T-Mobile to launch Motorola CLIQ 2, Dell Streak 7 on January 19th?
According to an unconfirmed report, T-Mobile will launch two new Android-powered devices in mid-January. Enthusiast blog TmoNews claims that a source has pegged January 19th …
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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace set to reach 5,000-app milestone
Microsoft is set to reach another mobile milestone Tuesday as its Windows Phone 7 Marketplace passes the 5,000-app mark. The Marketplace reached 4,000 apps just …
Android Market now home to over 200,000 apps according to report
According to independent Android app tracker AndroLib.com, Google’s Android Market is now home to over 200,000 apps. The site also reports that the Market’s apps have been …
Apple ups iPhone order in Q1 2011 to 21 million units according to report
Apple has increased its first quarter 2011 manufacturing orders for its iPhone handset, DigiTimes reports. Apple had initially placed orders for 19 million iPhones with …
Softbank releasing NFC mobile payment stickers for iPhone 4
With near field communication technology shaping up to be the number one new feature on handsets and mobile devices starting next year, a Japanese carrier …
Samsung Galaxy Player to take on iPod touch
While we haven’t yet been able to independently confirm the report, Samsung Hub claims that a new addition to Samsung’s Galaxy family is set to be introduced …
AT&T cuts iPhone 4 refurb prices, now $99 with activation
Didn’t get that iPhone 4 you were so hoping to receive for Christmas? AT&T Wireless is offering up some new pricing on refurbished iPhone 4 …
Canadian BlackBerry Torch Giveaway!
Ahoy there Canadian readers! Dreaming of a Torch-white Christmas? Your friends at Rogers Wireless were kind enough to provide your pals at BGR with one …
Steve Jobs, in 2002, on the iPhone and the death of PDAs
Throwback Thursday was yesterday, but we thought it would be nice to spend a few minutes this Christmas Eve Day looking back on some of …
Sony Ericsson to launch new Xperia devices at MWC
The image Sony Ericsson chose to place atop its MWC event invitation could be quite telling. While the world waits impatiently for the PlayStation Phone …
Throwback Thursday: Motorola v60
When the Motorola v60 came out, it was simply the hottest handset to have. Launched in the early part of 2002, the phone was packed …
HTC Sense to get music, video services and more
In an interview with Forbes on Thursday, HTC’s head of User Experience Drew Bamford provided some insight into where the company’s Sense product is headed …
Android Market adds AT&T Direct Carrier Billing
Google announced Wednesday that it is rolling out an important new feature alongside a general update to the Android Market service. AT&T Direct Carrier Billing …
Google launches Android into orbit
While the mobile OS race heats up down here on Earth, Google has taken its attack on the smartphone space to the final frontier — …
Motorola LTE phone for Verizon coming soon; CES announcement?
While no specific details are available for the time being, The Wall Street Journal managed to get an interesting morsel out of Verizon Wireless COO …
Samsung Galaxy S sales top 9.3 million
In a statement earlier this week, Samsung announced that global sales of its popular Galaxy S line of Android phones have reached 9.3 million units. …
Motorola eyes cloud-based media streaming, acquires ZumoDrive maker
Motorola announced Wednesday that it has acquired Zecter. While Zecter is perhaps best known for its original ZumoDrive service — a cloud-based file storage and …
Augmented Reality capability found in Mobile Safari browser
It seems that an AR-like capability within Mobile Safari has gone pretty much unnoticed (or at least unimplemented by a third party) until now. Occipital, …
PlayStation Phone to be named ‘Xperia Play’?
A new trademark filing uncovered Tuesday suggests that the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone may launch as the “Xperia Play.” One of the earliest sources of …
Google Nexus One to get Gingerbread update soon
Following a misfire earlier this month, official word has finally come straight from the horse’s mouth. Using its “googlenexus” Twitter account, Google announced Monday that …
Windows Phone 7 device sales top 1.5 million units
Microsoft announced Tuesday that sales of Windows Phone 7 devices have surpassed 1.5 million units. The milestone took just over eight weeks from the international …
Nexus S U.K. launch delayed; price drop confirmed
Following the great news that Google’s unlocked Nexus S would be £429.99 at launch in the U.K. instead of £549.99 as it was initially announced, …
Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more
Samsung took some time at a developer day event in South Korea to note that it will have sold 5 million Bada-powered Wave phones when …
iPhone 4 only $147 at Sam’s Club; iPhone 3GS is $47
Following RadioShack’s lead, it appears as though Sam’s Club will be offering discounts on Apple smartphones for the holidays. A purportedly leaked memo states that …
Carphone Warehouse lowers Google Nexus S price before launch
If you’re in the UK and are feverishly awaiting Google’s Nexus S device to become available tomorrow, you will pretty pleased to know that the price …
Beezz WP7 Twitter app has another major update in the works
As with several desktop and mobile platforms, Twitter is being out-tweeted on Windows Phone 7. Subjectivity aside, third-party Twitter clients often provide a great deal of …
68 iOS apps from EA reduced to 99¢ for the holidays
‘Tis the season to spend money, and the countless sales that continue to pop up across the country make it oh so easy for us …
Nexus S gets tear-down treatment from iFixit
You know what is sitting inside the Nexus S, but have you seen it? If you’re one of those people who prefer to go eyes-on …
Official PlayStation app coming ‘very soon’ to iPhone, Android devices
It’s not exactly the PlayStation Phone we’ve been anxiously awaiting, but Sony has announced the imminent release of its first official PlayStation app for the …
LG B images leak; thinner than iPhone 4, stunning display
Pictured above sandwiched between an iPhone 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S is the previously unseen “LG B.” While details surrounding the “B” are scarce …
