Key Apple partner boosts workforce by 40% to prep for low-cost iPhone production
Pegatron may or may not be seeing falling demand for the iPad mini but it’s clear that the Apple device manufacturer won’t be slacking off for the …
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Sony Xperia A pictures, specs appear on FCC website
Sony has had surprising early success with its Xperia Z smartphone so it shouldn’t be much of a shock that the company wants to keep …
Nokia breaks away from Microsoft with new $99 Asha phone
Failing to drive down the price on its Windows Phone devices, Nokia on Thursday announced a refresh of its Asha mobile operating system and the …
iPhone growth stalls as Android continues to nip away at Apple’s market share
A new report has found that mobile device shipments, including notebooks, tablets and smartphones, exceeded 300 million units in the first quarter of 2013. According …
How Facebook could save Nokia’s skin in emerging markets
With Nokia’s share of handset sales in emerging markets under assault, the company may have an unlikely white knight come to its rescue: Facebook. No, …
Vendors brace for iPhone 5S, ready new flagships of their own as battle draws near
Apple’s iPhone 5 became the best-selling smartphone in the world shortly after its launch last fall, and hype surrounding the upcoming iPhone 5S is starting …
HTC’s Facebook-centric First deemed ‘pretty much dead’
The Facebook-centric HTC First may be little more than a month old but that hasn’t stopped some analysts from already writing its obituary. Benzinga points …
Amazon’s first ‘Kindle Phone’ will come with eye-tracking 3D display
We’ve been waiting for a long time for Amazon to get into the smartphone game and now unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the …
Google reportedly abandons work on ‘X Phone,’ hands device off to Motorola
Google has long been rumored to be developing a high-end smartphone, codenamed the X Phone, in collaboration with its Motorola division that would be designed …
New iPhone 5S parts pictured in fresh leak point to upgraded camera
Images of what is claimed to be part of the motherboard from Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S handset leaked on Thursday. The photos were originally published …
This is the back of a $640 phone
Last night I posted a tweet that drew some interesting responses. Beside the text “the back of a $640 phone,” I posted an image of …
The bitter irony of Nokia’s camera fixation
Nokia’s Lumia 928 will launch soon and once again, Nokia is betting the farm on camera quality to sell its flagship phone. The chances that consumers …
‘Cheap’ isn’t always cheap – Galaxy S4 costs more to build than iPhone 5
Samsung is constantly knocked for launching smartphones and tablets that feel cheap and flimsy compared to rival devices, but just because something feels cheap doesn’t …
Huawei is betting big with a new metal smartphone
A new leak suggests that Huawei is planning to release a super thin flagship smartphone with a metal frame. Images published by Engadget reveal that …
LG mystery phone to debut on May 30th, likely the Optimus G2
Tired of seeing Samsung and HTC hog the limelight for Android handsets this spring, LG is planning to launch a new smartphone of its own …
BlackBerry Q10 seen outpacing the Z10 in early sales estimates
Kevin Smithen of Macquarie Capital has become more optimistic about BlackBerry’s future, Barron’s reported. The analyst believes the QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry Q10 could be a bigger …
Facebook may have found its ‘First’ flop
HTC’s “First” smartphone received mixed reviews from critics when it was released last month. The handset received praise for its affordable price — $99 with …
Samsung’s 16-megapixel ‘Galaxy S4 Zoom’ to launch in June, rugged ‘Galaxy S4 Activ’ debuts in July
Samsung is reportedly prepping three new variations of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone and they will begin launching in early June, according to a new …
Verizon Wireless CEO wants to see BlackBerry, Windows Phone succeed
Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead firmly believes that both Windows Phone and BlackBerry play a crucial role in the mobile industry. The executive noted that …
Morgan Stanley: Apple will start building multiple iPhone models in June
The rumors that Apple is preparing several different new iPhone models for release this fall gained more steam on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said …
Here comes the iPhone 5S: Next-gen iPhone display production to begin next month
Apple’s iPhone 5S is still eagerly awaited despite the expectation that it will be an iterative update similar to the bump from iPhone 4 to …
Lumia 928’s PureView camera beats iPhone 5, Galaxy S III in shootout
Nokia continues to tease the upcoming Lumia 928 smartphone ahead of its official debut. The company on Wednesday posted marketing images of the device and confirmed …
SoftBank CEO makes a new case in battle for Sprint
The battle continues between two chief executives and their ambitions to acquire the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and …
T-Mobile says its network pipes gush more data than AT&T [video]
In move that Sigmund Freud would certainly approve of, T-Mobile has released a new ad that claims its network “pipes” are able to gush out …
Apple and Samsung combined to pull in 100% of mobile profits in Q1
According to data from Canaccord Genuity, Apple and Samsung managed to capture 100% of the mobile industry’s profits last quarter. In the first quarter of …
LG and Sprint prepping new quad-core Optimus phone
AT&T nabbed the exclusive rights to carry the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone in the United States, however new information suggests a similar handset could …
It’s now or never — will Verizon finally back Nokia?
BlackBerry’s market share at Verizon has crashed below 0.5% even as the Windows Phone share ticked up above 5% during the first quarter of 2013. …
Google Glass is no iPad
The consumer electronics industry has gotten pretty boring lately. That’s not to say the new products that have debuted recently are boring, but we’re definitely …
Samsung reportedly prepping ‘Galaxy S4 Zoom’ with 16-megapixel camera
Among the various other smartphones and phablets Samsung will launch this year, the vendor is also readying at least three new variations on its new …
Nokia and Verizon confirm Lumia 928 ahead of official debut
Nokia on Tuesday confirmed the existence of the upcoming Lumia 928 smartphone in an image published on the company’s website. The teaser image doesn’t reveal …
