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Talk time lowered on AT&T's variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820

Talk time lowered on AT&T's variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 06 Oct 2012, 12:00 14

While it might not seem like a lot of time, in the "every second of battery life counts" age that we...

Will we see 3GB of RAM on Samsung's 2013 high-end smartphones?

Will we see 3GB of RAM on Samsung's 2013 high-end smartphones? 06 Oct 2012, 10:52 76

Speculation about what we can expect from Samsung next year starts with talk that the Samsung Galaxy...

How is Apple Maps any different from the Android G1?

How is Apple Maps any different from the Android G1? 06 Oct 2012, 09:55 180

Apple Maps may be a bad product now, and it may not have lived up to the flowery language that Apple...

Did the HTC 8X for AT&T and Verizon make an appearance at the FCC?

Did the HTC 8X for AT&T and Verizon make an appearance at the FCC? 06 Oct 2012, 01:43 11

Model numbers PM23100 and PM23300 are on file with the FCC sporting all the familiar...

Sony Xperia TL hands-on

Sony Xperia TL hands-on 06 Oct 2012, 01:42 26

Although it’s not quite a premier device per se, it’s nonetheless a respectably stacked smartphone that...

Foxconn workers go on strike to protest working conditions while assembling the Apple iPhone 5

Foxconn workers go on strike to protest working conditions while assembling the Apple iPhone 5 06 Oct 2012, 01:12 56

Thousands of Foxconn workers went out on strike Friday, protesting the working conditions at the factories...

Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on

Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on 06 Oct 2012, 01:06 47

Camera shooting junkies take note! The Samsung Galaxy Camera is coming to AT&T in the very near future,...

Humor: The newest BlackBerry

Humor: The newest BlackBerry 06 Oct 2012, 00:47 13

You may recall that service outage that affected BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa....

AT&T launch date for Nokia Lumia 920: November 4th

AT&T launch date for Nokia Lumia 920: November 4th 06 Oct 2012, 00:13 22

Technically, this is a rumor, but according to sources it is red-hot and accurate. A couple weeks ago,...

FCC to release more spectrum to carriers by 2015

FCC to release more spectrum to carriers by 2015 05 Oct 2012, 23:31

FCC Chairman FCC Julius Genachowski told a gathering at the University of Penn (or is it Pencil?) that...

Qualcomm continues to dominate mobile market while Intel nibbles 0.2% share

Qualcomm continues to dominate mobile market while Intel nibbles 0.2% share 05 Oct 2012, 23:15 5

Intel’s Atom x86 Medfield chips have found their way into six devices this year, including the most recent...

Samsung GALAXY Nexus, Google Nexus 7 already running Android 4.2?

Samsung GALAXY Nexus, Google Nexus 7 already running Android 4.2? 05 Oct 2012, 22:14 38

A report on Friday night suggests that Android 4.2 is already powering up a Motorola device named the...

SEGA making a new Sonic Jump game

SEGA making a new Sonic Jump game 05 Oct 2012, 20:51 4

There seems to be a disturbing new trend in gaming to take known properties, and rather than make a mobile...

International Motorola RAZR HD and Motorola RAZR i join Moto's unlocked bootloader line up

International Motorola RAZR HD and Motorola RAZR i join Moto's unlocked bootloader line up 05 Oct 2012, 19:07 3

Add two more Motorola models to the four that currently support an unlocked bootloader; the International...

SEGA releases Zaxxon Escape

SEGA releases Zaxxon Escape 05 Oct 2012, 18:19 6

Depending on how far back you go with gaming, you may remember a classic from the early 80s called Zaxxon,...

5.2 potential features of Android 4.2 outed, including battery improvements

5.2 potential features of Android 4.2 outed, including battery improvements 05 Oct 2012, 18:01 46

We just heard about the potential existence of Android 4.2, which could accompany the new line of Nexus...

Apple Maps already showing signs of improvement

Apple Maps already showing signs of improvement 05 Oct 2012, 18:00 59

As we have tried to impress upon our readership a number of times, Apple's new Maps app in iOS is a first...

Unlocked HTC One X+ available for pre-order in the U.S.

Unlocked HTC One X+ available for pre-order in the U.S. 05 Oct 2012, 15:56 58

On Thursday, we told you a SIM card free version of the HTC One X+ was available for pre-order from Clove...

Nokia Lumia 610 to receive software update

Nokia Lumia 610 to receive software update 05 Oct 2012, 15:29 3

The anticipation is building around Windows Phone 8, but Microsoft, Nokia and other OEMs are still supporting...

MacGyver might even make good use out of the ReadyCase for the iPhone

MacGyver might even make good use out of the ReadyCase for the iPhone 05 Oct 2012, 14:26 14

If you’re looking for that all-in-one type of case for the iPhone 4/4S/5, you don’t need to look any...

Mobile Choice Consumers Award 2012: Samsung Galaxy S III best smartphone, Apple iPad best tablet

Mobile Choice Consumers Award 2012: Samsung Galaxy S III best smartphone, Apple iPad best tablet 05 Oct 2012, 14:15 54

The Mobile Choice Consumers Award show for 2012 is now over in London and the Samsung Galaxy S III won...

Google Play starts a $2.99 music sale with some killer albums

Google Play starts a $2.99 music sale with some killer albums 05 Oct 2012, 14:03 7

Google is loving the sales right now, and the newest one to hit the Play Store is in the music section...

LG Optimus G for AT&T hands-on

LG Optimus G for AT&T hands-on 05 Oct 2012, 13:51 14

Already, we’ve gotten a good look at the international variant of the smartphone, but with AT&T’s offering,...

Leviton introduces in-wall USB charger for phones and tablets

Leviton introduces in-wall USB charger for phones and tablets 05 Oct 2012, 13:03 8

The two USB ports on the Leviton T5630 are designed for use with different devices, depending on their...

Jury foreman in Apple-Samsung patent case answers back

Jury foreman in Apple-Samsung patent case answers back 05 Oct 2012, 12:55 80

Samsung has requested a new trial from the U.S. District Court where a jury ruled in favor of Apple to...

HTC One VX hands-on

HTC One VX hands-on 05 Oct 2012, 12:38 17

Quickly looking over the handset in question, one of the first things to come to mind is how it made...

HTC One X+ hands-on

HTC One X+ hands-on 05 Oct 2012, 11:58 48

Visually speaking, it’s nearly an exact facsimile, but internally, the HTC One X+ packs along an upgraded...

Angry Birds/Star Wars mashup teased

Angry Birds/Star Wars mashup teased 05 Oct 2012, 11:27 9

Just when you thought that the respective franchises of Angry Birds and Star Wars couldn't possibly sell...

Not surprising: Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP and the financials show it

Not surprising: Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP and the financials show it 05 Oct 2012, 11:06 6

Zynga found a budding new gaming market that it could exploit with addicting, yet fairly useless games,...

Samsung Galaxy S III shoots itself in a weird artsy industrial robot scene

Samsung Galaxy S III shoots itself in a weird artsy industrial robot scene 05 Oct 2012, 09:40 8

The Samsung Galaxy S III is without a doubt the most popular high-end Android smartphone right now, coming...

LG Nexus phone coming mid-November with wireless charging: rumor

LG Nexus phone coming mid-November with wireless charging: rumor 05 Oct 2012, 09:18 116

We just heard about the first LG Nexus phone hands-on report, and now the device, based on the LG Optimus...

Is Snapseed for Android right around the corner?

Is Snapseed for Android right around the corner? 05 Oct 2012, 09:17 3

Back in September, Google purchased Nik Software and their popular photo editing application Snapseed....

Google Play Store sees whooping 137% increase in revenue in the first 7 months of 2012

Google Play Store sees whooping 137% increase in revenue in the first 7 months of 2012 05 Oct 2012, 09:13 50

It looks like the habits of Android users are beginning to change and they are now starting to pay for...

Apple might sell up to 7 million iPad minis this Holiday quarter

Apple might sell up to 7 million iPad minis this Holiday quarter 05 Oct 2012, 09:07 29

Looking at the iPhone 5 and the huge demand for it, it seems that the iPad mini will simply sell as much...

Chinese Huawei mulling an IPO

Chinese Huawei mulling an IPO 05 Oct 2012, 08:56 2

Chinese Huawei might not be among the most popular brands in the Western world, but the phone and telecommunications...

Motorola wins patent case against Microsoft in Germany

Motorola wins patent case against Microsoft in Germany 05 Oct 2012, 08:29 6

Motorola has scored a win against Microsoft in an ongoing patent case in Germany. There, Microsoft is...

32GB Google Nexus 7 could be real after all, more listings emerge

32GB Google Nexus 7 could be real after all, more listings emerge 05 Oct 2012, 08:28 14

Just a couple of days ago, evidence in support of the existence of a 32GB Google Nexus 7 tablet was leaked...

Apple and Tim Cook pay tribute to Steve Jobs on the anniversary of his death

Apple and Tim Cook pay tribute to Steve Jobs on the anniversary of his death 05 Oct 2012, 08:05 28

It has been a year since Apple's co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away after a long battle with cancer...

Behold the world's smallest smartphone antenna

Behold the world's smallest smartphone antenna 05 Oct 2012, 07:46 14

After seven years of research and hard work, scientists from Sofant Technologies in Edinburgh have developed...

Here are the latest iPad mini renderings, including one in blue

Here are the latest iPad mini renderings, including one in blue 05 Oct 2012, 07:25 12

The Apple iPad mini has hit the rumor mill way too often to be ignored. As a matter of fact, expectations...

Has Apple changed in the one year since Steve Jobs passed away?

Has Apple changed in the one year since Steve Jobs passed away? 05 Oct 2012, 07:02 94

On this day, we mark exactly one year since probably the most influential person in tech, Apple’s head...

Smartphone anti-virus products the next feature in service plans?

Smartphone anti-virus products the next feature in service plans? 05 Oct 2012, 06:48 5

It is inevitable. Carriers will begin integrating mobile security products and services across the board...

Remembering Steve Jobs one year after his passing

Remembering Steve Jobs one year after his passing 05 Oct 2012, 06:45 42

On this day last year Steve Jobs passed away. The news took us and most of the press by surprise…

Pantech Burst and Element for AT&T get their Android 4.0 update

Pantech Burst and Element for AT&T get their Android 4.0 update 05 Oct 2012, 06:32

If you're holding on to a Pantech Burst or a Pantech Element, available on AT&T, then the following news...

AT&T’s exclusivity with the Nokia Lumia 920, bad for Nokia?

AT&T’s exclusivity with the Nokia Lumia 920, bad for Nokia? 05 Oct 2012, 06:22 30

Carrier exclusivity, two words which always bring about a lively debate about the pros and cons of such...

Jolla will reveal its MeeGo-based Sailfish OS on November 21

Jolla will reveal its MeeGo-based Sailfish OS on November 21 05 Oct 2012, 06:00 8

The day we'll finally be able to see what Jolla has been working on for the last year and a half is getting...

That was quick: Samsung already updating all Galaxy Note II units with the multi-window mode

That was quick: Samsung already updating all Galaxy Note II units with the multi-window mode 05 Oct 2012, 05:55 25

Users are reporting that they have installed the newest XXALIJ1 Galaxy Note II software from Samsung,...

Display Comparison: Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X vs Nokia Lumia 900

Display Comparison: Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X vs Nokia Lumia 900 05 Oct 2012, 05:13 129

It’ll be interesting to see how they fall fare against one another – to hopefully proclaim the best one...

HP wants to release a smartphone within 5 years

HP wants to release a smartphone within 5 years 05 Oct 2012, 04:09 9

HP has no plans to launch a smartphone anytime soon. Rather, the company will release a handset of its...

Nokia goes into crazy ads mode: see a dog eating iPhone 5, and Angry Birds played with a banana

Nokia goes into crazy ads mode: see a dog eating iPhone 5, and Angry Birds played with a banana 05 Oct 2012, 03:41 28

Nokia's Facebook page seems to be living a life of its own when it comes to touting the new Lumia phones...

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