Fairfax offer may spark bidding war for BlackBerry patents
We may see a lot of action surrounding BlackBerry over the next 60 days while Fairfax Financial conducts its due diligence and while BlackBerry seeks …
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LG hopes to sell 10 million G2 smartphones globally
The LG G2 has been on sale for over a week now in the U.S. In BGR’s review, we noted that despite a gorgeous display …
Entry-level Galaxy Note 3 model might be coming soon
It’s been less than a month since Samsung announced its new lineup of devices for the fall, but there is still no sign of the …
HTC could face sales ban following loss to Nokia in patent case
This is a bit of bad news HTC could certainly have lived without. As troubles continue to mount for the struggling Taiwan-based smartphone vendor, it …
Survey: The cord cutters’ club keeps growing
As alternatives to cable television have become ubiquitous over the past several years, cable subscribers have begun to question whether the monthly fee is worth …
Are privacy concerns killing the mobile location-based services market?
The latest Pew report on mobile behavior offered one fascinating contrast. Video calling on mobile phones is finally going mainstream, with usage increasing from 7% of cell …
Verizon CEO: Unlimited data plans are a dead end, despite Sprint and T-Mobile
Do you regret giving up your unlimited data plan when you first made the jump to capped 4G LTE services? Well too bad, says Verizon …
BlackBerry’s decline illustrated in a single chart
A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a chart can be even more valuable. As a new chapter in the book of BlackBerry …
Would weak iPhone 5c sales even be a problem?
Very soon after Apple had triumphantly announced it sold 9 million new iPhones through the first weekend of availability, speculation started percolating about whether the sell-through …
What Microsoft can learn from BlackBerry’s big mistake: People like ‘toys’ after all
“Tools, not toys! Tools, not toys!” Does this refrain sound familiar? It’s the same tune that BlackBerry executives whistled in the dark as they insisted …
iPhone 5s camera put to the test in massive 5s review for photographers
As we continue to work on our review of Apple’s new flagship iPhone 5s, a few reviews published by other sites have caught our attention. …
New app pays you to take photos with your Android phone
Foap, the royalty free stock photo market, has had an app available on iOS devices for a while, but on Wednesday, September 18th, the app …
iPhone 5c review: The other high-end iPhone
Apple took the wind out of a lot of sails when it unveiled the iPhone 5c earlier this month. It’s not that the device itself was …
This is the No.1 reason why Apple is replacing the iPhone 5 with the 5c
When it launched the iPhone 5c this year, Apple broke its long-standing tradition of keeping its most recent high-end iPhone model on the market and …
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 said to feature metal case as Apple turns to plastic for iPhone 5c
Sometimes the tech industry is just too poetic. Samsung is once again rumored to be prepping a huge change for its flagship Galaxy S5 that …
Elop’s contract reportedly gave him a big incentive to tank Nokia’s stock, sell company
Wild-eyed believers in the Grand Elop Conspiracy might feel a little less crazy this morning. Frequent BGR contributor Tero Kuittinen, writing over at Forbes, points us …
BlackBerry’s subscriber base seen plummeting from 72 million to zero in 2-3 years
Despite the recent news that BlackBerry may have finally found a buyer if the Fairfax deal doesn’t fall apart, the company’s future as a smartphone …
It looks like Fairfax or bust for BlackBerry
Although Fairfax Financial is offering to pay $4.7 billion to acquire BlackBerry and take the company private, it’s still giving the BlackBerry board of directors …
HTC reportedly likely to post first quarterly loss following HTC One mini production woes
HTC is increasingly likely to post its first-ever net loss this quarter, according to a new report from Reuters. The site spoke to several unnamed …
Samsung still trying to figure out why iPhone fans are willing to stand in line for hours
Anyone with a television is likely familiar with Samsung’s Apple-maligning commercials where recent Samsung smartphone owners make Apple fans waiting in line for the newest …
It’s about time: FAA to finally change in-flight electronics rules
It’s taken a long, long time but the Federal Aviation Administration finally looks poised to relax rules on using electronic devices during flights. The New …
Strong early Android demand for BBM is rare bit of good news for BlackBerry
Yes, 2013 has been a hellish ordeal for BlackBerry. The saga may soon be over if the $4.7 billion Fairfax deal happens, but in the …
LG reveals 5.2-inch Vu 3 phablet
LG has announced that the Vu 3, the latest in its line of phablets, will be available in Korea starting this Friday, September 27th. The …
BBM for iOS and Android launch delayed for at least a week
When it rains it pours for BlackBerry. Although there has been considerable interest in the new cross-platform version of BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry announced on Monday …
Video: iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint sensor seemingly hacked
It was only a matter of time until someone figured out how to get around the iPhone 5s fingerprint sensor, especially with a hefty bounty …
Gold rush: Champagne-colored iPhone fetches $10,000 on eBay
We finally might have found an Apple fan who is sillier than the ones who sat outside during a typhoon just so they wouldn’t lose their …
Tough times ahead for LG and Sony
Apple’s announcement of selling 9 million iPhones during the debut weekend of 5c and 5s is a bit of a nightmare for Asian vendors who …
Valve unveils SteamOS – a free, Linux-based gaming platform for the living room
Last week Valve quietly put up a teaser page for what many assumed would be the Steam Box console. Surprisingly, the page made it clear …
BlackBerry announces $4.7 billion buyout plan from Fairfax Financial
BlackBerry’s fate is coming into focus. The company announced on Monday that it has signed a letter of intent with a consortium led by Fairfax …
Sorry, Microsoft: The Surface 2 looks dead on arrival
So Microsoft unveiled its Surface 2 tablet on Monday and there were absolutely no big surprises. The device features a 10.6-inch 1080p full-HD display, a Tegra …
