Motorola and Google plan to fight against the rise of phablets
Manufacturers have continued to blur the line between smartphones and tablets with screen sizes on smartphones reaching as high as 6.3-inches. Sales of phablets have …
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Microsoft exec says no plans to launch Surface phone
Microsoft has long been rumored to be building a flagship Surface smartphone for its Windows Phone operating system. In fact, we know there’s a Surface …
Samsung admits fault, faces fine in false advertising investigation
Samsung has been known to go on the offensive with its marketing and advertising, but a new accusation alleges that Samsung might have gone too …
BlackBerry reportedly getting into the phablet game with 5-inch ‘Z10-like’ smartphone
BlackBerry fans who love big displays should be very happy with the latest research note from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek. Per Barron’s, Misek believes that …
WhatsApp now bigger than Twitter, but lead over rivals no longer seems so vast [updated]
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has been talking at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference and he revealed some numbers about the company’s performance. The figures …
Google chairman says Facebook Home is ‘what open source is all about’
Android users may not like Facebook Home very much, but Google chairman Eric Schmidt sounds like an enthusiastic supporter. During AllThingsD’s D: Dive Into Mobile …
iPhone 5S said to feature new 12-megapixel camera with improved low-light shooting
Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5S” will reportedly feature an upgraded 12-megapixel camera with improved image capture capabilities in low light. The report comes from Tinhte.vn, which …
Andy Rubin admits Android was originally intended for cameras, not smartphones
The Android operating system millions of people rely on each and every day to power their smartphones and tablets almost never was. Andy Rubin, the …
Google’s Schmidt teases Motorola’s upcoming phones as daily Android activations reach 1.5 million
Google chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday teased Android fans by saying that Motorola is working on a “phenomenal” set of new devices that he’s describing …
Purported next-gen iPad case pictured, again pointing to major redesign
A purported case designed to fit Apple’s fifth-generation iPad has been pictured, suggesting once again that a major redesign will be introduced when Apple takes …
AT&T opens Galaxy S4 preorders, confirms April 30th ship date
It looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S4, one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of year, finally has a ship date on the nation’s leading smartphone …
Google Glass specs unveiled: 16GB of storage, 5-megapixel camera, all day battery life
The initial release of Google Glass is just around the corner. The company has confirmed that the Explorer Edition models are coming off the production …
Windows 8.1 rumored to include option to boot straight to desktop
Windows 8’s luddite-scaring Start Screen has managed to frighten enough people that Microsoft may be backing away from making the new view central to the …
Doubt cast on report that Facebook working to bring Home to iPhone
Surprise, surprise: Apple may not be eager to let Facebook undercut all the work it’s done over the years to create a tightly controlled user …
Android malware infections found to have tripled in 2012
Anyone developing malicious software for mobile devices has set his or her sights almost exclusively on Android at this point. Mobile security vendor NQ has …
MetroPCS board unanimously approves new T-Mobile merger terms
The merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS is very close to getting official now that Deutsche Telekom’s revised offer has led some major shareholders to drop …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 specs leak ahead of rumored summer launch
Details surrounding Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Tab tablets may have just leaked, suggesting the company is planning a modest specification bump for its upcoming Galaxy Tab …
Facebook Home gets slew of 1-star reviews on Google Play
If early reviews are any indication, Google doesn’t have to worry too much about Facebook Home winning the hearts and minds of Android users. Facebook …
Anonymous hackers bring down North Korean websites for a second time
Hackers associated with the group Anonymous earlier this month demanded that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un step down from power and adopt democracy. The …
PC margins expected to sink further as vendors engage in race to the bottom
You know the PC industry is in trouble when bearish analysts are criticizing themselves for not being pessimistic enough. StreetInsider points us to new research …
HTC One may arrive at T-Mobile stores on April 24th [updated]
T-Mobile previously revealed that it plans to offer HTC’s latest flagship smartphone later this year, however it is the only U.S. carrier that has yet …
Firefox OS smartphones to debut in June in emerging markets
Speaking at AllThingsD’s Dive Into Mobile conference on Monday, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs announced that the first Firefox OS smartphones will launch around June, Business …
Verizon confirms 12-month smartphone payment plans beginning April 21st
Following Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam’s comment that his company would happily follow in T-Mobile’s footsteps and offer contract-free smartphones with payments spread out over time, …
Spring iPhone sales could be further ‘depressed’ by later-than-usual iPad launch
With Apple increasingly unlikely to release a new version of its iPad until the fall, at least one analyst is worried that it will spell …
Verizon reportedly offering $1.5 billion to lease Clearwire’s spectrum
Clearwire disclosed in a securities filing on Friday that it had received an offer from an unnamed company for use of its spectrum. According to The Wall …
Sony-backed ISP shames Google Fiber, launches 2Gbps service in Japan
A Sony-backed ISP has announced that it now offers the world’s fastest home broadband service. So-net Entertainment on Monday began offering its “Nuro” fiber-based service …
HTC One seen as HTC’s savior, revenue expected to increase 50% in Q2
HTC may have turned a corner with its latest flagship smartphone and its worst days could be behind it. Alvin Kwock of J.P. Morgan Securities …
Samsung Galaxy Note III may ditch plastic for better build
One of the most common criticisms of Samsung’s hugely popular Galaxy line of devices is that they use plastic cases that are less durable and …
Trouble brewing for Apple: Survey says half of iPhone users in China ‘want to own’ Galaxy S4
Reports suggest Apple will finally make some serious headway in the hugely important China smartphone market this year when China Mobile, the nation’s largest carrier, …
Verizon backs up BlackBerry, says Z10 returns aren’t high at all
BlackBerry executives were furious last week when they accused Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston of making “materially false and misleading” claims about returns of the BlackBerry …
