Why BlackBerry can’t afford to delay BBM for iOS and Android any longer
The private beta of BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android is starting to trickle out to testers. BBM cannot debut soon enough as several leading …
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Unannounced HTC One Max phablet revealed in leaked photos
The HTC One is a gorgeous flagship Android phone and the new HTC One mini brings the flagship model’s design identity to a new group of …
Video: Next-gen iPad, budget iPhone shells purportedly shown in leaked videos
We’re definitely getting close to the launch of new Apple products because we’re starting to see a lot more leaked pictures and videos purportedly showing …
Here comes the Galaxy Note III: Samsung schedules September 4th press conference
Samsung on Monday sent invitations to the press and bloggers for a press conference on September 4th in Berlin, Germany. The “Unpacked” event, which is …
Motorola plans to release a budget Moto X after all
One of the more surprising aspects of Motorola’s Moto X launch this week was that the company decided to sell a smartphone with mid-level specs …
Wall Street gives the Moto X a big shrug
It’s safe to say that many Wall Street analysts weren’t blown away by Motorola’s new flagship smartphone. Barron’s has a good roundup of Street analysts’ …
Motorola in dreamland
It is no surprise Motorola wants to sell its new flagship phone on customized covers and voice commands. Google is a software company. It dreams of …
Google’s marketing war chest gives Motorola ‘a shot at being more than irrelevant’
Early impressions of the Moto X have been decidedly mixed so far. While early previews generally say that the phone looks great and feels terrific …
Samsung Galaxy Note III, smartwatch launch rumored for September 4th
Samsung may be gearing up for yet another of its Broadway-style productions to unveil its Galaxy Note III phablet and its first smartwatch. Unnamed sources …
Sony’s smartphone business heats up: 9.6 million sold for $60 million profit
Could Sony have finally cracked the smartphone market? Per The New York Times, Sony’s latest earnings report showed that the company sold 9.6 million smartphones …
New leak suggests budget iPhone to feature 8-megapixel camera
Just because the iPhone 5C will cost less than the standard iPhone model, that doesn’t mean it will have lousy specs. 9to5Mac has spotted some …
Motorola may have just developed the ‘first true anti-iPhone’
Given how different Google and Apple are in their business philosophies, it makes sense that the two companies would release smartphones that are poles apart …
Motorola Moto X preview
Motorola’s back on the scene with a brand new handset called Moto X, the company’s first flagship since being acquired by Google. It’s a beautiful, …
Moto X coming to all major U.S. carriers in late August for $199
Motorola’s newest flagship phone will arrive on all major carriers in the United States by the end of August for $199.99 with a two-year contract. …
An engine of destruction: The anatomy of a low-end Android phone
Last March, a low-end Android phone called Xolo Q800 debuted in Asia. The model remains almost unknown in the Western markets, but it is a perfect specimen …
AT&T customers ignore T-Mobile trash talk, rate their carrier best for customer service
T-Mobile CEO John Legere’s trash talk doesn’t seem to have hurt AT&T’s standing among its customers. The latest survey from J.D. Power shows that AT&T …
Undeterred by ‘gadget spam’ accusations, Samsung plows ahead with Galaxy flip phone
Samsung has never been shy about its strategy of spamming the world with an enormous number of gadgets every year, but its latest concoction may …
BlackBerry Messenger for Android exclusively pictured for the first time
This would have been a much bigger deal a couple years back, but BlackBerry Messenger is indeed coming to iOS and Android later this year, …
Google may send out Gmail-style friend invites for Google Glass
Life can get lonely for early Google Glass adopters, especially if you’re the only person in your social circle who’s using Google’s experimental digital headset. …
Google’s next big project: Making local news relevant again
Google isn’t afraid to take a chance on outlandish-seeming projects but the company’s next challenge might be its most daunting yet: It wants to make …
Sony’s massive 6.44-inch phablet reportedly launching September 12th
Sony is about to give the world something it desperately needs: Another massive Android phablet. AndroidCentral has spotted a preorder form on the website of …
Verizon’s HTC One launch reportedly delayed until August 15th
You might not remember it at this point since it launched about 10 years ago in smartphone time, but HTC makes a gorgeous flagship smartphone …
How the Moto X could put a dent in the Apple-Samsung duopoly
With no one besides Apple and Samsung making any money from smartphones these days, the only hope for breaking those two companies’ grip on the …
Apple, Samsung are still crushing every other smartphone vendor
At some point some vendor besides Apple or Samsung will make money selling smartphones… right? Business Insider points us to the latest numbers from Canaccord …
New HTC One tweak lets you run Sense and stock Android on the same phone
Devices running stock Android haven’t exactly been big sellers compared to vendor-customized devices, but a vocal minority continues to clamor for more pure Google experiences. …
Samsung, Apple’s mobile domination illustrated in a single chart
If you’re noticing a recurring theme at the end of each quarter, you’re not alone. As contenders like Nokia, LG, BlackBerry and HTC battle for …
The tide is turning: Samsung phones top iPhone in new satisfaction survey
Apple’s iPhone regularly finds itself at the top of customer satisfaction surveys, but a recent study found that the tide is turning. In the American Customer …
Microsoft Office Mobile finally available for Android
Microsoft released Office Mobile for the iPhone last month and as the days and weeks passed, many began to wonder when Microsoft’s popular productivity software …
Samsung accused of gaming Galaxy S4 benchmark results [updated]
Remember how well Samsung’s Galaxy S4 performed in early benchmark tests? Well it turns out there might have been a good reason for that and …
Does Nokia have a backup plan if its bet on camera quality falls through?
Nokia’s bets on camera quality haven’t paid off much in the past but the company has never tried anything nearly as ambitious as the 41-megapixel …
