Nokia reportedly readying a phablet, upgraded Lumia 920 and 40-megapixel Windows Phone
Nokia’s first-quarter earnings report sent the stock tumbling on Thursday morning, but Windows Phone fans still got some good news. According to a report from …
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Jailbreak tweak brings iPhone closer to ‘Home’
Facebook Home will never be available on the iPhone — at least not as we know it on Android. The software that turns every Android …
How Google Glass works
Google’s Glass project is one of the more intriguing products the company is currently working on — at least, among the few projects Google has revealed …
Plastic shell from Apple’s upcoming entry-level iPhone possibly pictured for first time
Half a dozen mainstream news organizations have reported that Apple plans to launch a new entry-level iPhone to compete at the low end, and now …
Smartwatch shipments could surpass 1 million in 2013
Smartwatches have been around for the last decade, but they have failed to gain any real attention until recently. The Kickstarter-backed Pebble generated massive hype, …
Samsung, HTC and LG join wireless charging alliance, compatible devices coming in 2014
Wireless charging advocacy group Power Matters Alliance (PMA) on Wednesday announced that it has recruited Samsung, HTC and LG to support its cause. The group has a …
Unannounced HTC 606w pictured in new leak
HTC’s new flagship smartphone hasn’t even hit the shelves yet in the U.S. but it looks like the vendor’s next handset has already leaked. A …
Verizon customers launch petition begging carrier to ditch wireless contracts
Tens of thousands of wireless users have a message for Verizon: Please, ditch wireless contracts. A new Change.org petition started by Mike Beauchamp of Wichita, …
Next-gen battery tech can charge a smartphone in seconds
Mobile devices have come a long way in a short period of time. It seems as if smartphones and tablets are capable of just about …
First Samsung devices with flexible displays could be delayed
Samsung is said to have hit a bump in the road during development of its flexible display technology. According to ETNews, the company has run …
iOS vs. Android: All the numbers in one place
It’s the biggest battle in mobile — Apple’s iOS vs. Google’s Android. The two platforms are opposites in a number of key areas, but they …
Samsung Galaxy S4 launches on seven U.S. carriers in April [updated]
When BGR previewed the Samsung Galaxy S4 back in March, we called it the Android smartphone by which all others will be judged in 2013. …
Google asks Glass developers to not blind users with advertisements [video]
In some ways, Google Glass sounds like a web marketer’s dream since it can conceivably project advertisements directly onto users’ eyeballs. But thankfully for all involved, …
Designer unveils $15 million iPhone 5 with 26-carat black diamond home button
We have seen luxury phones encrusted with diamonds before, and some of them are worth more than $1 million. But a British designer named Stuart …
Windows Phone boss calls Android ‘kind of a mess’ despite being world’s biggest mobile OS
Everything we’ve seen so far indicates that Windows Phone 8 is barely making a dent in the consumer market or the enterprise market while Android and …
Motorola and Google plan to fight against the rise of phablets
Manufacturers have continued to blur the line between smartphones and tablets with screen sizes on smartphones reaching as high as 6.3-inches. Sales of phablets have …
Microsoft exec says no plans to launch Surface phone
Microsoft has long been rumored to be building a flagship Surface smartphone for its Windows Phone operating system. In fact, we know there’s a Surface …
BlackBerry reportedly getting into the phablet game with 5-inch ‘Z10-like’ smartphone
BlackBerry fans who love big displays should be very happy with the latest research note from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek. Per Barron’s, Misek believes that …
Google chairman says Facebook Home is ‘what open source is all about’
Android users may not like Facebook Home very much, but Google chairman Eric Schmidt sounds like an enthusiastic supporter. During AllThingsD’s D: Dive Into Mobile …
iPhone 5S said to feature new 12-megapixel camera with improved low-light shooting
Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5S” will reportedly feature an upgraded 12-megapixel camera with improved image capture capabilities in low light. The report comes from Tinhte.vn, which …
Andy Rubin admits Android was originally intended for cameras, not smartphones
The Android operating system millions of people rely on each and every day to power their smartphones and tablets almost never was. Andy Rubin, the …
Google’s Schmidt teases Motorola’s upcoming phones as daily Android activations reach 1.5 million
Google chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday teased Android fans by saying that Motorola is working on a “phenomenal” set of new devices that he’s describing …
AT&T opens Galaxy S4 preorders, confirms April 30th ship date
It looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S4, one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of year, finally has a ship date on the nation’s leading smartphone …
Google Glass specs unveiled: 16GB of storage, 5-megapixel camera, all day battery life
The initial release of Google Glass is just around the corner. The company has confirmed that the Explorer Edition models are coming off the production …
Doubt cast on report that Facebook working to bring Home to iPhone
Surprise, surprise: Apple may not be eager to let Facebook undercut all the work it’s done over the years to create a tightly controlled user …
HTC One may arrive at T-Mobile stores on April 24th [updated]
T-Mobile previously revealed that it plans to offer HTC’s latest flagship smartphone later this year, however it is the only U.S. carrier that has yet …
Firefox OS smartphones to debut in June in emerging markets
Speaking at AllThingsD’s Dive Into Mobile conference on Monday, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs announced that the first Firefox OS smartphones will launch around June, Business …
Spring iPhone sales could be further ‘depressed’ by later-than-usual iPad launch
With Apple increasingly unlikely to release a new version of its iPad until the fall, at least one analyst is worried that it will spell …
Verizon reportedly offering $1.5 billion to lease Clearwire’s spectrum
Clearwire disclosed in a securities filing on Friday that it had received an offer from an unnamed company for use of its spectrum. According to The Wall …
Samsung Galaxy Note III may ditch plastic for better build
One of the most common criticisms of Samsung’s hugely popular Galaxy line of devices is that they use plastic cases that are less durable and …
