Hands on with Sprint’s LG Marquee and Kyocera Milano
Sprint announced the LG Marquee on Wednesday, a budget-friendly $99 Android smartphone that will be available on October 2nd, and we had a chance to …
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AT&T CFO: 4G LTE service launching to public in five markets on Sunday
During the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Entertainment & Communications conference on Thursday, AT&T’s chief financial officer John Stephens said that AT&T will activate …
Hands on with the BlackBerry Curve 9360
During a press event in New York City on Wednesday night we met up with Research In Motion to check out the BlackBerry Curve 9360, …
Former Samsung manager admits to leaking iPad trade secrets
A former Samsung manager has admitted in court that he leaked information about Apple’s iPad tablet to members of an expert network and a hedge …
RIM co-CEO: BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts coming
During RIM’s second-quarter earnings call, co-CEO Jim Balsillie noted that the company plans to offer price cuts on the not-so-popular BlackBerry PlayBook in the form …
Jefferies: Facebook is ‘best fit’ to acquire webOS from HP
As Hewlett-Packard reportedly toys with the idea of selling off its webOS software division, a new possible suitor may emerge from the dust following the …
RIM reports Q2 earnings: Revenue and EPS both miss; phone and PlayBook shipments decline
Research In Motion on Thursday reported its earnings results for the fiscal second quarter. Revenue and EPS both missed estimates; the vendor reported revenue of …
Apple’s iPad 2 and new Windows 8 tablet face off in 11-minute video
Microsoft’s OS of the future will make its way to a range of devices, but all eyes are on one market in particular: tablets. Microsoft …
Steve Ballmer addresses weak Windows Phone sales: ‘I am very optimistic’
As Microsoft works overtime this week to get developers and consumers behind its next-generation Windows operating system, focus shifted back to the company’s emerging mobile …
And the ‘must-have’ tech product of 2011 is… HP’s TouchPad?
Research firm Canalys recently sent a note to its clients that suggested HP might have better luck spinning off its PC business if it revived its …
iPhone 5 to have radical new design according to Case-Mate images
The iPhone 5 hasn’t been announced yet, but that has not stopped accessory makers from posting upcoming cases for the highly anticipated handset. Case-Mate has …
iPhone 5 to launch October 15th according to France Telecom CEO
Apple’s iPhone 5 will launch on Orange in Europe on October 15th according to comments from the CEO of the carrier’s parent company, France Telecom. …
Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9 now available for pre-order starting at $469.99
While Samsung’s tablets continue to run into Apple-shaped walls abroad, the South Korea-based electronics giant’s latest Android tablet is now available for pre-order at Best …
iPhone 5 will have larger display and wider home button, leaked screen protector suggests
What will the iPhone 5 look like? We’ve read plenty of reports that the iPhone 5 will offer a larger display and a thinner design, …
Google acquires another 1,023 patents from IBM
Back in July — less than a week after Google’s general counsel Kevin Walker took to the company’s blog to launch a war of words …
Microsoft to own 15% of tablet market in 2014
Microsoft gave the world a closer look at Windows 8 on Tuesday and while we all wait to see what the tech giant will actually …
Sony PlayStation Vita to launch in Japan on December 17th
Sony announced on Wednesday that its next-generation portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, will launch in Japan on December 17th. Sony also said it has …
‘RIM overplayed the PlayBook’ analyst says; tablet expected to miss sales estimates
Research In Motion will report its quarterly earnings on Thursday and analysts predict that it will miss sales estimates for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. A …
Apple may surprise with MacBook Pro refresh later this month
Apple is planning to sneak in a modest refresh of its high-end MacBook Pro line later this month according to a new rumor. AppleInsider cites …
Verizon finally launches 4G LTE in Kalamazoo (and 25 other markets)
Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it will activate its 4G LTE network in 26 new markets on Thursday, September 15th. The new areas include …
AT&T to launch $25 monthly GoPhone prepaid plan on September 18th
Beginning on September 18th, AT&T will offer a new $25 GoPhone prepaid plan that will include 250 minutes and unlimited messaging. Starting on the same …
iOS games ‘absolutely not under consideration’ says Nintendo boss
Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata recently reiterated that Nintendo will not develop games for Apple’s iPad, iPod and iPhone, despite recent pressure from investors to jump …
China Telecom readying $235M iPhone 5 ad blitz; pre-orders start end of September
China’s No. 3 wireless carrier is readying a massive marketing and advertising blitz as it prepares to begin taking iPhone 5 pre-orders at the end …
RIM loses BES boss to software company
Research In Motion vice president of BlackBerry Enterprise Server John Vandermay has left the company to assume a new position with Gemcom Software International, the …
Steve Ballmer: No platform will ship more than Windows
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer surprised developers during Micorosft’s BUILD conference in California on Wednesday when he took the stage to talk up Microsoft’s new operating …
Apple merging iMessage and iChat, launches in a few weeks?
There is hard evidence that Apple is looking to add iMessage support to iChat, according to a new report from MacRumors. This would further increase …
IDC: Tablet market up 303.8% in Q2; Apple iPad dominates with 68.3% share, Android slides
Second-quarter tablet shipments jumped 303.8% year-over-year and 88.9% quarter-over-quarter according to new data released by IDC on Wednesday. A total of 13.6 million units were …
BlackBerry PlayBook said to be destined for ‘same graveyard as the HP TouchPad’
As Research In Motion prepares to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the market closes, the future of the company and its next-generation …
Sprint may launch iPad 2 in addition to iPhone 5
Apple and Sprint are preparing to launch a new version of the iPad 2 at the same time or shortly after a Sprint-compatible iPhone 5 …
Amazon Kindle tablet sales projections cut in half, still likely to be No. 1 Android tablet
Even with sales estimates that creep closer to reality, Amazon’s Kindle tablet is poised to become the best-selling Android tablet to date when following its …
