House Judiciary chairman Lamar Smith pledges support for AT&T, T-Mobile merger
House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith wrote a letter to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, on …
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Chinese 'clone' may show off iPhone 5 design on video
A new video showcasing the iPhone 5 “clone” we saw yesterday has emerged and it may give us a good idea of the basic design …
Telus roadmap reveals release dates for BlackBerry Bold 9900, Torch 2, SE Urishi, more
In addition to the possible Apple iPhone 5 launch date, our source at Telus has shared an internal document that reveals a slew of release …
Apple iPhone 5 to launch in October in Canada
BGR has reported on several occasions that Apple will announce its brand new iPhone 5 at the tail end of August with a September street …
Apple's iPhone 5 update may be 'bigger than expected'
Apple’s next-generation iPhone could be a “bigger update than expected,” according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. In a note to investors on Tuesday, Wu wrote …
Verizon to integrate American Express' mobile payment solution into phones, tablets
Verizon Wireless and American Express announced on Monday that Verizon Wireless will begin to integrate American Express’ “Serve” mobile payment solution into its phones and …
Propelled by in-app purchases, mobile gaming revenue to hit $16 billion in 2016
Revenue from mobile gaming is expected to reach $16 billion in 2016, ABI Research said in a report released last week. ABI expects the growth, …
Apple iCloud.com beta launches for developers, pricing revealed
Apple’s official iCloud.com website is now live for developers as part of a new beta phase of the service. The website is complete with web …
Nokia may unveil first Windows Phone this month
Nokia may be planning to unveil its first Windows Phone later this month, the unwired reports. The site claims to have obtained an invitation to …
Do these photos reveal Apple's new iPhone 5 design?
The sleek, slender smartphone pictured above is absolutely not Apple’s next-generation iPhone. It is entirely possible, however, that the iPhone 5 could feature the same …
Motorola MB865 could be Atrix 2, AT&T's first 4G LTE phone
Last week we saw the first images of a new Motorola handset largely believed to be the successor to the ATRIX 4G. Now rumors have …
Canalys: Android shipments balloon 379% in Q2, iOS now No. 2 smartphone platform
While Apple owns the largest share of handset shipments and profits among the world’s top smartphone vendors, Android is still the No. 1 smartphone operating …
New Nokia 500 is a race to the bottom [video]
While the Daytona 500 kicks off a race to the top each year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Nokia 500 is a race …
Apple iPhone 5 won't launch until October, report claims
Despite multiple reports suggesting Apple and AT&T are each blocking employee vacations and making preparations for increased foot traffic in September, a new rumor suggests …
Apple iPhone shipments surge 142%, IDC says
Research firm IDC released its latest Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker report on Thursday and revealed that shipments of Apple’s iPhone jumped 142% over the same …
HTC, Samsung and LG prepping Windows Phone Mango devices for September
HTC, Samsung and LG are poised to launch new Windows Phone Mango devices in September, DigiTimes reported on Friday. HTC’s handsets will be equipped with …
AT&T's sleek Samsung slider isn't the Galaxy S II after all
Last week, we exclusively reported that AT&T was planning to launch a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S II with a full QWERTY keyboard. Well, we …
HTC posts stellar quarter; revenues up 104%, 12.1 million handsets shipped
HTC posted impressive second-quarter results on Friday noting that its profit of NT$17.52 billion was up 104% year-over-year and up 19% over the first quarter. …
HTC CEO says Apple lawsuit won’t put company in ‘dangerous situation’
HTC’s CEO Peter Chou spoke with investors recently and promised that its ongoing patent battles with Apple will not hurt the company. “Many lawsuits nowadays …
SA agrees: Apple now top smartphone vendor in the world with 140% growth
BGR reported last week that Apple had passed Nokia in the second quarter of 2011 to become the world’s top smartphone vendor by volume. The …
Motorola PHOTON 4G review
The Motorola PHOTON 4G is the company’s first 4G handset on Sprint, and even more, it is the first high-end Motorola device set to launch …
Google hates smartphone patent wars, but buys 1,000 new patents to go to war
Google’s general counsel Kent Walker apparently doesn’t see eye to eye with the rest of his company. “The tech industry has a significant problem,” Walker …
No link between cell phones and brain cancer, European study says
The results of a recent European study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute concluded that there is no connection between cell phone …
Roboto lands on iOS/Android for $2.99, is our new favorite Android platformer
On Thursday morning, Fenix Fire Entertainment released a game called Roboto for Android and iOS devices. We’ve been playing the game for the past few …
White Samsung Galaxy S II spotted
We’re expecting Samsung to begin launching its flagship Galaxy S II handset in the United States any week now, and on Thursday a render of …
New AT&T Motorola ATRIX spotted with 8-megapixel camera
AT&T and Motorola may be preparing to launch an updated version of the popular ATRIX 4G handset. According to leaked images obtained by ePrice.tw, a …
Verizon Wireless wins J.D. Power customer care award
J.D. Power and Associates announced on Thursday that Verizon Wireless ranked highest in the company’s 2011 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study, Volume 2. The carrier’s …
Motorola Mobility posts solid Q2 earnings, new smartphones and tablets inbound
Motorola Mobility on Thursday released its second quarter 2011 earnings and despite recent analyst downgrades, the company recorded a strong quarter. Motorola posted net revenues …
HTC Prime and Ignite Windows Phones leaked by retailer
We haven’t seen the HTC Ignite or Prime since March, but a new leak from cell phone retailer The Phone House suggests that HTC is …
iPhone 5 image supposedly surfaces
An image of what could be Apple’s next-generation iPhone has surfaced online. 9to5 Mac published the photo, which it received from a tipster, and the …
