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 …
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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 …
Breakthrough wireless tech to combine LTE, Wi-Fi data streams
Why settle for using either LTE or Wi-Fi when you could use both? That’s the question that researchers at several major universities have tried to …
Apple iPad mini announced for $329, November 2nd release date
Apple’s iPad mini (AAPL) not only delivers a smaller screen size, but also delivers a smaller price. Just moments ago, Apple Phil Schiller VP of …
Samsung’s supersized Galaxy Note II to launch with supersized price tag; AT&T version available Nov. 9
Samsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy Note II is a giant “phablet” that will fetch a giant price. According to a leaked document obtained by TmoNews, T-Mobile …
iPad mini battery compared to iPad in photos
If you’re wondering just how small Apple’s (AAPL) iPad mini is going to be, here’s a look at the new battery that will power the new …
T-Mobile ending cheap 200MB data plans for new customers
The old days when budget-conscious T-Mobile users could sign up for a cheap 200MB data plan have come to an end. TmoNews reports that T-Mobile has …
Sony to challenge existing ‘phablets’ with 5-inch 1080p ‘Odin’ Xperia smartphone
Whether smartphone users can see the difference in pixels or not, “phablets” with 1080p resolution displays are going to become a hot commodity in the next …
T-Mobile to launch LG Optimus L9 on October 31st for $79.99
T-Mobile has a lot going on right now thanks to the MetroPCS merger and all of the commotion surrounding it, but the show must go …
Images of HTC’s 5-inch DLX smartphone leak
It seems that the “J Butterfly” isn’t the only version of the 1080p smartphone that HTC (2498) has in the works. AndroidCentral has snagged some pictures …
New iPad screen pictured with upgraded FaceTime camera and optically-bonded display
We were able to share some of the first photos of Apple’s upcoming iPad 4 a couple days ago, and this time we have been …
Carrier-backed ISIS mobile payment network officially launches
ISIS, the joint mobile payment venture that is backed by AT&T (T), T-Mobile and Verizon (VZ), announced on Monday the official launch of its Mobile …
Samsung to delay flexible AMOLED display production in order to meet future demand
It was only back in July that we heard Samsung (005930) was starting production of its flexible AMOLED displays and was also rumored to be preparing …
iOS 6 is now on more than 60% of all Apple devices a month after launch
The latest numbers from mobile advertising network Chitika paint a pleasant picture for iPhone and iPad users who want to have the latest software on …
RIM loses another big customer as major government agency switches 18,000 to Apple
RIM (RIMM) diehards may be showing patience with their favorite company but some other major customers aren’t doing the same. Reuters on Monday reported that …
