Half Of All U.S. Mobile Subscribers Now Own Smartphones
Market research firm Nielsen on Thursday announced that as of February 2012, about half of all mobile subscribers in the United States own a smartphone.…
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Nearly 1 Billion Smart Connected Devices Shipped In 2011
The International Data Corporation on Wednesday announced that shipments of smart connected devices —including PCs, tablets and smartphones — reached 916 million units and surpassed…
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MeeGo Gets A Stay Of Execution? Two New Nokia MeeGo Phones Reportedly In The Works
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had several tough decisions to make when he came on board and replaced former chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. Of course the biggest…
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iPhone Passcode Security Can Be Bypassed In Less Than Two Minutes [Video]
As a standard security measure, Apple's iPhone can be set to require a four-digit passcode whenever the phone's screen is powered on in order to…
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Lumia 800C Unveiled As Nokia's First Windows Phone For China
Nokia on Wednesday unveiled its first Windows Phone for the Chinese market, the Lumia 800C. The handset is slated to launch in April exclusively on China…
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The 'Phablet' Is A Hit: Samsung Galaxy Note Sales Top 5 Million
BGR reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Note in February and while there were a number of features we liked about this phone/tablet hybrid, we found it…
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Shipments Of NFC-Enabled Handsets Reached 30 Million Units In 2011
Global sales of NFC-equipped smartphones increased tenfold to 30 million units in 2011, according to a report from Berg Insight. The research firm estimates that…
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Galaxy Nexus User Defeats Windows Phone In Challenge, Microsoft Calls Foul
After learning about Microsoft's latest "Smoked by Windows Phone" challenge, Sahas Katta visited his local Microsoft store equipped with confidence and his trusty Samsung Galaxy…
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Microsoft, Nokia Commit $24 Million In Bid To Buy Developer Attention
Many industry watchers argue that software ecosystems now present one of the biggest hurdles to mobile platform owners looking to combat the mobile juggernauts that…
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4G LTE Phone Shipments To Grow Tenfold This Year
Global 4G LTE smartphone shipments reached 6.8 million units in the technology's first year. According to a study from market research firm Strategy Analytics, global…
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Google Wants To Listen To Your Phone Calls To Promote Ads
Google is attempting to file a patent that would thrust smartphone users into Orwell's "1984." TheNextWeb reported on Wednesday that the search giant is looking to…
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Microsoft Reissues 'Smoked By Windows Phone' Smartphone Challenge
Microsoft on Thursday announced a new round of challenges for its "Smoked By Windows Phone" contest series. If users with non-Windows Phone handsets can perform…
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Samsung Design Boss Responds To Apple's Copycat Claims
Apple and Samsung have met in court dozens of times over designs, patents and more over the past few years. Among Apple's numerous complaints was…
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Nokia Reportedly Footing The Bill To Put Lumia 900s In AT&T Employee Pockets
While the launch date has shifted several times over the past two months, BGR reported in January that the Lumia 900 would become available from…
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Android 5.0 Jelly Bean Said To Launch In Q3
Following a report that stated Google's next major Android updated could launch as early as the second quarter this year, the Internet giant is now…
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Angry Birds Space Now Available For $0.99 [Video]
Rovio on Thursday released Angry Birds Space for iOS and Android devices, as well as OS X and Windows PCs. In the fourth major Birds…
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Instagram And Hipstamatic To Announce Photo-Sharing Partnership
Instagram, the increasingly popular photo-sharing platform for Apple's iPhone, has always allowed users to export photos taken within the app to other social networks. The…
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Microsoft Says Windows Phone Will Beat The iPhone In China
Microsoft believes its Windows Phone operating system will help the software giant push past Apple in China's smartphone market, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Passing Apple…
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Samsung Exec Says Galaxy S III May Launch In April
Despite an earlier leak that made a May announcement seem increasingly likely, Samsung is apparently still considering an April launch for its highly anticipated Galaxy…
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HTC And Sprint To Hold Joint Event On April 4th, One X Could Be Announced
Sprint and HTC delivered invitations to the media on Tuesday evening for a joint event that will be held on April 4th in New York…
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Blizzard 'Looking Into' Bringing World Of Warcraft To iOS
The world's most subscribed-to MMORPG may be coming soon to a mobile device near you. World of Warcraft's senior producer John Lagrave sat down with…
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Verizon Adding Remote Diagnostics Tool To Devices; No Carrier IQ-Like Spying Features Included
It has been just over three months since the Carrier IQ "spygate" epidemic engulfed the mobile world. As smartphones and tablets become more powerful, consumers…
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App Developers Continue To Choose iOS, Android And BlackBerry Fall Behind
Appcelerator, in conjunction with market research firm IDC, on Tuesday announced the results of a recent joint survey of 2,173 app developers from around the…
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Nokia Is Building A Revolutionary New Phone To Combat The 'Poorly Designed' iPhone
Nokia's upcoming Lumia 900 Windows Phone could be the first smartphone running Microsoft's mobile operating system to really make a splash in the United States.…
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Android Apps With Ads Found To Pose Privacy And Security Risks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that mobile applications that integrate advertisements pose privacy and a security risks. The team conducted a study…
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Dish Network's Spectrum Should Avoid GPS Issues Suffered By LightSquared, Analysts Say
Philip Falcone's startup LightSquared planned to deploy a nationwide 4G LTE network in the United States. The firm's service was found to cause interference with…
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Samsung Exec Reportedly Confirms Quad-Core Exynos, 4G LTE In Galaxy S III
An unnamed Samsung executive reportedly confirmed that the company's highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone will be equipped with a quad-core Samsung Exynos chip featuring…
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