Verizon Galaxy S4 preorders begin tomorrow starting at $199.99 [updated]
The Galaxy S4 smartphone will arrive on all four major carriers in the U.S. in the coming weeks. AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile announced availability earlier …
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Messaging mania: Nokia launches a WhatsApp phone while Kik raises $19.5 million
Nokia on Wednesday launched a WhatsApp phone that includes unlimited WhatsApp messaging rolled into the retail price. And the retail price is just $72. The Asha …
Overeager T-Mobile forced to delay Galaxy S4 launch [updated]
T-Mobile tried as hard as it could to get a leg up on the competition and launch Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 a few days before …
Nokia reportedly scores deal with Verizon to carry next flaghip Lumia
It’s been a long wait for Verizon subscribers who double as Nokia fans, but they’re finally going to get a flagship Lumia phone on their …
A new contender enters the fray: First Firefox phone now available
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms have a stranglehold on the global smartphone market that doesn’t appear to be slipping anytime soon. But as a …
BlackBerry Q10 will launch in Canada on May 1st for $199.99
BlackBerry on Monday announced that its second BlackBerry 10 smartphone will be available in Canada early next month. The BlackBerry Q10 will arrive on Rogers, …
Siri is just as dangerous to use while driving as texting
A new study from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University found that using a voice-to-text feature such as Siri to send messages while driving is just …
AT&T Galaxy S4 arriving in stores ahead of schedule on April 27th
AT&T will be moving up the release date of Samsung’s highly anticipated Galaxy S4 smartphone. The carrier opened preorders for the device last week with …
Apple reportedly ‘caught flat-footed’ by the rise of phablets
The iPhone 5 has certainly been a hit but it doesn’t seem to have been the record-breaking, world-conquering hit that previous iPhone models have been. …
Another bad sign for iPhone sales: LG Display profit misses expectations
Another day, another key Apple supplier posting disappointing earnings. Per Reuters, iPhone and iPad display supplier LG Display has posted a 74% quarterly drop in …
Still no Galaxy S4 launch date from Verizon, but sign up page is now live
While AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile subscribers gear up for the Galaxy S4 debut later this week, Verizon Wireless is still nowhere to be found. Customers on the …
Buzzkill for Glass fans: Google headset won’t launch until 2014 at the earliest
Although gadget fans may be itching to buy a Google Glass headset, it seems that they’ll have to wait a bit longer before they get …
Samsung Galaxy S4 might feel ‘cheap,’ but stress tests suggest otherwise [video]
Though some Samsung phones in recent years have been exceptions to the rule, handsets launched by the world’s top smartphone vendor often have a “cheap” …
Angry Apple partners call company ‘Poison Apple’
Congratulations, Apple: your supply chain partners are now giving you the same anonymous backbiting treatment that PC OEMs have long delivered to Microsoft. Reuters reports …
Google’s X Phone, Nexus 5 reportedly won’t debut at Google I/O
Google’s annual I/O Developers Conference is just around the corner and expectations are at an all-time high. In the past, the company has unveiled a …
Galaxy Note III may have flexible, shatter-proof display
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Note III phablet may be a complete departure from the handsets that have made Samsung the world’s top smartphone vendor by shipment …
The cost of iPhone quality control: $1.2B in faulty phones returned by Apple in 2013 alone
Apple has made plenty of headlines over its reported supply chain woes this year and now The Register has translated a new report from China …
Home is where the heart is: Facebook Home downloads top 500,000
Facebook’s new Home software saw mixed reviews from those who took an early look at it, but tech bloggers and reporters aren’t exactly Facebook’s target …
HTC reportedly prepping ‘metal-alloy’ smartphone for June launch
HTC is rumored to be preparing to release a mid-range variant of its critically acclaimed One smartphone. Earlier reports claimed that the device, codenamed M4, …
Petition asking Verizon to ditch wireless contracts nears 100,000 signatures
Verizon customers want to know if their carrier can hear them now. A Change.org petition started by Wichita, Kan. resident Mike Beauchamp asking Verizon to follow T-Mobile’s …
Galaxy S4 mini reportedly delayed until mid-July
A new report suggests that the scaled-down version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone has been delayed until later this year. According to SamMobile, the mid-range Galaxy …
‘iPhone 5S’ parts supposedly pictured in new leak
Photos of several components supposedly set to be included in Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5S” were published on Friday, again suggesting that Apple’s new smartphone will …
Nokia Lumia 928 with PureView camera pictured in leaked images [updated]
Verizon Wireless subscribers are still waiting for a flagship Lumia smartphone, but the wait may have been worth it. According to leaked images published on …
Sorry, Verizon subscribers: Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t launch in April
It looks like Verizon will be late to the party yet again. Samsung announced earlier this week that its highly anticipated Galaxy S4 will launch …
HTC One: The best Android smartphone on the planet launches today
The smartphone that changes everything is now available for purchase. The HTC One is unquestionably the best Android smartphone on the market right now, and …
Samsung may turn to key Apple supplier for DRAM chips
Samsung is considering the use of mobile memory chips from South Korean rival SK Hynix in its upcoming mobile products, Reuters reported, citing statements made by Samsung’s …
Leaked images reveal upcoming Nokia Lumia smartphone with aluminum casing
Images said reveal an upcoming Nokia Lumia smartphone appeared on the popular Chinese social network Sina Weibo earlier this week. The images, which have been …
Google is trying to shrink Motorola into success
It is hard not to admire Sanjay Jha’s cool genius in handling Motorola’s sale to Google. He leveraged Motorola’s old sales contacts in Asia and …
Google CEO hints that next Motorola phones will be unbreakable
Google CEO Larry Page dropped a tantalizing hint about what his company’s Motorola Mobility division has been working on recently by suggesting that the company’s …
LG’s next-gen flagship smartphone to debut in Q3
LG’s latest Optimus G smartphone hasn’t even arrived in the U.S. and the company is already planning to release a sequel. LG head of mobile marketing, …
