Verizon offering $100 off all DROID smartphones via online store
It looks like Big Red is doing a little wheeling and dealing with its entire DROID smartphone lineup. Via the company’s web store, Verizon Wireless …
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India appears ready to ban BlackBerry
India’s government reiterated its stance on Research In Motion and other companies providing officials with access to to monitor encrypted data. “It’s not a question …
Verizon-branded HTC Trophy spotted; Windows Phone set to fly on Big Red
The gang over at Engadget have acquired an image of a Verizon-branded, Windows Phone 7 handset — the HTC Trophy to be exact — in …
Rite of passage: Honeycomb commemorated with statue at Google HQ
Honeycomb (Android 3.0) is officially official. The gang in Mountain View have taken to the front lawn to commemorate the latest and greatest iteration of …
ShopAlerts brings location-based advertising to AT&T phones
AT&T on Monday announced ShopAlerts, a new mobile advertising service that will introduce location-based ads to the AT&T wireless network. The service, developed by AT&T …
All high-end Motorola smartphones will ship with Webtop later this year
According to Sanjay Jha, Chairman and CEO of Motorola Mobility, the company will begin including Webtop functionality on all “high performance” smartphones in the second …
T-Mobile to eliminate FlexPay plans
We don’t have too much information to share on this one, but here’s the meat of it: T-Mobile USA is going to be getting rid …
T-Mobile laughs at iPhone 4’s lack of 4G
At this point, it’s looking like few people actually care about T-Mobile’s “4G” network, real or fake. The carrier continues to push its HSPA+ network …
Apple COO hints at cheaper iPhone, better prepaid plans
In a note to investors on Monday, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi said that Apple is looking to expand its smartphone market share by addressing …
Developer shows off iOS notifications that don’t suck [video]
Simply put, Apple’s iOS notification system is horrible. Terrible. In fact, in our opinion it’s the worst smartphone notification system on the planet. We’ve written …
Apple iPhone 5 front part leaks? [updated]
If 9to5Mac is correct, the photo you see above, that originally appeared on a Chinese reseller of Apple’s parts’ website, is the front digitizer panel for the …
HTC Desire, Desire HD, Desire Z, and Incredible S getting Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update in Q2
In a statement to blog SlashGear, HTC let it be known that it intends to bring four European handsets up to Gingerbread (Android 2.3) in …
Rumors put Windows Phone devices on Verizon’s network in late March
According to information acquired by WinRumors, Verizon Wireless will begin to sell Windows Phone handsets towards the end of March. Citing “people familiar with the company’s …
HTC Merge coming to ‘multiple’ North American carriers this spring; Android, CDMA world phone
Here’s one straight out of left field. In a brief press release, HTC announced that its Merge handset — a device we thought was dead …
Samsung Galaxy S II launching at the end of March, tips UK retailer
UK-based online retailer Clove has posted some interesting information concerning the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S II. Via a brief blog post, the company writes, “we’ve had …
Peculiar leak suggests HTC ThunderBolt hitting Best Buy March 10th
The above photograph reeks of a coordinated leak, as it was sent to a handful of tech-centric sites and forums at around 11:30PM last night. …
Google video visualizes global Android activations
No platform in recent history has grown as fast as Google’s Android OS, and now Google has created a quick video to help us visualize …
HTC ThunderBolt launch next week further supported by Best Buy store’s claim
Following our report from Thursday morning suggesting Verizon Wireless is preparing to launch the HTC ThunderBolt next week, an earlier tweet from a California Best Buy …
Froyo goes live for AT&T’s Samsung Captivate
Sprint subscribers may have just been driven further into a frenzy by Samsung’s botched Froyo update for the Epic 4G, but Galaxy S users subscribed …
Microsoft discusses Windows Phone update issues; 10% rate of failure
Yesterday, we told you about an issue being experience by Samsung Windows Phone owners that was causing a recently released update to fail — or …
T-Mobile raises prices on old smartphones
In a move that smacks convention right in the face with the back of its hand, T-Mobile has raised the prices of two old smartphones. Rumors …
HTC ThunderBolt may launch on March 3rd or 4th; unlimited 4G LTE data for $29.99
With February 24th upon us and no storm clouds in sight, it’s a safe bet that we won’t be seeing the ThunderBolt make its highly …
HTC Arrive brings Windows Phone 7 to Sprint on March 20th; $199.99 on contract
Sprint on Thursday announced that it will launch the HTC Arrive next month on March 20th. The carrier teased the device in a series of tweets …
T-Mobile launches Samsung Galaxy S 4G; $199.99 on contract
T-Mobile has finally made its latest Android smartphone available in stores and on its website — and thankfully, the “As low as $499.99” seen on …
Snoop Dogg says Samsung Galaxy Indulge ain’t nuthin’ but a ‘G’ thang
MetroPCS’ new marketing campaign is so awesomely ridiculous that we can’t help but love it. The emerging carrier has enlisted the help of acclaimed hip …
T-Mobile readying truly unlimited data plan?
According to a tip received by TmoNews, the nation’s fourth largest carrier — T-Mobile — is readying a new, unlimited data-plan for launch later this …
AT&T’s services, products being pulled from third-party retailers
It looks like AT&T is aiming to recapitalize on revenues generated from handset sales. Several third-party wireless resellers — including Wirefly — have reported that beginning this …
Reuters’ source refutes delay of Apple’s iPad 2, iPhone 5 [updated]
Thanks to reports filed by two financial analysts, the Internet has been abuzz with rumors and speculation about an alleged delay to Apple’s two flagship …
iPhone 5, iPad 2 delayed according to rumors
According to two independent notes issued on Tuesday, both of Apple’s flagship iOS products for 2011 may be delayed. First, FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger …
Happy Motorola ATRIX 4G Day!
Those of you clinging on to AT&T, waiting for a serious Android handset, rejoice. Today, February 22nd, is the day that you can officially purchase yourself a …
