BlackBerry’s BBM app rockets to No.1 on iPhone app chart
It took forever to launch — and some of the people who downloaded still can’t even use it — but BlackBerry’s BBM for Android and …
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Windows Phone to finally get an official Instagram app
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app acquired by Facebook for $1 billion last year, is finally coming to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The announcement came early …
End of an era: Nokia unveils six final consumer devices
Nokia is aiming to make a bigger splash in the mobile market by releasing its first-ever phablet and tablet this year, two among the six …
Huawei denies that it makes SpyPhones for China’s government
Huawei has once again denied that it’s in the SpyPhone business. Per The Guardian, Huawei recently wrote a cybersecurity paper in which it said that it …
LG may inch away from Android with upcoming Chrome OS devices
It is beginning to look like LG might reveal a set of its own Chrome OS devices in the near future. On Monday, TMWatch discovered …
Nokia accidentally reveals Lumia 1520 details on Chinese online store
It’s a good thing that we already know pretty much everything there is to know about Nokia’s Lumia 1520 because it’s very unlikely that we’ll …
More leaked Galaxy S5 details point to killer camera
Samsung fans got some potentially awful news on Monday morning as a new report suggested next year’s flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone might be built out …
Video: Apple’s first iPhone 5s commercial is all about gold
Following the recent launch of Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, the latter has been the focus of all of the company’s TV advertisements. …
BlackBerry finally announces new BBM launch details for Android and iPhone
It might be a year or three late, but BlackBerry’s world-famous BBM application is now finally available for Apple’s iPhone and Android devices… almost. Because …
Nokia reportedly sold a record 8 million Lumias last quarter
Nokia’s bet on Windows Phone may finally be paying off. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nokia sold more than 8 million Lumia devices during …
Are iPhone 5c sales actually gaining on the iPhone 5s?
Contrary to numerous earlier reports, iPhone 5c sales seem to be picking up in the United States — but the device’s impact on emerging markets …
Bad news, Samsung fans: Galaxy S5 might be plastic after all
We recently reviewed Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 3 phablet and long story short, we loved it. The device marks the beginning of Samsung’s war on …
Nokia Lumia 1520 specs confirmed in new leak
We now know pretty much all the major details on Nokia’s first foray into phablets. @evleaks has posted a list of specifications for the “Nokia …
The Kardashian iPhone…
I have kind of had this infatuation with gold phones… In fact, after my good friend Pharrell got a solid gold BlackBerry, I had to have …
Yet another Google blunder reveals $349 Nexus 5 price tag
Google was the first to reveal the new look of the Nexus 5 when it accidentally included a shot of the phone in its Android …
Samsung sales surpass Apple in quarter before iPhone 5s, 5c release
There might be more phones running Android than any other operating system, but it’s not often that a single Android smartphone manufacturer manages to jump …
Apple, Samsung dominate J.D. Power’s smartphone satisfaction poll
Apple and Samsung don’t only have the most profitable smartphone businesses — they also have the most satisfied customers. The latest survey of American consumers …
iPhone 5c sales stumble on Verizon, iPhone 5s still hard to find
Apple’s iPhone 5c problems might be more international than reports originally indicated. Reuters spoke with Verizon CFO Fran Shammo who admitted that although iPhone 5s demand …
Video: Nokia’s smartwatch may sport modular design, multiple displays
Although there were already rumors that Nokia had a smartwatch of its own in the works, a patent filing and a subsequent video demonstration have unveiled Nokia’s work-in-progress …
Current and former Apple employees dish on what it’s like to work there
Love them or hate them, the people at Apple have found a way to make their products culturally relevant, extremely profitable and apparently worth waiting …
iOS 7 takes another beating in critique from design expert
We have covered Apple’s new iOS 7 software extensively here on BGR, and we’re clearly fans of Apple’s mobile overhaul. iOS 7 is more about renovation …
Samsung insider claims peculiar Galaxy Round is just a prototype
Do you think the Galaxy Round is a pointless gimmick that Samsung released just so it could say that it was the first-ever company to …
More details on HTC-made Kindle Phones emerge
The elusive Amazon smartphone made a rare appearance in the news on Tuesday when the Financial Times reported that Amazon had partnered with HTC to …
Verizon toys with same-day smartphone delivery option
Who wants to wait around for days just to get the new smartphone you ordered online? Verizon announced this week that it’s started up a …
Samsung replacing broken Galaxy S4 batteries for free
Earlier this month, a sizable number of new Galaxy S4 owners in Germany started reporting problems with their batteries, from increasingly fast power drain to …
Despite dismal results, HTC sticking with high-end smartphone strategy
To say that things have gone poorly for HTC in 2013 so far would be an understatement: The company released one of the year’s best …
iPhone 5c sales reportedly continue to plunge in China
Apple has not released any official sales figures yet, but the reports are still trending downwards for the iPhone 5c. Sina Technology reports that both …
ABI: Moto X has ‘best performance observed in a mobile display to date’
It might not yet be clear how well Motorola’s Moto X is selling right now, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the first Motorola …
Blistering 80Mbps Verizon LTE service spotted in New York
You know that soft cap on your Verizon Wireless data plan that you hate so much? Well, you’ll soon hate it even more. Verizon’s nationwide …
Intel CEO explains why Intel chips are better than Apple’s iPhone 5s processor
Chip makers are not fans of the new 64-bit A7 processor that powers Apple’s flagship iPhone 5s. First Qualcomm’s chief marketing officer Anand Chandrasekher took a …
