Survey: 29% of smartphone owners, 47% of iPhone 4 owners disappointed in iPhone 4S
The idea that consumers were disappointed in the iPhone 4S has been tossed around quite a bit since Apple took the wraps off its latest …
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Apple iPhone 4S hands-on
We managed to get our hands on a brand new Apple iPhone 4S a little early, and while we haven’t spent enough time with the …
iPhone 4S pre-orders sell out at all U.S. carriers
Pre-sales of Apple’s new iPhone 4S have sold out at all three wireless carriers in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The report cites …
RIM: All BlackBerry services have been restored
Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis confirmed on a conference call Thursday morning that all BlackBerry services have been restored globally. The co-chief had issued …
Apple wins in Australia: Judge bans sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple won a patent infringement lawsuit it brought against Samsung in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Thursday. The ruling prevents Samsung’s Australia-based businesses …
Apple close to deals for iCloud movie streaming
Apple is reportedly close to inking deals with major movie studios that would allow the Cupertino-based company to stream movies to its iOS devices and PCs …
RIM co-CEO issues public apology for ongoing BlackBerry outage [updated]
Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis on Thursday issued a public apology to BlackBerry subscribers around the world following a major service outage that has …
BGR Germany launches next month; we’re hiring
I’m incredibly excited to share that we’ll be launching our second regional site, BGR Germany, next month. And it’s going to be big. We’re launching …
Pegatron iPhone 4S order volume greater than expected
Pegatron has received a greater volume of orders for the iPhone 4S than originally expected, Commercial Times said on Wednesday. Reportedly, Pegratron had originally expected …
Sony issues recall on 1.6 million LCD TVs
Sony Corp. on Wednesday confirmed that it is recalling approximately 1.6 million Bravia-branded LCD televisions. Sony said it has received 11 reports to date, all from …
Foursquare updated for iOS 5 with new ‘Radar’ feature
Foursquare announced on Wednesday that it has updated its client to version 4.0 with support for iOS 5. The update will provide users with access …
Gartner: Global PC shipments jump just 3% in Q3 2011
Global shipments of PCs grew slightly but less than analysts had predicted during the third quarter of 2011, Gartner said recently, citing preliminary findings of …
Every Verizon phone just 1¢ from Amazon (iPhone not included)
Amazon’s wireless arm is offering a limited-time sale during which each and every Verizon Wireless cell phone it offers can be had for just a …
ABI: 4G smartphone sales set to explode
Global shipments of smartphones with embedded 4G are expected to grow at a staggering rate over the next five years, reaching 245 million devices in …
Hands on with the HTC Titan
We already ran a quick hands-on when HTC unveiled the Titan back in September, but now we’ve spent some time with a review unit and …
iPod touch (white) hands-on
While Apple’s white iPod touch is the same iPod touch that millions and millions of people own and are familiar with — just in another color …
Nokia’s secret OS to address sliding position in emerging markets
As Nokia fights to regain its footing, the company recently abandoned Symbian and MeeGo to instead adopt Windows Phone in an effort to stabilize its declining smartphone …
iOS 5 now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apple on Wednesday made good on its promise to push out the release build of iOS 5 to consumers around the world. The new software …
Samsung to tweak Galaxy smartphones, dodge European sales ban
Samsung will upgrade its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the Netherlands in an effort to get around an injunction that …
Samsung fishes for iPhone 4S customers with $2 Galaxy S II sale in Australia
The Apple iPhone 4S goes on sale in Australia on Friday and Samsung is ready to give it some competition from the get-go. According to The …
AT&T: Our 4G LTE phones are better than your 4G LTE phones
We’re seeing a trend here. AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega on Tuesday stated that the carrier’s upcoming 4G LTE smartphones will be thinner and …
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in early 2012 to fend off Kindle Fire
Apple may be working on a new entry-level tablet scheduled to launch early next year. In a note to investors on Wednesday, Ticonderoga Securities analyst …
Sprint, Verizon iPhone 4S handsets to be unlocked [updated]
Sprint and Verizon Wireless will both offer iPhone 4S handsets that will be GSM-unlocked, a new report states. Macworld on Tuesday confirmed that iPhone 4S …
Sony: Hackers compromised 93,000 PSN, other online accounts
Following a period of peace after weeks of cyberattacks launched against various Sony-run online networks, Sony has confirmed that hackers are once again targeting the company’s …
BlackBerry outage affects millions for third day [updated]
After having initially said the issues were resolved following one day of service interruptions, millions of BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and …
Roku announces $50 Roku LT player, streaming partnership with HBO GO
Roku on Tuesday announced a new $50 Roku LT player, the latest member of the company’s family of streaming media devices. The Roku LT supports …
Movie studios to debut UltraViolet cloud-based movie service this week
Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and 20th Century Fox’s UltraViolet service, which will allow consumers to stream purchased movies to internet connected devices, will make its …
RIM announces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag tap-to-share service
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie took the wraps off a new NFC-based BlackBerry service during his keynote presentation at the GITEX conference in Dubai …
HTC Sensation XL hands-on
We met up briefly with HTC on Tuesday to check out all of the company’s latest smartphones and had a chance to snap a few …
Samsung Stratosphere hands-on
We briefly met up with Samsung in San Diego to check out the new Samsung Stratosphere, Verizon Wireless’ first 4G LTE device with a full …
