Microsoft fails in blocking Ballmer’s testimony in “Vista Capable” lawsuit
Back when Vista was announced, everyone was upset that they’d have to make significant hardware upgrades in order to accommodate the new operating system from …
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Oh, and about WiFi on Verizon’s Samsung Omnia…
Sure it’s always a mystery how a handset might turn out after making its way through the carrier branding process, or “the crippler” as we …
QuickPwn now available for iPhone 2.2
Leave it to the iPhone dev team to re-jailbreak an iPhone nary a few days after the latest iPhone firmware 2.2 was released. Up front …
Pricing and release info for Verizon’s Samsung Omnia
You didn’t think we’d keep you in the dark for too long did you? Come on people, you should know your pals at BGR a …
Palm cuts down manpower, resents itself just a little bit
It isn’t new news that the worsening economy has resulted in layoffs and it now looks like Palm will be falling victim to the increasingly …
Security vendors say Mac OS X Trojan and backdoor tool are on the loose
Ruh roh, as Scooby would say. Once relatively untouchable, security experts have now found what they claim to be two new pieces of malware specifically …
White G1 makes its appearance in T-Mobile stores
Fancy yourself sporting a white G1 instead of the somewhat drab black and brown models that currently grace the shelves of T-Mobile? If you do, …
Verizon fires employees for accessing Barack Obama’s cell phone records
If you are at work and you see the private mobile phone records of President-elect Barack Obama, no matter how enticing, you must resist the …
Skyfire beta updated; one step closer to the real, real web on mobiles
Skyfire pitches its like-named mobile browser beta with the tag line, “The PC web. On your phone. Real fast.” Simple yet poignant. Many companies make …
Apple allows third-party email app, contradicts its own App Store policies
If this news doesn’t rile up some jilted developers, we don’t know what will. In the past, Apple had been very strict about apps that …
The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
I want to preface this by saying that the following statements are my opinions and hypotheses, and have not be confirmed nor denied by any …
AOL introduces AOL Sync, wireless syncing for Outlook and mobile phones
AOL introduced on Thursday a new sync application, AOL Sync, that will sync your AOL address book and calendar with Outlook and mobile phones. AOL …
Fido pushing to sell BlackBerry handsets in time for Christmas
Fido, which recently underwent rebranding that saw it reposition itself as a bonafide low-cost carrier, is pushing its parent company Rogers Wireless for permission to …
BlackBerry Curve 8900 accessories pop up on BlackBerry US site; handset to follow soon?
This might be a bit of a stretch brought on by wishful thinking, but RIM has most definitely been sneaky with the Curve 8900 thus …
Dell mixes it up and adds some color to its Inspiron Mini lineup
Dell announced on Thursday that it is adding two new colors and three new Tristan Eaton designs to its Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12 …
Sonim XP3 unboxing
Well look what we have here – Sonim’s latest rugged wonder phone, the XP3. A feature-filled upgrade to the XP1, the XP3 sports the same …
Motorola RAZR takes fire, literally; saves man’s life
Despite being significantly more expensive, Apple’s iPhone 3G is constantly gaining ground on the Motorola RAZR’s top sales position in the US. It has tons …
Did you get your Verizon BlackBerry Storm?
We’ve done a quick check at around 10 Verizon corporate stores in the NY/NJ area with most of them reporting lines longer than they have …
Apple iPhone 2.2 update is finally here
Hey ladies and gents, the long-awaited iPhone update, which includes Google Maps Street View, is finally here and ready for your downloading pleasure. At 246MB, …
Samsung Omnia begins landing at Verizon Stores, BGR readers begin drooling over live pics
Ok, so the BlackBerry Storm might not be the perfect handset for every touchscreen fiend out there but that doesn’t mean Verizon customers should despair …
Sagem Orga develops SIM card with A-GPS
If you don’t have a device already equipped with A-GPS and you don’t want to upgrade or spring for a stand-alone unit from the likes …
LG Incite hitting AT&T stores, available soon?
After making its debut online a few days ago, the Incite is making its way into AT&T stores. We must say this phone looks a …
Nokia announces Lotus Notes support for S60 smartphones
So much for mSuite5. Nokia announced today that it will launch a new software application next month with IBM to bring OEM Lotus Notes support …
Yahoo OneSearch coming to T-Mobile phones?
According to InfoWorld, Marco Boerries, executive vice president and head of Yahoo’s Connected Life Division, let it slip that T-Mobile and Yahoo will be announcing …
Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition available from China
For those who have managed to remain completely unaffected by the current state of the global economy – and who really dig Kung Fu – …
Top 5 mobile companies team up for energy efficient chargers
These days, it seems staying green and environmentally friendly is on the top of everyone’s list. People drive hybrids, recycle their gadgets (the non-sentimental ones, …
ASUS launches the Eee Top All-in-one PC
Asus has finally released the first version of its much-awaiting all-in-one offering, the Eee Top. For the time being, one version is available to the …
Ballmer says “No” to a post-Yang Yahoo buyout
Ending speculation that another Microsoft-Yahoo deal may be on the table after the exit of Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer said at a Wednesday shareholder meeting …
Strands mobile comes to Nokia, BGR has invites
It looks like Strands on the go isn’t just for iPhones anymore. We’ve covered the Strands team’s work before – you know, the guys behind …
Verizon BlackBerry Storm review
The BlackBerry Storm. It feels like ages ago since we first broke news of this bad boy, but the release is finally right around the …
