Sprint delays BlackBerry Curve launch for reasons unknown
Sprint announced late Thursday evening that it has pushed back the launch of RIM’s newest Curve, the BlackBerry Curve 9350, until some time in October. …
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iPhone 4 delivery times slip as iPhone 5 looms [updated]
Delivery times quoted on Apple’s online store for new iPhone 4 orders slipped to 1-3 business days this week, suggesting inventory may be diminishing. Orders …
Sprint to launch Kyocera Milano on September 9th for $49.99
Sprint announced on Thursday that it will launch the Kyocera Milano next week for $49.99 with a new two-year contract. The Milano is a very …
LG lays off 30% of its mobile employees overseas
LG has cut 30% of its overseas mobile staff as a result of the division’s recent poor performance, Reuters reported on Thursday. Korea Economic Daily …
AT&T to launch Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G on September 18th for $49.99
AT&T announced on Thursday that it will begin to sell Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G gaming smartphone on September 18th for $49.99 with a new …
Google should favor Motorola with new Android builds, internal doc suggests
On August 15th, Google announced its intentions to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion and Motorola’s competitors all voiced support for the deal, suggesting the …
Apple takes top spot in sixth consecutive J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey
J.D. Power and Associates released its 2011 U.S. Wireless Handset Customer Satisfaction Study, Volume 2 on Thursday, and Apple took the top spot among smartphone …
iPhone 5 shipments to approach 30 million units this year
Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn has reportedly ramped up iPhone 5 production as the next-generation smartphone finally approaches launch next month. Citing anonymous industry sources, DigiTimes on …
All-hands day at T-Mobile likely doesn’t signal iPhone 5 launch
An all-hands day has reportedly been called for nationwide T-Mobile stores on September 24th. As per a purported internal memo obtained by TmoNews, T-Mobile corporate …
RIM’s new BlackBerry phones faring well with enterprise, consumer adoption slow
Research In Motion’s new BlackBerry 7 smartphones are seeing strong initial sales among businesses looking to upgrade from older BlackBerry smartphones, however consumer sales have …
Microsoft Zune exec leaves for startup
Microsoft’s Zune senior business development manager Dave McLauchlan recently said he is leaving the company to create his own startup. McLauchlan announced his resignation to …
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to support Apple’s iOS Newsstand
Adobe announced on Wednesday that its Digital Publishing Suite will offer support for Apple’s Newsstand feature in iOS. Newsstand will allow users to purchase popular …
BlackBerry Torch 9850 review
RIM’s BlackBerry Torch 9850 is the company’s third smartphone to launch with a full touchscreen form factor, following the original Storm and the Storm 2, …
DOJ vs. AT&T hearing set for September 21st
Federal Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle set a hearing for the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against AT&T for September 21st, The New York Times reported on …
Bigger isn’t always better: Nokia Ovi Store apps downloaded 160% more than iOS apps
Apple’s iOS App Store is the world’s most popular on-device mobile app portal by leaps and bounds, but that doesn’t necessarily make it the best …
AT&T Impulse 4G Android smartphone lands September 18th for $30
AT&T announced the Impulse 4G on Wednesday, an Android 2.2 (Froyo) smartphone that will be available beginning on September 18th for just $29.99 with a …
First image taken with iPhone 5’s 8-megapixel camera possibly uncovered
The image above, which shows a plate of sushi accompanied by a rather bland looking avocado roll, is reportedly the first publicly-posted image captured by the upcoming iPhone …
Motorola DROID BIONIC hands-on
We’ve spent just about a day with the Motorola DROID BIONIC for Verizon Wireless, and while that’s not long enough to put together a thorough review, we …
Verizon Wireless’ Motorola DROID BIONIC launches September 8th, $299.99
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday finally made the Motorola DROID BIONIC official, again, along with release details and pricing. The sleek Android smartphone launches Thursday, September …
Microsoft to finally educate retail partners on Windows Phone
When Microsoft’s vendor partners shipped their first Windows Phone 7 devices last year, they hardly seemed to back up the launches with the kind of …
BlackBerry App World 3.0 now available
Research In Motion launched BlackBerry App World 3.0 on Tuesday and it adds number of enhancements over the previous iteration. BlackBerry App World 3.0 offers …
Verizon Samsung Stratosphere with 4G and QWERTY keyboard leaked
Verizon may soon launch its first 4G LTE smartphone with a full-QWERTY keyboard, the Samsung Straosphere SGH-I405, according to information and an image obtained by …
Shareholder asks RIM to consider sale of company, calls for ‘fundamental change’
Jaguar Financial Corporation chief executive officer and RIM shareholder Vic Alboini wrote a letter urging Research In Motion to create a new plan for its …
AT&T bites back at Sprint’s attempt to block merger
Sprint announced that it was suing AT&T in an effort to block its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA on Tuesday morning. Later in the day …
Verizon to launch BlackBerry Torch 9850 on September 8th for $199.99
Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it will offer the BlackBerry Torch 9850 on September 8th for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The Torch …
Apple’s iPhone 4 still top-selling smartphone at AT&T, Verizon as iPhone 5 looms
Apple’s iPhone 4 maintained its position as the best-selling smartphone for both AT&T and Verizon Wireless last month despite the fact that the handset is …
HTC Holiday running on AT&T’s 4G LTE network photographed
BGR has obtained photographs of the still-unannounced HTC Holiday Android phone, which may be AT&T’s first 4G LTE-enabled smartphone. We were also shown the results …
iPhone estimates trimmed by 10%, Apple still projected to be top vendor in 2011
Apple has been projected by DigiTimes Research, the market research and analysis arm of DigiTimes, to become the world’s top global smartphone vendor by shipment …
Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Touch just $149.99 on pre-order
Set to launch later this month, Sprint’s version of the Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone is now available for pre-order from popular cell phone retailer …
Pantech Breakout LTE and Samsung Illusion spotted for Verizon
The Samsung Illusion and the Pantech Breakout LTE have been leaked by Pocketnow. There is not much information about the Samsung Illusion aside from a …
