Gartner: Global PC shipments jump just 3% in Q3 2011
Global shipments of PCs grew slightly but less than analysts had predicted during the third quarter of 2011, Gartner said recently, citing preliminary findings of …
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Every Verizon phone just 1¢ from Amazon (iPhone not included)
Amazon’s wireless arm is offering a limited-time sale during which each and every Verizon Wireless cell phone it offers can be had for just a …
ABI: 4G smartphone sales set to explode
Global shipments of smartphones with embedded 4G are expected to grow at a staggering rate over the next five years, reaching 245 million devices in …
Hands on with the HTC Titan
We already ran a quick hands-on when HTC unveiled the Titan back in September, but now we’ve spent some time with a review unit and …
iPod touch (white) hands-on
While Apple’s white iPod touch is the same iPod touch that millions and millions of people own and are familiar with — just in another color …
Nokia’s secret OS to address sliding position in emerging markets
As Nokia fights to regain its footing, the company recently abandoned Symbian and MeeGo to instead adopt Windows Phone in an effort to stabilize its declining smartphone …
iOS 5 now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apple on Wednesday made good on its promise to push out the release build of iOS 5 to consumers around the world. The new software …
Samsung to tweak Galaxy smartphones, dodge European sales ban
Samsung will upgrade its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the Netherlands in an effort to get around an injunction that …
Samsung fishes for iPhone 4S customers with $2 Galaxy S II sale in Australia
The Apple iPhone 4S goes on sale in Australia on Friday and Samsung is ready to give it some competition from the get-go. According to The …
AT&T: Our 4G LTE phones are better than your 4G LTE phones
We’re seeing a trend here. AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega on Tuesday stated that the carrier’s upcoming 4G LTE smartphones will be thinner and …
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in early 2012 to fend off Kindle Fire
Apple may be working on a new entry-level tablet scheduled to launch early next year. In a note to investors on Wednesday, Ticonderoga Securities analyst …
Sprint, Verizon iPhone 4S handsets to be unlocked [updated]
Sprint and Verizon Wireless will both offer iPhone 4S handsets that will be GSM-unlocked, a new report states. Macworld on Tuesday confirmed that iPhone 4S …
Sony: Hackers compromised 93,000 PSN, other online accounts
Following a period of peace after weeks of cyberattacks launched against various Sony-run online networks, Sony has confirmed that hackers are once again targeting the company’s …
BlackBerry outage affects millions for third day [updated]
After having initially said the issues were resolved following one day of service interruptions, millions of BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and …
Roku announces $50 Roku LT player, streaming partnership with HBO GO
Roku on Tuesday announced a new $50 Roku LT player, the latest member of the company’s family of streaming media devices. The Roku LT supports …
Movie studios to debut UltraViolet cloud-based movie service this week
Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and 20th Century Fox’s UltraViolet service, which will allow consumers to stream purchased movies to internet connected devices, will make its …
RIM announces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag tap-to-share service
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie took the wraps off a new NFC-based BlackBerry service during his keynote presentation at the GITEX conference in Dubai …
HTC Sensation XL hands-on
We met up briefly with HTC on Tuesday to check out all of the company’s latest smartphones and had a chance to snap a few …
Samsung Stratosphere hands-on
We briefly met up with Samsung in San Diego to check out the new Samsung Stratosphere, Verizon Wireless’ first 4G LTE device with a full …
Motorola ATRIX 2 hands-on
We just met with Motorola in San Diego during the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 trade show to get a first-hand look at the newly …
Canaccord sees strong global BlackBerry 7 sales in September
Global sales of Research In Motion’s latest round of BlackBerry smartphones were solid in September according to checks performed by Canaccord’s Mike Walkley. The analyst said …
Quad-core Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 tablet may be set for November 7th launch
Asus’s followup to the popular Eee Pad Transformer tablet maybe be set for a launch early next month. The LambdaTek Component Shop currently lists the …
T-Mobile SpringBoard hands-on
We are on the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show floor in San Diego and just quickly swung by Huawei’s booth to check out one of …
iPhone 4S and Siri shown off in 9-minute YouTube review [video]
A short video showcasing Apple’s new iPhone 4S surfaced on Monday, and now we have our first full “YouTube review” of a handset that was …
There are now more wireless subscriber connections in the U.S. than people
For the first time, the number of wireless devices connecting to cellular networks in the United States and its territories over the past six months has …
Apple releases iTunes 10.5 ahead of iOS 5 availability tomorrow
Apple on Tuesday released the latest version of its iTunes software to the general public. ITunes 10.5 brings with it several anticipated new features including …
BlackBerry EMEA outage spills over to second day [updated]
BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa again find themselves without service on Tuesday as a bug that knocked millions of users offline …
Samsung, Google accused of lying about Galaxy Nexus delay; patents said to be real reason
Samsung and Google announced last week that the companies were postponing the unveiling of Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone out …
Apple’s iPhone 4 still top-selling smartphone at AT&T, Verizon in September
Apple’s iPhone 4 was still the best-selling smartphone at both AT&T and Verizon Wireless in September while the Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch …
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet already targeted by patent troll
Welcome to the tablet game, Amazon. Just two weeks after taking the wraps off its Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon has already been hit with a …
