China Telecom readying $235M iPhone 5 ad blitz; pre-orders start end of September
China’s No. 3 wireless carrier is readying a massive marketing and advertising blitz as it prepares to begin taking iPhone 5 pre-orders at the end …
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RIM loses BES boss to software company
Research In Motion vice president of BlackBerry Enterprise Server John Vandermay has left the company to assume a new position with Gemcom Software International, the …
Sprint to launch LG Marquee on October 2nd for $99.99
Sprint quietly launched the LG Marquee on Wednesday, a new Android smartphone that will be available in stores on October 2nd for $99.99 with a …
HTC Sensation XE unveiled abroad; 1.5GHz dual-core, Beats Audio
HTC unveiled its first Beats Audio-equipped smartphone in Taiwan on Wednesday, and the smartphone is packed to the brim with high-end specs. Beneath the 4.3-inch …
Japanese tech firms to take on Qualcomm with help of Samsung
NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu, NEC and Panasonic are discussing a joint venture with Samsung that could be created as early as next year, Reuters reported recently. …
Photo of HTC Runnymede with Beats Audio leaked
Plenty of information on HTC’s first smartphone to offer Beats Audio technology, currently codenamed Runnymede, has been leaked but now the first press-quality images of …
Apple to court: halt Motorola Mobility patent suits until Google acquisition is final
Apple recently asked a court to put two pending lawsuits with Motorola Mobility on hold, FOSSPatents reported on Monday. Apple believes that Google’s planned $12.5 …
Andy Rubin: Future Android builds to support Intel processors
During the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday, Google’s Android head Andy Rubin took the stage with Intel CEO Paul Otellini and announced …
HTC exec: Hip kids use HTC phones because ‘iPhones are not that cool anymore’
Apple’s iPhone 4 might still be the best-selling smartphone in the world 14 months after its release in June of last year, but apparently only …
Verizon to ‘Unleash’ $50 unlimited prepaid plan this week
In an effort to edge in on MetroPCS and Sprint-owned Boost and Virgin Mobile, Verizon Wireless will introduce a brand new $50 monthly prepaid this …
BlackBerry Curve 9380 (Orlando) hands-on
In addition to scoring some quick intimate moments with the brand new BlackBerry Bold 9790 (Bellagio) yesterday, we were also able to check out the …
BlackBerry Torch 9850 review (Verizon)
RIM didn’t envision creating a touch device. Yet here we are in 2011 with the company abandoning it’s prior failed attempts at making a touch-only …
iOS 5 beta 8 coming this Friday, GM on the 23rd, iPhone 5 launch early October as rumored?
We have received some information from a trusted source surrounding upcoming release of iOS 5 that could help pinpoint a more specific launch time frame …
Apple’s iPhone 5 even more highly anticipated than iPhone 4
Apple’s iPhone 4 has been the best-selling smartphone in the world since it launched over 14 months ago in June 2010, but the iPhone 5 …
Who says men don’t ask for directions? Maps is top Android app for men, Facebook for women
Market research firm Nielsen on Tuesday revealed the 20 most popular Android applications in the United States. Using data obtained from metered device usage as …
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic for $3.7 billion
Broadcom announced on Monday that it will acquire NetLogic Microsystems for $3.7 billion and current NetLogic shareholders will receive $50 per share owned. “This transaction …
U.S. to use mobile internet more than wireline by 2015, IDC says
U.S. citizens will use the mobile networks to access the Internet more than wireline networks by 2015 according to IDC’s Worldwide New Media Market Model, …
Dolby and RIM strike licensing deal, lawsuit dropped
Dolby dropped a patent infringement case against Research In Motion after the two sides reached a licensing agreement, Reuters reported on Monday. Dolby filed a …
AT&T/T-Mobile merger could put Sprint out of business
Chitika Insights, Chitika’s research arm, recently proposed the question “What if AT&T and T-Mobile actually merge?” and created a graph of what the wireless landscape …
BlackBerry Bold 9790 hands-on!
If the BlackBerry Bold 9900 isn’t doing it for you, there’s a version that’s based on the popular BlackBerry 9700, and yes, there’s a touchscreen …
Motorola DROID BIONIC Review
The Motorola DROID BIONIC for Verizon Wireless combines everything you might want in a phone into a single, lust-worthy package. From 4G LTE, to a …
AT&T’s first Windows Phone Mango devices: HTC TITAN, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash
AT&T announced on Monday that its first Windows Phone Mango devices will be the Samsung Focus S, the HTC TITAN and the Samsung Focus Flash. …
HTC may buy its own smartphone OS
HTC has seen tremendous success with its Android smartphones, reporting record revenue month after month thanks to ballooning handset shipments. HTC’s Android smartphones are also …
LG denies mobile business layoffs
On Thursday, reports surfaced suggesting LG was laying off 30% of its mobile business workers overseas. The firm denied the rumors on Friday, however, stating …
Motorola EX225 could be next ‘Facebook phone’
The Motorola EX225 has been revealed by the Bluetooth SIG and images of the phone show a dedicated Facebook button. The EX225 looks nearly identical …
Netflix app now supports all Android Froyo/Gingerbread devices
Netflix updated its Android application on Friday with support for any smartphone running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Netflix launched an Android app …
Internal memo points to Sprint iPhone 5 launch in early October
A purported internal memo sent by Sprint management suggests the carrier is set to launch Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone in early October. “Due to the possibility of …
HTC to hold NYC press event on September 20th; new devices in store?
HTC just sent us an invitation for a press event that will be held in New York City on September 20th. We’re not sure what …
Adobe finally brings Flash to iPhone and iPad
During the IBC trade show in Amsterdam on Friday, Adobe officially took the wraps off of its new Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 which will …
Sprint to offer iPhone 5 in October with unlimited data
Sprint will offer the iPhone 5 in mid-October and will bundle it with an unlimited data plan, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The carrier hopes its …
