AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note gets Ice Cream Sandwich
The slow roll out of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continues as the Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T will be getting the ICS upgrade treatment …
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AT&T 4G LTE service expands to 47 markets, covers 80 million people
AT&T on Monday announced that it has added seven additional markets to its 4G LTE network. The nation’s second largest carrier now covers nearly 80 …
Three purported Nokia Windows Phones revealed in new leak
Nokia has taken things slow thus far with Windows Phone. Only two handsets have launched with U.S. carrier support thus far — the T-Mobile Lumia …
Cell phones are being monitored more than ever before
Law enforcement agencies in the United States have requested more user information than ever before, according to wireless providers. Personal text messages, locations and other …
LG looks to challenge Samsung and HTC with new super phone
LG is reportedly developing a new flagship smartphone that will help the company further compete with Samsung and HTC. According to a report from The …
Shockers from MTS report: Apple slides in Russia as Samsung revenue share explodes
Russian wireless carrier MTS has let loose a treasure trove of information about the state of the local handset market in the first quarter of …
RIP, Verizon grandfathered unlimited data plans [updated]
Anything that’s too good to last rarely does. Such is the case with some lucky Verizon Wireless customers who were able to preorder the Samsung …
Galaxy S III’s locked bootloader looks like Verizon’s fault
Since the release of the original Galaxy S smartphone, Samsung has quickly become the golden child of the Android platform. While its fellow Android vendors …
Exciting new smartphone tech trumps Google Now, predicts where you’re going
Mobile devices can track where you are, where you have been and soon may be able to predict where you are going. Researchers in the …
The Amazon phone: Likely an HTC killer, not an iPhone killer
Much of the buzz around the speculative Amazon phone positions it as a rival to iPhone… which makes no sense. The Kindle Fire did not …
iOS hacker says iOS 6 beta 3 could be released today
Apple may release the third beta version of its iOS 6 mobile operating system to developers on Monday. According to a popular iOS hacker nick-named …
LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say
Smartphones with high-speed LTE connectivity are still in the minority of devices currently in use, but probably won’t be the case for long. Per Digitimes, …
The Nokia Lumia 910 could be the first Windows Phone 8 device
File this under “wild speculation,” but Dutch blog NieuweMobiel has spotted the Nokia Lumia 910 on Nokia’s application testing program for developers and says that …
Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily lifted
A sales ban ordered on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States has been temporarily lifted, Bloomberg reports. Samsung’s request of a stay on …
Top problems with iPhone 4S, Galaxy S III, other leading phones revealed in new report
Though some people seem to form unhealthy attachments and allegiances to their smartphones, no handset will ever be perfect. The screen is too small, the …
Samsung Galaxy Note II could feature a beastly 12-megapixel camera, says report
MK Business News has a new report on Samsung’s Galaxy Note sequel that supposedly confirms several of its own previously-leaked details and adds a tantalizing …
Hardware hack adds wireless charging to iPhone 4S [video]
Rumors that wireless charging will be introduced in Apple’s next iPhone seem to pop up at least once or twice ahead of each new iPhone …
Amazon reportedly prepping a smartphone – will it cost more than the Kindle Fire tablet?
Rumors that Amazon is working on an own-brand smartphone to compete with Apple’s iPhone and numerous devices based on Google’s Android platform were resurrected late …
Motorola Atrix HD unveiled: 4.5-inch display, Ice Cream Sandwich and more
Motorola has published a landing page for the newest addition to its Atrix smartphone series, the Motorola Atrix HD. The device stacks up well in …
International spam botnet found to be infecting Android devices
A Microsoft engineer on Tuesday identified a new international spam botnet that can access Yahoo! Mail accounts on Android devices. Terry Zink noted on a …
Verizon customers report getting Galaxy S III early
Some Verizon Wireless customers who preordered the Samsung Galaxy S III are getting a pleasant surprise this week as their new smartphones are arriving earlier …
Next-generation iPhone to feature quad-core processor, report claims
Apple’s next-generation iPhone handset will be powered by a brand new quad-core processor, a new report claims. Citing anonymous industry sources, Digitimes on Thursday reported …
Google: Galaxy Nexus sales will resume next week
Google’s software engineers are working overtime to thwart Apple’s always-busy legal team. Google told ABC News on Thursday that it will have a patch for its Galaxy …
RIM’s BlackBerry 10 launch plan: Work Ottawa employees into the ground
In what is sure to be a morale booster, RIM has decided to limit some of its Ottawa-based employees’ vacations and force them to work …
Apple may be working on Project Glass-like wearable displays
Google unveiled the first iteration of its “Project Glass” connected eyewear this past April, and reports emerged soon after suggesting Google’s rivals were already working …
Motorola Photon Q LTE seemingly headed to Sprint
Engadget has found what appears to be a diagram of the Motorola Photon Q LTE listed as approved on the Federal Communications Commission’s website. As Engadget notes, …
Huawei Ascend P1 review
Huawei isn’t a well known brand when it comes to the U.S. smartphone market. The Chinese manufacturer is looking to change that, however, and plans …
Virgin Mobile launches contract-free HTC One V for just $199
The chin is in at Virgin Mobile — the Sprint-owned prepaid wireless carrier has quietly launched one of HTC’s latest and greatest smartphones, the entry-level-but-quite-capable …
Verizon laying off 950 workers at Houston call center
Verizon Wireless notified one of its call centers in Houston, Texas about plans to close the facility. The center houses 943 employees, all of whom …
Verizon Galaxy S III to launch July 10th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that the highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone will finally launch on July 10th. Following a number of delays across …
