Both AT&T and Sprint are offering some quality kit on major discounts, and the Samsung Galaxy S2 is just $10 on contract at AT&T. Sprint has the Samsung Nexus S 4G for free until the end of March, but we don't know how long AT&T will keep the Galaxy S2 at only $10. Additionally, the price for the S2 is on the Web site only, and the Nexus S price is for new lines only, no upgrades.
2012 is going to be the year of quad-core-powered, 4G LTE-enabled smartphones. Android phones like Motorola Droid Razr Maxx and Samsung Galaxy Note are already packed with LTE radio chips. So it's not surprising to see rumor mills buzzing that the next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, will also be 4G LTE-compatible.
At a time when many Android smartphone owners are waiting for the official announcement from the handset manufacturers about the ICS update, a report by DigiTimes Thursday said that Google might introduce the next major release of Android, the version 5.0 (Jelly Bean) during the third quarter of this year.
Samsung Galaxy S2, which is known as the best android smartphone, has just received the eagerly awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.
Although an official confirmation of a 4G-ready iPhone is yet to land, evidence of the same has been spotted within the inwards of iOS 5.1. Read on to know how text strings within iOS 5.1 indicate 4G presence on a phone device.
AT&T is now pushing down Ice Cream Sandwich updates to the HTC Vivid smartphone. Vivid was one of the first LTE phones for AT&T's high-speed network, and while it hasn't been as popular as the Samsung Galaxy S2 overall, it will nevertheless get the Android 4.0 update first. We don't know if that is a Samsung decision or AT&T, but the international variants of the Galaxy S2 have been getting the ICS update already.
An earlier leak suggesting a May announcement for Samsung's Galaxy S3 seemed quite legitimate and believable, but South Korean news site MK now reports that Samsung is still considering an April launch for the highly anticipated smartphone.
For the first time in history, China has surpassed the U.S. in monthly iOS and Android activations, becoming the world's fastest growing smartphone market, as IDC recently predicted. However, it hasn't stopped Microsoft from saying that it will surpass Apple with its Windows Phone.
When the DingleBerry jailbreaking tool for the PlayBook surfaced last year, Research in Motion (RIM) rushed to patch it and said it would continue to investigate any tools that would enable root access to the tablet. Now, in a post on Inside BlackBerry for Business blog, the company has taken one step further against jailbreaking by officially announcing that such practices will void the warranty of the device.
Samsung Electronics Co aims to double its share of the sub-Saharan smartphone market to 20 percent by next year, as it focuses on affordable handsets, the head of its Africa business said on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics continues to hold its silence over the highly anticipated smartphone of the year -- Samsung Galaxy S3. However, the media world is repeatedly abuzz with the next generation gadget's rumored specs, features and unofficial pictures every other day.
The new iPad's rumor era is finally over and the next big thing in the Apple rumor mill is the upcoming iPhone dubbed iPhone 5. Leaked reports are fueling the rumor mill with new gossips. The third generation iPad also tells us a lot about the new iPhone. And, if the latest rumors and leaks are to believed, iPhone 5 is going to be an Android killer.
Apple vs. Samsung cold war is in progress, be it a legal court battle relating to patent infringement issues, or comparison of their flagship smartphones. Galaxy S2 and iPhone 4S were often compared for the title of Best Smartphone of 2011. And this year, both the tech giants are changing their flagship with new Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 smartphones.
The so called iPhone 5 rumor mill got a fresh boost up Wednesday after a reported surfaced claiming that Apple is moving along with development of the next iteration of iPhone, and is now in the process of reviewing components submitted by suppliers for potential use in the device.
Apple’s highly rumored iPhone 5 is doing the rounds on the internet at the moment with different tech blogs and websites talking about different rumored specifications for the device.
Apple has reportedly placed orders for a 4.6-inch screen to be featured in the company's next-generation smartphone, presumably called the iPhone 5. If accurate, this news would mean that Apple is breaking from tradition yet again, and giving consumers a bigger iPhone experience.
Apple Inc's new iPhone will have a sharper and bigger 4.6-inch retina display and is set to be launched around the second quarter, a South Korean media reported on Thursday.
T-Mobile has begun offering the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G at a few stores in the U.S., and it will have a nationwide release on March 28. It's $150 on contract, and that means it's about $70 less than the Amaze 4G, but that doesn't make it a better deal. While both phones are marketed as 4G phones, they are not LTE-enabled like some phones on AT&T or Verizon. The Galaxy Blaze is a half-step down from the popular Galaxy S2, and apart from the fact it shares part of its name with the Sams...
If you think differently from the rest of the world, then you are either a genius or a fool. An extraordinary YouTube video has surfaced online, showing a Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets flying like a human bird in the sky with self-made mechanical wings.
The new iPad heating controversy is hotting up. Apple fans think that Android guys are overestimating the heating problems and amplifying the anti-iPad campaign. However, heating problems are serious and can downplay the success of the new iPad. The heating issue is making a lot of buzz now, as iPad is a very popular product. Let's find out whether the problem is exaggerated or understated.
China has reached another important benchmark as a consumer electronic device hotbed: For the first time ever, the country has more iOS and Android activations than the U.S., taking the number one spot globally.
New iPad users who've purchased the 4G LTE-enabled variant have begun hitting their data plan limits only days after taking their new toy out of the box. There are many reasons for this, and several ways to combat it, but another more comprehensive problem is being unmasked in this situation. As more and more mobile internet devices connect to cellular antennas, carriers have to make more room for them. Additionally, carriers are looking into new shared data plans so people don't need to h...
