The Galaxy S III is a huge hit, but usage in the U.S. still lags way behind iPhone
While the Galaxy S III is helping Samsung (005930) grow its presence on the mobile web, the company is still well behind Apple (AAPL) when …
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Android surges in Q2, accounts for more than two-thirds of all smartphones shipped
Android expanded its dominance of the global smartphone market last quarter and accounted for 68% of all smartphones shipped in Q2 2012, according to IDC. …
Apple could screw over iPhone repair shops with crazy new screw design
People who think Apple (AAPL) products are difficult to repair now haven’t seen anything yet. A Reddit user named “thrownawayyesok” has posted a picture of …
Court makes spying on Americans legal with new warrantless wiretap ruling
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of President George W. Bush’s controversial Terrorist Surveillance Program, which allows the government to spy on …
Samsung might have just outed the Galaxy Note II ahead of its official debut
This image above is one that we’ve seen for quite some time now. We first saw it emerge earlier this year alongside early Galaxy S …
HP braces for record $9 billion quarterly loss
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced on Wednesday that it will report its biggest-ever quarterly loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Amid a number of organizational …
iPhone 5 will be just 7.6mm thin – thinner than the Galaxy S III and even HTC’s One S
Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone, a mock-up of which is pictured above, will reportedly be one of the thinnest smartphones in the world when it launches …
Budget operators keep shocking Wall Street
It was another quarter of shocks and surprises for small budget wireless operators offering cheap mobile plans. AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) chugged along …
HTC’s new 1.7GHz quad-core One X+ smartphone detailed in new leak
HTC (2498) isn’t letting the recent struggles of its One series keep it down, as the company is reportedly prepping a sequel to the HTC …
132-page internal document shows how Samsung set out to copy the iPhone pixel by pixel
An internal memo from February 2010 emerged in the Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial on Monday that was fairly damaging to Samsung’s case. In …
BlackBerry 10 predicted to flop, could result in Samsung acquiring RIM
Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek thinks BlackBerry 10 will be a significant improvement over previous versions of the operating system, but that it’s not good …
Verizon has five secret data plans you can only get if you know about them
Verizon Wireless (VZ) killed its previous data plan offerings in late June and replaced them with a series of “Share Everything” plans, which give smartphone …
iPad just barely beats out Kindle Fire in customer satisfaction survey
It’s official: people really do like their tablets. The latest survey of around 6,000 tablet users from comScore found that tablet users on the whole …
Sprint to launch HD Voice by the end of the year
Sprint (S) is planning to launch its HD Voice service for the HTC EVO 4G LTE by the end of the year, according to PhoneScoop. The …
Facebook gambles on real-money gambling apps to increase revenue
Desperate to impress Wall Street, Facebook (FB) now allows users 18 and older in the United Kingdom to play games for real money, TechCrunch reported …
Google’s self-driving cars have logged more than 300,000 accident-free miles
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday announced another milestone for its driverless car program. The Internet giant revealed that its self-driving cars have now logged more than …
Analyst projects iPhone 5 sales could reach 250 million units
If each new generation of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sells roughly the same number of devices as all the previous generations combined, then what does that …
AT&T workers go on strike in three states [updated]
AT&T (T) on Tuesday said that workers in California, Nevada and Connecticut have all started strike actions to protest lack of progress in contract talks, …
Judge orders Google, Oracle to disclose if either company paid off bloggers
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Tuesday issued a brief order demanding Google (GOOG) and Oracle (ORCL) disclose whether …
Voice calling plans might finally be dying: Samsung Galaxy S III gets Voice over LTE in Korea
The days of smartphone users having to pay for buckets of voice minutes each month may be approaching an end. The South Korea IT Times reports …
Kim Dotcom alleges police punched and kicked him during Megaupload raid
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom testified in a New Zealand court on Tuesday that police had punched him in the face and kicked him while he …
Acer CEO issues mafia-style warning to Microsoft over Surface tablet
Steve Ballmer had better watch out: it sounds like some of Microsoft’s (MSFT) OEM partners want to put a horse head in his bed over …
Sprint CEO has no regrets about making $15 billion bet on iPhone
Sure, no CEO wants to commit more than $15 billion to one manufacturer. But as Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse says, his company didn’t have …
More than $1 billion shed from HTC’s market cap in two days
HTC’s (2498) struggles did not relent in the second quarter as the company’s profit tumbled 58% compared to the same quarter last year. To make …
Samsung accused of child labor abuse at Chinese factory
Samsung (005930) has once again been accused of copying Apple (AAPL), however this time the South Korean manufacturer didn’t knock off the company’s designs. Activist …
Developer ports Android app to BlackBerry PlayBook, sees 25 times more downloads
Getting exposure in Apple’s (AAPL) iOS App Store and Google’s (GOOG) Google Play market can be daunting at best. Developers must compete for exposure with …
Microsoft already at work on Surface tablet sequel
The first Surface tablet isn’t due to be released until October 26th, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft (MSFT) from looking ahead to the next version …
Apple’s iOS software offers a look at the next iPhone’s screen
While Apple (AAPL) is known to prototype and test tens or even hundreds of different designs, materials, and configurations, a recent find in the company’s …
Apple pulls Genius ads from the Olympics, claims criticism had nothing to do with it
Apple’s (AAPL) much debated “Genius” advertisements have been pulled from the Olympics. A spokesperson for TBWA/Media/Arts Lab, the ad agency that represents Apple, confirmed to …
iPhone 5 rumors send smartphone owners scrambling to sell phones
Smartphone owners are scrambling to sell off their old handsets as the release of Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone draws near. Apple will unveil the “iPhone …
