FCC redefines broadband, 14-24 million Americans still without access
In a press release dated July 20th, the FCC announced that between 14 and 24 million Americans are still without access to broadband internet, and …
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BGR Caption Contest: Motorola DROID X launch
Who thinks they can come up with the best captions for this photo we took of the Motorola DROID X announcement event? From left to …
AT&T begins transition of acquired Verizon Wireless assets
Verizon Wireless customers in the 79 markets that AT&T acquired are being alerted that they will soon be AT&T customers. A welcoming letter detailing the …
The big winner in the wireless data wars is Sprint/Clearwire
With the #1 and #2 wireless carriers scrambling to beef up their network and limit data usage by instituting tiered data plans, Sprint/Clearwire is sitting …
Microsoft has best Q4 in company history, over $16 billion in revenue
There were whispers that Apple’s latest quarterly earnings — $15.7 billion — could best those of rival Microsoft, however today, the Redmond company put all …
Barnes and Noble plays ball with Amazon, releases Android app
Look, the world of e-book readers isn’t slowing down, and with the Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, and even the Apple iPad (somewhat) vying …
Apple moving through iPad, iPhone 4 waiting lists? Could sell 1,000,000 devices
One of our Apple sources has been communicating some internal Apple information to us, and from what we’ve been told, this weekend could be big. …
AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in Q2, 27% growth in wireless data revenue
Here is a fairly astonishing statistic: AT&T activated 3.2 million iPhones in Q2 alone, and 27% of those were new account activations — 860,000 new …
Nokia posts mediocre Q2, 1% bump in net sales
Global leader in mobile Nokia, posted their Q2 2010 numbers this morning, and to be honest, they are just okay. The Finnish company posted net …
InNova Patent Licensing LLC files infringement lawsuit against thirty-six companies over email spam patent
Texas-based InNova Patent Licensing LLC has filed a broad lawsuit against thirty-six defendants accusing them of infringement upon an email spam patent that was granted to InNova …
enTourage partners with Cengage Learning, O'Reilly, and the University of Chicago Press
enTourage announced three major deals with publishers that will bring thousands of new book titles to its dual-screen eDGe ereader. Targeting the higher education market, …
Facebook hits 500 million user milestone
Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that the social network has 500 million active users, a figure that puts MySpace, Ning, LinkedIn, and even Twitter to shame. …
Bing to be the one and only search engine for Windows Phone 7
We knew that Bing was the default search engine for Windows Phone 7 handsets, but earlier information about the mobile OS suggested that carriers and …
Verizon Wireless DROID X plagued by Wi-Fi connectivity issues?
Chatter on the forums suggests that the latest update hitting the DROID X has not fixed the WiFi connectivity problem many users were reporting. Affected …
AT&T had 1.44% dropped call rate for May of 2010
Responding to an online poll conducted by website Tech-Ex, AT&T gave the world some indication of what their dropped-call rate actually is. Tech-Ex conducted a …
Popular Shipped ROMS website now in suspended animation
After compiling and posting ROMs for hundreds of smartphones — from HTC, RIM, Motorola, and more — Conflipper is throwing in the towel and no …
RIM teases, shows BlackBerry 6's media capabilities
Yesterday, RIM teased the BlackBerry-loving masses with seven new screen shots of BlackBerry 6 in several multimedia-like poses. The music player, picture viewer, camera, social capabilities, and new …
iPhone 4 hitting Telus July 30th
Oh hai Canadian frandz! Cellular carrier Telus, from the Great White North, has announced that they will be carrying the iPhone 4 beginning on July 30th. A …
Samsung Intensity II coming to Verizon Wireless soon
One of our friends over at Best Buy was kind enough to send us in a few shots of the new Samsung Intensity II, due …
Nuance Dragon Search and Dragon Dictation to hit the UK soon
Burlington, Mass-based company, Nuance, is bringing its duo of popular speech recognition software to customers in the UK. Nuance’s popular Dragon Search and Dragon Dictation …
Rural Cellular Association to the FCC: Follow NTT DoCoMo and unlock US handsets
Long the champion for Rural wireless carriers, the Rural Cellular Association has again championed the cause of unlocking handsets by pointing to the recent “We’re …
HP webOS tablet to be called the Palmpad, ship with a digital pen?
According to a USPTO document, HP has recently submitted a trademark application for the term “Palmpad”, a moniker that would be fitting for its first …
Verizon Wireless rolling out an update to the LG Ally
Have an LG Ally? Just love those soft updates? Well, Verizon Wireless is rolling out an update for the LG Ally starting this weekend. The …
GPS Fix: webOS app that improves PalmPre Plus GPS performance
Anyone who owns a Palm Pre Plus on Verizon Wireless is painfully aware of the poor GPS performance. It especially hits you when trying to …
Google redesigns image search page, ditches the text
Today, Google announced enhancements to their Google Images search page that aim to be: more image-oriented, accurate, and efficient. The new look brings with it the following …
Apple sends out iPhone 4 satisfaction survey
Apple recently sent out an iPhone 4 satisfaction survey to a select group of customers, and we have it in its entirety. Questions like, “What …
Microsoft Kinect $150, Xbox 360 4GB $199
A Microsoft press release has just made official what many of us already knew: the Kinect sensor will retail for $149.99. However, our friends in …
Why you type two words into reCAPTCHA.
If you’ve signed up for any sort of online service there is a high likelihood you’re very familiar with CAPTCHA. CAPTCHAs are “used by many …
Nokia looking for new CEO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mobile giant Nokia is on the hunt for a new CEO. The WSJ claims the motivating factor is …
Samsung working on "unbreakable" AMOLED displays
What’s going to be harder to get than a Samsung Super AMOLED display? An unbreakable Samsung AMOLED display of course! OLED-Display.net is reporting that within …
