Apple jumps into the mobile search business with its acquisition of Siri
Apple is on a shopping spree, scooping up everything from chip manufacturers to personal mobile assistants. Several days ago, an FTC filing revealed that Apple …
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LG Aloha, LG Fathom launching on Verizon Wireless in May
One of our Verizon Wireless guys just let us know that there are a couple exciting product launches happening in May.
Verizon Wireless rolls out webOS 1.4.1.1 to the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
Starting today, Verizon Wireless is rolling out the webOS 1.4.1.1 update to Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus owners. The update is a mere …
HTC DROID Incredible sold out, new orders ship May 4th
In the real world, the early bird catches the worm..and in the world of mobile technology, the early bird gets the phone. Such is the …
WES 2010 Podcast: BGR, CrackBerry, and Phone Scoop talk all things BlackBerry
This week at WES 2010 we sat down with the good folks from CrackBerry and Phone Scoop to wax-poetic about the highlights and lowlights of …
HP purchases Palm for $1.2 billion
Hewlett Packard today announced that it is acquiring Palm for a cool $1.2 billion, or $5.70 per share of common stock. The acquisition has been …
Sprint announces Q1 results, sheds 75,000 additional customers
The results for Q1 2010 are in for the #3 wireless carrier in the U.S., and the results are more of the same. Sprint shed …
Microsoft and HTC announce a patent licensing agreement
With Apple and its team of lawyers breathing down its back, HTC has been exploring opportunities to quickly bolster its patent library and provide protection …
TELUS releases the Motorola BACKFLIP
And so the rollout of MOTOBLUR handsets begins in the True North Strong and Free as TELUS today announced the immediate availability of the Motorola …
Apple announces WWDC gets underway June 7th
Its official, folks. Apple has confirmed the dates for its highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference. So mark your calendars for June 7th through the 11th …
T-Mobile ditches 5GB data plan cap…sort of
FierceWireless is reporting that U.S. cellular provider T-Mobile will no longer be hitting smartphone users with overage charges if they go over the 5GB monthly …
Android 2.2 to include full support for Adobe Flash
In an interview with the New York Times, Andy Rubin, VP of Engineering at Google, put to rest all the rumors and confirmed that the …
iPad giveaway winner!
We know, we know… you thought we forgot. We apologize for the delay in announcing our winner, however, in our defense, we have had a …
Details on the Ming-like Motorola XT810, XT820, and the XT711 Sholes Tablet Refresh emerge
Motorola potentially has not one, not two, but count em’ three China-bound handsets up its sleeve. First and foremost, we have the initial details on …
Google jumps into the casual gaming market by acquiring Labpixies
Google went shopping recently and added Labpixies to its repertoire of acquired properties. For those unfamiliar with the small start-up out of Israel, Labpixies is …
Nokia announces the N8, its first Symbian^3 handset
Thanks to Eldar Murtazin we had our less-than-favorable first look at the Nokia N8 earlier this week and today Nokia has made the handset official. The …
Live from the WES 2010 keynote
Live from the Cypress 2 Ballroom at the Marriott World Convention Center, BGR proudly presents the WES 2010 keynote. The lights are dimming as we …
Taking BGR to the next level — MMC acquires BGR
I wanted to share some amazing news with you all. I am happy to report that BGR has been acquired by MMC. Moving forward, CEO of …
Sprint drops the Palm Pixi to $0
It’s not exactly the biggest shocker, but Sprint has lowered the contract price of the Palm Pixi to $0. To get this deal you’ll need …
Nokia N8 gets previewed, slammed
Russian mobile guru Eldar Murtazin has struck again, this time getting his hands on the Nokia N8, the first Symbian^3 smartphone. Although a brief preview …
Motorola to replace Google's Android location services with Skyhook Wireless
Motorola is reportedly ditching Android’s built-in location services on much of its Android handset lineup and replacing it with the location service code from Skyhook …
Official: HTC Nexus One not coming to Verizon Wireless
We’re not sure this really matters, but…it looks like Verizon Wireless will not be getting the HTC Nexus One after all. If you direct your …
Vodafone Nexus One available for pre-order today, retail sales begin April 30th
It’s official, the Google Nexus One has landed on Vodafone. Interested customers eager to get their hands on the definitive Google superphone can head over …
BlackBerry 9650 and BlackBerry 9100 gallery
RIM just opened up the showroom doors to allowing for a quick meet and greet with the new BlackBerry 9650 and BlackBerry 9100. We brought …
WES 2010, we're here…
Hello from sunny Orlando…the land of Mickey Mouse, Sea World, and retirees from around the United States. RIM is promising an exciting event over the …
RIM announces the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G
So check it out… RIM’s huge BlackBerry hullabaloo, Wireless Enterprise Symposium, or “WES”, officially kicks off tomorrow in sunny Orlando, but that didn’t stop the …
Bluetooth 4.0 to be finalized by June 2010, devices to launch late 2010
Bluetooth SIG announced on Tuesday that the much anticipated v4.0 update to the Bluetooth protocol will be finalized and sent to manufacturers by the end …
ASUS producing a tablet with Core iX on board?
According to Netbooknews.de, ASUS may be producing a tablet with a Core iX processor under the hood. Expected to contain either a Core i5 or …
Two camera-packing iPod touch prototypes appear on eBay
Remember all those rumors that surfaced last year and spoke of an upgraded iPod Twith an on-board camera? Now is your chance to get your …
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 to go for $79.99 on contract in the Great White North
It looks like the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 will be more expensive than anticipated when it launches with Bell and Rogers, as a leaked screenshot from …
