This is why carriers should love selling phablets
If you find that your carrier is pushing you away from smaller smartphones and toward phablet behemoths like the Galaxy Note 3, there could be …
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HTC One sequel specs purportedly revealed in new benchmark
The HTC One is one of 2013’s best smartphones and it looks like the sequel will be even better. Nowhereelse.fr editor Steve Hemmerstoffer has posted …
iPhone 6 concept proposes wraparound, bezel-free display
A new iPhone 6 concept design proposes an interesting wraparound display that would turn the left side of the handset into a tiny display ready …
‘Bumpy’ iOS 7 seen opening huge hole for Windows Phone in enterprise
Could this be Windows Phone’s big breakthrough moment? ABI Research analyst Jason McNicol says that while companies were excited for the launch of iOS 7 this …
Google chairman explains how to herd stray iSheep into Android flock
Even though Apple’s customer loyalty is off the charts, Google chairman Eric Schmidt claims that “many” of his “iPhone friends are converting to Android” and he’s …
Samsung pops out yet another new smartphone, the Galaxy Grand 2
In what seems like its 1,457th new smartphone release this year, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Grand 2, a new device that is sized somewhere …
Instagram may be the next company to join the mobile messaging wars
Instagram has had a busy 2013. In June, video was added to the service as a counterplay to Twitter’s Vine. Last month, Instagram rolled out …
AT&T Nokia Lumia 1520 reportedly hard to find at launch [updated]
It looks like Apple isn’t the only vendor suffering from a supply shortage this holiday season. According to WPCentral, the inventory of the AT&T Nokia …
Google laughs off Microsoft’s Scroogled merchandise stunt
Does Google feel intimidated by Microsoft’s “Scroogled” merchandise campaign? Don’t be silly, of course it doesn’t. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that Microsoft’s decision …
BBM mystery: Why is it so much more popular on iOS than Android?
It’s been more than a month after BlackBerry Messenger debuted for the iOS and Android platforms and it is still doing remarkably well on the …
Google plots how to make Glass more than ‘niche product for nerds’
Google is pretty high on the potential for Google Glass to be a revolutionary product but the company seems to realize that its computerized headset …
Apple begins its Retina iPad mini ‘stealth launch’
The quiet launch of the Retina iPad mini left a lot of potential customers out in the cold. Not only has availability been extremely limited, …
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 …
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 …
