U.S. Cellular refused to sell iPhone citing ‘unacceptable’ terms
U.S. Cellular CEO Mary Dillon recently said on a conference call that her company turned down a chance to sell Apple’s iPhone. Dillon explained that …
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iPhone 4S now No.1 smartphone at top-3 U.S. carriers, iPhone 4 still hot
Apple looks to be following up its surprising miss in the September quarter with a huge holiday quarter for its popular iPhone line. According to …
Sprint to help finance Clearwire’s 4G LTE network
Sprint announced on Friday that it will offer new notes due in 2018 and 2021, the proceeds of which may be used in part to …
We’re live from Apple’s new glass cube at the 5th Avenue store
We’re live outside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City where Apple has just unveiled the redesign of its iconic glass cube. This is …
LightSquared wants to be America’s dumbest pipe
LightSquared, a wholesaler of satellite and terrestrial broadband services, took to the stage at the Open Mobile Summit on Wednesday to clarify the company’s goal: to …
Hands-on with the Samsung Focus S Windows Phone
We stopped by Samsung’s offices in New York City recently to check out its brand new high-end Focus S Windows Phone. It is powered by …
Samsung Focus Flash hands-on
We met up with Samsung recently to check out the Focus Flash, a brand new Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device that will be available on …
Google Offers for Android now available
Google launched its Google Offers for Android application on Thursday, a new app that allows users to search and find local deals. The application is …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus now available from Amazon for $400
Samsung’s brand new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet is now available from Amazon for $400. The tablet was originally expected to make its U.S. debut …
Nokia CEO hints at possible Windows 8 tablet
While discussing his intentions to expand Nokia’s presence in the United States, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently made comments that suggest his company could have …
Next iPad to launch in March, ‘real’ iPad 3 coming in Q3 2012
Apple is preparing to launch a slightly upgraded iPad 2 in March of 2012, DigiTimes reported on Thursday. The new iPad is rumored to be …
Amazon intros Kindle book lending for Prime members
Just ahead of the release of Amazon’s highly anticipated Kindle Fire tablet, the company has added a new perk for Amazon Prime subscribers that could …
AT&T asks Sprint to disclose competition plans pending outcome of planned merger
AT&T recently requested that a federal judge push Sprint to reveal what its plans for competition will be pending the outcome of AT&T’s planned acquisition …
Barnes & Noble Nook Color 2 details leaked, may land November 16th for $250
Barnes & Noble is holding a press conference in New York City on Monday and it looks like the rumors surrounding a possible Nook Color 2 …
Siri suffering from extended outage
Apple’s new virtual personal assistant Siri is currently suffering from a major outage — the first extended outage since the service launched on October 14th. …
Verizon to offer ‘turbo’ data speed boost in apps for a price
Verizon Wireless will soon publish an API that allows users to temporarily “turbocharge” their data speeds for a fee. The new API must be implemented …
HTC Rezound hands-on
We just spent a couple minutes with HTC’s latest and greatest, the HTC Rezound for Verizon Wireless complete with Beats audio, and it’s surely positioned …
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket hands-on
We took a hands-on look at the HTC Vivid earlier this afternoon, and now we’re focusing on the second of AT&T’s first two LTE phones: …
Live from HTC’s Rezound unveiling!
We’re live from HTC’s New York City media event where HTC is expected to announce the HTC Rezound for Verizon Wireless. It’s the first smartphone …
HTC Rezound announced for Verizon Wireless, lands November 14th for $300
HTC took the wraps off of the HTC Rezound during a press event in New York City on Thursday, a new 4G LTE Android smartphone …
HTC Vivid hands-on
AT&T’s first two LTE-enabled smartphones were unveiled earlier this week and they’re certainly strong handsets on paper, but we had a chance to put these …
Microsoft tears into Google, says it lacks a product roadmap
Microsoft’s senior director of online services Tom Rizzo recently published a blog post titled “Google Graveyard” that tore into Google’s practice of launching products and …
Android hardware fails more than iPhone, BlackBerry; repairs cost carriers $2 billion
Repairs to Android smartphones cost wireless carriers $2 billion per year according to a new year-long WDS study that tracked 600,000 support calls around the …
Apple may overhaul all product lines in 2012
A new rumor from DigiTimes suggests Apple will “overhaul” all of its products next year. The site’s sources specifically named the iPad, iMac, iPhone and MacBook …
We’ll be reporting live as HTC unveils its ‘latest innovation’ at 3PM EDT
HTC is holding a press conference today at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, 12:00 p.m. Pacific to unveil its latest “latest innovation.” That innovation is expected to …
Apple isn’t sweating Kindle Fire, says Android fragmentation will drive consumers to iPad
Several analysts believe Amazon has an imminent hit on its hands with its upcoming Kindle Fire, a $199 Android-powered tablet that features deep integration with …
Motorola announces XOOM 2, XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets
Motorola on Thursday announced its new XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets. The XOOM 2 runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb and is equipped with …
Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor
Google’s lead among smartphone platforms grew wider in the United States last quarter as Research In Motion and Microsoft each lost share to Android. Just-released …
House puts 5-year freeze on new mobile taxes with Wireless Tax Fairness Act
The United States House of Representatives approved the Wireless Tax Fairness Act on Tuesday, an initiative that prevents new local and state taxes on wireless …
Samsung to depose Jonathan Ive, other key Apple employees
Samsung plans to depose a number of current and former Apple employees as part of its ongoing legal battle with the company, EdibleApple reported on …
