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Best Buy giving out free flip covers to those pre-ordering Samsung GALAXY Note LTE

Best Buy giving out free flip covers to those pre-ordering Samsung GALAXY Note LTE 2 hours ago

Want a way to protect that new Samsung GALAXY Note LTE that you plan on pre-ordering this weekend? Best...

Google clarifies why CDMA Galaxy Nexus isn't supported as developer device

Google clarifies why CDMA Galaxy Nexus isn't supported as developer device 3 hours ago 3

Earlier today, news came out that the Verizon Galaxy Nexus was no longer listed on the Android Developer...

Analyst cuts RIM forecast because of no BlackBerry licensing deals

Analyst cuts RIM forecast because of no BlackBerry licensing deals 4 hours ago

The future hasn't been looking very good for RIM for a while now, but some believed that the possibility...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus may not be considered a developer device any more

Verizon Galaxy Nexus may not be considered a developer device any more 5 hours ago 23

Something extremely strange has just happened and we're not 100% sure exactly what it means, but it possibly...

Microsoft Stores promotion offers a free year of Zune Pass for those who buy a Windows Phone

Microsoft Stores promotion offers a free year of Zune Pass for those who buy a Windows Phone 5 hours ago 2

Running right now until Valentine’s Day on February 14th, Microsoft Stores are offering a year of Zune...

Prep your phone for Sunday with these Super Bowl apps that get you in the mood

Prep your phone for Sunday with these Super Bowl apps that get you in the mood 5 hours ago

The XLVI Super Bowl game between the Giants and the Patriots is a favorite American pastime and stops...

US government and military getting Android phones

US government and military getting Android phones 6 hours ago 19

Security is one of the things that Android competitors always want to take a swipe at, but if any organizations...

Motorola ATRIX 2 sees a new software update, but it's not for ICS

Motorola ATRIX 2 sees a new software update, but it's not for ICS 6 hours ago 3

Requiring owners to download the update via a Wi-Fi connection, the software update brings forth some...

Apple and Samsung to grab 90% of 2012 mobile profits

Apple and Samsung to grab 90% of 2012 mobile profits 6 hours ago 4

It seems we may need to reframe the argument of iOS vs Android to be simply Apple vs Samsung, because...

Foursquare is apparently working on an automatic check-in feature for its iOS app

Foursquare is apparently working on an automatic check-in feature for its iOS app 6 hours ago

In a recent interview with Business Insider, Rainert mentioned that the app would be gaining automatic...

Roughly 100 Motorola XOOM tablets sold by Woot were improperly refurbished - Moto wants them back

Roughly 100 Motorola XOOM tablets sold by Woot were improperly refurbished - Moto wants them back 7 hours ago 6

Apparently, it seems that approximately 100 out of a batch of 6,200 XOOMs were improperly refurbished,...

Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong Edition brings the sports enthusiast out of you

Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong Edition brings the sports enthusiast out of you 9 hours ago

Today, Sony Ericsson announced a global strategic partnership with Billabong – you know, the company...

10 funny iPad accessories that are real (almost)

10 funny iPad accessories that are real (almost) 10 hours ago 5

Accessories! Some want them, some not, but when it’s about an Apple product you know they’d be there...

10 cool iPhone accessories for $20 or less

10 cool iPhone accessories for $20 or less 10 hours ago 6

We have done a little digging on the internet and collected for you 10 cool iPhone accessories that cost...

T-Mobile giving 30% off an accessory in honor of 500,000 Facebook fans

T-Mobile giving 30% off an accessory in honor of 500,000 Facebook fans 10 hours ago 2

T-Mobile has just surpassed the half a million mark when it comes to fans on Facebook. In honor of reaching...

Consumer survey reveals decline in consumer satisfaction with Apple’s phone support

Consumer survey reveals decline in consumer satisfaction with Apple’s phone support 11 hours ago 16

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, one of Apple’s cornerstones has always been phenomenal customer service. A report...

Nokia rushing to kill Symbian, readying Nokia N8 successor as the last device?

Nokia rushing to kill Symbian, readying Nokia N8 successor as the last device? 11 hours ago 15

After Nokia admitted it can’t meet the 150 million target it set for sales of its “burning” Symbian platform...

Sony announces MWC event for Feb 26th

Sony announces MWC event for Feb 26th 11 hours ago 5

Sony has just sent out invitations for its MWC event where it promises to update us with its newest devices,...

Rubber vs diamonds: the luxurious iPhone bumpers

Rubber vs diamonds: the luxurious iPhone bumpers 12 hours ago

Not all bumpers are made equal. Some are there just to add protection, while not entirely ruining your...

Nokia Hello project replacing “inefficient” verbal communication with NFC, and it's not even April Fools' yet

Nokia Hello project replacing “inefficient” verbal communication with NFC, and it's not even April Fools' yet 13 hours ago 6

Now, this better be Nokia’s April fools joke posted early, or it’s easily the nuttiest idea we’ve seen...

New Galaxy S II Android 4.0 ROM surfaces with battery life improvements

New Galaxy S II Android 4.0 ROM surfaces with battery life improvements 13 hours ago 13

The update is dated January 29, so it's fairly fresh from the oven, and the best improvement over the...

Windows Phone 8 coming with microSD card support

Windows Phone 8 coming with microSD card support 13 hours ago 17

Windows Phone 8 - yes, that’s what Windows Phone will evolve into after the Apollo update - is expected...

Pantech Burst Review

Pantech Burst Review 13 hours ago

Rather than letting the competition absorb the fruitful rewards associated with AT&T’s 4G LTE network,...

Motorola wins in Germany against Apple, iCloud features banned, iPhone 4 disappears online

Motorola wins in Germany against Apple, iCloud features banned, iPhone 4 disappears online 13 hours ago 56

The court awarded Motorola an injunction against the push email feature in iCloud, so German iOS users...

Skiing this weekend? Don't forget your smartphone apps!

Skiing this weekend? Don't forget your smartphone apps! 15 hours ago

'Tis the season to head for the slopes, and smartphones have wiggled their way even into such a dynamic...

Here is how Nokia's ClearBlack AMOLED display technology works

Here is how Nokia's ClearBlack AMOLED display technology works 15 hours ago 7

Ever wondered how the ClearBlack technology makes Nokia's AMOLED displays look better? Well, here is...

Phone makers' revenues explained in one chart

Phone makers' revenues explained in one chart 16 hours ago 14

If you’ve looked at the state of the industry recently, you’d know that Nokia is still the market leader...

Ting cellular service is now live nationwide, no ball and chain required

Ting cellular service is now live nationwide, no ball and chain required 16 hours ago 5

Well, the day has finally arrived. Riding on Sprint's airwaves, Ting is already operational across the...

Motorola DROID 4 release date now set for February 10

Motorola DROID 4 release date now set for February 10 18 hours ago 10

According to a spy shot that we found in our mailbox this morning, The Motorola DROID 4 will be released...

Huawei MediaPad confirmed for AT&T at

Huawei MediaPad confirmed for AT&T at "affordable price", 4G and all 18 hours ago 2

The Huawei MediaPad is with 7" IPS-LCD display with 1280x800 pixels, powered by 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Which platform crashes more, Android or iOS?

Which platform crashes more, Android or iOS? 20 hours ago 125

Mobile app monitoring company Crittercism found that between December 1st through the 15th, 23 different...

Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S on AT&T finding Google Wallet available

Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S on AT&T finding Google Wallet available 20 hours ago 1

There hasn't been any official announcement, but suddenly today the Google Wallet app has started showing...

RIM giving away BlackBerry PlayBook to Android Developers

RIM giving away BlackBerry PlayBook to Android Developers 23 hours ago 6

RIM is bribing Android developers by offering them a free BlackBerry PlayBook if they submit their repackaged...

U.K. retailer Clove stops selling Asus Transformer Prime because of issues with quality

U.K. retailer Clove stops selling Asus Transformer Prime because of issues with quality yesterday, 19:12 3

U.K. online retailer Clove has decided to stop offering the Asus Transformer Prime because of quality...

Latest comScore survey has only Android and iOS showing growth in U.S. during Q4

Latest comScore survey has only Android and iOS showing growth in U.S. during Q4 yesterday, 17:18 19

The latest survey from comScore shows that during the fourth quarter in the U.S., only the Android and...

Apollo to land...as Windows Phone 8

Apollo to land...as Windows Phone 8 yesterday, 17:01 23

A leaked partner video on the Q4 Apollo update reveals a host of new details of what to expect in the...

Ice Cream Sandwich finally hits 1% of Android ecosystem

Ice Cream Sandwich finally hits 1% of Android ecosystem yesterday, 17:01 10

The numbers weren't expected to be released until tomorrow, but Google released the new quarterly statistics...

Google reveals Bouncer security for Android Market

Google reveals Bouncer security for Android Market yesterday, 15:46 22

Google released information on it's Bouncer service today, which has been protecting the Android Market...

Eldar Murtazin says specs for the Samsung Galaxy S III will include quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM

Eldar Murtazin says specs for the Samsung Galaxy S III will include quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM yesterday, 15:35 39

Passing along his belief that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be launched in April, Eldar Murtazin also...

Foxconn to build 5 additional factories for upcoming Apple products

Foxconn to build 5 additional factories for upcoming Apple products yesterday, 15:09 17

Brazilian officials are reporting that Foxconn plans to build an five more factories in their country,...

Leaked images bear the model number TF300T, presumed to be the Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2

Leaked images bear the model number TF300T, presumed to be the Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 yesterday, 14:36

Interestingly enough, newly leaked images bearing the model number TF300T are purportedly to be the Asus...

J.D. Powers drops T-Mobile to fourth place for Customer Service

J.D. Powers drops T-Mobile to fourth place for Customer Service yesterday, 13:57 16

Whether it was the merger with AT&T, the tension of waiting for the deal to close and all of the uncertainty...

MetroPCS resurrects its $40 per month no-contract unlimited 4G LTE plan

MetroPCS resurrects its $40 per month no-contract unlimited 4G LTE plan yesterday, 13:24 3

MetroPCS announced today the availability of its $40 per month unlimited plan – again! That’s pretty...

Software update for the HTC EVO Shift 4G presumably removes Carrier IQ

Software update for the HTC EVO Shift 4G presumably removes Carrier IQ yesterday, 12:34 1

Although Sprint doesn’t outright say they’re removing Carrier IQ in the changelog, the “security update”...

Analyst says Apple iPhone 5  to be unwrapped in June at WWDC

Analyst says Apple iPhone 5 to be unwrapped in June at WWDC yesterday, 12:23 93

After a year in which Apple decided to switch its usual Apple iPhone launch schedule to the Fall, the...

Sprint's first sub-$100 tablet is official, the ZTE Optik is slated for release on February 5th

Sprint's first sub-$100 tablet is official, the ZTE Optik is slated for release on February 5th yesterday, 11:59 3

Today, the Now network officially announced its very first sub-$100 on-contract tablet in the ZTE Optik,...

Asus Transformer Prime 64GB version is now in limited quantity at Best Buy Canada

Asus Transformer Prime 64GB version is now in limited quantity at Best Buy Canada yesterday, 11:19 1

If you happen to live north of the border, you can actually pick up the 64GB Asus Transformer Prime through...

Avid releases Avid Studio for iPad for the video editor on the go

Avid releases Avid Studio for iPad for the video editor on the go yesterday, 11:02 1

Avid Studio for iPad offers users the ability to access photos, video, and audio through the device and...

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus press photos leak out, coming at MWC?

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus press photos leak out, coming at MWC? yesterday, 09:50 28

Ladies and gents, from Russia with love, almighty tech blogger Eldar Murtazin brings another scoop and...

Sony revenues swoop down, Hirai sees salvation in the user experience, not hardware

Sony revenues swoop down, Hirai sees salvation in the user experience, not hardware yesterday, 09:34 15

Sony posted disappointing results for its fiscal Q3 2011 today with revenues swooping down by nearly...

Skype appears for Nokia Belle handsets, video calls coming later

Skype appears for Nokia Belle handsets, video calls coming later yesterday, 09:30 1

It was two or three months in the wait, but the Skype app has officially appeared for handsets running...

BlackBerry PlayBook gets a Sega Genesis emulator, Sonic the Hedgehog approves

BlackBerry PlayBook gets a Sega Genesis emulator, Sonic the Hedgehog approves yesterday, 09:28 2

A Sega Genesis emulator for the BlackBerry PlayBook has just been released. It can be sideloaded onto...

Apple iPad 3 coming late March?

Apple iPad 3 coming late March? yesterday, 09:04 20

The next generation of the Apple iPad could arrive in late March, nearly a year after the launch of the...

Handheld gadget with flexible display poses for the camera, carries a Samsung logo

Handheld gadget with flexible display poses for the camera, carries a Samsung logo yesterday, 08:44 23

Images of a Samsung device with a curved, flexible display have surfaced on the web. The device might...

Samsung and Corning strike a deal over OLED glass

Samsung and Corning strike a deal over OLED glass yesterday, 08:26 10

Just as the first images of a purported Samsung device with a flexible displays leak out, news arrive...

Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered in some HTC Android smartphones, patch is on its way

Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered in some HTC Android smartphones, patch is on its way yesterday, 07:53 4

It has been discovered that a Wi-Fi security hole is present on a number of HTC Android smartphones....

Qualcomm and Ericsson show VoLTE on Snapdragon S4

Qualcomm and Ericsson show VoLTE on Snapdragon S4 yesterday, 07:50

Qualcomm just posted excellent quarterly results with baseband chips on the successful iPhone 4S contributing...

Reckless Racing 2 arrives on the App Store

Reckless Racing 2 arrives on the App Store yesterday, 07:33

Reckless Racing 2 has just arrived on the App Store with “18 highly detailed cars” and 24 new and better...

LG P880 and P700 Android smartphones discovered, MWC debut sounds plausible

LG P880 and P700 Android smartphones discovered, MWC debut sounds plausible yesterday, 07:19 4

A couple of Android smartphones made by LG have been discovered. Known as the LG P880 and P700, both...

Asus Transformer Prime vs Apple iPad 2

Asus Transformer Prime vs Apple iPad 2 yesterday, 06:36

It wasn’t until the arrival of the iPad that the Tablet market began to gain steam amongst consumers....

White HTC Sensation hitting shelves in March, to ship with Ice Cream Sandwich

White HTC Sensation hitting shelves in March, to ship with Ice Cream Sandwich yesterday, 06:30 13

Starting March 1, the HTC Sensation will be available in “ice white” across some parts of Europe. Word...

Qualcomm flies high on the wings of the iPhone, beats Wall Street's expectations

Qualcomm flies high on the wings of the iPhone, beats Wall Street's expectations yesterday, 06:04 1

Thanks to record-breaking sales of the Apple iPhone 4S and exploding emerging markets demand, the chip...

Microsoft cures Droid Rage by giving away Windows Phone handsets

Microsoft cures Droid Rage by giving away Windows Phone handsets yesterday, 05:44 15

Microsoft decided to take advantage of the recent Android “malware” outbreak by giving away Windows Phone...

Piece of code within FaceUnlock could belong to Majel, the rumored personal assistant for Android devices

Piece of code within FaceUnlock could belong to Majel, the rumored personal assistant for Android devices yesterday, 04:42 16

Take it as you will, but a small piece of program code discovered within the FaceUnlock app could belong...

Apple becomes world's third-biggest phone maker in Q4 2011

Apple becomes world's third-biggest phone maker in Q4 2011 yesterday, 04:32 12

Apple has delivered a historic Holiday quarter in 2011, and that’s not just because it topped Samsung...

Nokia chairman sees slow progress for 'a significant part' of 2012

Nokia chairman sees slow progress for 'a significant part' of 2012 yesterday, 04:22 4

Nokia is slowly shifting to Windows Phone and the stress here should be on slowly, according to outgoing...

Here are the best apps for tracking the 2012 elections

Here are the best apps for tracking the 2012 elections yesterday, 03:59 1

The 2012 Elections are literally everywhere - in the news, ads are on our TVs, streets, and GOP primaries...

TypeWay iPad on-screen keyboard learns from your mistakes, morphs accordingly

TypeWay iPad on-screen keyboard learns from your mistakes, morphs accordingly yesterday, 03:57

TypeWay is a substitute on-screen keyboard for the iPad that adapts in accordance to the user's style...

Court fines Google France for giving away the Maps software for free

Court fines Google France for giving away the Maps software for free yesterday, 03:54 11

Somehow the company Bottin Cartographes, which obviously specializes in mapping services, has managed...

Recent Android malware threat not as scary as previously thought

Recent Android malware threat not as scary as previously thought yesterday, 03:19 7

Those pesky Android malware-containing apps that the guys at Symantec informed us of last week turned...

Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders are now accepted at Microsoft retail stores

Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders are now accepted at Microsoft retail stores yesterday, 02:34 6

The Nokia Lumia 900 can now be pre-ordered by paying $25 in advance, but only at a Microsoft retail outlet,...

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus might be on the way with beefier 1.5GHz silicon

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus might be on the way with beefier 1.5GHz silicon yesterday, 02:15 11

Samsung might have decided to breathe new life in its extremely popular Galaxy S II by following up with...

Siri has problems with Scottish accent on this fake commercial based on real story

Siri has problems with Scottish accent on this fake commercial based on real story yesterday, 01:19 4

What starts off like a legitimate Apple iPhone commercial for Siri quickly deteriorates into a funny...

Motorola DROID 4 now on the DROIDDOES web site

Motorola DROID 4 now on the DROIDDOES web site yesterday, 23:19 3

After two false starts, the Motorola DROID 4 is now on the Verizon DROIDDOES website with specs, pictures...

Is that Steve Jobs with Angel wings, promoting an Android tablet in Taiwan?

Is that Steve Jobs with Angel wings, promoting an Android tablet in Taiwan? yesterday, 22:27 22

An Asian gentleman who looks nothing like Steve Jobs, puts on the iconic turtleneck, jeans, and struts...

ClockworkMod's ROM Manager updated with Touch Recovery

ClockworkMod's ROM Manager updated with Touch Recovery 2 days ago, 15:50 3

Yesterday, CyanogenMod developer Koush showed us the next iteration of the ClockworkMod Recovery with...

US Cellular is prepping the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S Aviator for its upcoming 4G LTE network launch

US Cellular is prepping the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S Aviator for its upcoming 4G LTE network launch 2 days ago, 15:35

Readying its upcoming 4G LTE network, regional carrier US Cellular is prepping two devices for the occasion....

ARM CEO thinks Windows is more

ARM CEO thinks Windows is more "familiar" than Android 2 days ago, 15:29 23

As we learned yesterday from ARM's quarterly earnings call, the company is dominating the mobile space...

Google Docs gets offline mode and improved tablet viewing

Google Docs gets offline mode and improved tablet viewing 2 days ago, 15:03

The official Google Docs app for Android just got a pretty nice update today which brings a bunch of...

Apple denied preliminary injunction against Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 10.1N

Apple denied preliminary injunction against Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 10.1N 2 days ago, 15:03 24

A Munich court denied Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy...

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