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Google launches official Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [updated]

November 2nd, 2011

Todd Haselton

Google released an official Gmail application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday. According to Google, the application supports the following features: Get alerted to new messages with push notifications and sounds Find an email in seconds with search across your entire inbox Autocomplete email addresses from your Gmail contacts or select from …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus finally announced: Android 4.0, HD display, HSPA+ and LTE versions

October 18th, 2011

Jonathan S. Geller

Samsung and Google finally took the wraps off their latest joint effort, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and it’s a screamer. The phone is just under 7mm at its slimmest point, and it runs Google’s brand new version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. The phone’s key specifications match up exactly with what we’ve reported previously, …

AT&T to offer 4G BlackBerry Torch 9810 in August, Bold 9900 and Torch 9860 to follow

August 3rd, 2011

Todd Haselton

AT&T announced early Wednesday morning that it will offer three new BlackBerry smartphones this year. It will first launch the 4G HSPA+ capable BlackBerry Torch 9810 in August. AT&T promises to then launch the 4G BlackBerry Bold 9900 later this year, as well as the full-touchscreen BlackBerry Torch 9860. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 packs a …

T-Mobile responds to Sen. Al Franken’s recommendation against AT&T merger

July 27th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Minnesota Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice earlier this week, stating that AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA was not in the best interest of the American public. “The competitive effects of a merger of this size and scope will …

Images of official Facebook for iPad app leaked

July 25th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Images of Facebook’s unannounced iPad application have been leaked by TechCrunch. Reportedly, the official application has been hidden inside the iPhone app all along. We’re impressed by what we see in the leaked photos so far; there is clearly a robust gallery feature and the news feed is rich with profile photos and status updates. …

Sprint to reveal 4G LTE network plans later this month, report claims

July 14th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Later this month, Sprint will formally announce its plans to bring 4G LTE service to its subscribers via a network-sharing deal with Virginia-based LightSquared, CNET reports. The move, seen as inevitable by some, was outed last month when LightSquared owner Philip Falcone revealed the deal in a letter to Harbinger Capital Partners investors. “Sprint will …

Google addresses FTC investigation into its business practices

June 24th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Google officially announced on Friday that it received word on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission will begin reviewing its business. Google said that “it’s still unclear what the FTC’s concerns are,” but early reports have suggested the complaints involve the Internet giant’s search and online advertising businesses. Google said that it will continue to …

RIM responds to reports of poor PlayBook sales, high return rate at major retailer

May 20th, 2011

Jonathan S. Geller

RIM just reached out to us with a statement regarding our post from this morning in which we reported that a big box retailer provided us with information surrounding BlackBerry PlayBook sales and returns. RIM’s response is as follows: The source of the reported comment is anonymous and unknown to RIM, but the comment is …

RIM recalls 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets [video]

May 16th, 2011

Zach Epstein

RIM on Monday confirmed that it has issued a recall for approximately 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. “RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) were shipped with an OS build that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon initial set-up,” the company said in a statement. “The …

Apple issues statement on location tracking; software update on the way

April 27th, 2011

Andrew Munchbach

Apple has finally broken its week-long silence over the location-tracking database scandal surrounding iPhones and 3G iPads running iOS 4 and higher. The company states that it never has, and never plans to, track users’ iDevices, and that the purpose of the database file in question — consolidated.db — is to “help your iPhone rapidly and …