Alltel launches $40 wireless broadband plan
Alltel has reportedly launched a new $40 wireless broadband add-on option, a $20 drop from the regular $60 per month price tag. Customers must subscribe …
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MetroPCS launches its first BlackBerry Curve
MetroPCS is one of a few small carriers in the US currently surging on the back of ridiculously attractive unlimited plans. Despite the fact that …
Apple’s rumored touchscreen netbook to sport a 10-inch display?
Dow Jones has added fuel to the fire by chiming in with its inside information on the rumored Apple netbook. Two sources “close to the …
Samsung announces S5230 and S5600 touchscreen handsets
Early this morning, Samsung announced the two newest additions to its full-touchscreen line up that might not fill a gap, but they sure do look …
Android Developer Phone gets updated, paid Android Market partially opened
Google announced on Monday that update 1.1 is now available for the unlocked Android developer phone (ADP1). The update contains several bug fixes for issues …
Microsoft drops the Y-bomb, again
Everyone’s favorite star-crossed lovers — the likes of which haven’t been seen since General Hospital — may be coming back to the bargaining table, yet …
Motorola announces MC55 handsets
Yikes. Here at BGR, we’d like to think that the days of having to sacrifice looks and form to have a truly “business-oriented” handset are …
U2 ditches Apple, joins up with RIM
Apple and pop band U2 have long enjoyed a successful business relationship that proved to the world there is such a thing as an overwhelming …
Hands on review of TetherBerry (plus free license giveaway!)
Thanks to the folks at TetherBerry, we have been putting its latest software solution for BlackBerry tethering through the paces over the past week …
Sony releases OLED Walkman specs
Sony unveiled its upcoming line of iPod Touch competitors earlier this year and much to the surprise of, well everyone, the X1000 series looks impressive. …
Apple to announce touchscreen netbook this summer?
According to The Commercial Times/DigiTimes, Apple has rounded up Taiwanese-based computer parts manufacturer Wintek to make displays for an upcoming touchscreen notebook. Rumors of a …
LG Viewty II gets viewed
It’s no mystery that when LG puts its game face on, it means business. LG can churn out a sexy handset with the best of …
Verizon’s Nokia Intrigue dispels the notion that clam shell = ugly
In a world where it’s all BlackBerry this, Apple that, GPS this, and “where the hell is the Wi-Fi” that, it’s nice to see some …
Apple seeds new 10.5.7 build to testers
Good news, Mac users, as it looks like Apple is kicking 10.5.7 development into overdrive. Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.7 build 9J22 went out to …
Blockbuster continues fight to become irrelevant with new Total Access policy change
Ahhh Blockbuster. As rumors of a possible bankruptcy filing for the movie rental giant swarm throughout the blogosphere, we’ve learned of a new policy change …
Touch Diamond 2 applications ripped and packaged up for Touch Diamond owners
What is the first thing you do when you get a pre-release version of a hot new Window Mobile handset? Why you dump the ROM …
Sprint Treo Pro smiles for the camera; release actually on schedule
When it comes to a launch that has been delayed as many times as Sprint’s Treo Pro release, you can never be too sure. For …
Verizon will share your private data unless you opt-out
What sigh of relief that big corporations are really looking out for the little guy. Most recently, this sentiment comes in the form of being …
A3700 EV-DO / HSPA / GSM hybrib modem for Verizon passes through FCC
Are you a frequent flier in need of high-speed laptop connectivity around the world? Is AT&T’s troubled 3G network causing you too much pain here …
Acer considering its own app store?
It seems like everybody and their brother’s pet goldfish is jumping on the application store bandwagon these days. Google/Android, RIM, Microsoft, Samsung, Nokia and even …
Motorola i9 touches down at Sprint stores, available March 12th on Nextel
That saucy little Motorola i9… It just can’t stop posing for your pals at BGR. If you’re a Boost Mobile customer you probably already know …
Nokia to hold music-centric event on March 11th
Will it be the announcement of a sexy new music phone or two? Is Nokia actually going to kill DRM and make a big deal …
Windows 7 allows users to disable Internet Explorer and more
Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 Blog posted details on some of the new features users will see in the release candidate version of Windows 7. One …
Verizon Wireless HTC Touch Diamond gets pictured
We got our hands on some pictures of a test model of the Verizon Wireless Touch Diamond rocking its sleek, black and shiny casing. Unlike …
BGR gets down with iHarmonix stereo headsets for iPhone and BlackBerry
We’re pretty big fans of music here at BGR, so we can become a little scrutinizing when it comes to the headsets we use on …
Stock sheet may reveal available dates of some upcoming handsets
Rumored to be a portion of a stock sheet from Best Buy a “major national retailer”, this image above is reportedly reveals the release dates …
Take that, Hulu content partners
By now you’ve no doubt heard of the recent Hulu on Boxee situation. Three sentence recap for those who haven’t: Boxee is a media management/viewing/streaming …
Brightpoint document reveals upcoming Sprint launch dates
A screen grab of the inventory list at Brighpoint reveals the launch dates of some upcoming Sprint phones and serves to further validate some of …
MySpace for BlackBerry updated to v1.5
This one’s for all of the BlackBerry-toting MySpace users out there. RIM hit us up last night to let us know MySpace for BlackBerry has …
Cydia creator looking to launch competitive paid app store
Cupertino will be none too happy to hear the news but Cydia creator Jay Freeman is looking to turn Cydia into an all-out application store. …
