Sony Ericsson posts Q2 loss, blames Japan earthquakes
Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a net loss of €50 million in the second quarter of 2011, blaming supply constraints resulting from devastating earthquakes that …
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Millennial: Android tops mobile OS usage for 7th straight month, iPhone still top device
Millennial issued its June Mobile Mix report Friday morning, and it paints a picture that is very similar to May. Android was once again the most popular …
Touchscreen module revenues to hit $13.4 billion this year on tablet, smartphone demand
According to research firm DisplaySearch, revenues from touchscreen modules will hit $13.4 billion this year. Projected capacitive screens have seen the largest growth since Apple …
Sony expected to intro new eReaders next month
Sony is expected to introduce a new family of eReader devices to challenge the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook devices next month. In …
Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Windows Phone ‘Really’ ads
A company called Cellrderm has taken Microsoft to court over its Windows Phone “Really” advertisements, according to Adweek. Cellrderm, a gag company that creates commercials …
Motorola building Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with high-res screen
Motorola has already built and is testing prototypes of the XOOM’s successor, Fudzilla said on Thursday. The device is reportedly much thinner than the XOOM …
Foxconn to build Amazon’s 10.1-inch tablet
Foxconn will build Amazon’s rumored 10.1-inch tablet, DigiTimes reported on Thursday. The Android tablet is expected to ship in 2012 according to the report, but …
Global PC market shows growth in Q2; Lenovo wins globally, Apple wins in U.S.
Market research firms Gartner and IDC have both released preliminary data for global PC sales in the second quarter of 2011, and the reports paint …
iPhone 5 may have been delayed due to faulty Apple processors
Apple may have delayed the iPhone 5 launch until next year due to an overheating dual-core A5 chip, a new report from Sohu.com suggests. Rumor …
Sprint may reintroduce mail-in rebates on July 24th
It was fun while it lasted. BGR exclusively reported back in May that Sprint was doing away with mail-in rebates for an unspecified period of …
Google reports Q2 earnings; stock soars as revenue, EPS crushes the Street
Shares of Google stock jumped more than 10% in after-hours trading following the Internet giant’s second-quarter earnings report. “We had a great quarter, with revenue …
Microsoft thinks Nokia deal could push annual Windows Phone sales past 100M units
As a result of the newly inked deal between Microsoft and Nokia, the Redmond-based software giant hopes to eventually sell 100 million Windows Phone devices …
RIM said to be prepping Apple TV competitor for fall launch
Research In Motion is currently working on a media box codenamed “BlackBerry Cyclone” that will launch later this fall, BlackBerry news site NerdBerry.net reports. The …
Want to try Spotify for free without waiting? Klout has invites
Spotify has teamed up with Klout, the online social influence measuring website, to offer U.S. invites to its unlimited streaming music service that launched Thursday …
Motorola DROID 3 hands-on
Verizon Wireless just shot us over its latest flagship DROID handset, the Motorola DROID 3, and it’s pretty intense. Specs-wise, it features a whopping 4-inch …
Images of purported iPad 3 parts emerge, reveal design changes
Images of what are claimed to be parts from an unreleased third-generation Apple iPad have been posted on the Web by Taiwanese tech site Apple.pro. The …
How much did ‘Locationgate’ cost Apple? Less than $1,000
Following the “Antennagate” scandal that cost Apple zero sales last year, a new “Locationgate” scandal took the media by storm earlier this year that ultimately …
Sprint to reveal 4G LTE network plans later this month, report claims
Later this month, Sprint will formally announce its plans to bring 4G LTE service to its subscribers via a network-sharing deal with Virginia-based LightSquared, CNET …
Spotify now available in the U.S. [video]
Spotify, the trendy music on demand service that has garnered tremendous media attention in Europe, has finally launched in the U.S. as rumored last week. Spotify …
Nokia may soon launch $130M Windows Phone ad campaign
Nokia may be preparing to kick off a monstrous advertising blitz alongside the launch of its first round of Windows Phones, UK-based Marketing Magazine reports. The …
Apple set to refresh MacBook and Mac mini
We’ve already heard that new MacBook Air and Mac Pro models are on the way, and now there’s a report that Apple is poised to …
AT&T teams with Amazon to offer $139 Kindle 3G with Special Offers
Amazon announced on Wednesday that AT&T will sponsor a new Kindle 3G with Special Offers, a deal that has lowered the price of the device …
Nokia, Siemens bail on effort to sell Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia and Siemens have given up efforts to sell Nokia Siemens Networks, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The firms had been trying to sell the joint …
China Telecom to offer iPhone this year
China Telecom will offer the iPhone to its 106 million subscribers this year, Reuters reported on Wednesday. China Unicom has been the exclusive iPhone seller …
Amazon and Best Buy drop pricing on HP TouchPad
Amazon and Best Buy have both dropped their pricing on the 16GB and 32GB models of HP’s new TouchPad tablet. Amazon customers can now pick …
‘Confusion and skepticism’ could turn users away from 4G, study says
According to a new report from Retrevo, consumer “confusion and skepticism” could impede the adoption of 4G devices. We’re not surprised. The labeling on 4G …
Microsoft slips, possibly confirms Windows Phone ‘Mango’ release by September
Did a Microsoft employee just inadvertently let the cat out of the bag? Posting to the company’s official Microsoft Imagine Cup Twitter account, a Microsoft rep confirmed …
Analysts predict quarterly gains for Apple, Samsung, and HTC
Apple, Samsung, and HTC will each post gains in their respective earnings reports according to 46 analysts polled by Reuters. “We expect second quarter earnings …
Sprint’s Motorola Photon 4G landing July 31st for $199.99
Sprint just announced that the Motorola Photon 4G, which was originally revealed during a press event on June 9th, will be available starting July 31st …
Judge denies Apple’s request for expedited patent trial with Samsung
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s request for an expedited trial in the company’s patent case against Samsung, FOSS Patents reports. “The Court agrees …
