Apple snubs Samsung, looks to TSMC for next-gen iPhone and iPad chips
Apple will favor Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company over Samsung to power its next-generation iOS devices, DigiTimes said on Friday. The report aligns with an earlier …
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Sprint’s Samsung GALAXY S II, Epic 4G Touch now available for $200
The first of Samsung’s GALAXY S II devices to land in the United States, Sprint’s “Samsung GALAXY S II, Epic 4G Touch”, is now available …
Planning on picking up an iPhone 5? Better sell your old iPhone now
Regardless of any potential delays, shortages or other impediments, Apple’s upcoming next-generation iPhone models will fly off the shelves following launch. This is a given. …
BlackBerry market share in Q2 may have hit single digits
Research In Motion on Thursday reported another disappointing quarter. BlackBerry subscribers were up 40% year-over-year in the second quarter but RIM’s net income plummeted by …
Revamped iPhone 4 inbound, iPhone 5 may see delays
Apple will unveil two new iPhone models within the next few weeks, a low-cost iPhone 4 with design tweaks and a brand new iPhone 5. …
HTC Rhyme/Bliss press shots leaked with Sense 3.5
German website HTCInside recently leaked press shots of the HTC Rhyme, currently codenamed HTC Bliss, which HTC is might unveil during a press event in …
Hands on with Sprint’s LG Marquee and Kyocera Milano
Sprint announced the LG Marquee on Wednesday, a budget-friendly $99 Android smartphone that will be available on October 2nd, and we had a chance to …
AT&T CFO: 4G LTE service launching to public in five markets on Sunday
During the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Entertainment & Communications conference on Thursday, AT&T’s chief financial officer John Stephens said that AT&T will activate …
Hands on with the BlackBerry Curve 9360
During a press event in New York City on Wednesday night we met up with Research In Motion to check out the BlackBerry Curve 9360, …
RIM co-CEO: BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts coming
During RIM’s second-quarter earnings call, co-CEO Jim Balsillie noted that the company plans to offer price cuts on the not-so-popular BlackBerry PlayBook in the form …
Jefferies: Facebook is ‘best fit’ to acquire webOS from HP
As Hewlett-Packard reportedly toys with the idea of selling off its webOS software division, a new possible suitor may emerge from the dust following the …
Steve Ballmer addresses weak Windows Phone sales: ‘I am very optimistic’
As Microsoft works overtime this week to get developers and consumers behind its next-generation Windows operating system, focus shifted back to the company’s emerging mobile …
iPhone 5 to have radical new design according to Case-Mate images
The iPhone 5 hasn’t been announced yet, but that has not stopped accessory makers from posting upcoming cases for the highly anticipated handset. Case-Mate has …
iPhone 5 to launch October 15th according to France Telecom CEO
Apple’s iPhone 5 will launch on Orange in Europe on October 15th according to comments from the CEO of the carrier’s parent company, France Telecom. …
iPhone 5 will have larger display and wider home button, leaked screen protector suggests
What will the iPhone 5 look like? We’ve read plenty of reports that the iPhone 5 will offer a larger display and a thinner design, …
Sony PlayStation Vita to launch in Japan on December 17th
Sony announced on Wednesday that its next-generation portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, will launch in Japan on December 17th. Sony also said it has …
Verizon finally launches 4G LTE in Kalamazoo (and 25 other markets)
Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it will activate its 4G LTE network in 26 new markets on Thursday, September 15th. The new areas include …
AT&T to launch $25 monthly GoPhone prepaid plan on September 18th
Beginning on September 18th, AT&T will offer a new $25 GoPhone prepaid plan that will include 250 minutes and unlimited messaging. Starting on the same …
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 …
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 …
