HTC CEO says Apple lawsuit won’t put company in ‘dangerous situation’
HTC’s CEO Peter Chou spoke with investors recently and promised that its ongoing patent battles with Apple will not hurt the company. “Many lawsuits nowadays …
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SA agrees: Apple now top smartphone vendor in the world with 140% growth
BGR reported last week that Apple had passed Nokia in the second quarter of 2011 to become the world’s top smartphone vendor by volume. The …
Google hates smartphone patent wars, but buys 1,000 new patents to go to war
Google’s general counsel Kent Walker apparently doesn’t see eye to eye with the rest of his company. “The tech industry has a significant problem,” Walker …
Roboto lands on iOS/Android for $2.99, is our new favorite Android platformer
On Thursday morning, Fenix Fire Entertainment released a game called Roboto for Android and iOS devices. We’ve been playing the game for the past few …
White Samsung Galaxy S II spotted
We’re expecting Samsung to begin launching its flagship Galaxy S II handset in the United States any week now, and on Thursday a render of …
Motorola Mobility posts solid Q2 earnings, new smartphones and tablets inbound
Motorola Mobility on Thursday released its second quarter 2011 earnings and despite recent analyst downgrades, the company recorded a strong quarter. Motorola posted net revenues …
40% of Android phones are returned? ‘Absolutely ridiculous’
TechCrunch on Wednesday published a report claiming to reveal “Android’s dirty secret,” and quite a secret it was. According to the report, which cited a …
Nielsen: Apple top U.S. smartphone vendor, Android top OS in Q2
Android continued on its warpath this past quarter, once again showing gains as it retained its position as top smartphone platform in the United States. …
LG revenue hits $13.3B in Q2 on strong TV sales; mobile biz grows, still not profitable
LG on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that showed notable growth, though the consumer electronics giant still hasn’t found a way to return its mobile business …
35% of U.S. consumers will buy iPhone 5, study finds
A surprisingly large number of consumers in the United States plan to purchase Apple’s next-generation iPhone according to a new survey. Shopping assistant site PriceGrabber …
Samsung: 5 million Galaxy S II handsets shipped in 85 days
Samsung announced on Wednesday that it has now shipped more than 5 million flagship Galaxy S II smartphones in just 85 days. The phone became …
IMS: Annual smartphone sales to reach 1 billion units by 2016; Apple, Samsung winners so far
More than 420 million smartphones will be sold around the world in 2011, accounting for 28% of total cell phone sales according to market research …
Gingerbread rolling out to T-Mobile G2x now
T-Mobile has officially announced that it is now pushing out Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) to its LG G2x customers. The update includes the following enhancements: Improved …
HTC Puccini, the company’s first 10-inch tablet, uncovered
In addition to exclusively revealing the first photos of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II earlier this morning, we also got our hands on the first …
Exclusive images of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II revealed
BGR has obtained exclusive images of AT&T’s upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. Following our report on Monday showing an unnamed Samsung slider headed to …
4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hitting Verizon on July 28th, starts at $529
Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it will offer Samsung’s 4G LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1 beginning Thursday, July 28th. There will be 16GB and 32GB …
Motorola ATRIX 4G gets Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update
Motorola has pushed out Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) to the Motorola ATRIX 4G. The update adds a number of new enhancements unrelated to Gingerbread, including support …
LG Thrill 4G hitting AT&T in ‘coming weeks’ for $99.99
AT&T has confirmed with BGR that it will launch the LG Thrill 4G “in the coming weeks” for $99.99. The Thrill 4G will be the …
Unnamed Samsung Android slider headed for AT&T
If Samsung’s Android lineup is feeling a little sparse on AT&T, don’t worry… there’s about to be a new flagship in town. We have just …
Lodsys goes after top-dog gaming firms Atari, EA, Rovio in patent suit
Lodsys, the company that has been accusing iOS and Android developers of illegally using its in-app purchasing technology, is now also targeting high-profile gaming firms …
LG’s 2011 lineup leaked, includes Fantasy, Victor, Gelato, more
LG has struggled to grab consumer interest the way Samsung has with its Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones, and it doesn’t look like …
Qualcomm chip shipment forecast lower than expected, Europe to blame
Qualcomm said it expects to ship between 120 million and 125 million chips during the quarter ending in September, a figure that is lower than …
FDA may regulate mobile health apps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may soon approve or reject mobile health applications. The government agency said on Wednesday that it is proposing to …
Early build of RIM’s Android App Player for the PlayBook now available thanks to leak
N4BB recently spotted a link to RIM’s Android App Player for the BlackBerry PlayBook in the change log of a software update, and the website …
Verizon Wireless Sony Ericsson Xperia Play now just $99.99
Verizon Wireless has cut the price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to just $99.99 with a new two-year contract. The Xperia Play was announced …
Lenovo outs three 10.1-inch tablets, first Honeycomb tablet with Netflix
Lenovo announced three new tablets with 10.1-inch displays on Wednesday morning, including the IdeaPad Tablet K1, the ThinkPad Tablet, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1. The …
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa partner with ISIS for mobile payments
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa announced a new partnership with ISIS on Tuesday. ISIS is a mobile initiative that was formed in April of …
Eric Schmidt: Apple is suing us instead of innovating, will make sure HTC doesn’t lose patent suit
During Google’s Mobile Revolution conference in Tokyo, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt reaffirmed his company’s support of HTC and its other Android partners, ZDNET Asia …
Rugged Motorola Titanium hitting Sprint on July 24th for $149.99
It looks like the rumors were correct: Sprint announced on Monday that the rugged Motorola Titanium phone will be available on July 24th for $149.99. …
U.S. Army testing smartphones and tablets for combat
The U.S. Army has started a pilot program on June 6th to test the effectiveness of equipping troops with tablets and phones in combat, CNN …
