Exclusive: Apple testing iPhone for T-Mobile USA
That’s right, you’re looking at photos of an iPhone prototype with T-Mobile USA 3G bands. The actual internal model is N94, and if you remember, …
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Imminent wage increase to benefit 1 million laborers in Taiwan
Taiwan’s minister of the Counsel of Labor Affairs (CLA) on Thursday announced her intentions to raise the nation’s basic wage for public workers by over 3%. CLA …
iPhone SIM unlock firms abruptly close up shop, shrouded 'suppliers' vanish
Earlier this month we told you about a few new services that were capable of unlocking the iPhone remotely without the need for jailbreaking. Now …
Apple looking for record industry approval of cloud music service [Updated]
According to Peter Kafka over at All Things D, Apple’s presumed cloud-based music service will not be all that dissimilar from Amazon’s. The report details that …
Sprint to end instant rebate promotion, bring back mail-in rebates on May 7th
Last month BGR confirmed that Sprint would be launching an instant rebate promotion that eliminated mail-in rebates and instead brought users instant savings. At that …
Apple gets failing grade from Greenpeace due to dirty new data center
Greenpeace recently released a report titled How dirty is your data: A look at the energy choices that power cloud computing, which graded Amazon, Akamai, …
RIM to announce only one phone at BlackBerry World?
We’ve heard from two independent sources that RIM is planning on announcing only one handset at BlackBerry World next week, the BlackBerry Bold Touch (or whatever name …
Samsung responds to Apple with multiple patent suits
It didn’t take a crystal ball to see this move coming — Samsung on Friday filed multiple patent infringement suits against Apple. Just four days …
Sprint, Google Voice integration gets April 26th launch date
Intel gathered by blog Android Central indicates that Sprint and Google will make their Google Voice partnership ready for prime time on April 26th. The …
Verizon's ThunderBolt now just $129.99 from Amazon
Verizon Wireless’ HTC ThunderBolt has been a big seller for the nation’s top carrier so far. In the two weeks that Verizon’s first 4G LTE-capable …
Throwback Thursday: Alphie
If your personal brand was incorporated in the 1980’s, there is a high likelihood you’ve had an encounter or two with Alphie. Made by Playskool, the white …
AT&T makes its case to the FCC regarding T-Mobile acquisition
AT&T on Thursday filed documents with the United States Federal Communications Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA from Deutshe Telekom. The potential merger has …
Teaser video hypes Verizon Wireless' upcoming DROID Charge launch [video]
We just were sent a teaser video for Verizon Wireless’ Samsung DROID Charge, the carrier’s latest 4G LTE smartphone. If you’re up for following the …
Verizon Wireless is activating iPhones faster than AT&T
In the company’s earnings report on Thursday, Verizon Wireless revealed that it activated 2.2 million iPhone 4 units in the first quarter of 2011. While …
Nokia reports Q1 earnings; smartphone share dips, profit dips more
Nokia on Thursday reported earnings for the first quarter of 2011, which saw the Finnish giant’s smartphone market share dip below 30% for the first …
Verizon Wireless posts strong Q1; churn down, data revenues up, 2.2M iPhones activated [Updated]
The first-quarter financial figures for Verizon Wireless were not all that surprising. The nation’s largest wireless carrier was widely expected to post strong quarterly results, …
Square iPhone credit card reader now available in Apple Store for $9.95
On Wednesday, Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the firm’s iPhone credit card reader — also supported by the iPad and iPod touch — is …
Qualcomm announces Q2 earnings; record revenues of $3.9B
Qualcomm on Wednesday reported its earnings for the fiscal second quarter or 2011. Strong demand for smartphones and other connected devices that utilize the company’s …
Apple reports Q2 earnings; iPhone beats the Street, iPad misses big, profit up 95%
Apple on Wednesday reported earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Reports from Tuesday suggesting Apple might miss iPad sales estimates were accurate as …
Your smartphone is tracking you, and you said it was okay
The Internet nearly exploded this morning after O’Reilly filed a report indicating that users of Apple’s iPhone and 3G iPad were being tracked. A file, …
BlackBerry Curve Touch to be revealed at BlackBerry World; June-July launch
Here’s some interesting information for you BlackBerry lovers out there. We finally have some firm details surrounding the GSM counterpart to the Malibu, which will …
AT&T reports Q1 earnings; iPhone activations up by 1 million in spite of Verizon iPhone launch
AT&T on Wednesday reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2011. The report is highlighted by impressive iPhone activations that were up by almost …
CNN outs free Android app
On Tuesday, CNN announced the availability of its mobile news application for the Android platform. The app provides quick access to CNN’s main news stories …
Sony Ericsson reports Q1 2011 results; profit cut in half on slow sales
Sony Ericsson on Tuesday reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2011, during which profit fell sharply on slowed device shipments. While smartphones made …
BlackBerry PlayBook gets iFixit tear-down
The team over at iFixit spent the morning tearing down RIM’s brand new tablet for an in-depth look at the inner-workings of the BlackBerry PlayBook. …
'Bobsled by T-Mobile' enables free Facebook calling
Want to call your Facebook friends for free? Now you can. T-Mobile just took the wraps off of its “Bobsled by T-Mobile” brand, which the …
Sprint to pay Clearwire $1 billion in 4G fees through 2012
Sprint, which owns the majority stake of Clearwire, has agreed to pay the company at least $1 billion through 2012 for fees associated with the …
Samsung divests its hard-drive unit, sells to Seagate
Reuters is reporting that Samsung Electronics has agreed to sell its hard drive business to Seagate Technology for $1.4 billion in cash and stock. The …
T-Mobile G-Slate review
T-Mobile introduced the world to its first Android 3.0-powered tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show this past January. Unfortunately for T-Mobile, however, the G-Slate was …
Twitter may acquire TweetDeck
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Twitter is in “advanced talks” to purchase TweetDeck — the popular desktop and mobile third-party Twitter …
