless carriers want your money, but in order to get their hands on it, they might have to get creative in …
Samsung slashes 2014 smartphone sales expectations even further
If you need any more proof that the volatile, competitive smartphone market doesn’t play favorites, take a glance at Samsung’s smartphone expectations for next year. ETNews …
The 9 best-selling smartphones in Japan are all iPhones
Apple’s iPhone 5s is, by all counts, the best-selling smartphone on the planet by a pretty wide margin. On the other hand, the iPhone 5c …
App looks to block mobile location tracking, but it won’t stop the NSA
Security firm AVG on Tuesday updated its PrivacyFix security app for Android devices to include mobile location tracking features that would prevent stores and advertisers …
Gadget spam or just trolling? Samsung preps ninth version of Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s flagship smartphone and the company seems hell-bent on making sure we don’t forget it. We have questioned in the past …
Supply finally catches up with demand: iPhone 5s orders ship within 24 hours
Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn have worked tirelessly over the past few months to build enough iPhone 5s units to meet the incredible global …
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sales rocket to 10 million
It’s official: the Galaxy Note 3 is Samsung’s fastest-selling Note device of all time. The biggest Note phablet Samsung has released to date is also …
Christmas heats up with 12 days of deals from Apple and Microsoft
Apple’s “12 Days of Gifts” iOS app that was available in previous years only to customers in international markets including Canada, Europe, and other countries, …
LG’s flagship phone whiffs on expectations, sells 2.3 million units
Who would have thought that having buttons on the back of your smartphone wouldn’t be a killer feature after all. 9to5Google points us to a report …
Google Glass might soon be banned for Illinois drivers
As soon as the first Google Glass Explorer was ticketed for driving under the influence of augmented reality, we were primed for the inevitable fallout. According …
Video: How Moto Maker is paving the way for fully modular smartphones
The idea of owning a modular phone with affordable, replaceable parts was nothing more than a pipe dream just months ago, but Motorola’s Project Ara …
The Moto G looks like Google’s shot across Samsung’s bow
If you were wondering how the people at Motorola got away with releasing a smartphone for $199 without a contract while still retaining decent profit …
Nokia’s rebirth: From industry whipping boy to feared patent troll?
There never was any real doubt about European Union officials signing off on Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia’s handset unit. But suddenly, the European Commission’s Vice President …
A look inside Samsung’s smartphone torture chamber
It’s easy to take for granted all of the testing that happens behind closed doors before a smartphone or any other consumers electronics gadget makes …
Samsung tells customer to shut up about Galaxy S4 fire and they’ll swap his burnt phone
Sometimes, consumer electronics combust. We have seen it happen to various phone and tablet models from Samsung, Apple and other vendors. Hundreds of millions of …
‘UX Critique’ blog tears apart iOS 7 design flaws
iOS 7 has been adopted by Apple customers at a staggering rate, with global iOS device penetration that recently surpassed 74% according to Apple. As …
WSJ: China Mobile iPhone preorders start on Thursday
China Mobile will start taking iPhone preorders on December 12th in the country, according to an ad found by The Wall Street Journal on the carrier’s website. …
iPhone 5s shipping times drop to just 1-3 days
Don’t worry, procrastinators: You’ll be able to make the iPhone 5s a last-minute holiday gift. MacRumors notes that shipping times for the iPhone 5s have …
HTC starts selling flagship One directly for $0 down
In a bid to increase sales of its flagship handset this Christmas, HTC has kicked off a special promotion in the U.S., offering buyers the …
