First photos of BlackBerry 10 ‘N-Series’ QWERTY smartphone leak
As Research In Motion (RIMM) begins its attempt to mount a comeback for the ages in 2013, it will place its early hopes on two …
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Huawei shows off 6.1-inch Android phablet ahead of CES [video]
It looks like things are going to get worse before they start to get better. Further blurring the line between a smartphone that is too …
More than one-third of U.S. households have completely ditched landlines for wireless
Forget the “post-PC era“: We’re very close to hitting the post-landline era. The Center for Disease Control has released some preliminary results from its National …
Instagram diverts attention from botched policy change with another new filter
Instagram messed up big time this week when it freaked everyone out with changes to its privacy policy related to licensing user photos for advertisements. After …
Facebook releases ‘Poke’ for the iPhone to compete with Snapchat
Facebook (FB) on Friday released a new free application for the iPhone called Poke that competes directly with Snapchat and allows users to send a …
Google, Motorola plotting a so-called ‘X Phone’ to take on the iPhone and Galaxy S III
Motorola engineers are said to be working on a “sophisticated” smartphone that will “provide more potent competition” to the iPhone, according to a report from …
HTC upgrades Android devices faster than any of its rivals
The problem with Android has always been the erratic schedules manufacturers and carriers use to update devices. Due to custom user interfaces that are used …
Samsung is replacing faulty Galaxy S IIIs that are suddenly dying for no reason
Samsung (005930) is reportedly quietly replacing faulty Galaxy S III devices according to many users on XDA Developers. The issue appears to be related to the …
Windows already threatening iPhone in Southern Europe
Kantar Worldpanel’s report for November came out and much has been made of the iPhone market share surge in the United States. What I find interesting …
Fan-made tweak gives Apple a blueprint for better multitasking in iOS 7 [video]
In recent years, Android has continued to get better and better with new and useful features. At the same time, iOS has become rather stagnant …
Apple has achieved its highest ever smartphone share in U.S.
According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple’s (AAPL) smartphone market share in the United States recently reached an all time high. In …
WhatsApp goes free for iPhone for a limited time
Popular cross-platform texting app WhatsApp reduced its iPhone app from $0.99 to free on Thursday. The app now delivers 10 billion messages per day, which …
T-Mobile’s iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network now available in NYC, Boston and other cities
T-Mobile has announced a major expansion to its iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network. The company on Thursday revealed its high-speed network is now available in 14 new markets, …
Verizon launches LTE in 29 additional markets, inches closer to 500 overall markets
Verizon Wireless (VZ) flipped the LTE switch on in 29 additional markets throughout the country on Thursday, in addition to expanding coverage in 36 existing …
This subscriber loss may haunt RIM in coming months
RIM’s (RIMM) share price popped by 8% soon after it released its earnings, buoyed by positive sales and earnings surprises. The fact that RIM managed …
iPhone sales could miss expectations by over 5 million units next quarter
Apple’s (AAPL) doomsday forecast is about as likely as the December 21st Mayan apocalypse prediction, but yet another analyst has lowered his expectations for the company. …
RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to be called the ‘Z10’
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, formerly known as the L-Series and “London” will apparently be called the “BlackBerry Z10” according to marketing materials obtained by UnwiredView. RIM’s QWERTY …
Apple’s Passbook drawing accolades from app developers
One of the top new features Apple (AAPL) introduced to the world with iOS 6 was its Passbook application. The feature, which allows users to store documents such as …
Finnish vendors had 4 of the top 10 highest-grossing iOS apps in November
AppAnnie just published its November statistics about global app sales and the results indicate that the Finnish surge in the app market continues. Supercell’s Clash …
iPhone 5, iPad mini users report iOS 6.0.2 is a big drain on battery life
Apple’s (AAPL) recent iOS 6.0.2 release had one major purpose: to fix Wi-Fi connection issues. But according to TidBITs and many other iPhone 5 and iPad mini …
The CEO of T-Mobile’s parent company set to step down next year
In a somewhat surprising development, GigaOM reports that Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann will resign from his position at the company by the end of next …
How times have changed: Microsoft now eagerly courting Apple developers for Windows Phone 8
A decade or so ago, Apple (AAPL) was the company that had to work its tail off trying to get developers to port their Windows-based …
Samsung Display will show off a 5.5-inch flexible screen at CES
Samsung’s (005930) impending Galaxy S IV may not feature an unbreakable or flexible screen, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t working hard to get …
Brazilian company releases the ‘IPHONE’ after trademarking the name back in 2000
Move over, GooPhone I5 — you’ve got some competition in the iPhone knockoff market! Reuters reports that Brazilian company IGB Eletronica SA plans to start selling …
Sprint celebrates successful LTE launch year, says it’s deployed LTE in 49 markets
It took Sprint (S) a little longer than its rivals to get LTE services up and running, but the carrier has made admirable progress on …
Nexus 4 ad touts Photo Sphere as the go-to app for avoiding holiday family photo headaches [video]
The worst part of any holiday gathering is the annoying relative who makes everyone get out of their seats to stand awkwardly in one place …
Apple is dominating the small and medium business market in Q4
Small and medium businesses looking to deploy smartphones and tablets to their workforces are overwhelmingly going with Apple (AAPL) at the moment. AppleInsider points us …
Facebook predicted to overtake Google in mobile display ad revenue this year
Shares of Facebook (FB) have begun to rebound since the company’s disastrous initial public offering this past May. After opening at $38 per share the …
NVIDIA’s newest chip may be six times more powerful than the Tegra 3
The chips race between NVIDIA’s Tegra system on a chip (SoC) and Qualcomm’s (QCOM) Snapdragon mobile processors is heating up. NVIDIA is gearing up to announce the Tegra …
Samsung’s share of the Android market doubled in 2012
Samsung (005930) has seen unprecedented growth in the mobile market. Not only has the company dominated the Android operating system, in the past year it …
