Nokia reloads, files new suit against Apple with ITC
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the adage we remember from our youth, and that’s the attitude Nokia is taking when …
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Amazon officially introduces ‘Cloud Drive’ music service
Right on queue, Amazon has announced a new, cloud-based, music storage service dubbed Cloud Drive. The new offering will allow users to store up to …
Best Buy Connect 4G option now available
Best Buy Connect — Best Buy’s mobile broadband arm — on Monday announced that customers can now sign up for 4G service. The 4G data …
Amazon may intro cloud storage for music/movies/books this week
Amazon may launch a new online storage locker this week that will allow users to store digital content — such as books, music, and movies …
Amex takes on PayPal with Serve; outs iOS and Android apps
Today American Express introduced its new digital payment system called Serve. Serve works similar to PayPal in that it allows users to create an account …
WSJ: Google to hook up with MasterCard, Citigroup in mobile payments venture
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google, MasterCard, and Citigroup are collaborating to bring mobile payments, via NFC, to Android smartphones. Citing anonymous sources, the publication writes …
Sprint urges government to oppose AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has already expressed his concerns about AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telecom, but today Sprint officially announced its opposition to the deal …
iPad 2 coming to RadioShack starting tomorrow
BGR has confirmed an earlier report claiming that RadioShack will begin carrying the Apple iPad 2 tomorrow in retail locations across the country. According to …
HTC ThunderBolt review
With the ThunderBolt, HTC has delivered yet another “first 4G smartphone” following its EVO 4G for Sprint (and the often forgotten MAX 4G introduced in …
Apple to focus on iOS, Mac OS at WWDC; no iPhone 5 announcement?
Earlier today, Apple announced that it will be holding its annual Worldwide Developers Conference from June 6th to June 10th in San Francisco where it said …
New MobileMe may offer music locker for $20 per year
According to sources speaking to The Music Void, Apple may launch a revamped MobileMe service this year with a new “music locker” feature, which would …
BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6.1 coming soon?
One of our BlackBerry sources just shot us over some information on the latest version of Desktop Manager, version 6.1. Besides bringing compatibility to upcoming …
Google Music service being tested internally
Google is said to be testing its new Google Music service internally, according to sources speaking to CNET. Google had originally planned to make an …
Apple did not infringe on Nokia patents, ITC panel rules
An International Trade Commission panel on Friday ruled on a patent infringement suit filed by Nokia against Apple in May 2010. In the suit, Nokia …
Judge orders Time Warner to out illegal downloaders
Time Warner has been ordered by a U.S. District Court judge in Washington to identify hundreds of people accused of illegally downloading movies over its …
ITC may reopen Kodak’s $1 billion patent suit against Apple, RIM
The International Trade Commission is set to determine at 5:00 p.m. EDT today whether or not it will review the decision in a patent infringement …
iPad 2 back in stock at some stores; shipping estimates improve to 2-3 weeks
Just ahead of Apple’s international launch of the iPad 2, replenishment of U.S. inventory appears to be incoming. BGR has confirmed with various Apple Store …
Apple’s revenue could grow 50% in two years, analysts say
According one analyst, Apple’s revenues could grow 50% through the next two years, driven by the demand for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch apps. Forrester …
RIM reports Q4 earnings; revenue misses estimates despite record shipments
Shares of Research in Motion stock declined over 12% after hours on Thursday as the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings for its 2011 fiscal year. …
FCC official: ‘No way chairman’s office rubber stamps’ AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, an anonymous Federal Communications Commission official said “there’s no way the chairman’s office [will] rubber-stamp” AT&T’s $39 …
What we have to see in iOS 5
Apple’s iOS platform is now on its fourth iteration and from the second it was announced, iOS has been arguably the most cohesive and advanced …
Best of CTIA Wireless 2011
Mickey Mouse and pals stepped aside this week in sunny Orlando, Florida to make way for the latest and greatest gear wireless companies had to …
CBS will remove some Showtime shows from Netflix
CBS confirmed today with Dow Jones that it will pull some of its Showtime television shows from Netflix, and apparently Netflix is pretty shocked by …
Sprint to ditch mail-in rebates starting March 27th
BGR has learned that Sprint will be getting rid of mail-in rebates on its phones and other devices beginning March 27th, and we have confirmed …
Samsung again forced to defend tablet sales
Samsung on Wednesday issued a statement in response to a new round of rumors suggesting poor sell-through performance of its tablet devices. Samsung has reported …
Apple iOS 4.3.1 hands-on!
One of our Apple connects just installed the unreleased and unseen iOS 4.3.1 build on one of our iPhones, and we’ve been playing around with …
Verizon Wireless adds 59 new markets to 2011 4G LTE roadmap
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced the addition of 59 new markets that will be covered by the carrier’s 4G LTE service in 2011. These new …
Netflix streaming service down?
Our inbox is littered with tips from frustrated Netflix users attempting to stream videos from the site’s service. Reports state that Netflix’s Instant service, in …
The death of plastic: BGR talks NFC with MasterCard VP James Anderson
The mobile payment revolution is coming. Within the next five years, there is a very good chance you will be paying for goods and services …
Live from Sprint’s CTIA press event!
Here we are again, at another CTIA Wireless conference and Sprint press event. The nation’s third largest wireless carrier set the industry on fire last …
