Nokia Lumia 900 Review
Nokia is in a bind. The company announced more than a year ago that it planned to abandon both Symbian and MeeGo in favor of…
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Sprint LG Viper 4G Pre-Orders Begin April 12th For $99.99
Sprint on Tuesday announced the company's first 4G LTE smartphone, the LG Viper, will be available for pre-order on April 12th for $99.99. The handset…
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Android Fragmentation Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again
Google updated its Android version tracker on Monday, revealing that the latest version of its mobile operating system — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich —…
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Samsung's 'Brilliant' Galaxy Note Ad Named Most Effective In U.S. [Video]
Samsung's Galaxy Note "phablet" is a hit, with the company having sold more than 5 million units to end users around the world. While Samsung…
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Wealthy Smartphone Users More Likely To Own An iPhone, Study Finds
Wealthy smartphone users are more likely to own an Apple iPhone and less likely to play games or post on Twitter than average users. According…
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iPhone 4S Remains Best-Selling U.S. Smartphone In March, Samsung Gains Share
Apple's wildly popular iPhone 4S retained its position atop the smartphone ranks in the United States last month according to new data analyst data. Checks…
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Selling Used Android Phones Poses Huge Identity Theft Risk, Expert Says
Android users who are looking to sell their old devices should be wary of the possible consequences. McAfee identity theft researcher Robert Siciliano warned that…
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Amazon Appstore Apps Earn Three Times More Than Google Play Apps; Apple Still No. 1
Earlier this month, Apple crossed a record 25 billion downloads from more than 550,000 available apps, while Google in December surpassed 10 billion downloads from…
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Google Drive Leak Suggests 5GB Of Free Cloud Storage
Rumors surrounding Google's cloud storage service are ramping up as we move closer toward the product's rumored release date. The service will apparently be called Google…
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Sprint Won't Launch Any New WiMAX Devices, Exec Confirms
While speaking at the Competitive Carriers Global Expo, Sprint's senior vice president of networks Bob Azzi said that while the company has experienced success with…
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Google Generates Four Times More Revenue From iPhone Than Android
According to legal documents for its upcoming hearing with Oracle, between 2008 and 2011 Android generated less than $550 million in revenue for Google. Apple's…
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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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