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Sprint's Carrier IQ May Be Spying On Everything You Do On Your Sprint Phone Not rated yet
Carrier IQ is pre-installed software found on Sprint phones and there is growing alarm that this software is intrusive and invasive of your privacy. The …

Cluzee Is The Siri for Android Not rated yet
Apple knew the day would come when there would be a Siri counterpart for the Google Android ecosystem and it has arrived in Cluzee. Cluzee comes to the …

Motorola XT928 Dinara Announced for China Telecom But Could It Come to AT&T Wireless Too Not rated yet
Motorola Mobility Inc. has just announced the launch of their Motorola XT928 Dinara smartphone for China Telecom but there is hope that the device may …

United States Tops in Long Term Evolution (LTE) Throughout The World Not rated yet
The United States leads the world in Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphone and modem subscribers, but the U.S. will not be tops forever. In the study by …

Does The Lumia On AT&T Spell The End Of Sprint Not rated yet
Sprint is the third largest carrier in the United States and analysts believe Sprint Nextel is in a lot of trouble in the upcoming months especially if …

HTC Ville Their Thinnest Smartphone Has Been Pictured Not rated yet
HTC Ville is a thin smartphone coming in at under 8 millimeters in thickness and appears to have a scheduled ship date of April 2012. To put the thinness …

AT&T Getting the LG Nitro HD- It's Official Not rated yet
Previously we wrote about the LG Nitro HD coming to Canada, but it will be arriving in the United States on AT&T for $250 beginning on December 4th. …

Microsoft Lync IM Service Coming to Smartphones Not rated yet
Microsoft Australia has confirmed via Twitter that its Microsoft Office Communicator now known as Microsoft Lync will be available on multiple smartphone …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus On Verizon for $200 Not rated yet
Previous reports have pinned the Samsung Galaxy Nexus arriving on Verizon's LTE network on November 17, but the new ad may push those plans back. In a …

In Indonesia The Blackberry Bold 9790 Is So Popular It Caused A Riot Not rated yet
Apparently, the Research In Motion brand has not been tarnished in Indonesia by any means. In reality it is highly popular and when you walk down the streets …

iPhone Most Loyal Brand Followed by Android When It Comes to Smartphones Not rated yet
A recent study conducted by GfK revealed that 84 percent of Apple iPhone owners would choose another iPhone when it is time to replace their smart phone. …

Droid 4 Reportedly Launching December 8 Along With Galaxy Nexus Not rated yet
Verizon Wireless, surely is not playing around with their inventory which is continually expanding with new smartphones and the latest is the Droid 4 which …

AT&T Backing Down on FCC Application For Merger With T-Mobile Not rated yet
AT&T apparently realizes when it is in an uphill battle because they have decided to withdraw their Federal Communications Commission (FCC) application …

Nokia N9 Smartphone Featuring Fan Bingbing is Visionary Not rated yet
China is making a splash in the news today from now being the largest smartphone market in the world to featuring a visionary commercial to tout the Nokia …

Samsung Takes Major Dig at Apple iPhone Users Not rated yet
Samsung with their latest commercial has taken a major dig at all the Apple iPhone fanboys out there. Their latest commercial is absolutely hilarious depending …

Blackberry Bold 9790 and Blackberry Curve 9380 Confirmed by RIM Not rated yet
Finally, Research In Motion is coming clean and confirming the Blackberry Bold 9790 and Blackberry Curve 9380 are its latest smartphones. These Blackberries …

FCC Approves The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Complete With Verizon LTE Not rated yet
Nothing is ever official until it gets the go ahead from regulators but the FCC has just given approval for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. If you can even …

T-Mobile Having Huge Smartphone Sale on November 19th Phones As Low As $0.00 Not rated yet
On November 19th it will be Magenta Day at T-Mobile where on this Saturday you can purchase any smartphone on any of T-Mobile's Unlimited Value Plans and …

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S and Xperia neo V Launched in United States Not rated yet
Sony Ericsson is coming to a wireless retailer near you if you live in the United States. After having success in the U.K. the Xperia arc S and Xperia …

Google Android Takes Over Half Of All Smartphone Sales Not rated yet
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2011 Google Android OS accounted for 52.5 percent of smartphone sales. Globally, Symbian came in second with 16.9 percent …

New Blackberry Running QNX Operating System Has Been Spotted Not rated yet
The next generation of Blackberry devices is underway and here is a first look at the Blackberry codenamed "London" which sports the next generation QNX …

Would You Buy RIM Stock Right Now? Not rated yet
Research In Motion's stock is trading at seven year lows and one former Goldman Sachs asset manager is about to buy up plenty of RIM Blackberry stock. …

Developers Are Taking An Interest in Windows Phone Platform Over RIM Not rated yet
Research In Motion, simply cannot catch a break. According to Appcelerator's Q4 2011 report developers now prefer the Windows Phone platform over RIM's …

As iPhone Ages It Remains The Top Seller In The United States Not rated yet
According to the NPD Group, a leading marketing research company Apple's lineup of iPhones continues to outsell all other devices in the United States. …

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LG Nitro HD aka LG Optimus LTE Coming to ATT Wireless Not rated yet
Bell Canada just received the LG Optimus LTE but Americans can rest easy knowing the device is coming to ATT Wireless and will be branded as the LG Nitro …

IBM Providing Corporations With Smartphone Security Not rated yet
Smartphones are popping up everywhere and this includes in the business sector too. Well, IBM not one to let an opportunity go to waste is debuting a new …

iOS 5.0.1 Released By Apple Which Takes Care Of Security Risk Not rated yet
iOS 5.0.1 has been released by Apple and promises to do more than just fix that major battery issue. Apparently there is a major security flaw which a …

MOG Music Streaming Service Preloaded on AT&T LTE Smartphones Not rated yet
MOG which provides unlimited streaming of music has just closed a deal with AT&T Wireless to have the service pre-installed on AT&T's LTE smartphones. …

Verizon Wireless Promotion to Double Your LTE Data Plan Not rated yet
Folks if you didn't already know the Motorola Droid RAZR goes on sale at Verizon Wireless retail stores on November 11th, that's 11-11-11 and cleverly …

HTC Smartphones Getting Early Upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS Not rated yet
Everyone is very excited about Google's new Android 4.0 OS a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC knows the excitement is here to stay so they've gone ahead …

Daylight Savings Time Bug For Motorola Smartphones Not rated yet
Let's hope you realized on Sunday it was daylight savings and you should have set your clocks back an hour. Well, in today's day and age smartphones are …

Samsung Is Top Cell Phone Manufacturer While Google Android Is Top OS Not rated yet
comScore just released its smartphone report for the three months ending in September 2011. So before we get started this means all the numbers and values …

Apple Has Only 4% Of Market Share But 52% of Mobile Profits Not rated yet
Get this. Apple has only 4% of the mobile market share but has 52% of mobile profits. Talk about having some significant margins on your products Apple. …

U.S. Cellular Said No To The Almighty Apple And Their iPhone Not rated yet
U.S. Cellular's CEO Mary Dillon definitely is one who looks out for the best interest of her company and shareholders. On the company's third-quarter earnings …

Blackberry Bold 9900 Smartphone Packaging Arrives At ATT Wireless Not rated yet
ATT Wireless on November 6 will finally be getting the Blackberry Bold 9900. The other major carriers already have the device including the CDMA variant …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Officially Arrives On November 17 Not rated yet
Samsung can't catch a break when it comes to a leaked marketing sheet that had the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime launching on November 17. Well instead, of …

Siri Is Down For The Count AKA Extended Outage Not rated yet
Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant is apparently experiencing an extended outage. Now we know this is nothing like the Blackberry outage but it is causing …

Loose Lips Sink Ships But We've Got Leaked HTC Rezound Press Shots Not rated yet
The HTC Rezound was to be officially revealed later today in New York City but thanks to friends all over we've got the inside scoop on what to expect …

Android Fails More Than Apple And Blackberry Costing Carriers $2 Billion Not rated yet
Android devices are growing like gangbusters but once consequence of the unprecedented growth is the customer service and repair calls placed to the wireless …

LG Selling $945 Million Shares To Keep Smartphone Business Alive Not rated yet
South Korea's LG Electronics is planning on offering a $945 million share issue in-order to fund their struggling smartphone business. Clearly, the overall …

Judge Gives Ok For Sprint And C Spire Wireless To Sue AT&T Over Proposed $39B T-Mobile Merger Not rated yet
A judge has ruled that Sprint and C Spire Wireless will be allowed to pursue part of their antitrust lawsuit against AT&T Inc's proposed $39 billion acquisition …

Unlimited Voice, Text And Data From Republic Wireless for $19 A Month Not rated yet
Republic Wireless is about to turn the cell phone industry upside down with its ridiculous cheap pricing of $19 a month for unlimited voice, text and data. …

iPhone 4S Arrives on C Spire Wireless Not rated yet
You heard that correctly, C Spire wireless is getting the highly sought after iPhone 4S on November 11, for those of you who like abbreviations that will …

Galaxy Nexus Appears on Leaked Verizon Marketing Schedule Not rated yet
Google's Android has really captured everyone's attention especially with version 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. But in the figure that's been obtained the …

Nokia and Samsung Racing To Bring Flexible And Bendable Smartphones To Market  Not rated yet
Nokia and Samsung envision a world where your smartphone can bend and move like silly-putty. These two smartphone manufacturers already have prototypes …

Samsung Is Now The World's Top Smartphone Vendor By Volume Ousting Apple Not rated yet
Folks you heard that correctly, Samsung just announced on their Q3 earnings call that they shipped 27.9 million smartphones in the quarter, handily beating …

Guess Who's Tops In Shipping of Smartphones? You May Be Surprised!!! Not rated yet
Did you know globally there were 390 million cell phones sold in the third quarter of 2011. This number includes both feature phones and smartphones where …

RIM Releases Porsche Design P'9981 Blackberry Not rated yet
Now we all know Porsche is known for their luxury automobiles. But what happens when Porsche and Research In Motion get together? You get the Blackberry …

Sprint Plunks Down $15.5 Billion To Carry Apple iPhones Not rated yet
On Sprint's quarterly financial conference call the world finally learned the exact figures surrounding the wireless carrier's deal with Apple Inc. to …

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DROID4 By Motorola Exclusive Pictures Have Arrived, Is This Codenamed Maserati? Not rated yet
Motorola and Verizon Wireless must have one very exclusive partnership for the release of new smartphones. No firm launch date is set but Motorola will …

Motorola DROID RAZR Coming to Verizon Wireless Not rated yet
Need a new smartphone and you're a fan of Verizon Wireless? Head over to Big Red and get your pre-order in for the Motorola DROID RAZR beginning on October …

Blackberry Smartphones Being Traded-In At Record Pace, Thanks iPhone 4S and RIM Outages Not rated yet
Blackberry has been hurt in a double-whammy according to Gazelle the company which purchases gadgets in exchange for cash. Apparently, with the launch …

Motorola Droid Razr Oops Motorola Spyder Exposed Ahead of Time Not rated yet
The Motorola Droid Razr is launching tomorrow but the folks at Motorola did a horrible job at hiding the surprise. For starters, in the teaser image …

Verizon Wireless Sharing Your Private Information for Business and Marketing Purposes Not rated yet
Verizon Wireless has changed its privacy policy so that the carrier can now use information for "private business and marketing reports" and making "mobile …

Apple Inc Sells 4 Million iPhone 4S Handsets During Opening Weekend Not rated yet
Apple Inc. just announced that it has sold over 4 million of the iPhone 4S smart phone after its launch just three days ago on October 14th. There's even …

RIM Offering Premium Apps for Free in Response to Blackberry Outage Not rated yet
Research in Motion will be compensating Blackberry users for that global Blackberry outage last week by offering 12 free "premium" applications. Some …

AT&T Wireless Stores Provide Evidence of iPhone 5 Arriving Not rated yet
There is photographic evidence that an iPhone 5 is not a rumor but will actually be launching this year. MacRumors has exclusive pictures of the new …

Goldman Says Microsoft to Reap $444 Million Annually from Android Licenses Not rated yet
Goldman Sachs's tech analyst team believes Microsoft will generate $444 million in revenue from Android patent deals for fiscal year 2012 which runs from …

AT&T's Inventory Features iPhone 5 Cases from Case-Mate Not rated yet
The picture says it all. ATT's inventory system has iPhone 5 cases appearing. The launch of the new Apple iPhone 5 is imminent and this only confirms all …

Nexus Prime Brought to You by Google and Samsung Is Coming Not rated yet
Have you been waiting for the Nexus Prime? Your wait may be over as Samsung is sending out invitations for a special Samsung/Google event on October 11 …

Dell Heads to Japan With DELL STREAK PRO 101DL Not rated yet
Japan has had it pretty rough over the last year but things are about to get better. In 2012 the DELL STREAK PRO 101DL is slated to drop in Japan. …

T-Mobile Jumps into the Apple vs Samsung Patent Dispute Not rated yet
T-Mobile has just weighed in on the Apple vs Samsung patent dispute. This is an ongoing case that began in April when Apple sued Samsung over smartphones. …

Google Jumps Into AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Case Not rated yet
Google has asked a U.S. judge overseeing the Justice Department's lawsuit against the AT&T merger with T-Mobile USA to ensure that its confidential information …

Google Responds to Microsoft's Patent Agreement with Samsung Not rated yet
Earlier today Microsoft and Samsung announced a cross-licensing agreement over patents. This is the first in a series of steps which begins to erode the …

Microsoft and Samsung Enter into Smartphone Partnership Not rated yet
Microsoft has entered into a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., to cross-license the patent portfolios of each company. Basically, …

Sprint's HTC EVO Design 4G Leaked Images Not rated yet
We got our hands on a leaked press photo (complements of PocketNow.com) of the next smartphone in Sprint's EVO lineup and it is looking to be the HTC EVO …

ATT Leads in Smartphone Customer Satisfaction According to Nielsen Not rated yet
AT&T smartphone customers are more satisfied with their smartphones than customers using other wireless carriers. These findings come from the Nielsen …

HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone Comes to T-Mobile Not rated yet
A holiday special from T-Mobile is there new smartphone called the HTC Radar 4G fully equipped with Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango. If you're on a budget …

Sprint 4G LTE Network Coming in 2012 Not rated yet
Sprint is the third largest carrier in the United States and desperately needs a way to compete in a world where they are losing badly. Remember Sprint …

Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango Update from Microsoft Not rated yet
Here's what Microsoft has to say... Today we're starting the roll out of Windows Phone 7.5 to more than 98% of existing Windows Phone customers. This …

iPhone 6 Is Already in News Before iPhone 5 Launches Not rated yet
Apple Inc. surely isn't wasting any time getting the ball rolling on their next Apple iPhone. Reports from DigiTimes state the next iPhone, well the …