T-Mobile and Nokia holding special event on December 14th, Windows Phone possible
T-Mobile and Nokia announced a special press event that will be held on December 14th at 7:00 p.m. The event could result in the first …
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BlackBerry Milan may be RIM’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 QWERTY slider
As we suspected, Research In Motion might not be ditching the QWERTY keyboard after all. CrackBerry leaked a photo of what may be one of RIM’s …
TV-enabled iMac could launch before Apple’s Siri HDTV, analyst says
Apple may launch an iMac with integrated “TV capability” before it launches its own full-blown HDTV, Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair said Wednesday. Blair said …
Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus may be delayed
We’ve just received word from a third-party Verizon Wireless retail partner that Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been delayed and will not launch on December …
As Adobe Flash fades from mobile phones, HTML5 adoption already exploding
Adobe announced last month that it was finally putting an end to its efforts with Flash Player for mobile devices, deciding to instead focus on …
RIM’s PlayBook jailbreak fix already jailbroken
Research In Motion, for the first time ever, suffered an exploit in which root access was gained on one of their devices, the PlayBook. While RIM …
Apple Store Grand Central opens its doors Friday, December 9th
Apple officially announced Wednesday that it will open its brand new Apple Store in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, …
Verizon CEO says shared data plans could land next year; significant Isis roll-out by end of 2012
Speaking during a recent UBS conference in New York City, Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said that Verizon Wireless may rollout shared data plans next …
AT&T expects record smartphone sales in Q4; LTE hits New York this month
AT&T on Wednesday announced that it expects to sell a record number of smartphones in the fourth quarter. Speaking at the UBS Media & Communications Conference …
Flipboard for iPhone now available
Flipboard, the popular magazine-style news application originally made available for the iPad is now available for iPhone as well. Flipboard allows users to flip through …
RIM’s BBX OS rebranded as BlackBerry 10 following trademark suit
Research In Motion has changed the name of its next-generation operating system to BlackBerry 10 following a trademark dispute over the BBX name. BBX was …
Microsoft to take on Apple App Store with Windows 8 Windows Store; launches in February
Microsoft recently revealed a number of details on its Windows 8 Windows Store, an application storefront that will launch in February in tandem with Windows …
HTC revenue dips 30% in November on slowed smartphone sales
After setting expectations in late November, HTC reported a significant dip in revenue on Tuesday as competition from the likes of Apple and Samsung continues …
GTA III landing on select Android, iOS devices December 15th for $5
Rockstar Games announced on Tuesday that Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition will land on select Android and iOS devices on December 15th …
Sprint 4G LTE devices to launch during second half of 2012
Sprint’s chief financial officer Joe Euteneuer confirmed during the recent UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York that Sprint is on schedule to release …
MetroPCS CFO says AT&T’s planned T-Mobile buy is likely to fail
MetroPCS chief financial officer J. Braxton Carter recently said AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is likely to fail. Carter’s comments were made …
Google confirms that Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus will not support Google Wallet; Verizon responds
A Google representative recently confirmed that Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not ship with support for Google Wallet. “Verizon asked us not to include this …
Verizon DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and DROID XYBOARD 8.2 tablets to launch this month
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday officially announced the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and the XYBOARD 8.2, otherwise known as the Motorola XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media …
AT&T ranks worst in Consumer Reports carrier satisfaction survey for second straight year
AT&T has again received the lowest rating in Consumer Reports’ annual wireless carrier customer satisfaction survey. Verizon Wireless won the top spot and its customers were …
Deep discounts bolster BlackBerry PlayBook sales, study finds
Research In Motion announced last week that it will take a $485 million charge in the third fiscal quarter due to poor sales of its …
Android Market surpasses 10 billion app downloads; Google kicks off $0.10 app sale
Google officially announced on Tuesday that there have now been more than 10 billion apps downloaded from the Android Market. As of July there had …
Kindle Fire offers ‘disappointingly poor’ user experience, UI expert says
User interface expert Dr. Jakob Nielsen, who describes himself as an author, researcher and consultant on user interfaces, recently studied the user experience of the Kindle Fire …
Nest learning thermostat hands-on and installation
When a product emerges that is created by a team of ex-Apple employees — including one responsible in part for leading the hardware teams behind the iPod and …
Verizon set to launch Galaxy Nexus on December 9th according to leak
Verizon Wireless will finally launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on December 9th according to a new report from Engadget. A leaked internal screenshot suggests that …
iPhone 4S best-selling phone at three top U.S. carriers in November, Samsung sales strong
Apple’s iPhone 4S was the best-selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint in November according to a report released Monday night by Canaccord Genuity. …
How to find out if Carrier IQ is installed on your phone in one tap
Carrier IQ, the vendor and carrier-installed rootkit software pulled into the spotlight last month by security researcher Trevor Eckhart, has caused quite a stir. Carriers …
European Commission to investigate Apple, eBook publishers in antitrust probe
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether or not major eBook publishers, possibly “with the help of Apple,” …
Top-3 connected devices in U.S. made by Apple, tablet market continues to balloon in Q3
As connected devices continue to proliferate in the United States and around the world, a new study suggests Apple’s iOS products are the three most …
Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba will be major ARM-based Windows 8 partners
Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 8, will be the first Windows desktop OS capable of running on both x86 and ARM-based processors. However, a report …
$6 billion in ‘Cyber Week’ sales sets new record
Online spending during the week ending on December 2nd totalled nearly $6 billion according to comScore, setting a new single-week record. The market research firm …
