The Motorola Droid Razr HD, Droid Razr Maxx HD, and Droid Razr M were announced today at a joint Google/Motorola event in New York City. With the new handsets, the companies promise the start of a new phase in their relationship—one that will focus on giving phones better battery life, more speed, and consistent Android… Read More: Motorola, Google announce next generation of Droid Razr’s »
[adsenseyu1] Apple has begun sending invites to the press for an event occurring on September 12, 2012. The company is widely expected to unveil the next-generation iPhone at the event, and possible a smaller version of the iPad. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and begin… Read More: Apple invites press to event on September 12 for the… »
Security experts have pointed out at a nasty Android virus sweeping across the country. The Android Zombie is believed to have dusted the banisters of lots of mobile users. [adsenseyu1] Mobile insecurity company TrustGo revealed that over half a million devices, predominantly in China, have already been hit by “SMSZombie”. The worst part about all… Read More: New Android Virus ‘SMSZombie” Hits Users »
Today, someone posted two pictures of upcoming Nokia smartphones, both of which will be powered by Windows Phone 8, onto Twitter. The pictures come courtesy of evleaks and show what appear to be the Nokia Lumia 820 and 920. The Lumia 820 will feature a 4.3-inch display and Carl Zeiss camera lens, while the Lumia 920 will sport a… Read More: New Nokia-branded Windows Phone 8 devices leaked »
Today at IFA in Berlin, Samsung lifted the curtain on its first Windows Phone 8 device, the ATIV S. This is just the first in a big lineup of new hardware that’s coming with Windows Phone 8, but it’s a seriously impressive opening salvo. Samsung built the ATIV S with the latest and greatest technology, especially for anyone who… Read More: Samsung unveils its first Windows Phone, the ATIV S »
Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Note II, a “phablet” that features a 1.6 GHz, processor, a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Android OS 4.1 (a.k.a. “Jelly Bean”), an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone will also come with Samsung’s S Pen stylus for input, and have 4G LTE connectivity support. The base model of the… Read More: Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note II »
Sony announced yesterday that it will be eliminating around 1,000 positions in its mobile division as part of a restructuring period. The number represents 15% of Sony’s total workforce and comes just a little time after Sony reported poor financial results in prior quarters. [adsenseyu1] “Sony has identified the mobile business as one of its… Read More: Sony Mobile to lay off 1,000 employees »
After what seems like an incredibly short amount of deliberation, the jury in the Apple vs. Samsung case has reached a verdict. The court is reading the verdicts to the lawyers as we type this and so far, the news is really, really bad for Samsung. The future of both of these companies and perhaps… Read More: Samsung loses the patent suit by Apple. Fined over $1B. »
As previously, Facebook has just released version 5.0 of its app for iOS devices, bringing with it a complete re-write of the app. The new Facebook app for the iPhone and iPad has been “rebuilt so it’s faster and easier to use.” [adsenseyu1] Full release notes: We’ve rebuilt the app so it’s faster and easier… Read More: New Facebook app for iOS released with massive performance enhancements »