Unlocked iPhone 5s now available from Apple online store
Just like with the second-generation iPad mini, Apple has quietly started to take online orders for unlocked GSM iPhone 5s units, which are compatible with …
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Picture of metal Galaxy S5 frame purportedly leaks
Get excited, Samsung fans — there’s hope that the next generation of your favorite phone may not be made from cheap-feeling plastic after all! Nowhereelse.fr …
The Windows Phone app store is shedding its ghost town image
Although Windows Phone’s app market trails the iOS and Android app markets in just about every metric, it has received some good news the past …
The Galaxy S4 outperforms HTC One… even when it can’t cheat
Benchmark optimization has become a fairly regular occurrence, especially in the case of Android smartphones. Just last month, Samsung was accused of artificially juicing the …
Forget the botched Instagram launch: Windows Phone is on the march
Instagram is finally coming to Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Though the rollout looks to be sloppy initially, with several features not being available at launch, it’s …
Apple reportedly testing iPhone 6 with 4.9-inch display
We’re getting a clearer picture about Apple’s plans for building larger iPhones in the future thanks to a new report out of China. According to …
Windows Phone is finally on developers’ radars
The Windows Phone app market may still have some catching up to do but it looks like Steve Ballmer’s “developers” chant is finally starting to …
Sprint’s customer satisfaction tanks in new survey
Things have been going poorly for Sprint for many, many years and now it appears that the company is going backward in terms of customer …
HTC confirms that One will get KitKat by end of January
When BGR reviewed the HTC One earlier this year, we found the best Android smartphone on the market. Seven months later, the HTC One is …
You can now buy the Moto X on Verizon for a penny
The Moto X is now on sale at Verizon for as low a price as you’re likely to see. Motorola’s flagship phone is available on Amazon …
Phase 2 of T-Mobile’s ‘uncarrier’ coup begins
T-Mobile’s plan to shake up the wireless industry has always had one fatal flaw: The poor reputation of its wireless network. The carrier is taking …
Microsoft exec vows to end Windows Phone app gap by ‘end of 2014’
When should you expect to see every major app released on iOS and Android to also get released on Windows Phone? According to Microsoft’s Windows …
New Qualcomm processor paves the way for 4K video on smartphones
Qualcomm’s latest processor was built with Ultra HD 4K video in mind. The new Snapdragon 805 processor that the company announced on Wednesday will be the …
Coin smashes crowdfunding goals, puts more cards up for preorder
Coin, the new mobile payment platform that may actually have a chance at taking off, has already blown through its initial crowdfunding goal by raising …
The sad, dead state of the Windows Phone app market
Instagram took years to finally launch a Windows Phone app… and then launched a version without video support. Apps like Super Mario Kart keep popping up …
More evidence suggests that the iPhone 5c is a dud
Apple has reportedly slashed iPhone 5c production with Pegatron by 50%, asking its supplier to return some of the equipment, unnamed industry sources told DigiTimes. However, …
Video: Google gives sneak peek at the Glass Development Kit
Developers have been hard at work creating Google Glass apps, or Glassware, for months, but without a more robust first-party development platform, many have been …
Goophone gets wandering eyes, looks to Samsung for new ‘inspiration’
Here’s how Samsung knows it’s really hit the big time — it has the infamous knockoff artists at Goophone blatantly ripping off its devices. Nowhereelse.fr …
Why Snapchat looks poised for a huge valuation
Snapchat users now send more “snaps” per day than Facebook users are uploading photos, according to a Business Insider report. Snapchat users send 400 million snaps every …
Move over, iTunes: Google Play is becoming a major cash cow
Even though Google doesn’t make money directly from sales of Android devices, it does benefit financially when more mobile subscribers use its online services and …
Samsung brings the art of gadget spamming to new heights
Are you having trouble keeping track of all the different versions of the Galaxy S4 that Samsung has released this year? If so then let’s …
iPhone 5s shipping times slashed for the holidays
Apple has improved shipping estimates in its online store for its iPhone 5s flagship smartphone to 3 to 5 days in various countries including the …
Nokia shareholders approve $7.2 billion Microsoft buyout
It’s official: Nokia’s shareholders have signed off on the $7.2 billion acquisition of the company’s handset division by Microsoft. The Financial Times reports that 99.7% of …
Not an epic flop after all: Samsung has sold 800,000 Galaxy Gears
In retrospect, the BusinessKorea report about Samsung only selling 50,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches was too bad to be true. Per Reuters, Samsung announced on Tuesday that …
Video: Apple knockoff artists at Goophone release hideous smartwatch
Perhaps Goophone should stick to ripping off Apple instead of trying to design things from scratch. GizmoChina has posted a hands-on video showing us Goophone’s …
How AT&T keeps roping vendors into smartphone exclusivity deals
Even though it’s questionable whether selling smartphones exclusively on one carrier really helps out vendors, many companies keep signing exclusivity deals for their high-end devices …
The Galaxy Gear is reportedly an epic flop, has sold under 50,000 units
As amazing as it seems, Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch may be an even bigger bomb than the ill-fated Facebook-centric HTC First smartphone. BusinessKorea reports that …
Samsung exec compares the Galaxy Gear to an unripened tomato
Samsung seems to have developed a knack for comparing its devices to fruits. Fresh off an ad that compared its Galaxy Round smartphone to a …
Google’s Nexus 10 sequel purportedly shown in leaked picture
Google recently released the Nexus 5, one of the best Android phones on the market, and the company might be looking to follow it up …
Latest smartphone ‘innovation’ exposes an industry running out of steam
I guess you can argue that some consumers need the 41-megapixel camera that Nokia introduced a few months ago. But the number of people who …
