With BlackBerry 10, there’s no place like home
Research In Motion (RIMM) has a steep hill to climb as it prepares to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system later this month. Launching …
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AT&T sold a record 10 million smartphones in Q4 as Android and iPhone sales hit all-time highs
AT&T (T) on Tuesday announced that smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 were higher than ever before. The wireless carrier sold more than …
Apple’s next iPhone to reportedly feature larger screen and ‘brand new exterior design’
Reports from industry watchers continue to suggest that Apple (AAPL) is preparing to launch two new iPhone models this year, and new purported details surrounding …
Sleek new Sony Xperia Z phablet leaks ahead of CES debut
Sony’s (SNE) CES 2013 press conference is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday evening, but one of the stars of the show …
Huawei unveils two new quad-core Android phablets
Huawei (002502) on Monday took the wraps off its colossal Ascend Mate and Ascend D2 smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The …
iPhone 5 and Galaxy smartphones drove huge LTE adoption in 2012
Adoption of connected devices with integrated 4G LTE exploded in 2012, driven by Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy smartphone lineup and Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5. According to …
Elop on possible future Nokia Android phone: ‘Anything is possible’
We could someday see a Nokia (NOK) Android phone after all. In an interview with El Pais, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that while his …
AT&T to launch $50 Pantech Discover on January 11th
Pantech (5125) is known in the United States for its budget-friendly smartphones and tablets, and the company on Monday unveiled its latest handset at CES …
Why 2013 could be the ‘Year of the Phablet’
Few expected Samsung (005930) would spark a global revolution last year when it unleashed its oversized Galaxy Note “phablet.” But now that the Note has proven …
iPhone 5 helped Apple capture majority of U.S. smartphone market for the first time ever
Apple’s (AAPL) smartphone market share has surpassed 50% in the U.S. for the first time ever, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The launch of the iPhone …
Android squashes iPhone 5 in latest Consumer Reports ratings: iPhone ranked lowest among top phones
Consumer Reports has a history of being tough on Apple products. After dragging the iPhone 4 through the mud a few years ago, the non-profit …
NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4 mobile processor with five CPU cores, 72 GPU cores
NVIDIA got an early start on Sunday as it unveiled its next-generation mobile processor ahead of the CES 2013 rush. Dubbed Tegra 4, the follow-up …
Alcatel One Touch readies U.S. invasion with world’s thinnest smartphone and a colorful 5-inch phablet
TCL Communication’s (2618) Alcatel One Touch brand is ostensibly unknown in the United States, but the company is looking to make a name for itself at this …
Next-generation LTE chips to reduce power consumption by 50%
While voice over LTE technology is seen as the future of the mobile industry, recent tests have found that the it could reduce a smartphones battery life …
Android’s explosive content consumption growth threatens Apple
Smartphone market share surveys from IDC and Kantar have shown for a long time that the Android phone volume surge is leaving the iPhone in …
Google’s rumored ‘X Phone’ could be an ‘attack on Samsung’
If Samsung (005930) really does plan to move away from Android, then it makes sense for Google (GOOG) to move Android away from Samsung. Over …
Motorola’s road to oblivion
Two years ago, comScore pegged Motorola’s share of United States smartphome subscribers as 17%, down 1.8 percentage points in three months. That slide has pretty …
Samsung projected to ‘extend its lead over Apple this year’ with 35% smartphone sales growth
Samsung (005930) was one of the biggest success stories of 2012, and it doesn’t look like the company is slowing down anytime soon. Reuters scored …
First leaked picture of the Samsung Galaxy S IV emerges
An image alleged to be of Samsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone was published on Friday by SamMobile. If authentic, the image reveals that Samsung …
Huawei launches the Ascend P1 in the U.S. for $450 through Amazon
Despite its attempts to attract new customers with high-end phones, Huawei (002502) remains relatively unknown to U.S. consumers. The company is looking to change that …
Sprint will reportedly launch its own prepaid plans on January 25th
There are choices on the market if you are looking for prepaid options from Sprint (S). The carrier offers no-contract plans through two subsidiaries, Boost …
Facebook updates Messenger app to support voice messages
Facebook (FB) on Thursday released an update to its Messenger app on Android and iOS that will help the company further compete with services like …
‘iPhone 5S’ could feature new ‘touch-on display’ technology
The display Apple (AAPL) uses in the iPhone 5 could be replaced as soon as this year. It has been reported that the panel’s in-cell …
Samsung and Apple are still the only winners in the mobile market
The duopoly of the U.S. mobile market intensified dramatically in 2012. Despite increased efforts from Motorola, LG (066570), HTC (2498), Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT) …
Apple reportedly not looking to buy Waze after all
Despite earlier rumors that claimed a deal was in the works, CNET and TechCrunch are both reporting that Apple (AAPL) has no plans to acquire …
Despite repeated sellouts, Nexus 4 sales estimated to total just 375,000 units
Google’s (GOOG) has had trouble keeping latest Nexus-branded smartphone, the LG (066570)-built Nexus 4, in stock as hordes of Android fans would swarm Google’s website …
Poll finds people want an ‘iPhone 5S’ with new color options
The latest rumor surrounding Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation “iPhone 5S” is that it will launch in May or June with two different screen sizes and five …
Nokia’s next Lumia phone will reportedly replace bulky plastic casing with aluminum
Nokia (NOK) smartphones already look and feel top-notch, and they’ll only get better in future releases. The Verge reports that Nokia is planning to move …
More leaked BlackBerry Z10 pictures emerge along with new details
We’ve long known what RIM’s (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10 smartphone will look like, but now we can get a better idea of its overall size …
Samsung confirms plan to begin inching away from Android
Google’s (GOOG) white-hot Android operating system will be the center of Samsung’s (005930) business for years to come. For the Samsung we know today, Android …
