HP purchases Palm for $1.2 billion
Hewlett Packard today announced that it is acquiring Palm for a cool $1.2 billion, or $5.70 per share of common stock. The acquisition has been …
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Sprint announces Q1 results, sheds 75,000 additional customers
The results for Q1 2010 are in for the #3 wireless carrier in the U.S., and the results are more of the same. Sprint shed …
Microsoft and HTC announce a patent licensing agreement
With Apple and its team of lawyers breathing down its back, HTC has been exploring opportunities to quickly bolster its patent library and provide protection …
TELUS releases the Motorola BACKFLIP
And so the rollout of MOTOBLUR handsets begins in the True North Strong and Free as TELUS today announced the immediate availability of the Motorola …
Apple announces WWDC gets underway June 7th
Its official, folks. Apple has confirmed the dates for its highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference. So mark your calendars for June 7th through the 11th …
T-Mobile ditches 5GB data plan cap…sort of
FierceWireless is reporting that U.S. cellular provider T-Mobile will no longer be hitting smartphone users with overage charges if they go over the 5GB monthly …
Android 2.2 to include full support for Adobe Flash
In an interview with the New York Times, Andy Rubin, VP of Engineering at Google, put to rest all the rumors and confirmed that the …
iPad giveaway winner!
We know, we know… you thought we forgot. We apologize for the delay in announcing our winner, however, in our defense, we have had a …
Details on the Ming-like Motorola XT810, XT820, and the XT711 Sholes Tablet Refresh emerge
Motorola potentially has not one, not two, but count em’ three China-bound handsets up its sleeve. First and foremost, we have the initial details on …
Google jumps into the casual gaming market by acquiring Labpixies
Google went shopping recently and added Labpixies to its repertoire of acquired properties. For those unfamiliar with the small start-up out of Israel, Labpixies is …
Nokia announces the N8, its first Symbian^3 handset
Thanks to Eldar Murtazin we had our less-than-favorable first look at the Nokia N8 earlier this week and today Nokia has made the handset official. The …
RIM posts BlackBerry 6 video
Just a moment ago, during our live blog coverage of the day one WES keynote, we made mention of a BlackBerry 6 video that was …
Live from the WES 2010 keynote
Live from the Cypress 2 Ballroom at the Marriott World Convention Center, BGR proudly presents the WES 2010 keynote. The lights are dimming as we …
Taking BGR to the next level — MMC acquires BGR
I wanted to share some amazing news with you all. I am happy to report that BGR has been acquired by MMC. Moving forward, CEO of …
Sprint drops the Palm Pixi to $0
It’s not exactly the biggest shocker, but Sprint has lowered the contract price of the Palm Pixi to $0. To get this deal you’ll need …
Nokia N8 gets previewed, slammed
Russian mobile guru Eldar Murtazin has struck again, this time getting his hands on the Nokia N8, the first Symbian^3 smartphone. Although a brief preview …
Motorola to replace Google's Android location services with Skyhook Wireless
Motorola is reportedly ditching Android’s built-in location services on much of its Android handset lineup and replacing it with the location service code from Skyhook …
Telus and Rogers announce BlackBerry Pearl 3G availability
Following this mornings official announcement of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, Canadian carriers Telus and Rogers have proclaimed, via press releases, that they will be carrying …
Sprint to rock BlackBerry Bold 9650 on May 23rd
The title says it all…as there isn’t much else to say about the new BlackBerry Bold 9650. A fresh press release from Sprint made the …
Official: HTC Nexus One not coming to Verizon Wireless
We’re not sure this really matters, but…it looks like Verizon Wireless will not be getting the HTC Nexus One after all. If you direct your …
Vodafone Nexus One available for pre-order today, retail sales begin April 30th
It’s official, the Google Nexus One has landed on Vodafone. Interested customers eager to get their hands on the definitive Google superphone can head over …
BlackBerry 9650 and BlackBerry 9100 gallery
RIM just opened up the showroom doors to allowing for a quick meet and greet with the new BlackBerry 9650 and BlackBerry 9100. We brought …
WES 2010, we're here…
Hello from sunny Orlando…the land of Mickey Mouse, Sea World, and retirees from around the United States. RIM is promising an exciting event over the …
RIM announces the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G
So check it out… RIM’s huge BlackBerry hullabaloo, Wireless Enterprise Symposium, or “WES”, officially kicks off tomorrow in sunny Orlando, but that didn’t stop the …
Automatic app updates coming in Android 2.2
Updating Android applications has always been a pain in the butt thanks to Google’s insistance that each app be updated by itself. But according to …
Bluetooth 4.0 to be finalized by June 2010, devices to launch late 2010
Bluetooth SIG announced on Tuesday that the much anticipated v4.0 update to the Bluetooth protocol will be finalized and sent to manufacturers by the end …
ASUS producing a tablet with Core iX on board?
According to Netbooknews.de, ASUS may be producing a tablet with a Core iX processor under the hood. Expected to contain either a Core i5 or …
Android Market surpasses 50,000 applications
AndroLib, the definitive tracker of Android applications, claims the Android Market has surpassed the 50,000 application milestone. This figure is unofficial as Google has been …
Two camera-packing iPod touch prototypes appear on eBay
Remember all those rumors that surfaced last year and spoke of an upgraded iPod Twith an on-board camera? Now is your chance to get your …
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 to go for $79.99 on contract in the Great White North
It looks like the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 will be more expensive than anticipated when it launches with Bell and Rogers, as a leaked screenshot from …
