Former Apple CEO Sculley encourages Apple to make a cheaper iPhone
Former Apple (AAPL) CEO John Sculley may not seem like a good person to offer Apple advice, especially since he’s widely blamed for pushing Steve …
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iPhone demand said to be ‘robust,’ recent cuts don’t reflect weak demand
Following recent reports from Nikkei and The Wall Street Journal that suggested Apple (AAPL) slashed iPhone 5 component orders in half due to weak demand, the company’s stock fell significantly and opened below $500 for the …
LG says it’s not to blame for erratic Nexus 4 supply
LG (066570) doesn’t want to be the fall guy for erratic Nexus 4 supply. Via The Verge, an LG executive has told Korean publication Chosun Ilbo that LG’s Nexus …
Facebook unveils ‘Graph Search,’ a search engine for Facebook
Facebook (FB) on Tuesday held a press conference at its Menlo Park, California headquarters where it unveiled “Graph Search,” a search engine of sorts designed to …
New photos of BlackBerry X10 with QWERTY keyboard leak
New images of Research In Motion’s (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10-powered smartphone equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard have leaked ahead of the handset’s unveiling later this month. …
Extensive BlackBerry Z10 demo video posted by German website [video]
Want to know about all the hottest features in the upcoming BlackBerry Z10? Well now you can, although it will help if you can speak …
New purported details on upcoming cheaper iPhone emerge
Rumors of a less expensive iPhone in development at Apple (AAPL) persist as new purported details surrounding the upcoming handset emerge. Citing multiple unnamed sources …
Report outlines ‘iPhone danger zones’
Smartphone designs have varied pretty dramatically over the past few years — with a few notable exceptions, perhaps — but a common thread runs through every notable smartphone …
Verizon may be prepping a new mid-range Samsung smartphone with a 720p display
Samsung (005930) and Verizon (VZ) have previously teamed up on a mid-range line of QWERTY smartphones known as the Stratosphere and Stratosphere II. Results from …
Smartphone data consumption tops tablets for the first time ever
A study released Monday by Arieso found that for the first time ever, smartphones consistently used more data than tablets in Europe. The “hungriest” mobile …
Samsung still fighting a potential sales ban on its Galaxy smartphones
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals blocked Apple’s request in October to ban sales of Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy line of smartphones. Since …
Samsung roadmap suggests the Galaxy S IV could have a five-inch display, 440 PPI
Before we get all hyped up for the rumored iPhone 5S launch later this year, we’re likely going to go through Galaxy S IV mania …
RIM says 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted in under two days
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) VP of developer relations Alec Saunders has confirmed that more than 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps were recently submitted to BlackBerry App …
First BlackBerry 10 smartphone may launch on February 28th
Research in Motion (RIMM) is scheduled to formally unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30th, however it is unclear when we will see the …
LG reportedly halts Nexus 4 production to make way for new Nexus device
It has been nearly impossible to purchase a Nexus 4 since it was released in late November. Google (GOOG) is subsidizing the phone on its …
BlackBerry Z10 shown off in leaked marketing materials
Hang in there, BlackBerry fans — you don’t have much longer to wait. Rapid Berry on Friday posted some marketing materials that RIM (RIMM) will send to …
BlackBerry service outage hits Europe [updated]
BlackBerry subscribers using Vodafone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with a service outage on Friday morning that left many with no access …
Google now letting Android developers answer their critics in Google Play reviews
In the past year Google (GOOG) has taken steps to eliminate excessive trolling in its Play Store. The company recently integrated Google+ profile names and …
LTE accounts for almost 50% of Verizon’s data traffic
Verizon Wireless (VZ) subscribers are taking full advantage of the carrier’s ultra-fast and widely available 4G LTE network. The company revealed in an interview with …
Apple’s Schiller says cheap smartphones will ‘never be the future of Apple products’
Apple (AAPL) may sell a cheaper iPhone, but don’t expect it to sell for the bargin bin prices that we’ve heard about through rumors so …
T-Mobile’s CEO trashes AT&T’s ‘crap’ service, analyzes mobile porn consumption
When you’re CEO of America’s No.4 wireless carrier, you can afford to be a little colorful. Per PCMag, T-Mobile CEO John Legere decided to bring some …
Apple CEO meets with China Mobile, iPhone likely topic of discussion
China Mobile (CHL) is the world’s largest wireless carrier with more than 700 million subscribers. The company is also the only major carrier in China …
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all confirm upcoming BlackBerry 10 launches
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) next-generation smartphone platform has received all-important nods from three of the four major nationwide carriers in the United States. Following official …
Shipments of the Pebble smartwatch to begin on January 23rd
The Kickstarter-backed Pebble smartwatch was originally scheduled to ship out to customers in September. The device, which can display and interact with apps on Android …
Samsung sets sights on RIM’s corporate users
Now that Samsung (005930) has bested Apple in the consumer smartphone market, at least where shipment volume is concerned, the company is setting its sights …
RIM to launch six new BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013
Research In Motion (RIMM) has wisely decided not to put all its eggs in the high-end basket and will be releasing a wide range of …
Samsung unveils new Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor with eight cores
Samsung (005930) on Wednesday unveiled a brand new processor that will power its future mobile devices. Dubbed “Exynos 5 Octa,” the new chip features two …
RIM conducting under-the-radar campaign to promote BlackBerry 10 at CES [video]
RIM (RIMM) isn’t conducting any big press conferences at the Consumer Electronics Show this year and it doesn’t even have a booth, but that doesn’t …
Verizon activated a record 9.8 million smartphones in Q4
Shortly after AT&T (T) revealed that it sold 10 million smartphones in the holiday quarter, Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Wednesday reported its own fourth quarter …
iPhone 5 now available with unlimited service, no contract on Walmart’s $45 Straight Talk plan
Walmart (WMT) announced this week that beginning January 11th, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is available alongside $45-per-month unlimited service from Straight Talk Wireless. Two purchasing …
