Sony Ericsson announces the 8 megapixel W995 and the 12 megapixel Idou
Sony Ericsson had the first press conference of MWC 2009 and used that opportunity to announce the W995, previously known as the Hikaru. The W995 …
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Verizon Wireless drops Samsung Omnia to $99
It’s a buyers market for prospective smartphone owners with prices on mobile phones dropping like a stone. Last weekend, the BlackBerry Storm fell to $99 …
Nokia 5630 XpressMusic hits FCC; polar opposite of the 8 megapixel Nseries we’re waiting for
Close your eyes if you will, and imagine the awesome piece of kit that might have taken the 8 megapixel skater shot we showed you …
Is this the Sony Ericsson “Reese”?
There’s no question Sony Ericsson is under an enormous amount of pressure to release a relevant handset that appeals to the masses. If the alleged …
Verizon’s Versa headed to market on March 1?
If you’re a Verizon customer who is looking to get a new touchscreen device without breaking the bank, you might want to mark down March …
Bridge loan could save Sirius XM from Ergen’s grasp
This past week we gave you a brief glimpse into the nightmare that Sirius XM’s business has become and since then things have basically been …
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic pre-order goes live, Valentine’s Day discount available
Just a few short days after we learned the release details for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic here in the US, Nokia dropped a little Valentine’s …
Microsoft plows ahead with plans for retail store presence
Despite the contrary wisdom of the current economic crisis, Microsoft appears to be moving ahead with plans to open a series of retail stores. The …
Sony VAIO P gets hacked to support HSDPA
As you may recall, the Sony VAIO P is packaged with the Gobi chipset that is capable of both HSDPA and EV-DO. Unfortunately, Sony has …
With the economy in shambles, video game sales continue to soar in January
In this day and age it is extremely rare to see a tech company thrive, let alone an entire industry. People still manage to dig …
Google adds mobile editing capabilities to spreadsheets
Our initial thoughts back when Google first introduced Google Docs for mobiles was, “cool, but where’s the edit button?” It stood to reason that Google …
Sprint makes OTA firmware update available for the Samsung Instinct
According to Sprint, the Samsung Instinct is one of the carrier’s most popular handsets ever – having broken a variety of sales records shortly after …
Nokia to finally annouce its first 8 megapixel handset at MWC?
Sheesh – handset manufacturers really can’t get away with anything these days. The image above was originally posted on Nokia’s Nseries site as an example …
BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8210 coming to AT&T soon?
We know the BlackBerry 8900 has been slated as an AT&T device forever. Heck, Giz’s unit was AT&T branded, and then there’s also the mysterious …
Google Chrome for Mac gets pictured
Mac users have long felt shafted when it comes to Google’s increasingly popular web browser. Sure, Google made it known that Chrome would be arriving …
Helio Ocean 2: The Wait is Over
At long last, the Helio Ocean 2 is now available online. Many will just chuckle and give this bubbly handset a pass (especially for those …
T-Mobile targets NBA; All-Star promotions, Playoffs sweepstakes and new ads
Last time we scooped a T-Mobile promotion it was so well received that we just had to go and do it again. While the prizes …
Images of a purported new iPhone casing emerge
It goes without saying that this is nothing more than a rumor, but alleged images of the next generation iPhone casing have surfaced from China. …
Two more Acer handsets get pictured; doubt continues to build
Rumors of Acer’s mobile comeback were greatly exaggerated – or so it would seem from the company’s forthcoming MWC announcements thus far. First it was …
Samsung officially delays first Android phone until the 2nd half of the year
Hold the presses and pull out the kleenex, folks — this one is a definite tear jerker. Samsung has stepped up and made a statement …
BlackBerry Messenger down on AT&T? World panics
Hey, AT&T BlackBerry users! How’s your BlackBerry Messenger working? Not delivering? Not getting messages on BBM but still getting emails? Yep, us too! Anyone else …
TeleNav GPS Navigator coming to T-Mobile G1 on February 24th
T-Mobile G1 owners had long wondered who would be the first to offer true navigation services for Android handsets and today we have our answer. …
Fat Joe and Akon interview
If you’re one of the lucky ones that I’ve let follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that yesterday the BGR team hit Fat Joe and …
Skyfire updated to 0.9; even more PC-like web goodness
In the age of streaming everything, mobile browsers are definitely not having an easy time keeping up. At best, streaming a video to an OEM …
Garmin-ASUS announce the nuvifone M20
It wasn’t long ago when both Garmin and ASUS announced that they were teaming up to bring the nuvifone G60 to market and promised to …
Verizon Wireless to offer new “Friends & Family” feature
Alltel customers coming over to Verizon Wireless can breath a sigh of relief as it appears Big Red will be adding a new My Circle-like …
Samsung looks to make wireless phones more… wireless
Somewhere over the rainbow in a land far away, wireless phones will actually be wireless. We’re not just talking about cellular voice and data here …
Bye, Bye Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Curve 8330 [Updated]
It appears as if Verizon Wireless’ BOGO sale was quite effective as far as clearing out dusty old BlackBerry Curve inventory is concerned. As of …
Nokia to combat downturn with production cuts, temporary layoffs
As MWC draws closer mobile fans around the world wait in anticipation as mobile companies prepare some of their biggest announcements of the year. Leading …
Modu to showcase production modular phone at MWC ’09
Modu had a pendulum-like year in 2008, showcasing with much fanfare a prototype of its modular phone at MWC 2008 only to reportedly lay off …
