Android 2.4 reportedly lands in April; ViewSonic among first to launch
Google is reportedly preparing to release the next major build of its Android OS at some point in April, and ViewSonic will be among the …
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Verizon iPhone 4 hands-on (again)
Today is the day a bunch of folks who stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to pre-order will finally begin to receive …
Sprint to announce new Kyocera phone at press event, report claims
Sprint’s press event tonight will yield a new Kyocera smartphone dubbed “Echo,” according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek. Further information is not available for …
Telus to start unlocking all devices February 15th for a fee
We have just been informed that as of February 15th, Telus in Canada will be offering SIM unlocking options on almost all handsets and devices. …
Dell Venue now available for $499.99
If you’re aching for a great unlocked Android phone and the plasticky feel of the Nexus S doesn’t float your boat, Dell may very well …
T-Mobile offers two free G2 smartphones with unlimited family plan
Several BGR readers have emailed us to point out a new limited-time promotion T-Mobile is running, and we’re glad they did because it’s quite an …
AT&T gives you 60 second run-down on ATRIX 4G [video]
AT&T has posted a new episode of its “Mobile Minute” segment to YouTube, and this week’s subject is the Motorola ATRIX 4G. If you want …
Verizon may launch Palm Pre 2 on February 17th for $99.99
Just one week after the nation’s No. 1 carrier finally unleashes its iPhone 4 on the world, Verizon Wireless may have another handset launch waiting …
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo gets exhaustive hands-on preview – again
We hope you’re sitting down — Sony Ericsson has another handset ready for an unveiling at Mobile World Congress that will ship with… Gingerbread! Yes, …
RIM launches Trade Up program; up to $120 for your old BlackBerry
Today, Research In Motion quietly introduced a new Trade Up program for BlackBerry smartphones. The new program will allow current BlackBerry owners to trade in their old …
HTC Desire 2 may be set for MWC unveiling
As we near one of the biggest shows of the year for the mobile industry — Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — there always seems …
Verizon Wireless proclaims ‘record sales’ of iPhone 4
We reported that Apple and Verizon Wireless both stopped taking iPhone 4 pre-orders yesterday evening, but that’s not the entire story. Verizon has announced on Friday …
Best Buy to offer HTC ThunderBolt, Motorola XOOM on February 14th, 24th?
The gang running the Facebook page for Best Buy’s Grand Rapids South store (shout-out to Michigan) may have just spilt-the-beans on two, highly coveted devices. …
Motorola cans CLIQ XT’s Android 2.1 update; CLIQ XT
If you’re the owner of a Motorola CLIQ XT from T-Mobile, you’re not going to like this news. Via its user forums, Motorola has announced …
Verizon can hear you now… with the iPhone [video]
Ah yes, Verizon’s “Test Man” makes his triumphant return. Big Red is airing a pretty cheeky thirty-second TV advert that shows its network’s spokesperson uttering his infamous …
Apple and Verizon no longer taking iPhone 4 pre-orders
As of shortly after 8:00PM EST on Thursday, Apple and Verizon Wireless have each stopped taking iPhone 4 pre-orders on their respective websites. Neither company …
Verizon iPhone 4 units already shipping; deliveries could begin tomorrow
Are you waiting on the edge of your seat for that brand new Verizon iPhone 4 you stayed up all night to pre-order? We’ve been receiving …
Yahoo! email bug affects iPhone as well, not just Windows Phone 7
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that a Yahoo! email inefficiency was the culprit of a phantom data bug affecting Windows Phone 7 users. Yahoo! apologized for …
Google will not bring Honeycomb to smartphones – yet [updated]
At a press event on Wednesday, a Google spokesperson confirmed that Android 3.0 Honeycomb will not be made available for Android-powered smartphones, PC Magazine reports. …
iPhone 4 Personal Hotspot may be coming to AT&T on February 13th
Last month, BGR exclusively confirmed that Apple’s new Personal Hotspot feature is coming to all iPhones with the release of iOS 4.3. In a later …
Motorola ATRIX 4G on sale March 6th, pre-sales February 13th; $199.99 [updated]
According to The Wall Street Journal, AT&T will be releasing its flagship Android device — the Motorola ATRIX 4G — on March 6th, with pre-orders …
Sony Xperia Play commercial gets outed, makes no sense [video]
Leave it up to Sony’s Playstation ads to really make you scratch your head, right? The first commercial for the new Xperia Play has surfaced …
HTC Thunderbolt handset makes cameo in Best Buy circular
Yesterday, we told you about a tasty little rumor we’ve been hearing about a February 24th launch date for the HTC Thunderbolt. Now, it looks like …
Did you have problems pre-ordering Verizon’s iPhone 4?
Accompanied by fluttering harps, shooting beams of light and a sustained angelic chorus, pre-orders for Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 went live on both Apple and …
Verizon Wireless to throttle data speeds of heaviest users, optimize content; starts today
According to a PDF memo available on Verizon Wireless’ website (for now), the company will begin to throttle the data-throughput speeds of customers that consume …
HTC Pyramid: dual-core, 1.2GHz handset headed to T-Mobile?
The existence of this next handset is very much a rumor, but it’s a rumor that is almost too good to ignore. Blog AndroidandMe, quoting a “regular …
Apple to ‘crack down’ on in-app payment policy violators
On Tuesday, we reported that Sony’s eBook reader app for iOS had been rejected by Apple. The reason Apple gave for the rejection was that …
Potential specs for Nokia’s MeeGo phones revealed
An administrator of a German Nokia enthusiast forum dug through a variety of MeeGo bug reports, source code files and log files recently, and has assembled the …
HP taunts webOS faithful with brief video one week before media event
This is cold HP, so very cold. One week ahead of its scheduled February 9th media event, the company has posted a brief, 9 second …
BlackBerry App World update brings in-app payments
Research In Motion on Wednesday announced a new version of its on-device software store for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry App World. Version 2.1 brings several changes …
