Sharp president outs iPhone 5 details to distract from awful earnings
Sharp (6753) reported a rough second quarter on Thursday, and the best way to lighten the blow from a massive $1.2 billion operating loss is …
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Android still powers more than half of all smartphones sold in the U.S.
Market research firm comScore on Wednesday released the results of its latest survey that found Android is still the most popular mobile operating system in the …
Android might get the jump on iOS by adding multiple user support
One of the advantages of using a traditional operating system such as Windows or Mac OS X is the ability to have multiple user accounts …
Gaming isn’t the boys club it once was; almost half of all gamers are female
The stereotypical gamer is often thought of as a young male who possibly lives in his parents’ basement. In reality, this isn’t the case. According to …
IDC: Samsung extends lead over Apple in Q2, Nokia continues to fall
A recent study by market research firm IDC revealed the smartphone market grew 42.1% in the second quarter of 2012, while the worldwide mobile phone …
iOS and Android growth stall in July as BlackBerry stabilizes
Research In Motion (RIMM) got some bad news this week as user interface magician and The Astonishing Tribe founder Hampus Jakobsson quit to explore new …
AT&T orders retail staff to sell anything but the iPhone, multiple sources tell us
IPhone activations at AT&T (T) grew by just 3% in the second quarter this year, and many industry watchers pointed to the flood of next-generation …
New iPhone to include MagSafe-style dock connector with just 8 pins
And here people thought that a 19-pin iPhone dock connector would be a drastic change. According to the latest rumors posted at iLounge, Apple (AAPL) …
Dozens of iPhone, iPad prototype images emerge from trial
The latest trial in the ongoing saga that is Apple (AAPL) versus the world kicked off this week as the company set its sights on …
FreedomPop lets cheapskates transform iPod touch into makeshift iPhone
FreedomPop has developed a new “4G case” that’s designed specifically for people who own an Apple (AAPL) iPod touch but who don’t feel like paying for an …
$19 unlimited data plan from Republic Wireless is back
Attention smartphone users tired of expensive plans and data caps: there is an alternative. Engadget reports that Republic Wireless has now reopened its beta program that …
Verizon to stop blocking tethering apps, pay $1.25 million fine to FCC
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced that Verizon Wireless (VZ) will no longer be blocking tethering apps from mobile app stores. The nation’s largest …
Samsung wraps iTunes, Spotify and Pandora into one with new Music Hub service
Samsung (005930) on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of Music Hub, the company’s new streaming music service for the United States market that wraps iTunes, …
Samsung ripped off the iPhone’s design? Not so fast…
It’s inevitable: some full touchscreen phones are going to look like other full touchscreen phones. Just ask LG (066570), which saw its LG Prada design …
Reuters, Bloomberg both confirm September 12th iPhone event – but where’s the iPad mini?
Following a report from iMore early Monday morning, a horde of blogs and news organizations have managed to confirm that Apple (AAPL) plans to unveil …
Spotify finally brings streaming radio to Android devices
Spotify on Tuesday announced an update to the company’s popular Android app that adds the free custom radio feature that was previously only available for …
Samsung plots to conquer the Windows Phone 8 smartphone market as well
Samsung (005930) apparently isn’t satisfied with being the current undisputed champ of Android smartphones. As The Verge reports, it seems that Samsung has its eye on …
T-Mobile gets the Galaxy Note at last; launches August 8th starting at $199.99
T-Mobile subscribers will finally be able to buy Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Note phablet on August 8th, around six months after AT&T subscribers first got their hands …
Google Wallet hacked to work on Verizon Galaxy S III [video]
You won’t find Google Wallet, officially, on any of the smartphones offered by Verizon Wireless (VZ), not even the Galaxy Nexus. In fact, you won’t find …
Apple may be prepping mobile payment service featuring AuthenTec security
Apple (AAPL) on Friday acquired mobile and network security provider AuthenTec (AUTH) for approximately $356 million, a move that highlights the company’s transition to mobile …
University sues Apple for allegedly stealing tech that powers Siri
A Taiwanese university has sued Apple (AAPL) for allegedly infringing upon its voice recognition patents, Reuters reported. Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University claims the technology …
Verizon now giving the Galaxy Nexus away
Just one week after slashing the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to $99.99, Verizon Wireless (VZ) is now giving the device away for free …
Android’s share of U.S. smartphone market declined in Q2 as iPhone share ballooned 43%
Google’s (GOOG) Android is still the leading smartphone platform in the United States by a huge margin, but that margin narrowed a bit in the …
Amazing Alex and the cruelty of the mobile app market
18 days after it debuted in the iOS App Store, “Amazing Alex” has dropped to No.10 on Apple’s (AAPL) paid iOS app chart and to …
iPhone 5 housing shown off on video as release nears [video]
Apple’s (AAPL) sixth iPhone will reportedly be announced on September 12th alongside the new “iPad mini,” and with a launch rumored to follow a week …
Apple to unveil iPhone 5, iPad mini on September 12; iPhone release rumored for September 21
Apple’s (AAPL) sixth iPhone — constantly referred to as the “iPhone 5” for lack of a better name — is really starting to take shape …
iPhone 5 finally shown off completely assembled
Apple’s iPhone 5 (AAPL) parts have leaked here and there over the past weeks and months, but it looks like all the parts have been …
Samsung’s new 350 ppi OLED panels could give Retina displays a run for their money
Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone is starting to look a bit dull, and if the Cupertino, California-based company doesn’t manage to spice up the displays in its …
iPhone prototype photos show what could have been – and what’s coming from the iPhone 5
The forthcoming U.S. trial between Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) in San Jose will apparently be good for more than just incessant barking from both sides. So far Samsung has …
New leaked photos may reveal final iPhone 5 design
Apple’s (AAPL) sixth iPhone is at least nearing mass production at this point, and as we all know, Foxconn’s factories tend to leak like a …
