Samsung follows Apple’s lead yet again
Samsung has learned a lot from working with Apple over the years and now the company is now planning to host its own WWDC-style developers …
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Dropping smartphone prices could lead to ‘industrywide carnage’
Smartphones are starting to look an awful lot like PCs these days. Bloomberg reports that as smartphone shipment volumes have skyrocketed in recent years, their …
This is Google’s upcoming Moto X
We have already seen the Moto X on numerous occasions — most recently being used in public as Google chairman Eric Schmidt posed for pictures …
WSJ: Apple testing redesigned iPhone with larger display and 13-inch iPad
Apple is reportedly testing a redesigned iPhone with a larger display as well as a new iPad model with a 13-inch screen, according to a …
Daily Android activations grow to 1.5 million, Google Play surpasses 50 billion downloads
Google CEO Larry Page this week revealed that more than 1.5 million Android devices are being activated each day, up from 1.3 million last September. …
Moto X leak again points to late August release date
A new leak gives further evidence that the Moto X smartphone will be released across multiple carriers in late August. According to an image published …
Moto X to be announced August 1st in New York City
Motorola on Friday sent invitations for a press event in New York City on August 1st where the company will announce its highly anticipated Moto …
Consumer Reports: AT&T Next is almost $300 more expensive than T-Mobile JUMP [updated]
That sound you hear is more loud crowing from T-Mobile CEO John Legere. ConsumerReports has done a good breakdown comparing the new early upgrade plans …
Does Verizon, T-Mobile subscriber growth spell trouble for AT&T?
Last week, Bloomberg revealed that T-Mobile is now expected to grow contract subscribers in the second quarter of 2013. The surprise development is likely tied …
Fully assembled budget iPhone appears in leaked picture
A new report claims Apple’s low-cost iPhone will launch in two different versions for different markets. Both versions of the so-called “iPhone Lite” are said to …
BBM for Android will reportedly launch by the end of September
Sunil Lalvani, managing director for BlackBerry India, apparently confirmed in an interview with IBN Live that BlackBerry Messenger will launch on Android in the next two months. …
Windows Phone has now finally extinguished Symbian at Nokia
While quarterly losses and dropping handset ASPs gobbled up all the headlines surrounding Nokia’s earnings report on Thursday, there is another aspect of Nokia’s latest …
A question is raised as Android, iPhone continue to dominate: Do users even want a third platform?
Consumers continue to prefer the iPhone and Android smartphones over Nokia and BlackBerry devices, and now analysts are questioning if a third platform will ever …
Android users found to be least likely to pay for apps
A new report suggests that consumers aren’t interested in paying for mobile apps and over time have forced developers to release their apps for free. …
New leak shows Android 4.3 running on Google’s Nexus 4
Google was expected to unveil an updated version of its Android platform during the recent Google I/O conference, but the show came and went without …
AT&T now claims it operates the ‘most reliable 4G LTE network’
When AT&T first landed the iPhone, the company’s network struggled to handle the rush of new smartphone owners. Dropped calls, failed messages and slow data …
Gather, darkness: The smartphone market’s witching hour is near
So Nokia missed its smartphone volume expectation by about 10%. BlackBerry missed its BlackBerry 10 volume consensus by about 15%. And HTC missed its earnings …
Apple chip orders ramp as iPhone 5S enters mass production
Foxconn is on a hiring spree, rumors are kicking into high gear, and now a new report states that Apple is ramping up chip orders. …
iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner may be embedded in the display
A recently published Apple patent may reveal the technology behind the fingerprint scanner the company is rumored to include in the upcoming iPhone 5S. The …
LG gives its next-gen hero phone an official name: G2
It may not be the most surprising choice, but LG has officially decided to call its next flagship phone the G2. What’s more, the company …
Upcoming Motorola Droid Ultra leaks again in new color
Motorola is adding some more color to the smartphone world with its soon-to-be-announced Droid Ultra. A leaked picture posted by @evleaks over at The UnLockr …
HTC One mini preview: HTC’s gorgeous flagship phone reimagined for the mid-range market
HTC on Thursday unveiled the HTC One mini, a smaller version of its critically acclaimed HTC One flagship Android phone. The handset features a design that …
Smartphone shipments could reach 1.5 billion by 2017
A new report claims that shipments of smartphones could grow substantially over the next few years. According to IHS, per CNET, worldwide smartphone shipments are …
Samsung is trying to bring back the flip phone
What could be next for Samsung, the company that single-handily conquered the Android market with its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. How about the rebirth of …
Nearly 600,000 people buy smartphones for the first time each week in the U.S.
Some analysts have claimed that because everyone already owns a smartphone, growth is slowing in the industry. While this may be the case, it’s still …
Google to reveal what’s next for Android on July 24th
Although we were disappointed that Google didn’t unveil the newest version of its Android mobile operating system at Google I/O earlier this year, the company …
Forget full HD – displays with even higher resolution coming soon to smartphones
As Apple prepares to refresh its flagship iPhone with a Retina display that packs the same pixel density as the panel that started the resolution …
Patent filing suggests Apple is close to bringing LiquidMetal to the iPhone
While we still don’t know for certain whether the next iPhone will feature an indestructible LiquidMetal case, a new patent filing flagged by MacRumors suggests …
The Boy Genius Report: iPhone 5S to feature indestructible LiquidMetal case
Apple’s iPhone 5S is most certainly being mass manufactured at this exact second, which is normal lead time of two to three months before launch. …
iPhone 5S: New leaked photos, purported full specs point to biggest ‘S’ upgrade ever
As Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S enters mass production, we’re seeing all of the puzzle pieces fall into place. Photos are leaking, new details are trickling out, and …
