Pentagon to adopt iPhones, iPads and Android phones in fresh blow to RIM
As if we needed any more evidence that Research In Motion (RIMM) is in big trouble, the Washington Post reports that the Department of Defense …
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iPhone user loyalty drops in Europe, U.S.
Apple (AAPL) customers are famed for their loyalty, but it looks as though some of them may not be as fanatical as they’ve been in …
Verizon unveils $99 Lumia 822 with wireless charging, 8-megapixel camera and 4G LTE
Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Monday announced that it will sell Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 822 smartphone for $99 with a new two-year agreement. Nokia has only confirmed that the handset will …
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8 devices will launch in the US in November
Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that the first Windows Phone 8 devices would go on sale in Europe this coming weekend and would …
Microsoft announces new one-click Skype application, coming soon to Windows Phone 8
Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday during its Windows Phone 8 press event in San Francisco announced a new version of Skype for its mobile operating system. …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Store now has 120,000 apps
At its Windows Phone 8 launch event on Monday in San Francisco, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its Windows Phone Store is now filled with 120,000 apps. …
Microsoft shows off new key Windows Phone 8 features
Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday officially took the wraps off its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Program manager, said that the …
Google announces $299 Nexus 4 smartphone and $399 Nexus 10 tablet
Surprise, surprise. It looks like Hurricane Sandy can’t hold Google (GOOG) down, as the company has just gone ahead and unveiled the Nexus 4 smartphone …
Nexus 4 and Android 4.2 shown off in early hands-on video
It was been widely speculated that Google (GOOG) planned to announce the Nexus 4 smartphone on Monday had its Android event in New York City …
How to watch Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 press conference live today at 1:00PM EDT
Google’s (GOOG) Android press conference has been postponed due to the hurricane bearing down on the East Coast, but Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8 event …
The iPhone is Apple’s ‘profit monster’
How did Apple (AAPL) become the world’s most profitable company? It turns out that a lot of it has to do with the iPhone, obviously. Asymco …
Google cancels Monday’s Android press conference – Nexus 4, Nexus 10 unveiling delayed
Looking forward to checking out the new Nexus 4 smartphone and high-resolution Nexus 10 tablet? So are we, but unfortunately we’ll all have to wait …
Make your Windows 8 device more Google friendly in two easy steps [video]
Google (GOOG) on Friday posted a short video to remind those who upgraded to Windows 8 not to forget to upgrade their Google experience as …
Samsung and Apple drive huge smartphone growth in Q3
Worldwide shipments of mobile phones grew 2.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest numbers from IDC. Vendors shipped a total …
New Samsung ad touts phones’ ability to share sex videos with your spouse [video]
Samsung (005930) isn’t content to just make fun of hapless iPhone fans — it’s now touting its own smartphones as a way to share sex videos. …
AT&T to launch Lumia 920 on November 11th
BGR has confirmed with multiple sources that AT&T (T) currently is planning to launch the much-awaited Nokia (NOK) Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8 on …
AT&T to launch James Bond’s Sony Xperia TL on November 2nd for $99.99 [video]
AT&T (T) announced on Thursday it will stock the Sony (SNE) Xperia TL, aka the James Bond smartphone used in Skyfall, on November 2nd for $99.99 …
T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note II has inactivated LTE support
The T-Mobile version of Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Note II isn’t advertised with LTE support, but according to AnandTech, the phone actually has the antennas needed to pick up LTE. …
Sprint announces new 4G data plans just in time for the iPad 4 and iPad mini
Sprint (S) this week announced new 4G data plans that the carrier said will offer 20% more data for the same price as the competition. …
Microsoft exec says rampant cyber crime made his company fall behind on smartphones
Microsoft (MSFT) development director Craig Mundie knows that his company has fallen way behind on smartphones but he insists that it’s not the company’s fault. In …
Sprint starts rolling out Jelly Bean to the Galaxy S III
Congratulations, Sprint (S) Galaxy S III owners: you’ll be the first ones in the United States to get your devices upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly …
Google’s Nexus 4 revealed in retailer listing, launch scheduled for October 30th
Google’s (GOOG) new Nexus 4 smartphone is expected to be unveiled during a press conference on Monday, but Carphone Warehouse seemingly can’t be bothered to …
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II will cost $300 on AT&T, Verizon
“Phablet” fans can now preorder the Samsung (005930) Galaxy Note II from both Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) for $300 and a two-year contract. AT&T says …
Department of Justice investigating Samsung over its use of patents
In a legal document filed by Apple (AAPL) on Monday, it was revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Samsung (005930) for violating …
HTC’s 5-inch, 1080p Droid DNA smartphone may be headed to Verizon
HTC (2498) recently announced the J Butterfly smartphone for Japanese carrier KDDI. The company’s latest flagship device is equipped with a 5-inch 1080p Super LCD …
T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note II costs $420 out of pocket
In line with earlier reports, T-Mobile on Wednesday made Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Note II smartphone-tablet hybrid available starting at $299.99. That entry price requires one …
60% of all smartphones sold on AT&T and Verizon were iPhones
Need more proof that the iPhone is still a juggernaut in the U.S. some five years later? Telcos consultant Benedict Evans crunched the numbers based …
Android projected to top Windows for OS dominance by 2016
Traditional PC shipments are set to decline in 2012 for the first time in over a decade while sales of mobile computing devices such as …
Google Play’s shocking Korean growth
The new AppAnnie statistics for the Korean app market are surprising on many different levels. It is odd indeed that neither Android nor iOS apps have …
Dutch court finds Samsung did not infringe Apple’s patents
A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that Samsung’s (005930) products do not infringe upon Apple’s (AAPL) protected IP. The Cupertino-based company alleged in September that …
