Amazon profit falls 73% in Q3 despite record Kindle launch
Amazon reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, noting net sales increased 44% from the same quarter last year to $10.88 billion. That figure is on a …
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Sprint HTC EVO Design 4G hands-on
We just got our hands on an HTC EVO Design 4G review unit from Sprint — the latest member of Sprint’s EVO family of Android …
Nokia to unveil Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 Windows Phones tomorrow, report claims
Nokia will announce the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710 during its Nokia World event in London on Wednesday, WinRumors reported on Tuesday. The Lumia 800 …
BlackBerry Bold 9790 due in late November with redesigned buttons; OS 7.1 later this year
We’ve just heard from a tipster that the BlackBerry Bold 9790 — think of the BlackBerry 9900 and mash that up with the BlackBerry 9700 …
HTC may announce HTC Rezound on November 3rd in NYC, aims to Beats the Galaxy Nexus
If you’re just waiting to blast some Beats audio-laden tunes from HTC’s latest and greatest, November 3rd will probably be a good day for you. …
Tablet takeover: Pew study shows how tablets are changing consumer behavior [infographic]
Tablet adoption is exploding in the United States and a new study conducted by Pew Research Center shows that 11% of consumers in the U.S. …
Motorola to release first Android 4.0 devices six weeks after final ICS build [updated]
Motorola Mobility announced on its Twitter account Tuesday that it will release devices powered by Google’s latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system six …
Apple expected to launch 4G LTE-enabled iPhone next year, report claims
Apple is expected to launch a new version of its popular iPhone handset next year that will include an embedded 4G LTE radio. In line …
RIM to release PlayBook OS 2.0 mid-February, still struggling with multi-device BBM support
BGR reported exclusive details of RIM’s upcoming BBX-based smartphone code-named the BlackBerry Colt earlier this year, and we have since heard that there is going …
Android said to have overtaken Apple in global mobile app downloads
Applications downloaded to Android devices in the second quarter surpassed the number apps downloaded from Apple’s iOS App Store. New data from market research and …
ABI: Global LTE connections to approach 80 million in 2013
LTE networks in the United States are expanding at a remarkable pace — after less than a year, the U.S. is already the global 4G …
Millennial: Android usage doubled iOS in Q3, iPad king of tablets with 456% growth
Usage of Google’s mobile platform across the Millennial network doubled iOS in the third quarter according to new data just released by Millennial Media. After …
ViewSonic ViewPad 7e 7-inch Android tablet landing in October for $200
ViewSonic announced on Monday that its ViewPad 7e Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) tablet will be available in North America by the end of October for $199.99. …
NFC chip shipments may surpass 1.2 billion units by 2015
Market research firm In-Stat released a report on Monday that suggests NFC chip shipments will grow dramatically during the next several years as an increasing …
Verizon 4G LTE rolling out ahead of schedule, more than 186 million Americans covered
Verizon Wireless announced on Monday that its 4G LTE network is rolling out faster than originally planned. The carrier provides 4G access to more than …
Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus leaves Apple
Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus has left Apple, AllThingsD reported on Monday. Kittlaus is said to have moved to Chicago to spend time with his family …
T-Mobile to launch HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone on November 2nd for $100
T-Mobile USA confirmed via Facebook on Monday that it will launch the HTC Radar, a Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device, on November 2nd for $100 …
‘Ominous signs for Android vendors’ after Q3 smartphone sales decline, analyst says
In a recent research note, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt said his firm believes smartphone sales may have dipped sequentially during the third quarter of …
Netflix beats Street but loses 800,000 subscribers in Q3; DVD decline to continue
Shares of Netflix stock plummeted more than 27% in after-hours trading as the company revealed it lost more than 800,000 customers in the third quarter. …
BGR for iPhone (and iPad!) gets updated
We’re back with a huge update to our popular BGR for iPhone app and this time, in addition to redoing the app from the ground …
UBS: Apple to ship 42.5 million iPhones in Q4
Spurred by the iPhone 4S launch, several analysts expect sales of Apple’s iPhone lineup to explode during the fourth quarter of this year. “The timing …
Android usage poised to pass Symbian in Nokia’s backyard; iOS already No. 1
Usage of Android-based devices has exploded in Nordic countries over the past few months and is set to push Symbian into the No. 3 spot …
ABI: Tablet shipments exploded in Q2 to surpass netbooks for the first time
Global tablet sales into channels exploded in the second quarter of 2011 to surpass netbooks for the first time in the emerging category’s young history. …
Hacker group Anonymous now targeting child porn sites
Anonymous, the “hacktivist” group that waged war on the U.S. government and large companies such as Apple, has shifted its focus from cracking corporations to …
M-CAM: Microsoft is ‘like a deranged Easter Bunny’ with Android bullying strategy
Microsoft’s alleged strategy of forcing Android partners into intellectual property licensing deals with threats of legal action is once again under fire. In a report …
Samsung announces Android-powered Transform Ultra for Sprint
Samsung announced the Transform Ultra for Sprint on Monday, an Android 2.3-powered smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Transform Ultra is powered by a …
Microsoft inks licensing deal with Compal, boasts of grip on Android ODMs
One week after announcing a similar deal with Quanta, Microsoft on Sunday revealed a new licensing arrangement with consumer electronics original design manufacturer Compal Electronics, …
Apple’s smart TV to feature ‘unmatched aesthetics,’ could be game-changer for gaming
Reports have suggested for more than a year that Apple is working on a smart TV product, and those reports were firmed up last week …
Apple’s MacBook Pro line gets quiet spec bump
Apple on Monday quietly updated its line of MacBook Pro notebook computers with faster processors and more storage. The late-2011 MacBook bump comes a bit …
‘Tremendous demand’ for free iPhone 3GS, AT&T CEO says
During AT&T’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Ralph de la Vega discussed the continued success his company still sees from the iPhone 3GS. “We have …
