Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann stepping down at the end of next year 20 Dec 2012, 11:16 2
The CEO of T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom, Rene Obermann, is planning to step down from his...
Beyond LTE (Part 1): 0G and the birth of the mobile radio phone 20 Dec 2012, 11:14 27
"A phone is only as good as the network it's on." You've probably heard that line many times, usually...
The other side of Apple Stores: employees speak up about corruption, destruction and sexual harassment 20 Dec 2012, 10:24 51
The Apple Store is a place where usually there is a ton of friendly people, a little island of freedom...
Flipboard arrives to Android slates with a full-blown tablet layout 20 Dec 2012, 09:29 5
After setting shop on the iPad, looking made for tablets, now Flipboard got updated with an Android tablet...
Despite recent stock surge, Nokia could be sliding on Palm-like downward spiral 20 Dec 2012, 09:26 61
Nokia stock has surged to over $4 apiece today as hopes are mounting that the Lumia 920 Windows Phone...
Sonim XP Strike lands on Sprint, $130 get you one extremely durable phone 20 Dec 2012, 09:10 8
The Sonim XP Strike for Sprint is not your ordinary phone. It is one of those handsets that can withstand...
Apple App Store Christmas sale brings discounts on the best games around 20 Dec 2012, 08:54 5
Ever wanted to buy games like Infinity Blade, Grand Theft Auto III and the latest of the Need For Speed...
WhatsApp for iOS is free for a limited time 20 Dec 2012, 08:20 29
Until recently, iOS users who wanted to download WhatsApp on their iPhone had to pay $0.99 for it, but...
Imo messenger Android app update brings tablet optimization 20 Dec 2012, 07:33 3
The imo.im website is probably the most popular destination for those who have Facebook or Skype blocked...
Acer Iconia B1 is a low-cost 7-inch tablet with Android 4.1 20 Dec 2012, 07:27 4
There is little doubt that the Google Nexus 7 is the best low-cost tablet one can currently buy. However,...
US tablet ownership doubled in 2012 20 Dec 2012, 07:00 7
Tablets started getting wide adoption with the first iPad in 2010, but it was 2012 when suddenly they...
Samsung starts pushing Premium Suite for the Galaxy S III 20 Dec 2012, 06:17 23
Since many Galaxy S III users felt jealous of the interesting features found in the Note II, Samsung...
Apple's "Project Azalea" might be a TSMC-run chip foundry to replace Samsung as supplier 20 Dec 2012, 06:12 11
The Azalea foundry is allegedly being shopped to New York, California and Texas too, and will present...
Google sells Motorola Mobility Home, the set-top box division for $2.35 billion to Arris 20 Dec 2012, 06:10 6
Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in what was probably the biggest tech deal of 2012,...
Oppo Find 5 will not be released in Europe 20 Dec 2012, 05:38 7
The Oppo Find 5 is a pretty neat gadget, isn't it? Although it is made by a Chinese manufacturer, it...
Nokia might only be capable of manufacturing 600,000 Lumia 920 phones a month 20 Dec 2012, 05:28 20
You’ve heard reports about the Nokia Lumia 920 selling very well in some markets, but while in the States...
Windows 8 tablets get delayed due to a tricky Intel chip 20 Dec 2012, 05:11 3
Such are the risks when you put your trust in only one chip maker. Intel's new Clover Trail Atom Z2760...
Asus Transformer Prime TF201 gets an update that fixes a number of issues 20 Dec 2012, 04:38 5
Asus has unleashed a super-duper software update for its Transformer Prime tablet, fixing a number of...
After Samsung and Nokia, it is now LG’s turn to release an Apple-bashing ad 20 Dec 2012, 04:22 43
Plastered all over major Korean publications is this funny ad that depicts the Optimus G slicing an apple...
Sega puts 26 iOS and Android games on sale, down to $0.99 apiece 20 Dec 2012, 04:19 3
In case you have a sweet spot for retro games, especially the ones from the 16-bit console era, then...
Samsung Galaxy Note II and Note get early access to Android 4.2 thanks to CyanogenMod 10.1 20 Dec 2012, 04:13 5
Hello from the land of Cyanogen! Nice to be meeting you again! I'm Cid - mascot of CyanogenMod. Pleasing...
Texas greenlights a $3.9 billion Samsung mobile chip foundry expansion 20 Dec 2012, 04:01 4
Samsung intended to invest $3.9 billion more into the expansion of its Austin, Texas mobile chips facility,...
Child privacy law expanded by FTC, covers social networks and apps 20 Dec 2012, 03:46 5
The Federal Trade Commission is changing how it applies the Child Online Privacy Protection Act...
Ex-Windows head will return to Harvard to teach 20 Dec 2012, 03:42 2
Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive best known for fixing the Windows Vista mess, and also for the...
ZTE U887 is an affordable 5-inch Android smartphone 20 Dec 2012, 03:41 8
ZTE has been teasing us with its newest high-end models – the Grand S and the Nubia Z5, but it has been...
Here's why Microsoft employees will be unhappy even though the Lumia 920 is selling very well 20 Dec 2012, 03:33 44
Back in September, Microsoft promised to give its employees a free Windows Phone 8 smartphone of their...
Pudding Monsters from the creators of ‘Cut the Rope’ goes live for iOS, Android soon to follow 20 Dec 2012, 03:14
The developers behind the blockbuster game Cut the Rope promised their next potential hit will hit the...
ASUS Nexus 7, $99 tablet running Android 4.1, will be introduced at CES 2013? 20 Dec 2012, 03:03 10
While ASUS denied that it was working on a $99 Nexus tablet in September, EXIF data from a picture uploaded...
Apple iPad mini catching up with supply, may sell a huge 12 million by year-end 20 Dec 2012, 03:03 8
The 7.9-inch iPad mini might sell even better than expected and now Apple has reportedly increased orders...
Small and medium businesses prefer iPhone and iPad over Android, WP or BlackBerry 20 Dec 2012, 02:40 25
The guys from Intermedia, who are providers of cloud services to small and medium businesses, have been...
Apple iPhone 5C to come with pre-shattered glass, tells America's finest news source (video) 20 Dec 2012, 02:35 12
We know about breaking in a pair of new shoes, but breaking in a new smartphone? Yet this is exactly...
Was this flawless Photo Sphere panorama taken with a Google Nexus 4 on a tripod? 20 Dec 2012, 02:24 50
Google posted a new advertisement on its YouTube page several hours ago showing off a cool new feature...
Bend it like Samsung: 5.5" flexible HD screen on tap for CES 2013 20 Dec 2012, 02:16 25
At CES 2013 in just two short weeks, Samsung is said to showcase a 5.5" 1280x720 HD screen that can bend...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note II Developer Edition for Verizon 20 Dec 2012, 02:14 2
With Verizon branding in tow, Samsung now has on display on its website a 16GB Galaxy Note II Developer...
Verizon's Redbox Instant app now available for iOS and Android Beta testers 20 Dec 2012, 01:38 6
Verizon's Redbox instant is now up in the Google Play Store although the streaming video app will not...
Motorola RAZR i is white all over 20 Dec 2012, 00:46 7
The Motorola RAZR i is a unique handset for a couple of reasons that mostly have to do with the processor...
ZTE Avid 4G is now available with MetroPCS 20 Dec 2012
The ZTE Avid 4G is a smartphone with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. It comes with a 4” 480X800...
Pre-order the ASUS built Google Nexus 7 audio dock for $39.99 19 Dec 2012, 23:47 2
Last week, we showed you a picture of the Google Nexus 7 audio dock,made from ASUS itself, and we wondered...
Tim Cook is second runner up for Time's Person of the Year 19 Dec 2012, 22:58 33
President Barack Obama was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year and the second runner-up was Apple...
Press for Android is a very pretty Google Reader app 19 Dec 2012, 21:57
Design is one of those things that people always tend to assume doesn't happen on Android, and that it...
HTC ThunderBolt to get updated to Ice Cream Sandwich 19 Dec 2012, 21:03 37
A tweet from HTC USA brings the wonderful news that owners of the HTC ThunderBolt thought would never...
Google Play doubles up on the deal with Top Chef lessons and an advent calendar 19 Dec 2012, 20:41
Day three of Google Play's daily deals has really kicked it up a notch with double the deals. So far,...
Soon after Android, Tumblr for iOS gets tablet support as well 19 Dec 2012, 20:08 2
Just yesterday, we told you about Tumblr for Android getting updated with tablet support, and today it's...
T-Mobile to offer up to $200 rebate on some new phones just as subsidies are about to end 19 Dec 2012, 19:54 7
Just before T-Mobile puts an end to subsidized phones for its customers, the carrier will have one last...
Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent invalidated by USPTO 19 Dec 2012, 18:48 66
One of Apple's most famous patents, one used by the Cupertino based tech giant in its suit against arch-rival...
ESPN ScoreCenter for Android gets complete UI overhaul 19 Dec 2012, 15:45 9
If you're like us, you know that this is one of the app overhauls that has been much needed for a long...
Google/Apple teamup succeeds in purchasing Kodak patents for $525M 19 Dec 2012, 15:28 27
When we first heard about this, we were pretty surprised, but it seemed to go along with Eric Schmidt's...
T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 multi-window update now live 19 Dec 2012, 15:15 9
Today has been a hit or miss day for T-Mobile users looking for software updates. We just heard that...
T-Mobile delays HTC 8X Windows Phone update 19 Dec 2012, 15:04
Yesterday, we saw leaked e-mails from T-Mobile saying that the Portico update for Windows Phone 8 would...
Samsung now holds 46% of the Android ecosystem 19 Dec 2012, 14:41 73
We've known for a while that Samsung is a huge company, and we've seen a few times that between it and...










