Sony Ericsson Xperia arc to launch April 1st, £459.99 in the U.K.
British retailer Play.com has listed the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia arc on its website, and has made the anticipated handset available for pre-order. The Xperia …
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Verizon Wireless’ BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 3G get OS 6 update
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday made RIM’s latest BlackBerry operating system available for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphones. BlackBerry 6 is now …
LG likely to announce Optimus 3D next month
A new report from Dutch mobile enthusiast blog All About Phones coupled with a suggestive event invitation points to a February announcement of LG’s rumored …
You don’t have to wait to turn your iPhone into a mobile hotspot
Earlier this month, we exclusively reported that Apple’s new Personal Hotspot feature is coming to all iPhones with iOS 4.3. The feature, which was popularized …
Verizon CEO confirms $30 unlimited data plan for iPhone 4 [updated]
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam on Tuesday confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that Verizon Wireless will offer a $30 unlimited data plan for the iPhone …
iPhone 5, iPad 2 to support mobile payments using NFC
According to a report from Bloomberg Tuesday morning, Apple plans to add a mobile payment feature to future iOS devices. The service, which utilizes a …
Motorola ATRIX 4G laptop dock may cost $150 from Best Buy
An Android Central forum member claiming to be a Best Buy employee brings news of possible pricing for Motorola’s upcoming laptop dock smartphone accessory. The …
Apple’s ‘Two is better than one’ iPhone ad doesn’t play favorites [video]
Considering the huge amount of money carriers pull in for Apple these days, the Cupertino-based giant has to be careful now that AT&T isn’t the …
NVIDIA roadmap reveals Tegra 2 3D, Tegra 3
Last week, NVIDIA GM Mike Rayfield noted that the company’s upcoming quad-core Tegra 3 processor would be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next month. Keyboards …
Forget the white iPhone 4; say hello to the (mostly) white Nexus S
Despite the fact that Apple’s white iPhone 4 is creeping ever closer to becoming a reality, some people have long since given up on the …
Google launches Cloud Print for Android, iOS
Google announced a service called Cloud Print last year that enables users to print wirelessly and remotely from within Gmail and Google Docs. Though the …
White iPhone 4 appears in AT&T’s online system
It looks like Best Buy isn’t the only retailer with white iPhones popping up in its system. AT&T is now showing two versions of Apple’s …
Sony Ericsson has Windows Phone 7 devices ‘in the pipeline’ according to report
A new report suggests Sony Ericsson is more deeply invested in Windows Phone 7 than the manufacturer has let on at this point. Rumors of …
Apple App Store hits 10 billion downloads
Just over a week has passed since Apple posted up their 10 billion App Store download counter, and that’s all the time it took to …
AT&T reportedly offering top customers with poor coverage free MicroCells
According to a purported internal communication, AT&T will soon offer free MicroCells to certain customers experiencing poor service due to coverage issues. Pre-selected eligible customers …
‘Gem’ Android phone revealed on Samsung website
Ahead of any official announcement, Samsung has published images and information surrounding its upcoming Android-powered Gem smartphone. The Samsung Gem is thought to be launching …
Sprint’s latest 4G phone just $89.99 from Amazon
Sprint released its latest 4G phone earlier this month and the launch price of $149.99 seemed surprisingly reasonable for a well-spec’d 4G smartphone with all …
Deutsche Telekom says Windows Phone 7 sales are ‘excellent’
An LG exec was recently heard voicing concerns surrounding the Windows Phone 7 platform, basically saying that the new OS has potential but sales aren’t …
AT&T may implement speed and data tiers for 4G LTE service
BGR has learned that AT&T may have plans to offer tiered data services when it launches its Long Term Evolution network later this year. The …
AT&T to launch cell phone trade-in program on January 23rd
We have just been told that beginning January 23rd, AT&T will be starting a handset trade-in program. This is the same day AT&T’s new SMS …
HTC: First-quarter revenue and shipments to double in 2011
In a presentation to investors on Friday, HTC revealed first-quarter projections that left attendees wide-eyed and smiling. In short, the Taiwan-based cell phone maker sees …
Apple may intro Windows Phone 7-like photo streaming service
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, they say, and considering that we see a new patent infringement suit pop up almost every day it …
Unannounced Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 gets exhaustive preview
Mobile-review.com managed to get its mitts on yet another unannounced smartphone and as has become customary, the site has issued a massive and thorough preview. …
Verizon’s first iPhone ad: ‘It Begins’
Been waiting almost four years for the iPhone to come to Verizon Wireless’ network? Verizon knows that, and they’re wasting no time producing and airing …
NVIDIA to unveil quad-core Tegra 3 processor at MWC
Devices powered by NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 chip were the talk of CES this year, but that hardly means the famed fabless semiconductor company is …
Apple Store vacation blackouts issued in preparation for Verizon iPhone 4 launch
We have just been informed that Apple has started sending out mandatory vacation blackout notices to Apple Stores, barring employees from taking vacation. We’re told that …
Froyo coming to Samsung Vibrant tomorrow
Hey, Samsung Vibrant users… are you sitting down? We have one word for you, and it just so happens to be the made-up compound word …
Sprint tweaking Premier program April 1st; making early upgrades more elusive [Updated]
You know that saying, “give and take?” Someone should tell U.S. wireless carriers that ignoring 50% of that adage sort of makes you look greedy. …
T-Mobile announces Galaxy S 4G
T-Mobile has just sent out a press release to let us know about its newest 4G smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. The Galaxy S …
iPhone multitasking gestures demoed on video
BGR exclusively reported on Wednesday that Apple is currently testing a variety of gestures on its iPhone. While the more interesting gestures are still locked …
