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Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 6.x is finally here, here's how to use it

Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 6.x is finally here, here's how to use it 05 Feb 2013, 03:40 29

Rejoice, iOS hackers, for there's now an untethered jailbreak for the latest version of the platform...

HTC to start ‘a new sound and camera experience in 2013’

HTC to start ‘a new sound and camera experience in 2013’ 05 Feb 2013, 03:15 29

HTC might not be in its best form lately with its fortunes declining rapidly as Samsung and Apple are...

Apple takes mobile web usage crown from Nokia, Samsung zips past, too

Apple takes mobile web usage crown from Nokia, Samsung zips past, too 05 Feb 2013, 03:14 8

It's been more than five years since the first iPhone was introduced, and gave a rocket boost to mobile...

Windows Phone 8 landgrab starts with a $150 Huawei 4Afrika - rebranded Ascend W1

Windows Phone 8 landgrab starts with a $150 Huawei 4Afrika - rebranded Ascend W1 05 Feb 2013, 02:44 6

Microsoft will try to coral the African continent before Nokia and Android have taken a complete reign...

Entry-level Samsung Galaxy Fame is announced with 1GHz processor and Android 4.1

Entry-level Samsung Galaxy Fame is announced with 1GHz processor and Android 4.1 05 Feb 2013, 02:37 14

Here's a new smartphone that is shaping up like a decent entry-level Android offering. It is known as...

Ouya Android game consoles will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Gamestop in June for $100

Ouya Android game consoles will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Gamestop in June for $100 05 Feb 2013, 02:36 7

The Ouya console will be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Gamestop starting in June for a price...

Samsung Galaxy Fame

Samsung Galaxy Fame 05 Feb 2013

Here's a new smartphone that is shaping up like a decent entry-level Android offering. It is known as...

Forever Young: Samsung lifts cover off Galaxy Young affordable smartphone

Forever Young: Samsung lifts cover off Galaxy Young affordable smartphone 05 Feb 2013, 02:19 16

Samsung has just made the Samsung Galaxy Young official, the newest addition to its affordable low-end...

Picture reveals date of T-Moble's LTE phone launch

Picture reveals date of T-Moble's LTE phone launch 05 Feb 2013, 01:33 4

A leaked picture shows off the date when T-Mobile is expected to launch its new 4G LTE smartphone models;...

Kyocera Hydro

Kyocera Hydro is now available with Cricket 05 Feb 2013

The Kyocera Hydro is a water-resistant phone. It's running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is aiming...

Alcatel Authority

Alcatel Authority is now available with Cricket 05 Feb 2013

The Alcatel One Touch Ultra 960c is an Android smartphone with a 4.3-inch color display, 5-megapixel...

Platinum Edition of the Motorola DROID RAZR M available from Best Buy

Platinum Edition of the Motorola DROID RAZR M available from Best Buy 04 Feb 2013, 23:42 5

The Platinum edition of the Motorola DROID RAZR M is now available as an exclusive from Best Buy for...

Facebook said to be building a mobile app that allows us to track our friends

Facebook said to be building a mobile app that allows us to track our friends 04 Feb 2013, 21:56 19

Facebook is once again working on a mobile app that would allow users to track the whereabouts of their...

BlackBerry scores 15% gain on its first trading day

BlackBerry scores 15% gain on its first trading day 04 Feb 2013, 20:26 10

On its first trading day as BlackBerry, the stock responded to an upgrade issued by Bernstein and rose...

HTC DROID DNA sequel, possibly the HTC M7, rumored to head to Verizon

HTC DROID DNA sequel, possibly the HTC M7, rumored to head to Verizon 04 Feb 2013, 19:12 32

A leak from a source that has proven reliable in the past discusses the specs for a sequel to the HTC...

ASUS video shows off features of the 7 inch ASUS MeMo Pad

ASUS video shows off features of the 7 inch ASUS MeMo Pad 04 Feb 2013, 16:39 5

Introduced after CES, the 7 inch ASUS MeMo Pad is chock full of features for $149.99 and to show them...

Next Apple iPad mini rumored to have 324ppi pixel density

Next Apple iPad mini rumored to have 324ppi pixel density 04 Feb 2013, 14:55 49

When Apple came up with the Retina display, it selected 300ppi as the line that would make a device qualify...

Amazon cuts the price of its two Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets

Amazon cuts the price of its two Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets 04 Feb 2013, 13:36 4

Amazon, used to discounting the price of other manufacturers mobile devices, is slashing the price of...

Samsung is considering building a fab to produce AMOLED screens for tablets

Samsung is considering building a fab to produce AMOLED screens for tablets 04 Feb 2013, 12:16 16

Samsung is reportedly thinking about building a fab to produce AMOLED displays for tablets and laptops...

Web share is misused when used to show market share

Web share is misused when used to show market share 04 Feb 2013, 11:17 33

We've been thinking on this topic for a while now, and we've finally come to a conclusion: web share...

HTC M7 camera is rumored to use Ultrapixels

HTC M7 camera is rumored to use Ultrapixels 04 Feb 2013, 11:13 38

There is speculation that the upcoming HTC M7, the phone worthy of having its name chanted by HTC CEO...

Analyst: BlackBerry Z10 off to a strong start

Analyst: BlackBerry Z10 off to a strong start 04 Feb 2013, 09:57 44

So now we know why BlackBerry decided to launch the new model in the U.K. as sales there of the BlackBerry...

Have smartphone cameras reached point-and-shoot quality?

Have smartphone cameras reached point-and-shoot quality? 04 Feb 2013, 09:51 44

The debate about the quality of smartphone cameras and whether or not they have reached point-and-shoot...

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit leaks – Galaxy S III mini variant for T-Mobile

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit leaks – Galaxy S III mini variant for T-Mobile 04 Feb 2013, 09:35 4

Hey, look what we found over at the FCC! It looks like T-Mobile will be getting a new Samsung Android...

Oppo Find 5 Review

Oppo Find 5 Review 04 Feb 2013, 09:32

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Samsung Galaxy Q to come with foldable dual-screen display?

Samsung Galaxy Q to come with foldable dual-screen display? 04 Feb 2013, 09:20 14

We’ve been hearing about an alleged mysterious Samsung GT-B9150, aka the Galaxy Q, a device that is now...

Windows Phone 7.8 update causing volume problems with the Nokia Lumia 800?

Windows Phone 7.8 update causing volume problems with the Nokia Lumia 800? 04 Feb 2013, 09:09 16

Some owners of the Nokia Lumia 800 are complaining that after the Windows Phone 7.8 update, their phone...

US-bound Nokia Lumia EOS with 41MP PureView sensor reconfirmed by The Guardian

US-bound Nokia Lumia EOS with 41MP PureView sensor reconfirmed by The Guardian 04 Feb 2013, 08:29 28

UK's leading publication cites sources close to the Finns, who once again said that the US will be getting...

HTC M7 superphone gets listed in Vodafone's inventory system

HTC M7 superphone gets listed in Vodafone's inventory system 04 Feb 2013, 08:27 5

Not that we didn't have enough proof that the HTC M7 is right around the corner, but it never hurts to...

BlackBerry Z10 Review

BlackBerry Z10 Review 04 Feb 2013, 08:23

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Microsoft Surface Pro starts to show up in retail stores days before launch

Microsoft Surface Pro starts to show up in retail stores days before launch 04 Feb 2013, 08:16 10

Not on sale until February 9th, some retail stores have started putting up displays with the Microsoft...

First 1000 Xperia Z buyers at various UK retailers to get Sony's premium MDR-1R cans

First 1000 Xperia Z buyers at various UK retailers to get Sony's premium MDR-1R cans 04 Feb 2013, 07:55 16

To celebrate the launch of the Xperia Z flagship in the UK, Sony is running a drool-worthy promotion...

Nokia willing to

Nokia willing to "consider any option" for a tablet OS 04 Feb 2013, 07:18 38

We've been waiting for quite some time for a tablet made by Nokia, but the ex-biggest cell phone manufacturer...

GSMA unveils nominees for best smartphone, feature phone and tablet of the year award

GSMA unveils nominees for best smartphone, feature phone and tablet of the year award 04 Feb 2013, 06:11 42

The GSMA is the association organizing the largest phone show in the world - Mobile World Congress in...

LG's and Samsung's Display divisions will sort out their differences outside court

LG's and Samsung's Display divisions will sort out their differences outside court 04 Feb 2013, 05:49 16

LG and Samsung, or rather their respective Display divisions, have been exchanging kicks and punches...

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 04 Feb 2013

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit will likely come with a 4-inch WVGA display of the Super AMOLED kind, a 1GHz dual-core...

Toshiba stuffs color noise reduction in 1.12 micrometer 8MP sensor, claims better cameras in slimmer phones

Toshiba stuffs color noise reduction in 1.12 micrometer 8MP sensor, claims better cameras in slimmer phones 04 Feb 2013, 04:17 5

Toshiba announced sample availability of an 8MP sensor with a color noise reduction (CNR) circuit. Despite...

HTC forecasts flat to worse performance in Q1

HTC forecasts flat to worse performance in Q1 04 Feb 2013, 04:08 33

HTC expects revenues in the first quarter to remain flat at best or fall 17% at worst compared to the...

After a long delay, Twitter client Carbon is now available in the Google Play Store

After a long delay, Twitter client Carbon is now available in the Google Play Store 04 Feb 2013, 03:41 3

Back in July, we told you that Twitter client Carbon would be released the next week, but the app has...

Wine coming to Android allowing you to run Windows apps

Wine coming to Android allowing you to run Windows apps 04 Feb 2013, 03:36 54

Wine was originally developed to bring Windows applications to Linux boxes, but now it is growing to...

Infographic shows cell phone radiation fear is largely overblown

Infographic shows cell phone radiation fear is largely overblown 04 Feb 2013, 03:22 7

The infographic aims to display in an easy format the results from the Interphone Study - the largest...

Sony Xperia T starts getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update

Sony Xperia T starts getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update 04 Feb 2013, 03:16 13

Sony has started rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to its Xperia T in a few countries, just a...

Mobile privacy guidelines issued by the Federal Trade Commission

Mobile privacy guidelines issued by the Federal Trade Commission 04 Feb 2013, 03:16 1

In a non-binding staff report, the commission approved a number of measures aimed at the mobile app industry...

Samsung Galaxy Frame, Star, Young, Pocket 2 and GT-I9150 benchmarks confirm Exynos will be kept for the high-ends

Samsung Galaxy Frame, Star, Young, Pocket 2 and GT-I9150 benchmarks confirm Exynos will be kept for the high-ends 04 Feb 2013, 02:46 14

Remember the leaked Samsung roadmap that showed what's coming in the first half of the year? It listed...

Students at Notre Dame will be offered two classes utilizing iPads in lieu of textbooks

Students at Notre Dame will be offered two classes utilizing iPads in lieu of textbooks 04 Feb 2013, 02:41 8

As efficient and high-tech our gadgets are, it is interesting to step back and observe how little the...

Super Bowl Ad shows off the new App Store vanity URLs

Super Bowl Ad shows off the new App Store vanity URLs 04 Feb 2013, 02:19 2

An ad for the new Star Trek movie that ran during the Super Bowl, displayed the new vanity URLs that...

Clearwire still reviewing offer from Dish Network

Clearwire still reviewing offer from Dish Network 04 Feb 2013, 02:13 4

With a number of Clearwire shareholders still opposing the proposed deal to be acquired by Sprint, Clearwire...

HTC M4

HTC M4 04 Feb 2013

The HTC M4 may be a mid-range Android 4.2 device, but it has adopted a number of traits from the company's...

Bell runs its first BlackBerry Z10 ad; Rogers takes pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10

Bell runs its first BlackBerry Z10 ad; Rogers takes pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10 04 Feb 2013, 01:17 2

Not only did BlackBerry rub its first national ad for the new BlackBerry 10 OS and the BlackBerry Z10...

Samsung GALAXY Nexus Sprint

Samsung GALAXY Nexus Sprint is now available with Ting 04 Feb 2013

The Samsung GALAXY Nexus for Sprint is packed with droolworthy specs to boot, like a 4.65" HD Super AMOLED...

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