More than 1 million apps have now been submitted to Apple’s App Store
Yes, mobile applications are pretty popular. Mobile app marketing platform Appsfire said on its Twitter account Monday that Apple’s (AAPL) App Store “has seen 1 …
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AT&T accelerates LTE deployment, now covers 150 million Americans
AT&T (T) is doing its best to catch up with Verizon’s (VZ) LTE coverage. The carrier on Friday announced that it has added several new …
Apple’s legal pressure reportedly forced Samsung to change its business strategy
In the wake of its legal battle with Apple (AAPL), Bernstein Research analyst Mark Newman claimed that Samsung (005930) has been forced to divert from …
‘FingerSense’ touchscreen tech could revolutionize smartphones
Touchscreens have come a long way since the old PalmPilot days. While today’s mobile devices have mostly perfected the capacitive touchscreen for finger use, touchscreens …
Samsung Galaxy S IV rumored to debut at CES in January, may feature a 5-inch 1080p display
The latest trend in the mobile industry seems to be the move towards 5-inch full HD displays. Companies such as HTC (2498) Sony (SNE) and …
Android dominates China, takes 90% of the mobile market
Little green robots have invaded China and conquered its mobile market. The Android operating system has seen substantial growth in the Asian country and is …
Smaller providers are offering big competition to Verizon and AT&T in the prepaid market
The latest numbers on the mobile industry from NPD Group have revealed that smaller prepaid wireless providers are able to compete with the likes of …
Windows Phone 7.8 details leaked in internal Nokia documents
Good news for Windows Phone 7 users burned by the fact that their smartphones can’t be updated to Windows Phone 8. An alleged Nokia (NOK) …
Google has nearly finished its Maps app for iOS
Ever since Apple (AAPL) replaced Google (GOOG) with its own mapping service in iOS earlier this year, the Internet giant has been rumored to be …
Overwhelming demand puts the Nexus 4 on backorder, will ship in three weeks
Google (GOOG) has revealed that its latest flagship smartphone has seen “overwhelming demand” and is now backordered. The Internet giant quickly sold out of its …
A $650 transmitter can disable an entire city’s 4G LTE network
The future of the wireless industry lies within the LTE technologies a majority of carriers have already turned to for mobile connectivity. These high-speed networks …
iOS 6 audio bug blamed for causing data overages on iPhones and iPads
Although Apple (AAPL) has reportedly fixed the data overage issue users have been reporting in iOS 6 with the recent 6.0.1 update, PRX Labs believes the …
Sprint will turn on 4G LTE in nine more U.S. cities in the coming months
Sprint (S) is expanding its 4G LTE network as fast as it can. Last month, the carrier announced its plans to roll LTE out to …
Vuzix looks to beat Google’s Project Glass with its new ‘Smart Glasses’
Google (GOOG) shook up the tech world when it revealed it was planning to release its augmented reality Project Glass eyewear. It sounded like an incredible …
Motorola hands out $100 rebates for 2011 smartphones that won’t get Jelly Bean
In September, Motorola announced it would issue a $100 rebate to any 2011 device that wouldn’t get upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and on Wednesday, …
RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone gets pictured next to an iPhone 5
Research in Motion (RIMM) will formally introduce BlackBerry 10 to the mobile world on January 30th and is said to be launching the first devices …
Nokia CEO describes his company’s relationship with Microsoft as ‘special’
Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop keeps insisting that he’s not annoyed that Microsoft (MSFT) is helping to promote rival Windows Phone 8 devices. According to …
RIM CEO says things can’t get ‘much worse’ than they’ve been, predicts BlackBerry 10 success
While some analysts believe Research in Motion’s (RIMM) upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system could be “dead on arrival,” the company’s chief executive has boldly predicted …
Only three companies are making money selling smartphones [updated]
Smartphones are pretty popular nowadays but it seems that very few companies know how to actually make money selling them. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu this morning …
Samsung leads a smartphone sales boom, overall sales increase nearly 50% in Q3
Research firm Gartner on Wednesday released its latest mobile estimates and found that sales of smartphones continued to grow in the third quarter of 2012. …
BlackBerry Messenger update with free voice calling could show RIM is ready to battle
Research In Motion (RIMM) will unveil the finished version of its next-generation smartphone platform next year on January 30th. While BlackBerry 10 is considered by …
AT&T is trying to pick off Sprint’s remaining push-to-talk subscribers
Sprint’s (S) merger with Nextel in 2005 was one of the most epic disasters the telecom world has ever seen, as the carrier had difficulty …
New YouTube Android app can stream videos to Google TV, double as a remote
Google (GOOG) updated its YouTube app for Android on Tuesday to give its underwhelming Google TV devices a little love. The new YouTube app now …
Sprint sidelines Windows Phone 8 devices on its network until 2013
While AT&T (T), T-Mobile and Verizon (VZ) bask in the glory of carrying the best Windows Phone 8 smartphones made by Nokia (NOK) and HTC …
RIM says BlackBerry 10 devices will be available shortly after January 30th launch
RIM (RIMM) wants its fans to know that they won’t have long to wait for new devices after it debuts its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January …
HTC’s DROID DNA: I may have (finally!) found my new Android smartphone
I’ve been an Android fan for years now, but the latest crop of Android smartphones released this fall had left me feeling decidedly underwhelmed. It …
Nokia’s Lumia 920 and the struggle for attention in major markets
In order to gauge overall consumer interest in Nokia’s (NOK) new flagship model in different geographic regions, I decided to conduct a Google (GOOG) Trends …
Google Nexus 4 sells out on US Google Play within minutes; Nexus 10 still available [updated]
Following availability in the Europe and Australia, Google (GOOG) made both the Nexus 4 smartphone built by LG (06657011) and the Nexus 10 tablet built by Samsung …
Hands-on with the HTC DROID DNA
Verizon (VZ) and HTC (2498) have done something special with the DROID DNA. Following the joint press event in New York City on Tuesday, we …
HTC and Verizon announce the DROID DNA with a 5-inch 1080p display, available November 21st
HTC (2498) and Verizon (VZ) on Tuesday took the wraps off of their latest smartphone, the DROID DNA, at a joint press event in New York City. The two companies …
