Adobe confirms plans to dump Flash Player for mobile devices
Adobe on Wednesday confirmed that it is ceasing development of Flash Player for mobile devices. Instead, with regard to mobile platforms, the software company will …
Android
HTC Ville detailed: HTC Sense 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, thinner than iPhone
We just got the scoop on another brand new HTC handset, which will be part of the company’s Mobile World Congress announcements alongside the HTC …
Flash in the pan: Adobe to dump mobile Flash efforts
Adobe will soon discontinue development of Flash Player for mobile devices according to a recent report. Citing sources with knowledge of Adobe’s future plans, ZDNet’s …
T-Mobile to offer Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus on November 16th for $250 down payment
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will begin selling Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Android Honeycomb tablet on November 16th for a $249.99 “down …
‘AT&T Call International’ VoIP app launches for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone
AT&T recently launched its new “AT&T Call International” VoIP application that, exactly as its name implies, allows its customers to place international phone calls from …
Microsoft chasing down Huawei for Android patent license agreement
Microsoft is chasing down Huawei in search of a patent licensing agreement, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. “Yes, Microsoft has come to us,” Huawei Devices chief …
Panasonic introduces Toughpad family of Android-powered rugged tablets
Panasonic’s line of Toughbook notebooks can handle a whole heap of abuse, and the company is now cleverly expanding into the tablet market with the …
HTC to launch unique new tablet next year
HTC may launch a new tablet next year that it hopes will be distinct in a growing sea of Android tablets, Reuters recently reported. HTC …
Live from Barnes & Noble’s Nook tablet event!
We’re live from Barnes & Noble’s press conference here in New York City where the bookseller is expected to take the wraps off its sequel …
Motorola DROID RAZR review
The Motorola DROID RAZR is arguably the most exciting Android device to come across my desk in some time, but all the hype in the …
HTC details Ice Cream Sandwich plans for Rezound, EVO 3D, Sensation and more
HTC recently confirmed that a number of its handsets will receive an update to Google’s latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. The company …
We’ll be reporting live from Barnes & Noble’s Nook tablet event tomorrow at 10AM
Barnes & Noble is holding a press conference on Monday morning where the company is expected to unveil a new color eBook reader that will …
Amazon reportedly tweaks Kindle Fire roadmap, next tablet to feature 8.9-inch display
Amazon’s follow up to the Kindle Fire tablet may feature an 8.9-inch touchscreen display rather than the 10-inch panel we have been expecting. BGR exclusively …
With just 4% of mobile market, Apple owns 52% of profits
Apple’s iPhone accounted for just 4.2% of the mobile handsets shipped in the third quarter of 2011, but the company still managed to rake in …
Google Offers for Android now available
Google launched its Google Offers for Android application on Thursday, a new app that allows users to search and find local deals. The application is …
Live from HTC’s Rezound unveiling!
We’re live from HTC’s New York City media event where HTC is expected to announce the HTC Rezound for Verizon Wireless. It’s the first smartphone …
HTC Rezound announced for Verizon Wireless, lands November 14th for $300
HTC took the wraps off of the HTC Rezound during a press event in New York City on Thursday, a new 4G LTE Android smartphone …
HTC Vivid hands-on
AT&T’s first two LTE-enabled smartphones were unveiled earlier this week and they’re certainly strong handsets on paper, but we had a chance to put these …
Android hardware fails more than iPhone, BlackBerry; repairs cost carriers $2 billion
Repairs to Android smartphones cost wireless carriers $2 billion per year according to a new year-long WDS study that tracked 600,000 support calls around the …
Apple isn’t sweating Kindle Fire, says Android fragmentation will drive consumers to iPad
Several analysts believe Amazon has an imminent hit on its hands with its upcoming Kindle Fire, a $199 Android-powered tablet that features deep integration with …
Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor
Google’s lead among smartphone platforms grew wider in the United States last quarter as Research In Motion and Microsoft each lost share to Android. Just-released …
GameStop begins selling Android tablets pre-loaded with 7 games
GameStop recently began carrying several Android Honeycomb tablets pre-loaded with seven free games. It was originally rumored that the game retailer would begin selling its …
News360 3.0 now available for iPhone and Android smartphones [updated]
News360 announced on Tuesday that the second generation of its popular news client is now available for the iPhone and Android smartphones. We are big …
Motorola XOOM 2 tablet pricing and image leak
We first heard mumblings of the XOOM 2, Motorola’s second Android Honeycomb tablet, in late September. Now, a leaked advertisement obtained by Engadget suggests the …
iOS market share balloons in October, Android climbs to No. 2 mobile OS
Propelled by the popularity of its iPad tablet and the successful launch of the latest iPhone, Apple’s share of the mobile operating system market jumped …
Microsoft lawyer defends Android licensing strategy
Speaking with The San Francisco Chronicle recently, the deputy general counsel of Microsoft’s intellectual property group, Horacio Gutiérrez, discussed his company’s decisions to chase down other firms for …
Barnes & Noble hosting Nook tablet event on November 7th
Barnes & Noble sent out invitations on Monday to a press conference that will be held on November 7th in New York City. The event …
Apple’s iPhone to make up more than half of Q4 smartphone sales across top-3 U.S. carriers
In the third quarter of 2011, Apple offered just two smartphones: the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS. The latter was sold by just one …
WhatsApp users now send over 1 billion messages each day
We’ve been big fans of WhatsApp’s cross-platform messaging service ever since it first launched, and directly outside of Apple’s own iMessage or RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger …
Sprint says iPhone is 50% more network efficient than Android
During the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse said the iPhone is more than 50% more efficient on Sprint’s network than Android …
