Sony: No quad-core phones until 2013
Sony has no plans to launch smartphones with more powerful quad-core processors this year, a Sony Mobile Communications executive confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking with CNET …
Smartphones
Hands on with LG’s entry-level L-Series smartphones
The term “entry-level” immediately reduces the appeal of smartphones in markets like the U.S. these days, as flagship phones are typically far more exciting and …
Acer CloudMobile hands-on
You would think that, given the impressive specs of its new CloudMobile smartphone, Acer would want to place this thing front and center at Mobile …
AT&T should be investigated for ‘fraudulent’ data policies, public interest group says
AT&T on Monday announced a new plan that will let developers pay for the data used by their apps and services. The data consumed by …
Visa announces new mobile payment solution
Visa on Monday announced a “one-stop” mobile payment solution that looks to compete directly with Google Wallet and the carrier-backed ISIS payment system. After a …
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 coming to devices in April or May
Corning announced on Monday that the first shipments of Gorilla Glass 2 have been sent to the company’s partners. Corning’s second-generation of Gorilla Glass is 20% …
Google: 850,000 Android devices activated each day, 450,000 apps in Market
Andy Rubin on Monday announced that the Google’s Android partners are currently activating an average of 850,000 each each. The activation rate continues to increase …
Asus announces Padfone tablet/smartphone hybrid alongside low-end Transformer Pad 300
Asus on Monday unveiled the Padfone from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The hybrid device was first announced in May last year, however a …
Huawei unveils Ascend D quad, Ascend D quad XL and Ascend D1 Android phones
Huawei on Sunday announced the new Ascend D quad smartphone at Mobile World Congress. The company bills the handset as “the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone,” with …
Nokia 808 PureView hands-on
Hey folks. Following Nokia’s early morning press conference here in Barcelona, we got a litttttle bit of hands-on time with the freshly dropped Pureview 808. …
Live from Nokia’s MWC 2012 press conference!
In less than one quarter with just two smartphones on the market, Nokia managed to take the top spot among Windows Phone vendors in the …
Live from HTC’s MWC 2012 press conference!
HTC has a lot to prove at this year’s Mobile World Congress trade show. The Taiwan-based smartphone vendor had a huge year in 2011, firmly …
Sony Xperia P hands-on
We’re here in sunny Barcelona, Spain on day 0 of the annual Mobile World Congress trade show — yes, several companies couldn’t even wait for …
Sony announces Xperia P and Xperia U: Android 2.3, dual-core, 3D image capture
We’re reporting live from Sony’s Mobile World Congress 2012 press conference where the company has just taken the wraps off its new Xperia P and …
Live from Sony’s MWC 2012 press conference!
Mobile World Congress doesn’t officially get started until tomorrow, but a handful of technology giants couldn’t wait that long to kick off the show. Among …
Nokia becomes top Windows Phone vendor after just one quarter
Nokia was late to the game with regard to Windows Phone (among other things). The Finnish phone giant announced early last year that it would …
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G to launch in late March for $149.99
T-Mobile on Wednesday revealed the latest addition to the Galaxy-brand lineup of Samsung smartphones. Towing the line between mid-range and high-end, the Samsung Galaxy S …
Samsung partners with Blockbuster for streaming movie service
Samsung has partnered with Blockbuster to stream thousands of movies to the company’s smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks, laptops, smart TVs and Blu-ray players, reports Smarthouse. The service …
Samsung spins off struggling LCD business
Samsung on Monday announced that it will spin off its LCD display panel manufacturing business. Tentatively named Samsung Display Co., Ltd., the new company will be …
Forget the Facebook phone, survey finds consumers want an Amazon phone
Rumors surrounding a possible Facebook phone have been swirling for years, and the social networking giant has repeatedly denied reports that it is planning to …
Motorola devices could be banned following loss in German patent spat with Apple
Apple on Thursday was granted an injunction on multiple Motorola devices that make use of its slide-to-unlock patent, FOSS Patents reports. The ruling came from Judge Peter …
Android 5.0 ‘Jelly Bean’ could push fragmentation to new heights
Despite the fact that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is only found on a handful of Android devices — Ice Cream Sandwich penetration currently sits …
BlackBerry dealt another blow as government agency opts for iPhones, Android
Government deployment of BlackBerry smartphones in the United States has been big business for struggling Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, but the tide seems to …
Samsung’s Galaxy Note: So much more than just a smartphone
It’s no secret that BGR Editor-in-chief is not a fan of the direction Samsung took with its latest smartphone, but he may have been looking …
AT&T on data throttling: Blame yourselves
In an effort to justify its policies surrounding data service throttling for subscribers with unlimited smartphone data plans, AT&T on Tuesday issued a brief report …
Motorola’s first Intel-based Ice Cream Sandwich phone leaks, MWC unveiling unlikely
Intel had a strong showing at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, and the fabless chip maker’s message was crystal clear: ARM. The firm’s chips …
A single share of Apple stock now costs more than an iPad
The “Apple is worth more than” meme has gotten plenty of play over the past year, but a new measure of Apple’s success emerged on …
AT&T doubles handset upgrade fee to $36 [updated]
AT&T is increasing the fee charged when subscribers upgrade to new handsets on contract beginning this Sunday. BGR has been informed by multiple readers via email …
Tablet sales expected to reach 248.6 million units by 2015, smartphones sales to hit 1 billion
Global tablet sales reached 67 million units in 2011 and are expected to grow 38.8% annually to 248.6 million by the end of 2015, according …
Google reportedly prepping free Dropbox competitor
Google is preparing to launch a new cloud storage service that will compete directly with popular start up Dropbox and similar services. The Wall Street …
