iPhone 5s, 5c battery life doesn’t stack up to Android counterparts
The iPhone 5s might be one of the most powerful smartphones on the market, but that power comes at a price. Which? Tech Daily tested …
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The marketing power of messaging apps
We are now witnessing the first signs of just how important messaging apps could become in North America for promoting games — and this has …
iPhone 5s sells out in 24 hours in world’s third largest smartphone market
More than a month after Apple’s iPhone 5s debuted in the United States, people are still lining up in major metropolitan areas each time new …
‘Uncarrier’ boom: T-Mobile adds 1 million net customers in Q3
Get ready for some more John Legere trash talk because T-Mobile’s “uncarrier revolution” is still going strong. T-Mobile reported on Tuesday that it had a …
Video: AT&T focuses in on Samsung with Galaxy S4 zoom release date
It looks like AT&T will be the first to strike with Samsung’s camera-centric Galaxy S4 Zoom on November 8th. We were less than impressed when …
Nokia helps Windows Phone overtake iOS in key European market
Don’t look now, but Windows Phone is gaining some serious momentum in Europe. The latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone has actually …
Nokia Lumia 929 specs supposedly fully outlined in latest leak
We saw our first sign of the Lumia 929 last week, one of Nokia’s upcoming devices that was not featured at Nokia World 2013. WPCentral …
T-Mobile’s free tablet data plan has a few strings attached after all
T-Mobile made a splash last week by announcing a completely free data plan available to anyone purchasing a new tablet with the carrier. The announcement …
BlackBerry has no plans to shut down its handset business
BlackBerry’s future is completely up in the air right now but it will apparently still include making handsets. Reuters reports that BlackBerry interim CEO John Chen …
Samsung shows off its wild concepts for flexible screen devices
Samsung’s Galaxy Round was an underwhelming first attempt at making a device with a curved display but the company’s future flexible display devices might be …
iPhone 5s seen spawning wave of fingerprint scanning copycats
Apple looks like it’s about to get a lot of company in the market for smartphones equipped with fingerprint scanners. IHS has released new research …
Will Samsung ever finally attack Android?
Like other vendors, Samsung has spent a great deal of resources and a tremendous amount of money making Android its own. Google’s popular platform is …
Here’s another gorgeous iPhone 6 concept Apple will never build
For some reason, a concept design for Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6 that was created back in August by designer Nikola Cirkovic made the rounds once again …
Motorola’s Moto G unveiling looks set for November 13th
The low-cost version of the Moto X looks set to drop this month. Motorola has posted a landing page for the upcoming Moto G smartphone …
More good news for Microsoft: Nokia now No. 4 U.S. smartphone vendor
Beating out Motorola may not mean much these days, but Microsoft nonetheless has to be happy that Nokia has blown past Motorola to become America’s …
How Google is flexing its muscles to take more control of Android
Google’s Android is still free for anyone to use but the company has started asserting more control over the mobile platform by making its default …
A list of every phone set to get Android 4.4 KitKat so far
Google finally (FINALLY) announced and simultaneously launched its new Nexus 5 smartphone on Thursday and Android fans were ecstatic. Google’s initial supply of the black 16GB …
Intel’s first 4G LTE modem is heading to smartphones and tablets
Intel might have given up on TV, but the company is looking to take the smartphone world by storm with the introduction of its first …
Motorola’s budget Moto G phone specs, pictures purportedly leak
Earlier this week, Motorola temporarily listed an unannounced device on its website — the Moto G. The mention was very quickly removed, but the Moto …
Google Glass accessory store goes live for Glass Explorers
It was only a matter of time. After revealing the redesigned Google Glass on Wednesday, Google reportedly put an official Glass accessory store online, complete with …
Space gray iPhone 5s steals the show, gold is America’s least wanted
We already know that Apple has smashed previous sales records with its new iPhone models, but a new report breaks down precisely which colors flew …
The wait is finally over: Google debuts new Nexus 5 hero phone
After months of leaks and rumors, it was starting to feel like this day would never come. But it did. The Nexus 5 is real. …
Another big barrier blocking widespread wearable tech adoption emerges
The general geekiness of early wearable technology offerings like Google Glass and Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch is obviously a significant barrier to widespread adoption, but …
Android 4.4 KitKat details revealed in leaked document, screenshots
Google hasn’t released a major new version of Android for more than a year now and has instead been content to make some minor adjustments …
Nexus 5 gets torn apart in high-quality photo gallery ahead of launch
Google hasn’t even launched its new Nexus 5 yet but the highly-anticipated handset has already been torn apart. Smartphone parts leaker Fanatic Fone awoke from …
Woman gets ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving
Maybe this is why Google has been investing so much money in self-driving cars: Because it knows that Google Glass users will endanger themselves and …
Sprint Spark enhanced LTE brings 1Gbps speeds to smartphones
Enhanced 4G LTE service has finally started making its way around the globe, and now Sprint has announced Spark, its own technology that will debut …
Does anyone really want smartwatches?
We have covered smartwatches with increasing frequency over the past year here at BGR, and almost every time we do, we can’t help but wonder …
BlackBerry market share falls to just 1.5%
While BlackBerry continues to enjoy stunning adoption rates for its new cross-platform BBM messaging apps, its smartphone business is in free fall. Industry watchers issued …
Galaxy Note 3 shipments rocket to 5 million in first month
Big is bigger than ever before in the global smartphone market. Samsung recently debuted its new Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the handset had some …
