Google confirms that it has not yet prepared a Maps app for iOS 6
Former Google (GOOG) CEO and current chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday confirmed to Reuters that the Internet giant has made no move to provide Google …
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The curious case of BlackBerry subscriber growth
Today RIM (RIMM) previewed the company’s new operating system, which has some eerie parallels with MeeGo. But the biggest splash was made by the company announcement …
Samsung eyes Android rival to power upcoming Galaxy smartphone
Samsung (005930) has been making moves to separate itself from the Android pack, and the South Korea-based company is about to take things a giant …
Unofficial Lightning cables won’t charge iPhone 5 due to missing authentication chip
It appears iPhone 5 users looking to pick up a spare Lightning cable will have no choice but to pony up the $19 for one …
Did you just get an iPhone 5 or upgrade to iOS 6? Here’s how to stop advertisers from tracking you
Apple’s (AAPL) new iPhone 5 is the fastest-selling smartphone of all time thanks in part to pent-up demand for a sleek new design. The new …
RIM execs star in homemade music video that begs app developers to keep the faith [video]
It takes a lot to come across as less hip and cutting-edge than REO Speedwagon, but executives from Research In Motion (RIMM) may have pulled it …
RIM shows off new BlackBerry 10 features
RIM (RIMM) on Tuesday gave the world a first glimpse at some new key BlackBerry 10 features during its BlackBerry Jam developers’ conference, including a …
iPhone 5 review
Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is practically the same phone as before! It’s just a little thinner and a little faster, no big deal! Right? Well, …
Foxconn has 150,000 workers building the iPhone 5 and still can’t keep up with demand
Apple (AAPL) announced earlier this week that it sold 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones during the handset’s first three days of availability but that staggering …
Apple SVP Phil Schiller says iPhone 5’s scratching and scuffing is ‘normal’
With more than 5 million iPhone 5 handsets in the hands of customers in launch weekend, the iPhone 5 can easily be considered a success, …
iPhone 5’s new display tech seen as reason for supply shortages
Apple’s (AAPL) decision to use a thinner and lighter touch screen on the iPhone 5 has contributed to the component shortage that affected opening weekend …
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S cameras compared – improvements are barely noticeable
The iPhone 5’s svelte frame and all of its scratching, light-peaking and poorly delivered iOS 6 Maps app might be the talk of the town, but what about …
Sprint adds five new markets to its 4G LTE coverage
Sprint (S) on Monday announced the launch of its 4G LTE network in five additional markets. Customers located in Lawrence, Kansas; Topeka, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; …
Verizon’s iPhone 5 will remain factory unlocked forever
When it was discovered last Friday that Verizon’s (VZ) iPhone 5 came unlocked, customers started questioning how long it would be before the carrier locked it back up. …
Samsung may be developing its own mobile browser to compete with Apple and Google
According to a report from the Electronic Times in Korea, Samsung (005930) has begun development on its own WebKit browser for mobile devices. The South …
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ‘disappointed’ by iOS 6 Maps
Never one to shy away from his opinions, Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak revealed that he is “a little disappointed” with Apple’s new Maps program …
Siri is fouling up weather forecasts for major cities and suffering from intermittent outages
New York iPhone users who ask Siri for a weather forecast this week might be surprised to learn that the Big Apple is expected to …
BlackBerry user growth grinds to a halt
Throughout the past few years, no matter how bad things had gotten for RIM (RIMM), the company could at least claim that it was still …
iPhone 5 edges out Galaxy S III in display quality tests
It’s pretty clear by now that Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 and Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy S III will be the two biggest smartphone launches in 2012, …
Hacker ports iOS 5’s Google Maps app to iOS 6 [video]
The Maps application in iOS 6 is disappointing to say the least, and while Apple (AAPL) may be on a hiring spree to fix the …
Apple rivals to combat record-breaking iPhone 5 sales with… NFC?
Competing with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone is never easy — the handset has been the world’s most popular single smartphone model for years, and has made Apple …
5-inch Google Nexus smartphone reportedly in the works from HTC
HTC’s (2498) rumored DROID Incredible X smartphone has allegedly been chosen as one of Google’s (GOOG) upcoming Nexus devices, according to a report from GSM …
Apple is hiring ex-Google Maps employees to fix gimped iOS Maps app
Apple’s (AAPL) iOS 6 Maps app is a big mess. Hot off news that Apple had listed six new job positions for developers to help …
Another quality control issue hits Apple as iPhone 5 owners report light leaks
In light of all the complaints from customers receiving new iPhone 5 handsets that scratch and scuff easily, it appears another problem is plaguing Apple’s (AAPL) …
iPhone 5 buyers report phones arriving scuffed and scratched out of the box
Each time Apple (AAPL) launches a new iPhone, two things are expected: sales records and scandals. In the former category, Apple announced last week that it …
Apple: iPhone 5 sales top 5 million in debut weekend, 100 million iOS 6 upgrades
Shocking no one, Apple (AAPL) announced on Monday that its brand new iPhone 5 smartphone set a new record for opening-weekend sales. The company confirmed …
iFixit’s extensive iPhone 5 teardown shows off Apple’s attention to detail [video]
At this point, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 has been dissected to death. BGR already got one and has been playing around with it since Thursday, and we’ve even …
MetroPCS looks to be among the first to launch nationwide VoLTE
MetroPCS (PCS) is en route to becoming the first U.S. carrier to utilize Voice Over LTE (VoLTE). CEO Roger Linquist on Thursday revealed at the …
iPhone 5’s A6 processor found to have dual-core CPU, triple-core GPU
Never one to tout pure technical specs, Apple (AAPL) left a lot of geeks and nerds scratching their heads as to how the iPhone 5 …
Verizon’s iPhone 5 is factory unlocked, confirmed to work with AT&T 3G
It has been independently confirmed by both iDownloadBlog and The Verge that Verizon’s (VZ) iPhone 5 is SIM unlocked, meaning that with a proper nano-SIM …
