Verizon announces online payment partnership with Payfone
Verizon Wireless announced a new partnership with Payfone on Monday that will soon allow its customers using phones, tablets, and PCs to make online purchases …
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Verizon’s DROID Charge gets updated, personal hotspot bug fixed
Over the weekend, Verizon Wireless began issuing a software update to the Samsung DROID Charge that addresses a number of issues. Most notably, the update …
HP may launch new NFC-enabled tablets and phones later this year
HP is working on phones and tablets with built-in near-field communication (NFC) technology for mobile payments, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Much like Google Wallet, which …
Amazon plans to stream movies to own-branded tablets, researchers claim
Amazon has plans to offer a streaming movie service tied to its forthcoming own-branded tablets, researchers at Detwiler Fenton claim. According to the research team, …
New HP TouchPad video highlights webOS 3.0 features
HP has posted a new video for its highly anticipated TouchPad tablet on YouTube, and it highlights several of the tablet’s distinguishing features. In the …
Motorola DROID 3 spotted again
We’ve seen plenty of leaked shots of the DROID 3 (also known as the Milestone 3 in Europe), but now you can get a glimpse …
Explosion at Foxconn’s iPad factory derails May revenue
An explosion at Foxconn’s iPad manufacturing plant in Chengdu, China last month had a negative impact on the company’s business in May despite initial assurances …
Facebook’s possible Q1 2012 IPO could be worth more than $100 billion
According to CNBC, Facebook may go public during the first quarter of next year, and sources expect the company could be valued at more than …
iCloud Communications sues Apple over ‘iCloud’ trademark
A firm named iCloud Communications has filed a lawsuit against Apple over its “iCloud” trademark. Apple announced the new cloud storage and sync service dubbed …
How Apple stole notifications from Android and beat them with iOS 5
If you haven’t seen the pattern before, well, you just haven’t been looking — Apple might not be the first with a feature all of …
32 ‘Anonymous’ hackers detained by Turkish police
More than 30 individuals allegedly associated with the hacker group “Anonymous” have been detained by Turkish police according to a report from the Turkish state …
New website answers the question on all our minds: Has Sony been hacked this week?
BGR has provided extensive coverage of an ongoing saga that has seen numerous digital properties belonging to Sony fall under attack. To date, personal information …
Apple Store employee moves to create union
An Apple Store employee in San Francisco named Cory Moll has moved to create a union for himself and other Apple Store workers, Reuters is …
Samsung, Apple to overtake Nokia in smartphone share this quarter
Nokia’s smartphone reign, which lasted nearly 15 years, is coming to an end. Analysts from Nomura Research say Nokia’s lead in smartphone units sales will …
Jailbroken iOS 5 gets third-party widgets
Apple introduced iOS 5 and its new widget system just last week during WWDC, and a day later it was jailbroken. Now, Cydia developers have …
Apple may offer unlocked iPhone 4 handsets starting Wednesday
With rumors of something new being cooked up at U.S. Apple Stores later this week, widespread speculation swept the Web suggesting Apple would finally take …
Samsung Galaxy S II for AT&T makes an appearance
Holding out for arguably the best Android device in the world to finally hit AT&T? Well, it’s coming. We don’t know exactly when, but thanks …
AT&T files statement with FCC in support of T-Mobile acquisition
On Friday, AT&T announced that it has officially filed a public statement with the Federal Communications Commission in support of its planned $39 billion acquisition …
Investor proposes RIM splits CEO and board chairmen roles
Reuters reported on Friday that Northern and Ethical Investments, an investor in Research In Motion, has called for a shareholder vote to decide if co-CEOs …
Motorola’s MOTOBLUR: don’t call it by name
Time flies. Motorola introduced its MOTOBLUR user interface and software service with the debut of the Motorola CLIQ back in 2009, but now it appears …
Samsung kicks off ‘Time to Tab Video Contest’ with $15,000 in prizes
Samsung recently kicked off its “Time to Tab” video contest in which it’s giving away $15,000 in cash prizes. All you have to do is …
BBC News for Android now available for all
In May BBC launched its official BBC News Android application, but unfortunately it was only available in the UK after its debut. Now Android users …
Apple recalling some Verizon iPad 2 units
According to 9to5Mac, some Verizon iPad 2 units are being recalled to Apple, including devices mid-shipment. If an iPad 2 comes in with a specific …
Apple takes Lodsys patent fight to court
A few weeks back, a patent-holding company called Lodsys began contacting developers and asking them to cough up money for using their in-app purchasing technology …
All new Barnes & Noble NOOK has web browser after all
Barnes & Noble hasn’t acknowledged it yet, but the new NOOK actually does have a built-in web browser. It’s no surprise — the NOOK is …
Report: cell phones, portable electronics causing interference on flights
A new study obtained by ABC News suggests that cell phones and other personal electronic devices might be causing electronic interference on airplanes. U.S. airlines …
Microsoft shutting down Windows Mobile market, My Phone service
While Microsoft was one of the last to launch an app store on Windows Mobile 6, the company will be the first to shut one …
AT&T to power free Wi-Fi in 20 NYC parks
New York City’s mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that the city will soon offer free Wi-Fi in 20 of its parks. AT&T will power …
ASUS says EeePad Transformer beats all tablets in June, besides iPad
According to Taiwan Economic News, ASUS’ CEO Jerry Shen said that the company is poised to ship 300,000 units of its EeePad Transformer Android tablet …
BlackBerry PlayBook rolling out to 16 new countries soon
RIM has announced that the company’s first BlackBerry tablet will go on sale in sixteen new countries over the next month, including Australia, France, Germany, …
