Quad-core LG X3 phone may debut with Android 4.0 at MWC next month
LG may announce a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) phone during Mobile World Congress next month. Pocketnow recently leaked an image and …
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iPhone owners get ‘Samsunged’ in new Galaxy S II ad [video]
Following Samsung’s recent run of television advertisements depicting iPhone users as mindless hipster sheep, the company’s ad firm is back with another spot that again …
Kindle Fire demand cooling off? Amazon sales charts say otherwise
Following what Amazon reported to have been a huge holiday season for the company’s debut tablet, demand for the Kindle Fire has slowed according to …
Samsung Galaxy S II sales surpass 5 million units in South Korea
Samsung has sold more than 5 million units of its popular Galaxy S II smartphone in South Korea. The milestone was hit just five months …
LG Spectrum and BlackBerry Curve 9370 now available from Verizon Wireless
The BlackBerry Curve 9370 and the LG Spectrum are now available from Verizon Wireless. The LG Spectrum was unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in …
Google reports solid Q4 growth but misses revenue, EPS estimates
Google on Thursday reported solid growth in the fourth-quarter of 2011, but the company missed earnings estimates and shares of Google stock took a hit …
ASUS begins to roll out GPS fix for Transformer Prime tablet
ASUS released an over-the-air update for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime on Thursday. The update will boost the GPS version to 6.9.13 and improve the tablet’s …
Sony Ericsson posts Q4 loss, blames ‘intense competition’
Sony Ericsson on Wednesday posted a €247 million loss, blaming “intense competition, price erosion and restructuring charges” for its poor results. While the Swedish joint venture …
Mobile apps to top 2 million, 500 million sub-$100 smartphones in use this year, firm says
While technology enthusiasts look forward to a number of high-end smartphone announcements vendors are preparing for Mobile World Congress next month, 2012 will see entry-level …
Imangi Studios bringing hit iOS game ‘Temple Run’ to the Android Market
Imangi Studios, the makers of the hit iOS game Temple Run, announced via the company’s Facebook page that the game will be coming to Android. …
LG unveils Optimus Pad LTE tablet
LG on Wednesday officially announced its Optimus Pad LTE tablet. The device is equipped with an 8.9-inch True HD IPS display that offers a sharp …
ASUS offering refunds and extended warranties to Transformer Prime customers in the UK
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime was the first device to feature NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 quad-core processor, making it one of the most anticipated Android …
Leaked Sony smartphone roadmap reveals prices and release dates
A sales report from Sony India has hit the web and revealed the company’s 2012 smartphone portfolio. The list features 11 code names and release …
Android and iOS said to contribute to the fall of personal computing
Horace Dediu of Asymco put together a graph plotting the history of personal computing over the last 37 years. Dediu took PC data published by …
AT&T announces new data plans for smartphones and tablets
AT&T on Wednesday announced new data plans for smartphones and tablets on its network that will become available on Sunday, January 22nd. Customers currently under …
Apple’s iOS and BlackBerry most popular mobile platforms among IT pros
Apple’s iOS operating system is the most popular mobile platform among corporate workers according to a survey from Check Point Software. The firm polled over …
Oracle claims Android activations make Google $10 million in annual revenue each day
Oracle recently asked a court to stay or dismiss a Java-related patent infringement case against Google for up to 9 months. In a letter to …
Motorola XOOM tablets begin receiving OTA Android 4.0 update
Motorola’s XOOM tablet was the first slate to launch with Android 3.0 Honeycomb when it was released last year. Apropos, it is also among the …
iPhone share among recent smartphone buyers nearly doubles in Q4, Nielsen says
The share of recent smartphone buyers in the United States who chose Apple’s iPhone over rivals in the fourth quarter nearly doubled compared to the …
Verizon drops price of Motorola DROID RAZR to $199.99
Verizon announced on Tuesday that the Motorola DROID RAZR, which originally launched a few months back for $299.99, is now available for $199.99 with a …
Microsoft said to be strong-arming Pantech into patent licensing deal for Android devices
Microsoft is said to be close to finalizing a patent-licensing deal with Pantech. Microsoft already has similar agreements in place with Samsung, HTC, ViewSonic and …
HTC offers bootloader unlocking tool for additional smartphones
HTC continues to be true to the company’s word regarding bootloader unlocking tools. Through HTCDev, the Taiwanese company now offers its bootloader unlocker for the …
HTC confirms Sprint is removing Carrier IQ from devices
Last month, Sprint disabled the controversial Carrier IQ software across all devices on the company’s network. Further reports claimed the company was instructing manufacturers to prepare updates that would remove …
Research In Motion pushing for sale to Samsung [updated]
Research In Motion is currently weighing every single option it can think of in an effort to reverse a negative trend that is approaching a …
Steve Wozniak: Android has leapt ahead of Apple in many ways
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple, a company that would grow into one of the most innovative and valuable in the world. …
iPhone, iPad owners see glass half full while BlackBerry users are down in the dumps
In what is certainly one of the most bizarre mobile-related studies we’ve seen published in recent months, a new survey found that iPhone and iPad …
Galaxy Nexus users plagued by random reboots
Google’s flagship device, the Galaxy Nexus, has been widely acclaimed and we had great things to say in our review of the world’s first Ice Cream …
All white Samsung Galaxy Tabs emerge in Vietnam
Samsung has released white versions of several of the company’s mobile devices lately. While the back of the various devices would be white, the front …
Google launches Android Design style guide for developers
Google is looking to unify the look of apps for its Android operating system with the release of Ice Cream Sandwich. After announcing new requirements for …
Samsung plans tweaked Galaxy Tab 7.0N to skirt Apple patent complaints
Samsung is reportedly planning to launch a tweaked version of its Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet in Germany. The Galaxy Tab 7.0N will likely offer …
