Android ‘Key Lime Pie’ to come after ‘Jelly Bean’, keep bringing the sweets
Google plans to continue the trend of naming Android builds — in alphabetical order — after deserts, according to a report from The Verge. First …
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China Mobile has over 15 million iPhone users, all 15 million didn’t buy them from China Mobile
China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world, still does not have an agreement with Apple to sell the company’s iPhone its 655 million …
Samsung says Galaxy S III isn’t launching in April; most likely May
Samsung’s highly anticipated follow up to the Galaxy S II was all but confirmed for an April launch. The South Korean manufacturer has taken to …
Nokia PureView technology confirmed for Lumia Windows Phone family
During Nokia’s press conference at Mobile World Congress 2012, the Finnish smartphone maker introduced the Nokia 808 PureView. The handset is equipped with a jaw-dropping 41 …
Apple’s App Store reaches 25 billion downloads
Apple on Saturday confirmed that apps in its App Store have collectively been downloaded more than 25 billion times. The Cupertino-based company will reward Chunli …
Samsung Galaxy S II to get Android 4.0 update on March 15th, Samsung Israel says
Samsung Galaxy S II owners can expect an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this month according to Samsung Mobile’s Israeli Facebook page. The Facebook …
Sprint to launch 10 handsets with Google Wallet support in 2012
Google announced at the Mobile Money: Delivering Innovative Mobile Payment Services panel during Mobile World Congress that Sprint will introduce “at least 10 additional phones” …
German court throws out two suits in Apple-Samsung patent spat
A German court has thrown out a third lawsuit Samsung recently filed against Apple regarding a 3G patent, along with one of two slide-to-unlock suits …
China becomes first country to reach 1 billion mobile subscribers
China, the world’s most populous nation, is the first country in the world to reach 1 billion mobile subscribers. According to the country’s Ministry of …
Samsung’s Galaxy S II named best smartphone in the world, and Samsung is just getting started
This year’s Mobile World Congress is now behind us. And it was quite a show. Android phones got a bump to four cores, camera phones …
Motorola: No big short-term changes following Google merger
Motorola Mobility does not expect any large changes following Google’s acquisition of the company. Alain Mutricy, Motorola’s senior vice president of portfolio and product management, …
Samsung Galaxy S III launch reportedly confirmed for April
The sequel to Samsung’s wildly popular Galaxy S II will launch in April. ZDNet Korea claims to have confirmed the time frame with Cheil Worldwide, …
Pew: Smartphones overtake feature phones among adults in the U.S.
Pew Research Center on Thursday released a report stating smartphone owners now outnumber feature phone owners in the United States. Nearly half of adults in the U.S. …
Verizon explains locked bootloader stance in letter to FCC
In a response to the FCC following a formal complaint, Verizon Wireless has outlined the company’s policy on locked bootloaders. An irate Droid-Life reader became fed …
Parrot AR Drone 2.0 quadricopter available for pre-order today [video]
The high flying HD-recording AR Drone 2.0 quadricopter that was announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, will be released in May for $299.99. The …
HTC sees negative smartphone sales trend reversing thanks to HTC One phones
HTC is confident the company’s new One series smartphones will rescue the company from slowing sales, propelling it to the No.5 smartphone vendor spot and beyond. “We are confident …
Verizon tops J.D. Power and Associates network quality rankings
Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that the company was ranked No.1 in network quality in five of the six regions covered by a recent J.D. …
Samsung Galaxy Note sales top 2 million worldwide
Samsung confirmed earlier this week that the company has sold 2 million Galaxy Note handsets since the device launched last October, according to Forbes. The South …
HTC: Sense UI got too complicated
In the early days of Android, HTC Sense was welcomed with open arms. Since then, however, companies such as Motorola, Samsung and others have drastically …
Like iOS apps, Android apps can secretly access photos thanks to loophole
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone’s photo gallery app. The …
Apple’s OS share skyrockets in February as Android inches up, BlackBerry slides
Apple’s share of global smartphone and tablet usage skyrocketed in February after remaining somewhat flat over the previous three months. Analytics firm Net Applications on Thursday …
AT&T amends data throttling policy: 5GB for LTE smartphones, 3GB for non-LTE
AT&T on Thursday announced a revision to its smartphone data throttling policy, which impacts users who have chosen to retain the unlimited smartphone data plan …
New app stats available for developers in the Android Market
Google on Tuesday announced on the company’s developer blog that it has updated its Android Application Statistics tool in an effort to provide more detailed …
Dual-core Windows Phone 8 handset for Sprint reportedly enters testing
Microsoft is testing a Windows Phone 8 handset with a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset for Sprint’s network, The Verge reported on Wednesday. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon …
HP cuts webOS team in half during the transition to open source
Hewlett-Packard will cut 275 of its 500 remaining employees on the webOS team as its mobile platform transitions to open source, WebOS Nation reported on Tuesday. …
Windows on ARM won’t support some business features
Microsoft previously disclosed that Windows on ARM will feature a desktop mode to ensure an identical user experience between ARM and Intel-based tablets. On Wednesday, …
Sony: No quad-core phones until 2013
Sony has no plans to launch smartphones with more powerful quad-core processors this year, a Sony Mobile Communications executive confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking with CNET …
Facebook brings ads to mobile news feed and logout screen
Facebook on Wednesday announced at the company’s Marketing Conference that premium ads will now appear in its mobile application. Advertisements will be displayed on mobile …
Apple blocks eBooks that link to Amazon, report claims
A new report from Seth Godin of PaidContent claims Apple is rejecting eBooks from its iBooks store that contain links to Amazon. “I just found …
HTC also in talks to be Google’s next Nexus partner [updated]
Following LG’s statement that the company is “heavily in discussions” with Google to become the next Nexus partner, HTC said it too is in discussions …
