Sprint’s Motorola Photon 4G landing July 31st for $199.99
Sprint just announced that the Motorola Photon 4G, which was originally revealed during a press event on June 9th, will be available starting July 31st …
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Judge denies Apple’s request for expedited patent trial with Samsung
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s request for an expedited trial in the company’s patent case against Samsung, FOSS Patents reports. “The Court agrees …
AT&T to offer Sony S2 tablet exclusively in the U.S.
AT&T on Wednesday announced that it will be the exclusive provider of Sony’s new S2 tablet in the United States. Sony took the wraps off …
Motorola updating Wi-Fi XOOM to Android 3.2
Motorola began issuing the Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) update to Wi-Fi XOOM owners on Tuesday. The patch reportedly adds support for the tablet’s SD card slot …
Samsung Romania seemingly confirms Nexus Prime report
Samsung Romania appears to have accidentally verified BGR’s exclusive report covering the Nexus Prime along with various specs. Romanian paper Ziarul Financiar recently mirrored parts of …
HTC says Apple should compete fairly in the mobile market, not sue every vendor in its way
HTC on Tuesday responded to Apple’s new round of patent infringement claims by dismissing them publicly and suggesting that Apple should focus on competing in …
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide launches July 27th for $199.99
It was hardly a surprise when T-Mobile announced the HTC-built myTouch 4G Slide late last month, as a series of leaks left little to the …
HTC Status ‘Facebook Phone’ pre-orders start today; launches July 17th for $49.99
AT&T on Monday announced pre-order availability of its first “Facebook Phone,” the HTC Status. Social butterflies on the nation’s No. 2 wireless carrier can pre-order …
Apple is No. 1 smartphone vendor in U.S. with just two phones on the market
With just two smartphone models available for sale, Apple still managed to top comScore’s list of smartphone OEMs in the three-month period ending May 2011. …
Android users buy the iPad over Google-powered tablets
Apple’s market-leading iOS tablet isn’t just the slate of choice for iPhone users according to a recent report. According to checks performed by Canaccord Genuity …
Apple looks to block sale of HTC devices with new patent complaint
Apple on Monday filed a new patent complaint with the International Trade Commission looking to block the sale of several HTC devices it claims infringe …
Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone share down 35% following Windows Phone 7 launch
ComScore issued its May report on mobile subscriber market share in the U.S. last week, and BGR noted that Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS …
Amazon could ship 1-1.2 million tablets during third quarter, report says
According to a new report from DigiTimes, Amazon is expected to ship a “conservative” 1-1.2 million of its new tablets during the third quarter — …
The BlackBerry PlayBook is my favorite tablet
Research In Motion launched its first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, on April 19th of this year. Since that point in time — and even before, …
Motorola DROID 3 now available from Verizon Wireless; $199.99 [updated]
Without as much as a peep from Verizon Wireless’ PR team, the nation’s top carrier on Thursday made the latest addition to its DROID line …
Global spending on video games to exceed $74 billion in 2011
A new report from market research firm Gartner on Tuesday suggests global spending on the gaming ecosystem will exceed $74 billion this year, up 10.4% …
Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds Transit Navigation, better search, photo viewer [video]
Google took the wraps off of Google Maps 5.7 for Android devices on Wednesday, and the software update adds quite a few new features. The …
Huawei hopes to ship 20 million smartphones this year
Last year, Huawei shipped 3.3 million smartphones, and this year the Shenzhen-based company has bigger goals in mind. On Wednesday the company lifted its yearly …
Leaked Best Buy ad says Verizon’s DROID Bionic is ‘coming soon’
The launch of Motorola’ DROID Bionic has become somewhat of an urban legend. Motorola announced the phone during the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and …
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi Android tablet now $499
On Wednesday, Motorola announced that the Wi-Fi version of its Motorola XOOM Android Honeycomb tablet is now just $499 — $100 cheaper than the retail …
Microsoft asks Samsung to pay $15 licensing fee for each Android phone it builds
According to Reuters, Microsoft has asked Samsung to pay $15 for each Android smartphone it makes. The Redmond-based firm believes that its software patents cover …
Games were most downloaded and most purchased mobile apps in Q2, Nielsen finds
Developers looking to attack mobile app segments where they might have the best chance of scoring big with smartphone users would be well served to …
Google+ iPhone app submitted for approval
Late last week Google took the wraps off of its new social network, Google+. The search engine giant released an Android application in tandem with …
Android market share jumps as BlackBerry slides; smartphones now owned by 1 in 3 Americans
According to a new report from comScore, 1 in 3 Americans now own a smartphone. Google’s Android OS is ahead of the pack with a …
Apple iPad responsible for 1% of all web traffic, 2.1% of traffic in U.S.
According to a new report from NetMarketShare, the iPad accounts for 1% of global web traffic and 2.1% of web traffic in the United States …
Apple seeks preliminary injunction to halt sale of four Samsung devices
Apple on Friday asked the U.S District Court in San Jose to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt the sale of four Samsung devices …
Galaxy S II becomes Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone, tops 3 million units in 55 days
Samsung on Sunday announced that its Galaxy S II smartphone has quickly become the fastest-selling smartphone in the South Korean technology giant’s history. Shipments of the …
HTC sees record revenue in June
HTC continued on its warpath toward becoming the No. 4 smartphone vendor in the world last month as the company recorded record revenue of NT$45 …
HTC to displace RIM as No. 4 smartphone vendor
HTC is set to slide into the No. 4 spot on the list of the world’s top smartphone vendors next year according to Taiwan-based research …
Skype for Android updated with video calling support [video]
Skype announced on Wednesday that its Android application now supports video calling on select devices. The application is particularly attractive because it allows mobile users …
