Sprint ends Premier program in bid to save unlimited data plans
Sprint has reportedly started to send out letters to its Sprint Premier customers alerting them that it is ending the program. The letters indicate that …
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Homemade iPhone 5 built from glass and aluminum is most gorgeous design yet
We’ve seen about a hundred different interpretations of what Apple’s iPhone 5 might look like at this point, and we probably all agree that October …
RIM calls PlayBook discontinuation ‘pure fiction’
Research In Motion on Thursday responded to a market rumor suggesting that production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet had been stopped, and it was considering …
iPhone 4S pops up in Apple’s inventory again
A new image suggesting Apple will soon launch an “iPhone 4S” was revealed on Thursday. 9to5Mac published a photo from Apple’s internal inventory that clearly …
RIM reportedly bails on PlayBook, considers exiting tablet market [updated]
Research In Motion has reportedly stopped production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and is considering exiting the space altogether. Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh made the …
iPhone 5 ‘4G’ support (21Mbps HSPA+) reportedly confirmed by China Unicom
The iPhone 5 will support 21Mbps HSPA+ data networks, China Unicom vice president Huan Wenliang said during the Macworld Asia 2011 conference. T-Mobile and AT&T …
Google Nexus Prime, Ice Cream Sandwich likely stars of Samsung’s October 11th press event
Samsung recently sent out press invites to an event on October 11th during which Google’s next Android iteration, Ice Cream Sandwich, and the Nexus Prime …
Nokia to turn mobile landscape on its head with ‘Meltemi’ smartphone OS
Nokia is again developing a proprietary smartphone operating system after announcing this past February that it would abandon both Symbian and MeeGo in favor of …
Nokia cuts 3,500 more jobs
Nokia announced on Thursday that it will “continue to align its workforce and operations” by reducing its headcount by roughly 3,500 workers. This new round …
Windows Phone makes up 30% of HTC’s sales, will give Android a ‘run for its money’
During the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) launch in Singapore, HTC’s manager in the country, Melvin Chua, expressed his company’s enthusiasm for Microsoft’s mobile operating system. …
Intel kills MeeGo in favor of Tizen
Intel announced on Wednesday that it will be shifting its efforts from MeeGo to the new “Tizen” mobile operating system recently announced by The Linux …
Google asks judge to secure ‘competitively sensitive data’ in AT&T/T-Mobile case
Google asked a federal judge to secure “competitively sensitive data” that may be revealed during the Justice Department’s investigation into AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition …
BlackBerry PlayBook Android support severely lacking according to report
During Droidcon at the Eastern European Mobile Monday Developer Summit, Research In Motion engineers outlined several key Android features that the BlackBerry PlayBook will not …
Google: Microsoft extorts profits, hinders innovation and is failing in smartphone market
Google issued an irate response to Microsoft’s cross-licensing agreement with Samsung, announced early Wednesday, in which Samsung will pay royalties to Microsoft for each Android …
Verizon’s free Motorola XOOM 4G LTE upgrade process begins tomorrow
Motorola XOOM owners who want to take advantage of the promised 4G LTE upgrade can finally begin to do so beginning Thursday. Once a customer …
Ticonderoga: Amazon’s Kindle Fire is ‘hardly an iPad killer’
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled the tablet the tech world has been waiting months to see: the Amazon Kindle Fire. We covered Amazon’s press conference live …
Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties on Android device sales
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. As a result, will pay Microsoft royalties for its Android-powered smartphones and tablets. …
41% of mobile users in North America plan to buy iPhone 5, study suggests
According to research recently released by mobile ad network InMobi, 41% of mobile users in North America plan to purchase the iPhone 5. 50% of …
Tweaked iPhone 4, white iPod touch rumors reinforced by Apple inventory leak
SKUs for a revised iPhone 4, believed to be the iPhone 4S, and new iPod touch SKUs have surfaced in Apple’s inventory system, 9to5Mac reported …
Amazon Kindle and Kindle touch hands-on!
We just spent a few minutes checking out the brand new Amazon Kindle Touch and all new Amazon Kindle, and we’re impressed. Both tablets were …
Amazon Kindle Fire hands-on! [video]
We just saw the Amazon Kindle Fire in person, and it really is about as close as it comes to a BlackBerry PlayBook as far …
Amazon unveils $200 Kindle Fire tablet; $99 Kindle touch eReader, $79 Kindle
During a press event in New York City on Wednesday, Amazon took the wraps off of its $200 Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire is …
Amazon to launch Kindle Fire tablet for $200
We are live from Amazon’s Kindle Fire press conference in New York City where the online retailer is about to announce a $199 Kindle Fire …
Live from Amazon’s Kindle tablet event!
We’re live and in color from Amazon’s Kindle tablet (Kindle Fire, it would seem) event here in New York City, and we’ll be bringing you …
Apple may axe iPod shuffle and iPod classic
Apple will kill off its iPod shuffle and iPod classic lines to instead focus on the iPod touch and iPod nano, TUAW reported recently. The …
Best Buy to slash holiday hires by 50%
Best Buy will hire fewer temporary workers for the 2011 holiday season compared to last year, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The nationwide electronics retail chain …
Nielsen: AT&T smartphone users more likely to be satisfied than users on other carriers
A recent Mobile Insights report from research firm Nielsen suggests that AT&T customers are more satisfied with their phones than any other carrier customer in …
Mozilla releases Firefox 7 for Windows and Mac
Mozilla on Tuesday pushed out a new version of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows and Mac computers. Mozilla released Firefox 6 on August …
Sprint’s CDMA push-to-talk network to launch October 2nd
Sprint announced on Tuesday that it will deploy its CDMA-based push-to-talk network on October 2nd. “Our customers are asking for broadband and push-to-talk,” president-Sprint Business …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 launches October 2nd, starts at $469
Samsung announced on Tuesday that its Galaxy Tab 8.9 Android tablet will be available in the United States beginning on October 2nd. There are two …
