Samsung requests source code in effort to ban iPhone 4S in Australia
Samsung recently asked Apple to provide it with source code for the the firmware used in its iPhone 4S, ZDNET reported on Tuesday. The South Korea-based …
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China Mobile lures 5 million new iPhone users with Wi-Fi, rebates
China Mobile has yet to convince Apple to partner on an iPhone that supports its proprietary TD-SCDMA 3G network, but that hasn’t stopped the carrier …
Apple awarded two new multitouch patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published 14 new patents that were recently granted to Apple. According to PatentlyApple, two of those patents …
News360 3.0 now available for iPhone and Android smartphones [updated]
News360 announced on Tuesday that the second generation of its popular news client is now available for the iPhone and Android smartphones. We are big …
Regional carrier C Spire to launch Apple iPhone 4S with unlimited data plans on November 11th
Regional carrier C Spire, not T-Mobile, will become the fourth wireless carrier in the United States to offer Apple’s iPhone 4S to its customers. C …
Apple misses iTunes Match launch deadline
Apple has failed to make good on its promise to deploy its iTunes Match service by the “end of October.” A beta version of the …
AT&T to launch BlackBerry Bold 9900, Torch 9860 on Nov. 6; Curve 9360 on Nov. 20
AT&T on Tuesday announced that it will launch three new BlackBerry 7 smartphones next week. The carrier’s BlackBerry Bold 9900 will finally arrive on November …
Audio echo bug plagues iPhone 4S owners during voice calls
Following widespread complaints of excessive battery drain thought to be related to a time zone bug, iPhone 4S owners are now beginning to draw attention …
iPhone 4S launches in Hong Kong, South Korea, 13 other countries on November 11th
Apple’s iPhone 4S is the company’s best smartphone to date, and it’s also the fastest-selling phone Apple has ever launched. Continuing Apple’s mobile warpath, the …
iOS market share balloons in October, Android climbs to No. 2 mobile OS
Propelled by the popularity of its iPad tablet and the successful launch of the latest iPhone, Apple’s share of the mobile operating system market jumped …
Microsoft lawyer defends Android licensing strategy
Speaking with The San Francisco Chronicle recently, the deputy general counsel of Microsoft’s intellectual property group, Horacio Gutiérrez, discussed his company’s decisions to chase down other firms for …
T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q launching November 2nd for $80
T-Mobile announced on Monday that two affordable Android phones, the myTouch and the myTouch Q, will launch on November 2nd for $80 a piece after …
iPhone 4S battery drain could be result of time zone bug
We have seen a number of reports suggesting that the Apple iPhone 4S has a software bug that has resulted in poor battery life. iDownloadBlog …
iPhone 4S demand said to be outpacing supply
Despite a later-than-expected launch and a handset that that is physically almost the same as its predecessor, demand for Apple’s iPhone 4S smartphone is reportedly …
Motorola ATRIX 2 review
When BGR Editor-in-chief Jonathan Geller first reviewed the original Motorola ATRIX 4G in February, he called it “one of the best smartphones to ever be …
HTC takes top smartphone spot in U.S. according to Q3 data from Canalys
Samsung blew past Apple and Nokia in the third quarter to become the No. 1 smartphone vendor in the world, but another emerging smartphone vendor …
Apple’s iPhone to make up more than half of Q4 smartphone sales across top-3 U.S. carriers
In the third quarter of 2011, Apple offered just two smartphones: the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS. The latter was sold by just one …
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid landing on AT&T November 6th with 4G LTE
AT&T announced its first two 4G LTE smartphones on Monday, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket …
HTC Rezound revealed ahead of announcement by Verizon ad
HTC is expected to unveil a new Beats Audio-enabled smartphone dubbed “Rezound” on Thursday during a press conference, and the announcement is now all but …
Apple iPhone 4S now available in 22 additional countries
Apple’s iPhone 4S made its debut in 22 additional countries on Friday. It is now available in: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, …
Samsung mobile sales reach all-time high in Q3
In its recent third-quarter earnings report, Samsung said its telecommunications business achieved record quarterly sales of 14.90 trillion won, up 37% from the same period last year. …
AT&T to launch Samsung Focus S ($200), Focus Flash ($50) on November 6th
AT&T on Friday announced that Samsung’s Focus S and Focus Flash smartphones will become available for purchase on November 6th. First announced last month, the …
4G now counted among ‘ideal phone features’ by 75% of consumers, survey finds
It worked. 4G has been marketed so well by wireless carriers and vendors that people want it even if they don’t quite know why. A …
Barclays says Nokia’s Windows Phones can compete with the iPhone
Nokia’s new Windows Phone handsets are priced to sell, and some analysts are impressed with what they’ve seen so far. A team from Barclays Capital on Thursday …
Samsung blows past Apple to take No. 1 smartphone spot in Q3
Following Samsung’s third-quarter earnings report on Friday morning, the South Korea-based electronics giant is now confirmed to have passed Apple to become the top smartphone …
Apple slides to No. 5 as ZTE sees Q3 mobile phone sales surge
Global cell phone shipments grew 14% annually to reach 390 million units in the third quarter as China-based ZTE passed Apple to become the No. …
Sprint says iPhone is 50% more network efficient than Android
During the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse said the iPhone is more than 50% more efficient on Sprint’s network than Android …
Windows Phone Apollo update may land in mid-2012
Microsoft is poised to issue its next Windows Phone update during the middle of next year, Engadget said Thursday, citing Nokia executive vice president Michael …
LightSquared develops new antenna to settle GPS concerns
LightSquared announced on Thursday that, in cooperating with PCTEL, it has developed a new antenna that will help “resolve concerns over high precision GPS receivers.” …
HTC likely biggest loser from Sprint iPhone deal
Sprint finally began selling two iPhone models earlier this month, and while anxious subscribers can now finally get their hands on Apple’s sleek cell phone, …
