China leads U.S. in iOS, Android activations, study shows
Mobile analytics firm Flurry on Wednesday announced that sometime in February, activations for iOS and Android devices in China overtook the United States for the …
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Toshiba unveils its 13.3-inch Android tablet with integrated TV tuner [video]
Toshiba is in Germany this week at the company’s Toshiba World 2012 event, where it is showing off some of its latest smartphones and tablets. …
Instagram and Hipstamatic to announce photo-sharing partnership
Instagram, the increasingly popular photo-sharing platform for Apple’s iPhone, has always allowed users to export photos taken within the app to other social networks. The …
Rockstar Games and OnLive release ‘L.A. Noire’ for Android tablets
OnLive on Monday announced that it has added a redesigned version of Rockstar Games’s award-winning “L.A. Noire” to its cloud-based video game streaming service. The …
Twitter turns six; 140 million active users, 340 million tweets per day
Exactly six years ago Wednesday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey published the first post on his new service Twttr. “Just setting up my twttr,” Dorsey wrote in …
Google may share Google Wallet revenue with carriers to spur adoption
Google’s mobile payment service has gotten a fair amount of attention from the media, but user and partner adoption has been slow since the service …
Zynga buys ‘Draw Something’ creator OMGPOP
Zynga on Wednesday announced that it has acquired app developer OMGPOP for $180 million, plus another $30 million in employee-retention payments, AllThingsD reported. The company …
MIT scientists create ultra-fast camera that can see around corners [video]
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an ultra-fast camera that can see around corners, Digital Trends reported on Wednesday. Once work on …
Microsoft says Windows Phone will beat the iPhone in China
Microsoft believes its Windows Phone operating system will help the software giant push past Apple in China’s smartphone market, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Passing Apple …
Samsung exec says Galaxy S III may launch in April
Despite an earlier leak that made a May announcement seem increasingly likely, Samsung is apparently still considering an April launch for its highly anticipated Galaxy …
Microsoft reportedly prohibiting workers from buying Apple products with company funds
Microsoft’s Sales, Marketing, Services, IT, & Operations Group (SMSG) may be enforcing a new policy to prevent employees from using corporate funds to buy Apple …
Sprint CEO defends company’s decision to bet it all on Apple’s iPhone
Sprint chief executive Dan Hesse is being watched closely by the company’s board of directors, but the CEO has to answer to investors and subscribers …
HP confirms reorganization, PC and printer groups to merge
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports of a major reorganization within the company. The firm plans to merge its Personal Systems Group, responsible for PCs, …
Is this the Samsung Galaxy S III?
Samsung’s highly anticipated next-generation flagship smartphone has reportedly been pictured. Dutch mobile blog GSM Helpdesk on Wednesday published what it claims to be an official press …
Microsoft brings Windows Phone to China with HTC Eternity
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its mobile operating system Windows Phone is now officially available in China. The company confirmed the launch on its Windows …
Sierra Wireless Tri-Network hotspot to launch May 18th on Sprint
Sprint’s first 4G LTE device will be the Sierra Wireless Tri-Network mobile hotspot, SprintFeed reported on Tuesday. The device was originally announced at this year’s …
Apple could sell 12 million new iPads this quarter, analyst says
Apple announced on Monday that the company had sold a record 3 million new iPads since Friday’s launch. With Apple’s new tablet set to become …
Android apps with ads found to pose privacy and security risks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that mobile applications that integrate advertisements pose privacy and a security risks. The team conducted a study …
Blizzard ‘looking into’ bringing World of Warcraft to iOS
The world’s most subscribed-to MMORPG may be coming soon to a mobile device near you. World of Warcraft’s senior producer John Lagrave sat down with …
Online iPad availability improves, new orders ship in 1-2 weeks
When Apple’s new iPad failed to sell out at retail stores in and around New York City, we wondered if launch day turn-out was lower …
Sprint rumored to be prepping an LTE-equipped Windows Phone for fall launch
Sprint is currently in the process of building out its 4G LTE network, which is slated to launch in the second quarter of 2012. Citing anonymous …
Apple loses bid to obtain Motorola and Google data
A U.S. judge earlier this month ordered Google and Motorola Mobility to turn over information about the development of the Android operating system and Google’s pending …
Verizon adding remote diagnostics tool to devices; no Carrier IQ-like spying features included
It has been just over three months since the Carrier IQ “spygate” epidemic engulfed the mobile world. As smartphones and tablets become more powerful, consumers …
App developers continue to choose iOS, Android and BlackBerry fall behind
Appcelerator, in conjunction with market research firm IDC, on Tuesday announced the results of a recent joint survey of 2,173 app developers from around the …
HTC and Sprint to hold joint event on April 4th, One X could be announced
Sprint and HTC delivered invitations to the media on Tuesday evening for a joint event that will be held on April 4th in New York …
Beats Audio to acquire MOG streaming music service
Beats Audio, the company behind the popular Beats by Dr. Dre line of over-ear and in-hear headphones, is reportedly planning to acquire subscription music service …
New iPad already accounts for more than 5% of U.S. iPad traffic
Apple announced on Monday that it sold more than 3 million iPads globally in under four days, making the new tablet Apple’s second-fastest selling mobile …
Consumer Reports says new iPad hits 116 degrees while running games
Following a number of reports suggesting Apple’s new iPad may have issues with overheating, non-profit buying guide Consumer Reports conducted a new round of tests …
Don’t drop your iPad [video]
BGR reviewed Apple’s third-generation iPad earlier this week, and we said the new model was better than the iPad 2 in almost every way. As …
HP to reportedly combine PC and printer divisions
Hewlett-Packard will reportedly soon undergo a reorganization that will see its Personal Systems Group merged with its Imaging and Printing Group. AllThingsD cites multiple unnamed …
