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OnLive gets $40 Million investment from HTC
OnLive gets $40 Million investment from HTC
HTC has invested $40 million in cloud video gaming service OnLive, in an effort to strengthen gaming capabilities on smartphones (and likely tablets). ...... 11 Feb 2011 - 6 comments
Say hello to the Facebook phones
Say hello to the Facebook phones
The oft-rumored Facebook phones are a reality, despite the social networking giant's repeated denials of their existence. INQ Mobile has ...... 10 Feb 2011 - 9 comments
HP unveils Pre 3 and Veer with WebOS
HP unveils Pre 3 and Veer with WebOS
HP, along with the TouchPad tablet, also unveiled two new WebOS-based smartphones today, the Pre 3 and the Veer (which will replace the Pixi). ...... 10 Feb 2011 - 3 comments
Android closes in on RIM for top US smartphone market share
Android closes in on RIM for top US smartphone market share
According to comScore's latest figures, Google's Android smartphone OS is closing in on RIM's BlackBerry OS for most popular mobile OS in the U.S. ...... 08 Feb 2011
T-Mobile USA giving away all phones for free this weekend with new contract
T-Mobile USA giving away all phones for free this weekend with new contract
T-Mobile USA has announced they will offer all their phones, including 4G smartphones, for free over the weekend, as part of a Valentine's Day promotion. ...... 08 Feb 2011
Smartphones to get a 'lite' version of Honeycomb?
Smartphones to get a 'lite' version of Honeycomb?
Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the first version of the software to be optimized for tablets, may eventually hit smartphones as a 'lite' version of ...... 05 Feb 2011 - 3 comments
Analyst: Microsoft and Nokia must join forces in phone market, or perish
Analyst: Microsoft and Nokia must join forces in phone market, or perish
Berenberg Bank analyst Adnaan Ahmad has written an open letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop this week, telling ...... 03 Feb 2011 - 5 comments
Android now the best selling smartphone OS in the world
Android now the best selling smartphone OS in the world
According to the market research company Canalys, shipments of Android smartphones reached 32.9 million in the Q4 2010, making it the best-selling ...... 31 Jan 2011 - 12 comments
Mobile phone market grew 18 percent in Q4, Nokia still rules
Mobile phone market grew 18 percent in Q4, Nokia still rules
IDC has reported this week that the global mobile phone market grew 17.9 percent in the Q4 2010, thanks mainly to increasing smartphone sales. ...... 29 Jan 2011 - 2 comments
Facebook denies rumor of branded HTC smartphones
Facebook denies rumor of branded HTC smartphones
Yesterday we reported that HTC was ready to unveil two Facebook-branded smartphones next month. Today, the social networking giant has denied ...... 28 Jan 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft sold 2.1 million Windows Phone 7 in 2010
Microsoft sold 2.1 million Windows Phone 7 in 2010
ZDnet has reported today that Microsoft sold 2.1 million licenses of Window Phone 7 to OEMs in 2010, tacking on almost 900,000 in December alone. ...... 26 Jan 2011 - 2 comments
Verizon will only offer unlimited data plan for iPhone
Verizon will only offer unlimited data plan for iPhone
Verizon COO Lowell McAdam has confirmed today that Verizon will offer an unlimited data plan for the iPhone, which will cost $30 per month. ...... 25 Jan 2011 - 9 comments
Less than 0.5 percent of Android users have 2.3 Gingerbread
Less than 0.5 percent of Android users have 2.3 Gingerbread
Despite 300,000 Android devices being activated daily, only 0.4 percent of all users are running version 2.3 Gingerbread, the latest upgrade ...... 19 Jan 2011 - 3 comments
Sprint adds $10 premium charge to all smartphones, tablets
Sprint adds $10 premium charge to all smartphones, tablets
Citing the "explosion" in data usage by smartphones and tablets, U.S. carrier Sprint has added a $10 surcharge to the bills of all data-hungry ...... 19 Jan 2011 - 17 comments
Android passes iOS in U.S. smartphone OS share, says comScore
Android passes iOS in U.S. smartphone OS share, says comScore
New figures from comScore say today that Android has finally surpassed Apple's iOS for second place in the U.S. smartphone OS market. For ...... 08 Jan 2011 - 6 comments
AT&T planning 20 LTE 4G smartphones this year
AT&T planning 20 LTE 4G smartphones this year
AT&T has announced today it plans to sell 20 smartphones in 2011 with LTE 4G compatibility, with 12 running Android. The move likely signals ...... 06 Jan 2011
Qualcomm to acquire Wi-Fi networking hardware company Atheros
Qualcomm to acquire Wi-Fi networking hardware company Atheros
Qualcomm, the largest mobile phone chipmaker in the world, has confirmed today that they are purchasing Atheros, one of the top Wi-Fi networking ...... 05 Jan 2011 - 1 comment
Samsung confirms 10 million Galaxy S smartphones sold
Samsung confirms 10 million Galaxy S smartphones sold
As predicted at launch, Samsung has confirmed they have sold 10 million Galaxy S smartphones, just 6 months after launch. One Galaxy S was ...... 03 Jan 2011 - 3 comments
Vizio launches Android tablet and smartphone
Vizio launches Android tablet and smartphone
Vizio, two days after teasing it in a Rose Bowl ad, has introduced their first tablet and smartphone, each of which runs on the Android mobile OS. ...... 03 Jan 2011 - 3 comments
Vizio to launch cheap smartphone, tablet
Vizio to launch cheap smartphone, tablet
Vizio, the top LCD maker in the United States, will make a move into the smartphone and tablet markets, say multiple reports. The HDTV maker ...... 03 Jan 2011
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