Samsung Galaxy S III announced for Canada with 2GB of RAM, 1.5GHz dual-core processor
The Canadian variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will scrap the quad-core Exynos processor found in the European version and instead feature a 1.5GHz …
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Sergey Brin talks Project Glass, hopes for 2013 release [video]
Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently sat down with the Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom for an hour-long interview. Brin, as he has done in …
Samsung's dream comes true
Samsung’s recent run of television commercials depicted iPhone owners as mindless hipster sheep who line up for days just to get their hands on a …
Samsung Music Hub launches for European Galaxy S III owners
Samsung on Tuesday announced the arrival of its new Music Hub service. The all-in-one mobile music service launched in various European markets with the Galaxy …
Sprint's iDEN push-to-talk network to go offline next summer
Sprint on Tuesday announced that it plans to cease service on its iDEN Nextel network as early as June 30th, 2013. The nation’s third largest …
iPhone 5 parts leak with large screen, new dock connector, headphone jack at bottom [updated]
Apple’s next iPhone, which is reported to launch in the fall, seems to have leaked. It’s entirely possible these parts are for a non-final version …
Apple's new iOS 6 Maps app with 3D mapping is coming this summer, and we have photos
Apple has been working on an in-house mapping solution for a few years, and it appears as if the company is finally ready to release …
Samsung Galaxy S III launches globally; still no word on U.S. versions
Samsung’s flagship smartphone for 2012 is now available in 28 countries around the world but unfortunately, the United States is not one of them. The …
Three million LTE LG smartphones sold worldwide
Worldwide sales of 4G LTE smartphones from LG have surpassed three million units, the company announced over the weekend. The South Korean manufacturer released its …
LG announces 5-inch 1080p HD display for smartphones
LG Display on Monday announced the world’s first full HD LCD smartphone display. The 5-inch panel features the highest resolution to date and is based on …
Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend
Absinthe 2.0, the untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1, has already been downloaded almost one million times. According to the Chronic Dev Team, 973,086 devices …
Facebook looks to Apple as it builds the 'Facebook phone'
Facebook has reportedly hired more than half a dozen former Apple engineers as part of renewed efforts to build an own-brand smartphone. According to a …
Sony confirms Xperia Play will remain on Gingerbread due to gaming issues
Sony Mobile on Friday confirmed that it no longer plans to update its Xperia Play smartphone to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to compatibility issues with …
PayPal inks mobile payment deal with 15 retailers
PayPal earlier this year announced a partnership with The Home Depot that allowed customers to make point-of-sale transactions with their smartphones in more than 2,000 locations. The …
Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic
According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and …
HP's webOS team may join Google
HP’s open source webOS team, known as Enyo, will reportedly be leaving the company and joining Google, according to The Verge. The computer giant in …
Project Glass spotted on more Google employees [video]
Google recently wrapped up its Google+ Photographer’s Conference in San Francisco. During the event, a number of Google employees, including co-founder Sergey Brin, wore the …
Untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now available [updated]
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users running the latest version of Apple’s iOS software now have access to full-featured untethered jailbreak software courtesy of iOS …
GameFly to take on Google with new Android app store
GameFly announced on Wednesday that it plans to begin publishing mobile games for Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android operating system. In addition, the video …
Tablets now account for 20% of mobile ad impressions
Millennial Media on Thursday released a new report outlining estimates first-quarter market share across mobile devices and operating systems. The mobile advertising company found that …
Facebook launches Camera app for iOS
Facebook on Thursday announced “Camera for iOS,” a new mobile app that intends to make uploading and viewing Facebook photos faster and easier. The app …
4G LTE compatibility for NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 coming soon
NVIDIA on Thursday announced that its Icera 410 LTE multi-mode data modem for tablets and clam shell devices has been validated for use on AT&T’s …
Microsoft wins German ban on Motorola phones
A German regional court on Thursday issued an injunction against newly-acquired Motorola Mobility for infringing one of Microsoft’s patents, according to FOSS Patents. The manufacturer …
Google Play gets in-app subscriptions for Android
Google on Thursday announced an update to its Google Play Store that allows Android users to make in-app subscriptions. The update comes more than year …
'Phablets' are here to stay
BGR called for the death of the “phablet” this past February when we reviewed Samsung’s mammoth Galaxy Note, but the market has spoken loud and …
Android, iOS gain share in Q1 as Symbian, BlackBerry plummet
Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iOS platform showed big market share gains in the first quarter of 2012 as Symbian and BlackBerry shipments plummeted. …
Samsung's Galaxy S III smashes preorder records in U.K.
Samsung’s Galaxy S III hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already setting records. News of the high demand among carriers for the upcoming flagship Samsung …
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but …
Microsoft sees Windows 8 as 'rebirth' [updated]
Microsoft is betting big on its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which looks to bridge the gap between smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. Microsoft CEO …
Verizon says global capabilities coming to select Android handsets this summer
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound, and DROID 4 will receive global roaming capabilities later this summer, enabling the …
