Verizon Wireless releasing OS 4.7.1.42 for BlackBerry Tour soon?
File this one under the rumor category for now (oh check that, we did), but we’ve been told that the next OS release for Verizon’s …
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Layar augmented reality browser now a reality on Android; coming soon to iPhone
Ok, seriously… Layar kicks ass. Big time. Sure you look ridiculous swinging your phone around to see which new icons jump onto the screen, but …
Sony's PS3 Slim gets official
Sony just took the wraps off its new PS3 Slim at Gamescom in Cologne and apart from the fact that it looks more like a …
BlackBerry App World hits the Web
The good news: BlackBerry fans can finally get their App World fix on their computers. The bittersweet news: App World’s desktop experience is way better …
Rogers' new HUP policy doesn't discriminate, screws everyone
A lot of people were understandably upset when Rogers increased its smartphone HUP policy from every 12 months to every 24 months citing high costs, …
Sprint 4G "Blazes" into Las Vegas, Portland and Atlanta
As the line between Clearwire and Sprint’s 4G services continues to get more confusing with each passing day, we can at least take solace in …
T-Mobile G1 on a starch and sugar-free diet?
This is pretty interesting even if it doesn’t apply to you (you’re not a T-Mobile G1 owner): apparently since the T-Mobile’s G1 internal flash memory …
Handful of unreleased Nokia handsets pictured, N97 mini included
It looks like Nokia has a few tricks up its sleeve in the near future as a blurry photo reveals a number of unreleased and …
HTC Mega and HTC Click to launch in late Q3/early Q4?
Not that either handset will launch with the code names by which we now know them, we hope, but DigiTimes is reporting a Q4 launch …
i.TV 2.0 for iPhone coming soon to an App Store near you
i.TV, as we’re sure most iPhone owners out there are well aware, is the premier app for all things TV and Movie-related. Think if it …
Dell's Mini 3i now official in China
Damn are our ninjas good. Dell’s Android-based China Mobile-bound Mini 3i, a smartphone that we first caught a glimpse of in mid-June, is now official. …
Sense UI definitely coming to the Magic, myTouch 3G users S.O.L.
Good news: HTC’s Sense UI will indeed be made available to owners of the HTC Magic come October. Bad news: Owners of the T-Mobile myTouch …
Facebook 3.0 submitted to the App Store
It’s time to whip out your rosary/tallit/tasbih/whatever and start praying like you’ve never prayed before. That’s right folks, Facebook 3.0 has just been submitted to …
Five million iPhones headed to China? Not so fast…
The report from earlier this week that China Unicom purchased five million handsets from Cupertino may be false. China Unicom spokesperson Yi Difei is quoted …
BlackBerry Bold 9700 shows up in Bell's inventory
It’s Saturday and we’re in the midst of a company picnic that involves copious amounts of alcohol and plenty of good old fashioned debauchery, but …
More images and a video of the new iPod touch emerge?
Did the 3rd generation iPod touch rumors take a turn to being credible? The Covino and Rich show blog posted what it claims to be …
BlackBerry Bold coming soon in white?
At least it’s not pink… We received an email from a professor at York University (in Canada) where we’re told TELUS and now WIND utilize …
3,563,849th image of Apple's tablet surfaces
Behold! The latest “no seriously, this is the real thing!” image of Apple’s forthcoming, maybe real, definitely imminent, 100 percent fabricated, probably not, kind of …
Palm Pre with US 3G gets certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance
Ever since it was first announced at CES, people have been clamoring for a GSM version of the Palm Pre. About a month back we …
Samsung Galaxy i7500 to hit O2 stores next week?
If a report from the hit or miss Register Hardware blog pan out, Samsung’s highly anticipated freshman Android offering could make its debut as soon …
Samsung releases list of countries slated for August launch of the Omnia II; US not included
This morning, Samsung announced the list of countries that are slated to get the Omnia II in August. Missing from the list is the United …
All 12 megapixels of Sony Ericsson's Satio get poked and prodded by the FCC
Mmmmmmm, Satio. If Symbian is your thing, it pretty much doesn’t get any better than this forthcoming beast from Sony Ericsson. Hell, even if Symbian …
Want a Sony Ericsson W518a? Don't want to pay for it? Giveaway time
What’s better than scoring a shiny new phone? Scoring a shiny new phone for free, of course… AT&T is hitting Facebook hot and heavy these …
New renders of the HTC Leo turn up
Ah the HTC Leo. It seems to have pretty much everything going for it: a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual-LED flash, Wi-Fi, …
Qik lands on the iPhone without the ability to… Qik
Everyone knows we here at BGR have a long-standing love affair with mobile video streaming service Qik so it’s with great sadness we report that …
Verizon kicks off new and improved BlackBerry BOGO promo
Guess what Verizon fans — it’s almost back to school time and you know what that means… BOGO. Yep, Verizon’s ever-successful ‘Buy one BlackBerry, get …
China Unicom means business, buys 5 million iPhones from Apple
After what can only be described as a long and grueling courting period, Apple and China Unicom finally managed to strike a deal recently. For …
Pantech Escapade world phone headed to Verizon; launching August 21st
It might not have a spot for microSD cards or even an EV-DO radio, but Pantech’s Verizon-bound Escapade is a special phone nonetheless. You see, …
Dell's smartphone pictured again, spec'd, other Android details
One of our trusty ninjas just blessed us with the following information: first up, real pictures of Dell’s Chinese market smartphone code-named Benzine. Just as …
Microsoft Zune HD now available for pre-order
As if anyone had doubts surrounding the legitimacy of yesterday’s Zune HD leak, today Microsoft confirmed availability for September 15th and let it be known …
