Verizon loses class action ETF appeal, will pay $21 million settlement
A California appeals court has ruled that Verizon Wireless is to pay some 175,000 customers current and former customers $21 million as a settlement in …
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Apple stores opening early for second iPhone 4 launch on the 7th?
We’ve heard whispers that Apple stores might be opening early at 8AM on July 7th for a second iPhone 4 “launch”.
Nexus One Froyo update gets update, FRF91 available OTA
A few days ago, Google officially released Android 2.2 (Froyo) Build FRF85 to its army of Nexus One owners. Yesterday, Google began making a small update to …
HDBaseT- new cable technology to replace your power, ethernet, and HDMI cable
New cable technology on the horizon may be the closest thing to the Holy Grail of cabling; by offering a single cable replacement for your power cable, …
Apple releases statement about iPhone reception, fix due in "a few weeks"
Apple has released a statement regarding reception issues with the iPhone 4. The statement, which is in letter format, cites the “formula” Apple uses “to …
Unreleased desktop version of Google Voice demoed on video
Thanks to TechCrunch, the world can get a sneak peek at an unreleased version of Google Voice for the desktop. Running on OS X, the …
DROID Incredible to receive 720p recording and mobile hotspot app in future update?
A rumor fresh out of Droid-Life suggests that Verizon Wireless has an update slated for the DROID Incredible that will add 720p video recording and …
Clearwire rolls out 4G service to seven new cities
Clearwire announced on Thursday that it has begun rolling out its 4G WiMAX service to seven new cities in four states. The lucky seven include …
Facebook adds face detection to photo uploads
Facebook made tagging and sharing photos easier with its new face detection algorithm, a nifty little feature Facebook acquired when it purchased Divvyshot back in April. No …
LG launches new applications store for both smartphones and feature phones
LG officially opened the doors to its online applications store on Thursday. The app store offers social networking, navigation, VoIP, and instant messaging applications for …
Google acquires flight information software company ITA for $700 million
Google announced on Thursday that it is acquiring flight information software company ITA for $700 million in cash. Based in Cambridge, ITA mines flight data …
Amazon revamps the Kindle DX, gives it a lower price tag
Even though most schools are now shut down for summer, that doesn’t mean that companies have given up trying to selling products to students. Amazon today …
Nokia to pass on Android, focus on MeeGo and Symbian
Anssi Vanjoki, the head of Nokia’s new Mobile Solutions unit, sat down with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday to discuss the future of Nokia’s …
iPhone game maker Tapulous purchased by Disney
Tech Crunch is reporting that Tapulous, the company behind Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone and Tap Tap Radiation for the iPad, has been acquired …
Broadband internet a legal right in Finland
Thanks to a new law that comes into effect today, every single citizen of Finland now has a legal right to a wired broadband connection …
Throwback Thursday: Game Genie
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start? Who the hell needs to remember all that when you have the Game Genie! …
T-Mobile halting Sidekick sales July 2nd
We don’t think there will be too many tears shed over this news, but T-Mobile today announced that it will be halting sales of both …
Rumor: Apple has a CDMA iPhone, just needs Verizon to ink a deal
Today, The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple wrote an interesting article that should give a lot of confused people some perspective on this whole Verizon iPhone business. …
HP finalizes Palm acquisition
Today, HP announced that it has officially completed the acquisition of Palm. The former Palm business unit will continue with webOS development under the leadership …
Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger for Android
This morning, Yahoo! announced the release of Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger app for Android. Available for download in the Market, the Yahoo! apps provide …
Exclusive: Apple iTunes in the cloud definitely happening soon, wireless syncing!
One of our reliable Apple sources has just filled us in on some of the company’s iTunes plans, and they’re exciting. We have been told …
Samsung to cut AMOLED power consumption by 50%, double lifespan by end of 2011
Display-centric blog oled-display.net is reporting that Samsung’s mobile display division will double the lifespan of its much sought-after AMOLED displays (from 50 kilowatt hours to …
Exclusive: Conversation with Steve Jobs on the iPhone 4 antenna problems
One of our readers has a pretty interesting story to share. It is one that involves his passion for Apple products, an Apple engineer, Steve …
UPDATED: Apple and AT&T hit with first iPhone 4 class action lawsuit
Giz got their hands We got our hands on an official court document that details the first (of we’re sure many) class action lawsuits that …
Amazon acquires deal-a-day website Woot!
Woot! announced on Wednesday that it is being acquired by online retail giant Amazon. Known for its daily deals, marathon Woot-Offs, and the server-crashing Bag …
T-Mobile releases the LG Sentio
Lost in the hubbub surrounding smartphone powerhouses like the DROID X and iPhone 4 is the fact that the average person simply wants a phone …
YouTube to offer ad skipping and user-selectable ads by the end of the year
At a press conference on Tuesday, Google confirmed that by the end of the year, YouTube will give users the option to skip the pre-roll …
iPhone 4 bars to signal strength mapped, antenna issue partially explained
The folks at AnandTech just published their review of the iPhone 4 and took a close look at the antenna issue that is plaguing the …
chatr, Rogers' unlimited talk and text brand, gets official
Did we nail it or what? Today Rogers announced the creation of chatr, the low-cost wireless brand we exclusively told you about last week. Created …
Do you want us to do a weekly podcast?
Do you want a weekly BGR Podcast?online surveys We’ve sort of done some light podcasting, a couple radio-themed segments, and all, but we’re interested to …
