BlackBerry 10, webOS and the platform predicament
During the annual Consumer Electronics Show in January 2009, a struggling smartphone company that had once helped shape the mobile industry unveiled its next-generation platform. …
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Android and Apple continue to grow in Q1 as RIM and Microsoft slide
ComScore on Tuesday announced the results of a three month study on the smartphone market in the United States. The research firm found Google’s Android operating …
Instagram surpasses 50 million users
The popular photo sharing app Instagram, which allows users to capture photos or import them from a smartphone’s camera roll and then apply retro effects …
Motorola posts $86 million Q1 loss, tops revenue estimates
Motorola Mobility on Tuesday reported its financial results for the first quarter. The struggling vendor managed $3.08 billion in sales, narrowly topping Wall Street’s $3.03 …
Samsung now No.1 in smartphone share, but Apple owns revenue
Despite the fact that Samsung surpassed Apple in terms of global smartphone market share, Apple’s iPhone generates more revenue than Samsung’s entire mobile division, according …
New photos again said to show Galaxy S3
We have seen a number of leaked images showing a variety of handsets said to be the Galaxy S3 trickle out over the past few …
Verizon Wireless announces new prepaid plans
Verizon Wireless on Monday announced a new prepaid plan that offers unlimited talk, text, and 1GB of data for $80. The monthly plan is only …
Angry Birds trip to space tops 50 million downloads
Rovio on Monday announced that the company’s latest Angry Birds installment, Angry Birds Space, has been downloaded a whopping 50 million times in 35 days, …
Life isn’t Good with Windows Phone, LG switches back to Android [updated]
One of the original launch partners of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is calling a quits. LG said during its earnings call last week that …
Apple co-founder picks Windows Phone over Android
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently purchased a Nokia Lumia 900 and thus far has had nothing but a pleasant experience with the device. The folks over at aNewDomain.net …
Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet on May 21st for settlement talks
Apple and Samsung’s CEOs are scheduled to meet on May 21st to discuss a possible settlement to the widely-publicized on-going legal battle, FOSS Patents reported. The two companies …
Leaked Verizon document details Android updates
A Reddit user by the name of DroidTosser claims to have the inside scoop on Verizon’s Android update schedule, and has posted the images to …
Apple discontinues Chomp for Android
Apple in February acquired the San Francisco-based company Chomp, a startup that develops application search and discovery software. Apple went forward with the acquisition in …
Google: We’re fine with keeping you waiting for slow Android updates
Android smartphones are not typically updated very frequently, leaving many owners to either try and update their own device, or wait for months or even …
Kindle Fire ignites Android tablet market, overtakes Google in U.S.
Amazon’s Kindle Fire has seen rapid adoption among tablet buyers since its release last November. The device had an explosive debut quarter, giving it a …
Is this the Samsung Galaxy S3?
We received a photo of what looks like it could be Samsung’s upcoming flagship handset, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Although it isn’t confirmed at this …
Samsung’s Q1 profit balloons 82% on strong smartphone sales
Samsung managed to top its pre-announced earnings when it reported results for the first calendar quarter of 2012 on Friday morning. The company reported a record operating …
Samsung hires protesters and tells Apple to ‘wake up’ [video]
A marketing agency called Tongue has reportedly begun a guerrilla marketing campaign against Apple in Australia. The agency recently hired protesters who were sent in …
Samsung Galaxy Note headed to T-Mobile according to leaked photos
Samsung’s smartphone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Note, is currently available exclusively on AT&T in the United States. According to leaked images published by TmoNews, however, the supersized handset …
Google had hoped partners would sell 10 million Android tablets in 2011
Even before the release of the first Android tablet and the Honeycomb operating system, Google predicted its partners would sell more than 10 million tablets a year …
T-Mobile’s flagship HTC One S now available for $199.99
T-Mobile’s new flagship Android phone, the HTC One S, is now available for sale online and in stores nationwide. Featuring a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, …
Google’s original vision for the ‘Google Phone’ uncovered in court
Two years before the first commercial release of Android, Google shopped a device to carriers that contained a “basic phone user interface.” The Mountain View-based …
Galaxy S III decoy phone pictured once again as announcement nears
It appears that Samsung’s purported efforts to mask the launch version of its upcoming next-generation Galaxy smartphone have once again paid off. A new image …
Welcome back, ‘Facebook phone’
Along with an iPhone nano and an iPad mini, rumors of a “Facebook phone” have repeatedly piqued interest as they come and go. The first …
HTC sees decline continuing in Q2 as Apple, Samsung dominate smartphones
HTC on Tuesday forecast lower revenue for the second quarter this year, trimming its profit margin guidance at the same time. The struggling Taiwan-based vendor …
Contract-free Galaxy Nexus falls to $399 as Galaxy S III looms
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is now available for just $399 without a contract from Google’s online Google Play store. Contract-free smartphones are typically much more expensive …
‘Galaxy S3’ moniker revealed in new Samsung app
Samsung never confirmed that the highly anticipated Galaxy S III would be unveiled at the company’s press conference in London on May 3rd, merely stating “come and meet …
Apple iPad to dominate tablet market through 2016
According to a recent report from Forrester Research, Apple’s iPad tablet PC will continue to lead the tablet market through 2016 despite increased competition. The …
DROID Incredible 4G LTE appears on Verizon site
The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE has been outed on Verizon’s “Droid Does” website. The new Incredible is equipped with a 4-inch qHD Super LCD …
HTC One X now available for pre-order from AT&T
HTC’s flagship One X smartphone is now available for pre-order from AT&T for $199.99 on contract. The handset finds itself at the top of HTC’s …
