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Apple's iOS 7 to be "black, white and flat all over"
- What's black, white and flat all over? iOS 7, if rumors prove correct. Anonymous sources in touch with 9to5Mac claim to know details about what's shaping up to be Apple's most radical iDevice update thus far: a flattened, minimalistic, anti-skeuomorphic…
Next generation iPhones rumored to ship with multiple color options
- A new report has surfaced claiming the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone could ship in multiple colors. We’ve heard similar rumors leading up to the launch of previous generations but thus far, Cupertino has stuck to their guns with the…
OtterBox acquires rival smartphone and tablet case maker LifeProof
- OtterBox on Wednesday announced the acquisition of TreeFrog Developments Inc., otherwise known as LifeProof. The multi-billion dollar business designs, manufacturers and markets protective cases for smartphones and tablets to defend against water, dirt, snow, shock and the hazards of daily…
Qualcomm shows off Mirasol, 1.5-inch panel shipping in products soon
- Qualcomm’s MEMS-based Mirasol display technology has made a surprise appearance at the SID Display Week event in Vancouver with a couple of proof-of concepts intended for devices such as smartphones and smart watches. The two mockups included a 5.1-inch display…
Jolla unveils first Sailfish OS smartphone, set to ship this year
- Jolla on Monday unveiled the first smartphone designed to run a Meego-inspired operating system called Sailfish. The Finnish mobile handset company, comprised of ex-Nokia employees, believes the self-titled mobile device will be a strong candidate in the mid- to high-end…
Samsung to debut 3200x1800, 298 PPI 13.3" LCD panel (and more)
- Samsung is set this week to pull the curtain on two LCD panels which boast pixel densities greater than those found on Apple's Retina Macbook Pro and even Google's Pixel Chromebook. Also expected to be unveiled at Display Week is…
'Supercapacitor' could fully charge your phone in less than 30 seconds
- An 18-year-old recently won $50,000 in scholarship funds for inventing a supercapacitor that could one day be used to fully charge a mobile device like a smartphone in just a few seconds. Eesha Khare and two other teens were among…
Microsoft launches YouTube app, Google demands it taken down
- Google yesterday issued a cease-and-desist letter to Microsoft, demanding Redmond pull its YouTube app from the Windows Phone Store. The app has been available for over a week; however, it violates YouTube's API usage terms. Google says Microsoft has until…
Samsung shipped six million Galaxy S4s in less than three weeks
- Korean tech giant Samsung is well on their way to setting new records with the recently released Galaxy S 4 smartphone. An unnamed Samsung executive recently told a Korean newspaper that the company supplied four million Galaxy S4 handsets to…
Samsung makes 95 percent of all Android smartphone profits
- During the first quarter of 2013, Android smartphones led to an impressive $5.3 billion in profits across all of the companies selling them. That's a lot of money, but who is actually benefiting the most? Turns out, Samsung is responsible for 94.7…
NPD: Nearly a third of all smartphone sales in the US are prepaid
- New data from market researcher NPD shows sales of prepaid smartphones are increasing at a rapid pace. Smartphone sales overall shot up 42 percent in the first quarter compared to the same time last year with 36 percent of the…
AT&T discontinues 'Facebook phone' after just one month, report says
- It appears as though the HTC First will join the ranks of the Microsoft Kin and the HP TouchPad as the most recent flop in technology. Sales of the “Facebook phone” are so bad that AT&T has already decided to…
FCC proposal may greatly improve airplane Wi-Fi
- The FCC has proposed freeing up as much as 500MHz of spectrum for the purpose of impoving airplane Internet connectivity during flight. The bump in bandwidth could be a boon for airborne Internet junkies but may come at the expense…
Report: Amazon is working on two smartphones, one with a 3D display
- In what should be a surprise to nobody at this point, rumors of an Amazon smartphone are once again making the rounds. This time around, however, Amazon’s fabled handset is getting a boost in the way of a glasses-free 3D…
Latest web leak showcases budget-minded BlackBerry R10
- Leaked images from a BlackBerry fan site in China show what is allegedly the firm’s next smartphone, the BlackBerry R10. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen images of the phone find their way to the web as previous leaks…
Samsung unveils Galaxy Core smartphone, touts dual-sim cards
- Following numerous recent rumors, Samsung has finally unveiled its Galaxy Core -- the company's upcoming and purportedly lower-end smartphone offering. Samsung says the device is poised to arrive this month in "select markets". A wider launch of a second variant…
Nintendo catering to smartphone apps to bolster Wii U sales
- Nintendo is reportedly working to modify their Wii U gaming console to work with third party smartphone apps. The struggling video game giant is said to be banking on the idea that this will help drive console sales according to…
Consumer Reports: Smartphone safety is lacking
- Smartphones may be one of the most convenient electronic gadgets in this day and age but they also pose a huge security risk as highlighted by Consumer Reports in their annual State of the Net report. The publication found that…
Blackberry CEO believes the Q10 will sell tens of millions of units
- Where most believed the Z10 would pull BlackBerry back into contention, it’s the QWERTY-laden Q10 that has CEO Thorsten Heins excited as of late. The executive recently told Bloomberg he expects to sell tens of millions of Z10 handsets after…
Nokia press conference could reveal new Lumia tablet, smartphone
- Nokia has invited members of the press to a conference on May 14 where they plan to reveal the next chapter in the Lumia story. The Finnish handset maker didn’t outline exactly what we will see but rumors point to…
Strong smartphone sales lead Samsung to record quarterly profit
- Samsung set a new net profit record of 7.15 trillion won ($6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013 thanks to strong smartphone sales. That’s up from 5.05 trillion won during the same time a year ago and higher than…
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