RIM: your BlackBerry data is secure, even from governments
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has issued a statement to its customers letting them know just how secure …
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Nokia flavored MeeGo videoed?
What do we have here… it would appear to be a video of the MeeGo mobile operating system with Nokia’s dirty little fingerprints all over …
Bloomberg: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to cooperate on mobile payment venture
Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless are in talks to bring cellphone based payments to the States. Bloomberg cited, “three people …
BlackBerry 6 developer slides and icons leaked
We have a feeling that you won’t have to wait long to see what BlackBerry 6 looks like, however, if you are one of those people …
Motorola DROID doesn't… have the hardware to support mobile hotspot creation
The Motorola DROID is scheduled to get a much anticipated update to the Android 2.2 operating system sometime this week. However, one of the features …
Worldwide smartphone market share grew 64% in Q2, Android shipments grew 886%
Analytics firm Canalys has released their Q2 2010 smartphone market share metrics, and the numbers show Android continues its explosive growth. In Q2, the top …
Microsoft COO: Windows Phone 7 to Europe in October, U.S. in November
If you are anxiously awaiting the release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s COO Kevin Turner has some good news for you. In a presentation regarding …
Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G teaser site goes live
Sprint’s second 3G/4G dual-mode handset, the Samsung Epic 4G, now has its very own teaser page. For those of you closely following the genesis of …
The jailbreak hath set you free, iOS 4 jailbroken
Over the weekend, Comex and his gang of merry men released an over-the-web, on-device jailbreak solution for iOS 4 dubbed Jailbreak 2.0 “Star.” The process …
Sprint's 4G service goes live in more California, Delaware, Florida, and Michigan cities
If you live in Modesto, CA; Stockton, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Wilmington, DE; or Grand Rapids, MI get ready, because Sprint is about to start pumping …
BlackBerry services to be suspended in the UAE starting October 11th
Apparently unable to work out a solution to get BlackBerry devices “compliant” with the UAE, the country has stated that it will disable BlackBerry services …
Google now serves up mobile ads based upon your location
Google has introduced new location-aware advertising for iPhone and Android handsets. Advertisers will now have the ability to select a “location extension for display” option …
Motorola DROID X source code released
Yay, open source! Anyone interested in the DROID X source code? If you are, the files are posted on Motorola’s developer site. The code weighs …
Mexico getting unlocked iPhone 4 too
If you live in the States and are dying to get an unlocked iPhone 4, prepare to be taunted by two bordering nations. It looks as …
BlackBerry Bold 9780 appears on video again
Thank you may I have another? Today, Salomondrin has decided to jump in on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 video fun. The blogger has posted up …
FCC approves first LTE phone, Samsung SCH-R900
The FCC has green-lighted the Samsung SCH-R900, what appears to be the U.S.’s first CDMA/LTE handset. The R900 was announced back in March at CTIA …
Official: Sprint bringing Android 2.2 to HTC EVO 4G August 3rd
It is officially official. Sprint has announced that it will be “the first wireless carrier to bring Android 2.2 to customers […] beginning Tuesday, Aug. …
HTC blessing European Desire owners with Android 2.2 this weekend
HTC has released a statement to let all those Europeans owning an unlocked HTC Desire know that they will start getting Android 2.2 this weekend. …
Samsung Intensity II gets official on Verizon Wireless
Well we knew it was coming, and now it is here. Today, Verizon Wireless made the Samsung Intensity II — a QWERTY-slider messaging phone — …
EVO 4G getting Android 2.2 this weekend?
Engadget is reporting that HTC EVO 4G owners may be getting Android Deuce Deuce as soon as this weekend. The blog received a whole heap …
Motorola DROID 2 user guide leaks, cases spotted
Man, how much longer can Motorola and Verizon Wireless try and keep the lid on the DROID 2? Earlier today, Droid-Life obtained a user guide …
BlackBerry 9780 running BlackBerry 6 seen on video
If you can’t wait until Tuesday to see what BlackBerry 6 is going to look like, blog driphter.com may have something for you. The blog …
WSJ: Apple investigating iOS 4 on iPhone 3G complaints
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple, Inc. is looking into reports that the performance of iOS 4, on the iPhone 3G, is sub-par. The most common …
CTIA updates the 'Consumer Code for Wireless Devices'
Today, The Wireless Association announced updates to its Consumer Code for Wireless Service. The Code, according to CTIA, “was originally developed in 2003 to help …
Bell Canada to launch $30 6 GB smartphone data plan with tethering and iPad sharing option
A new Canadian Ninja has come forth with some great news for all you Bell Canada smartphone users who happen to also own an iPad. …
Dell Streak, first impressions
Does size matter to you? The bigger the better perhaps? Well, Dell may have crafted your next smartphone, the Dell Streak. We’ve been messing around …
More white iPhone 4 details…
After posting pictures of our self-assembled white iPhone 4, we received more information on some of the manufacturing challenges Apple is facing with the albino iPhone model. For …
T-Mobile's mystery HSPA+ device actually the HTC myTouch 3G HD?
Yesterday, we reported on the T-Mobile information page for a mystery HSPA+ device and subsequently on a theory that this device was the HTC Vision/Blaze. …
BGR Poll: What smartphone operating system update are you most looking forward to?
We thought it might be a good time to try and take the collective smartphone OS pulse of the BGR community. The question we are …
Sprint Q2: additional 111,000 postpaid accounts, best churn rate in company history
Here’s some great news out of the Sprint camp. In Q2 of 2010, Sprint added (yes, added) 111,000 postpaid subscribers to its CDMA network and …
