Apple sends out invites for iPhone event on October 4th
It’s official: invitations for Apple’s iPhone event are now being sent to the media. As had been rumored, this year’s iPhone unveiling will be held …
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Windows 8 to give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money [infographic]
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is poised to give Apple’s iPad and Android-powered tablets some tough competition according to social chatter following Microsoft’s public …
Apple’s iPhone 5 said to launch on October 14th
Apple will launch its next-generation iPhone 5 in five initial markets on October 14th according to a new report from Macotakara. The site, which has a …
Fire extinguished at Foxconn factory; production unaffected [video]
A Foxconn factory in Shadong, China caught fire on Tuesday but the blaze was quickly extinguished, Reuters reported. Foxconn said there will not be an …
Windows OS share declines again in August as OS X gains [infographic]
Microsoft’s Windows operating system continued its slow decent in September as Apple’s Mac OS and Google’s Android platform again showed gains. Advertising network Chitika’s research …
Alleged LulzSec hacker dreamt of a career with the NSA or DoD prior to arrest
Cody Kretsinger, the alleged LulzSec member who was arrested in Arizona last week, was a student at the University of Advancing Technology in Arizona with …
Verizon: Apple injunction against Samsung will ‘harm U.S. consumers’
Verizon Wireless has decided to back Samsung in its ongoing legal battles with Apple, Reuters reported on Monday. “The requested injunction of certain Samsung products …
Broadcom intros new NFC chips for mobile payments
Broadcom on Monday announced the BCM2079x family of NFC chips which it hopes will spur the mass adoption of NFC. The 40nm-based chips are smaller …
Apple may use curved touchscreen on the iPhone 6
Apple and other manufacturers may introduce new products with curved touchscreen displays next year, DigiTimes reported on Monday. Apple has reportedly contacted its iPad and …
Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone hits new milestone: 10 million GALAXY S II phones sold
Samsung on Sunday announced that its GALAXY S II line of smartphones has reached a new milestone. Just eight weeks after the South Korea-based vendor …
Amazon signs agreement with FOX; Netflix inks DreamWorks deal
Amazon and Netflix both recently announced large content licensing deals. Over the weekend, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos said his company will provide Amazon Unbox customers …
Amazon to reveal ‘Kindle Fire’ Android tablet on Wednesday
Amazon will unveil its Android-powered “Kindle Fire” tablet on Wednesday during a press event in New York City. The Kindle Fire will begin to ship …
Feds investigating Motorola Solutions for alleged bribery
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Motorola Solutions on suspicion of bribery, The Wall Street Journal reported on …
T-Mobile announces HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II and Sonic 4G Mobile Hotspot
Moments ago, T-Mobile took the wraps off three new devices. The newly introduced HTC Amaze 4G (pictured above) and Samsung Galaxy S II are the …
Deutsche Bank: Unibody aluminum iPhone 5 and low-cost iPhone 4S due in coming weeks
Apple will unveil two new iPhone models next month, an all new iPhone 5 and a revamped iPhone 4 that will address the entry-level smartphone …
Retailers begin slashing prices on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet [updated]
Research In Motion’s retail partners have begun slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an effort to bolster unimpressive sales. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie …
Android adoption doubled iOS over past three months, Nielsen finds
Twice as many consumers in the U.S. purchased Android smartphones compared to Apple’s iPhone over the past three months, according to new data just released …
Vodafone teases iPhone 5, this year’s biggest smartphone
Vodafone in Australia has just put up a teaser page for what is undoubtedly the upcoming Apple iPhone 5. What else could be “this year’s …
Motorola DROID RAZR (Spyder), ATRIX 2, XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablet leaked
Motorola may have big plans for the holiday season, at least according to a few new leaks from This is my next. Official press shots …
Apple reportedly cuts iPad orders by 25% for Q4 – or production shifts to Brazil
Apple has reportedly cut its fourth-quarter iPad orders to China-based manufacturing partners by 25%, JP Morgan analysts Mark Moskowitz and Gokul Hariharan wrote in a research …
Samsung announces GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY S II HD LTE and Omnia W smartphones
Samsung on Monday unveiled three new smartphones in South Korea, the GALAXY S II LTE and GALAXY S II HD LTE Android phones, and the …
Blockbuster Movie Pass streams unlimited content, but only for Dish subscribers
Dish Network on Friday announced the upcoming availability of Blockbuster Movie Pass, an unlimited video streaming service akin to Netflix’s “Watch Instantly.” Beginning October 1st, …
SIMPLE Mobile intros all-you-can-eat talk, text and web plans starting at $40
SIMPLE Mobile announced on Friday that its customers can now sign up for several new plans, including a $40 unlimited nationwide talk, text and web …
Microsoft launches Bing Deals website
Microsoft announced and launched a new deals website on Friday tied to its growing Bing suite of services. Bing Deals is a shopping site that …
Clearwire courting AT&T and Verizon in bid to raise cash for 4G LTE network
Clearwire is in discussions to sell sell some of its wireless network capacity to Verizon Wireless and AT&T, Bloomberg reported recently. “All those discussions are …
AT&T to push Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update on September 27th
AT&T will begin to push the official Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update to its existing Windows Phone devices next week. The HTC Surround, LG Quantum …
Verizon’s Motorola DROID BIONIC now just $150 from Amazon
AmazonWireless announced on Friday that it has lowered the price of Verizon Wireless’ Motorola DROID BIONIC from $179.99 to $149.99 with a new two-year contract. The …
New CEO Whitman happy with HP’s current strategy despite investor unrest
Meg Whitman may have assumed the role of CEO with HP on Thursday after Leo Apotheker was ousted, but that does not mean the company’s …
Samsung GALAXY S II (AT&T) hands-on
We just parted ways with the FedEx delivery man and ripped open the box to find Samsung’s latest flagship device, the GALAXY S II. This time …
Amazon may unveil Kindle tablet during September 28th media event
Amazon sent out media invites on Friday for a press event that will be held in New York City on September 28th. The invitation does …
