Lenovo reverses course, buys back mobile handset division for $200 million
Oh Lenovo, does the Chinese launch of Dell’s smartphone leave you feeling left behind? Are you having a bit of seller’s remorse? In an announcement …
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Apple's one-day shopping event: we were right the second time
If you’ve been dying to grab some Apple gear but are waiting for a tiny bit of incentive (seriously, we mean tiny), today might be …
Motorola DROID does Times Square on Black Friday
As part of its “DROID Does” advertising campaign, Verizon Wireless is teaming up with Google, Reuters and R/GA to take over Times Square in a …
Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 Review
With today being Thanksgiving and most blogs closing shop for the day, we thought it would be a perfect time for us to break out …
BGR Holiday Gift Guide: Mobile Phones
Every year countless gifts are given during the holidays. Some of them are great, and some of them… well, you can’t win ’em all. We’ve …
Google updates movie search for iPhone, WebOS, or Android-powered device
iPhone, WebOS or Android owners have yet another alternative to find the hottest movies at local theaters while out and about. Point your web browser …
Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS to be sold by UK retailer Tesco
The iPhone went a little bit more mainstream today as Tesco, the UK’s version of Walmart, announced that it will be adding both the iPhone …
Verizon wants Sprint to pull network claim advertisments, oh irony
Okay, lets see if we’ve got this straight. It is okay to build an entire ad campaign that has the lone purpose of undermining a …
Bell MiFi rumored to launch November 30 for $249.95
For you Canucks who love traveling or sharing your Internet connectivity, or both, we just received word that the Bell MiFi 2372 is going to …
Behold Verizon's Black Friday sale
One of our Verizon connects was kind enough to hit us up with some info regarding Big Red’s upcoming Black Friday sale which will be …
TELUS granted injunction over Rogers ads
In a move that surprised very few, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has granted TELUS a temporary injunction against a series of ads from rival …
Sony Ericsson Satio pulled from the shelves of two major UK retailers
More bad news out of the UK for Sony Ericsson as its flagship handset has been pulled from the shelves of both Carphone Warehouse and …
Google to partner with TiVo and DISH Network, DVR info to be analyzed
Grab your tinfoil hat and rip the coaxial out of your TiVo privacy-freaks. Search giant Google has setup strategic partnerships with TiVo and DISH Network …
Nokia unveils the 6700 and 7230, two new sliders
Nokia has announced two new entry level 3G sliders, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230. Both are set to launch in Q1 2010. The …
RIM releases BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0
For us to say that RIM has a good track record when it comes to pushing out desktop software would be something of a lie, …
Reports of dead and damaged Core i7 iMacs on the rise
As if waiting weeks to receive a custom ordered Core i7 iMac wasn’t bad enough, Apple forums the world wide web over are filling up …
T-Mobile holiday deals: $50 off handsets — gift phones, pay with installments
How about some holiday discounts? Yes, please. T-Mobile is offering some Black Friday weekend deals for new and existing customers. What are these magical deals …
Google Maps Navigation officially hits Android 1.6 and higher
If you’re currently using every other Android device besides the Motorola DROID, you might have thought that Google was holding out on that navigation love. …
Apple backs up AT&T's ad campaign, launches two commercials tonight
AT&T has been trying to pick up the pieces after Verizon launched an incredibly aggressive ad campaign against the former’s network. We’ve all seen the …
Roku Channel Store launches with 10 new channels available
One of our favorite set-top boxes, Roku, has just announced that it is launching the Roku Channel Store. The good news for you couch potatoes …
Apple's Black Friday brochure leaked? One more time…
We weren’t too positive about that last one as it was from a new source, but this new image comes from a pretty credible connect …
Verizon Wireless: Samsung Omnia II, December II, for II-hundred dollars
All of you Verizon Windows Mobile fanatics who are suffering from Android envy can cheer up. Verizon Wireless has just announced that it will be …
Dell Mini 3i details confirmed prior to China Mobile launch
Thanks to a China Mobile press release, the details that we leaked back in August about Dell’s Android-powered Mini 3i are now confirmed. According to …
BlackBerry Bold 9700 giveaway!
Oh yes, we’re back at it! To show our appreciation for making BGR a part of your daily lives, we’re giving away (5) AT&T BlackBerry …
BlackBerry Bold 9700 now available from AT&T
What’s that sound we hear in the distance? It’s probably cash registers at AT&T going wild as today, the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 is publicly …
Some healthy advice: Don't smoke near your Mac
Mac aficionados that also enjoy a pack of Marlboros every now and then might want to keep their smoke as far away from their computer …
Bell finally ditches the SAF
Anyone that happened to look at Bell’s monthly rate plans in the past few days might have noticed something a little odd — each plan …
The Internet weighs around 450.5 billion kilograms?
This is just too weird not to post. CNET UK has reported that the Internet has a weight, and by taking the sum total of …
Motorola Crush now available from U.S. Cellular
Motorola has announced that its brand new handset, the Crush, is available as of this week from U.S. Cellular. Going for $79.95 after a $50 …
Verizon now selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530
It might not be fancy or scream “look at me”, but Verizon’s now-available BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a smartphone that gets the job done. Kitted …
