FTC antitrust investigators hone in on Android
Antitrust investigators with the Federal Trade Commission are focusing on Google’s Android operating system and web search services, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. …
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BlackBerry Bold 9900 review
Another BlackBerry out of RIM? We might as well consider them done and finished. Or should we? With a brand new take on BlackBerry hardware …
Sprint's BlackBerry Bold 9930 priced at $249.99, Torch 9850 will run $149.99
Is RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9930 worthy of a $250 price tag? Sprint seems to think so. BGR has obtained a copy of an upcoming Sprint flier …
LG E730 Optimus Sol leaked [video]
German gadget news site BestBoyZ has gotten its hands on one of LG’s upcoming mid-range handsets, the E730 Optimus Sol. Originally codenamed “Victor,” the device …
AT&T's first 4G LTE smartphone due by year-end
AT&T senior vice president of mobility and consumer markets Pete Ritcher took the stage during the Oppenheimer Technology and Communications Conference on Wednesday, where he …
HTC to make 'major news announcement' tomorrow morning
HTC announced on Wednesday that it will be making a “major news announcement” on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. HTC’s chief executive officer Peter …
HTC EVO 3D just $99.99 during 24-hour sale
Online retailer Wirefly is holding a special 24-hour sale on Wednesday, during which customers can score a new HTC EVO 3D for just $99.99 on …
Mac and iPhone market share could soon triple, analyst says
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sent a note to investors Wednesday that suggested Apple’s Mac and iPhone market shares could double or even triple in …
News360 2.0 brings web app, updates for iPad and Honeycomb
In a world packed with more news aggregation services and RSS readers than we could ever need, only a few manage to rise to the …
RBC: BlackBerry 7 phones won't help RIM's image; first QNX phone to be 'mini-PlayBook'
Research In Motion will sell at least 22 million BlackBerry 7 smartphones in fiscal 2012, accounting for a minimum of 40% of its unit sales …
Amazon launches web-based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon launched its new Kindle Cloud Reader service on Wednesday that provides users with access their Kindle library using Chrome or Safari on Mac, PC, …
FCC puts brakes on Qualcomm spectrum acquisition, will review with T-Mobile merger
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday that it will review AT&T’s planned $1.925 billion acquisition of Qualcomm’s FLO TV lower 700MHz frequency band at …
Visa ramping up move to mobile payments
Visa is accelerating its efforts to dominate the mobile payment space, Reuters reported on Monday. Visa is no stranger to mobile payments. It began trialing …
Nokia N9 will not launch in the United States
Nokia confirmed on Tuesday that its flagship MeeGo-powered N9 smartphone will not launch in the United States. Nokia reached out to Engadget with the official …
Windows Phone Tango could power low-end handsets
We have heard mumblings that Windows Phone “Tango” and Windows Phone “Apollo” will eventually follow the release of Mango, which will launch on a number …
Optimum launches iPhone app, allows full TV viewing, remote controlling
Cablevision launched a unique implementation of TV viewing with the company’s iPad app a few months back. In short, the iPad actually sits behind your …
Motorola is open to building Windows Phones, CEO says
Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha on Tuesday said that his company is open to building smartphones powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. The Motorola …
Facebook launches Messenger chat app for Android, iPhone
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has released a new application called “Messenger” for Android and the iPhone. Messenger allows users to quickly chat with …
British Parliament member calls for BBM suspension following London riots
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has agreed to work with London authorities as they begin their investigation into recent riots. According to some Londoners, rioters …
Nokia to abandon feature phone, Symbian businesses in U.S. and Canada
Nokia plans to exit its low-end feature phone and Symbian smartphone businesses in North America following the launch of its first round of Windows Phones, …
Samsung Galaxy S II 'Celox' with 4G LTE leaked
Korean tech news site IT Tong has released details and images of an unannounced Galaxy S II model codenamed “Celox.” Unlike the current Galaxy S …
First Google Ice Cream Sandwich devices may launch in October
We’ve received some information from a source with knowledge of Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich plans, and it’s looking like the first Ice Cream Sandwich devices …
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Gingerbread update now available
HTC began pushing out the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) update to the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G on Monday. Customers will receive notifications to update over-the-air or …
Apple to activate speech-to-text in iOS 5
We’ve heard rumors that Apple will a include Siri-powered “Assistant” voice command option ahead of the official iOS 5 launch, and now 9to5Mac has learned …
Verizon hops on ban-wagon, blocks unauthorized tetherers
Verizon Wireless is seemingly following AT&T’s lead and taking action against subscribers who make use of unauthorized tethering apps. ReadWriteWeb reports that one of its …
RIM's first QNX phone revealed: BlackBerry Colt to launch in Q1 2012
While Research In Motion just recently announced its new BlackBerry 7 device lineup — including the fantastic BlackBerry Bold 9900 — we all know that the …
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 5 [updated]
Enjoying a quiet Saturday? Well, Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 5 for developers. While the update continues the tradition of bringing OTA updates …
EA slashes 80% off iOS games for back-to-school sale
Electronic Arts has cut the prices of several of its top iOS games by as much as 80% as part of its back-to-school sale. The …
On Jumptap's network, Android dominates more U.S. states than iOS or BlackBerry
Jumptap recently released a report that separated the 50 states by mobile operating system. It mapped out which states are prominently iOS users, which use …
Nokia Siemens Networks lays off 1,500 employees
Nokia Siemens Networks announced on Friday that it will begin to layoff 1,500 of its employees. The affected staff are part of its WiMAX and …
