HTC and Sprint to hold joint event on April 4th, One X could be announced
Sprint and HTC delivered invitations to the media on Tuesday evening for a joint event that will be held on April 4th in New York …
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Verizon’s shared family data plans coming soon according to leak
A screenshot obtained by PhoneArena seems to confirm that Verizon is in the advanced stages of development for its long-awaited shared family data plans. Speaking during a …
Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience; now iPhone users can as well
The man who counted to infinity twice is invading iPhone 4S handsets around the world thanks to an incredibly useless but fantastically amusing Siri tweak. iOS …
Nokia is building a revolutionary new phone to combat the ‘poorly designed’ iPhone
Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 900 Windows Phone could be the first smartphone running Microsoft’s mobile operating system to really make a splash in the United States. …
Sparrow for iPhone gets push notifications through jailbreak tweak
Earlier this month, Sparrow released its gorgeous email client for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Sparrow’s mobile app features a simple Facebook-like design that is …
Dish Network’s spectrum should avoid GPS issues suffered by LightSquared, analysts say
Philip Falcone’s startup LightSquared planned to deploy a nationwide 4G LTE network in the United States. The firm’s service was found to cause interference with …
Leaked image may reveal Motorola’s upcoming DROID Fighter
The first image of what is believed to be the unannounced DROID Fighter has surfaced on Chinese forum PhoneHK. The handset is said to be …
AT&T pays disgruntled iPhone user in throttling case
A judge in Southern California last month awarded $850 to an iPhone user who was throttled on AT&T’s network. The plaintiff, Matt Spaccarelli, filed a small claims …
Samsung exec reportedly confirms quad-core Exynos, 4G LTE in Galaxy S III
An unnamed Samsung executive reportedly confirmed that the company’s highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone will be equipped with a quad-core Samsung Exynos chip featuring …
Sprint rumored to launch HTC One X on June 10th
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper will be the first 4G handsets to launch on Sprint’s upcoming LTE network in the second quarter, but …
iPhone again takes top spot in J.D. Power satisfaction survey
For the seventh consecutive time, Apple has ranked highest among smartphone manufacturers in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power and Associates. The Cupertino-based company achieved …
New Sonic game showcases Xbox, Windows Phone integration [video]
Microsoft first discussed its “three screens and a cloud” gaming strategy in 2009, describing a scenario that could carry a single video game across a …
Android 4.0 reportedly coming to Nexus S in ‘the next few weeks’
It seemed as if Google had all but forgotten about its once beloved Nexus S. The company’s previous flagship handset was slated to receive an …
Kindle for iPad updated with Retina Display support and cloud view
Amazon on Thursday updated its official Kindle app for iOS less than 24 hours before Apple’s new iPad launches. The Kindle 3.0 update adds a number …
PayPal announces ‘PayPal Here’ iPhone payment system to compete with Square
PayPal on Thursday unveiled “PayPal Here,” a small accessory similar to the solution offered by Square, that can be used to accept credit card payments …
Sparrow launches email client for iOS with gorgeous UI, no push notifications [video]
Sparrow’s desktop email client for OS X includes a great UI and a number of great features such as multiple accounts, a unified inbox and …
Path CEO grilled by Tim Cook and Apple over privacy
Last month it was discovered that the popular social network Path was uploading entire address books — including email addresses, names and phone numbers — …
Amazon’s Android app store celebrates one year and 31,000 apps
Amazon on Thursday announced that its mobile marketplace, the Amazon Appstore, is celebrating its first birthday. The company is kicking of its celebration with a …
President Bill Clinton to deliver CTIA keynote
The CTIA on Monday announced that President Bill Clinton will be the final keynote speaker at this year’s International CTIA Wireless event in New Orleans, …
Microsoft to release Windows Phone 7.5 in China on March 21st
Microsoft on Wednesday began sending out invitations to the press for the company’s Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh launch event in China. According to Liveside, the …
Custom radio files give Galaxy Note access to T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network
If you were looking to get your enormous hands on a Galaxy Note in the U.S. but have no interest in switching to AT&T’s network, you …
Android 4.0 update coming soon to 16 HTC devices
HTC on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its devices will receive a “tasty treat of Ice Cream Sandwich.” An Android 4.0 update will hit the …
Verizon to launch its 200th 4G LTE market on March 15th
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday announced it will add seven new markets to its nationwide 4G LTE network and expand the service in 17 current markets …
People want supersized cell phones, new study shows
A new study from Strategy Analytics found that smartphone owners in the U.S. and U.K. prefer devices with a 4-inch to 4.5-inch display, as long …
Apple’s iPhone 4S cleared of infringement claims in the Netherlands
A Dutch judge on Wednesday ruled that the iPhone 4S does not infringe Samsung’s patents, Dutch website Tweakers reported. The Hague court has not yet …
Verizon exec slips, suggests 4G LTE-equipped iPhone to launch this year
Following a brief unconfirmed nationwide outage suffered by Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE network on Tuesday morning, the carrier seemingly sought to draw attention to LTE …
Sony announces the Xperia sola, with ‘floating touch’ navigation [video]
Sony on Tuesday announced the Xperia sola, the latest addition the company’s Android portfolio. The handset is equipped with a 3.7-inch Reality Display, a 1GHz …
NPD: One third of all smartphones sold in Q4 had 4G connectivity
Smartphones with 4G connectivity grew from 6% in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 35% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report …
Samsung releases Android 4.0 ICS update for European Galaxy S II
Samsung on Tuesday announced an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available in Europe and South Korea for the Galaxy S II. …
Samsung’s smartphone market share more than triple Apple’s share in China
Samsung’s market share in the Chinese market is three times larger than Apple’s and still growing, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The Cupertino-based company recently began …
