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Apple iPhone 5 teardown reveals components and repairability level

The gang over at iFixit have gone and acquired a brand new Apple iPhone 5 not to use it as a phone, but to crack it open so you don't have to. In their recently published iPhone 5 teardown, it is revealed that Apple's latest smartphone...

Apple Maps Not the World's Most Extensive and Accurate

Google Maps is no longer part of Apple's mobile core as search giant Google and the iPad maker have been at war with competing products and services. iOS 6 users and pundits have complained of glitches, mislabeled locations, missing...

Acer Iconia Tab A110 Has Solid Specs, But Pricing Could Make or Break

Acer officially launched the Iconia Tab A110 in Switzerland. The device is pre-installed with latest Android software, Jelly Bean, a notch above the Ice Cream Sandwich-running Amazon Kindle Fire HD. The Tab A110 also has a quad-core...

Bell launches new trade-in program for phones

Bell Canada is now accepting old cellphones from customers as part of its new trade-in program. Old phones can be submitted for trade-in and the value will be used to purchase either new phones or accessories. One important...

Asus Padfone 2 launch scheduled for October 16th

Asus has just sent out official press invites to the upcoming Padfone 2 launch event, which is schedule to happen on October 16th. The events are going to be held in Milan, Italy, and Taipei, Taiwan, on the exact same day. Asus...

Apple botches Maps in iOS 6 update

Apple's recently released software update for certain models of the iPhone, iPad, and iPad touch, appears to have rendered the native Maps application almost completely useless. The new Maps app seems to show mainly wrong information...

Virgin launches 6GB data add-on through limited time offer

Virgin Mobile has just launched a new data add-on for only $30 which gives users up to 6GB of data per month. Virgin Mobile customers can get this new add-on as part of a monthly plan whether they just signed up for service or...

ZTE Warp Sequent coming to Boost Mobile

The ZTE Warp Sequent is the latest Android-powered smartphone to be added to Boost Mobile's lineup, costing $200 without a service contract that needs to be paid off for the next couple of years. It features a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen...

Sony PlayStation Mobile coming to Android on October 3rd

PlayStation Mobile will finally become available for Android users starting October 3rd, according to information coming from Sony itself. The first devices that are expected to fully take advantage of PlayStation Mobile as a...

Sprint LTE device sales hit 1M mark

Sprint has announced that it has already sold a total of 1 million LTE-enabled devices to date, and plans on further expanding its LTE network in order to serve more customers in the future. Currently, Sprint has a number of LTE-enabled...

Samsung ad pokes fun at Apple, iPhone 5, and iFans

In its latest Galaxy S III ad, Samsung tries to show that as far as smartphone technology is concerned, the next best thing is already here. In its ad, it pokes fun at Apple, the recently launched iPhone 5, and Apple fans who...

Google could tap LG for upcoming Nexus smartphone

The next Google Nexus smartphone could come from Korean phone maker LG, according to rumors that first started spreading online shortly after the launch of the Android-powered Optimus G. The Optimus G is the latest flagship model...

Leaked Pricing: Acer's Windows 8 Tablet Not Cheaper Than iPad 3

Acer previously balked at reports that Microsoft will be matching the Google Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire's $199 price tag for its own Microsoft Surface RT tablet. Acer has not officially released pricing for its Windows...

Intel Holding Windows 8 Tablet Party September 27th

Intel and Microsoft, two tech players that dominated PCs in the past decade, are renewing their bid to stay relevant in a "post-PC era" with the Windows 8 software and Intel-powered tablets and other devices already slated for...

Some Key iOS 6 Features Not Working on iPad 2 and new iPad

Apple rolled out the iOS 6 software update for the iPad 2 and the third generation iPad starting Wednesday. Not all 84 million iPads sold by Apple would be receiving iOS 6 and its 200 new features as the new software does not...

iOS 6 software update disables Wi-Fi for users of certain devices [Update: Resolved]

The recently released iOS 6 software update from Apple apparently disables Wi-Fi connectivity. Users of the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and iPad 3 are reporting that they can no longer connect to their Wi-Fi networks after updating. For...

Apple releases iOS 6 software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

Users of a number of iOS-powered Apple devices can now upgrade to iOS 6, the latest version of Apple's software solution for mobile phones, tablets, and media players. The iOS 6 software update is over 600MB to download, and...

LG Optimus G coming to Canada in early November

The recently announced LG Optimus G will become available in Canada through carriers TELUS, Rogers, and Bell. This information comes from a press release sent out by LG itself. For its South Korean launch, the LG Optimus G was...

HTC 8X and 8S launched with Windows Phone 8

HTC's first two Windows Phone 8 handsets have finally been revealed, and these are the HTC 8X and the HTC 8S. The HTC 8X is the company's latest flagship smartphone, featuring LTE, a 4.3-inch 720p HD touchscreen display, an 8MP...

Samsung Galaxy Note II confirmed for the US, arriving in November

Samsung has just announced that the Galaxy Note II will be available in the US starting mid-November through no less than five of the top carriers in the country. That means that customers under AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S....

ZTE to launch Firefox OS-based smartphones with Mozilla soon

ZTE is reportedly working closely with Mozilla to develop new phones running a new mobile OS tentatively dubbed Firefox OS. This is Mozilla's answer to the leading mobile operating systems of today and could be ZTE's ticket to...

Dell Latitude 10 Touts Security, Support for Enterprise

Dell, the world's second largest PC maker, has introduced a Windows 8-running 10-inch tablet that's designed for a business/enterprise environment. Features of the Latitude 10 that would stand out include a powerful Intel Atom...

New Leaked Photos of iPad mini Appear (for the 'nth' Time)

Hype surrounding the 7.85-inch version of the market leading iPad continues to run at full speed after Apple did not talk about the iPad mini at its September 12th event where it introduced new mobile devices. Following countless...

Nexus 7 with Free $25 on Google Play Ends September 30th

Google announced that the $25 free credit to the Google Play store awarded to Nexus 7 owners will expire September 30th. Once redeemed, the credit will be available for use on apps, books, movies, TV shows, magazines, games and...

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean adoption rates grew by 1,500% in 2 months

Based on research data gathered by mobile ad network Chitika, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean grew the fastest among all flavors of Android in the span of only 2 months. The rate of adoption for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean grew up to a cool...

Nokia Suite updated to support Lumia smartphones

Nokia Suite has been updated to version 3.6.11.0 and now officially supports Nokia's Lumia line of smartphones. It also adds the option for users to sync directly with Micorsoft Outlook on their computers, as well as copying Calendar...

Motorola RAZR i now official with 2GHz Intel Atom processor

The result of the partnership between Intel and Motorola has finally been announced in the form of the Motorola RAZR i, and Android-powered HSPA smartphone with a 2GHz Intel Atom CPU. It will ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich...

Samsung: Galaxy S4 rumors are not true at all

A widely reported rumor about Samsung and the launch of its next flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, was officially killed by way of a Twitter post by Samsung itself. Apparently, not one of the details pertaining to...

Samsung starts mass production of 128GB memory cards for mobile devices

Samsung has reportedly started mass producing its upcoming 128GB eMMC Pro memory cards for mobile devices. The new storage cards, announced as the industry's first of its kind at the Samsung Mobile Solution Forum 2012, are built...

Handheld Nautiz X1 launched today as world's toughest smartphone

Swedish company Handheld Group today launched the Nautiz X1, the latest rugged handheld model that lays claim to the title of toughest smartphone in the world. It is built to MIL-STD-810G military standards and is said to be capable...

LG officially announces Optimus G with quad-core CPU and 4G LTE

LG has finally taken the wraps off the Optimus G in an official announcement made today in Seoul, South Korea. The Optimus G is LG's latest flagship smartphone and features a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage...

ASUS Windows 8 Vivo Tabs' Pricing Turns iPad 3 to Budget Tablet

ASUS won't use the strategy used by the Google and Amazon to eat away Apple's dominance in the tablet market. A leaked ASUS holiday roadmap sent to ZDNet revealed that the Vivo Tab RT, the tablet with an 11.6-inch Super IPS+ display,...

Amazon Kindle Fire HD Easy to Fix, Parts Easy to Replace

No need to break or dissemble your Kindle Fire HD to see what's under the hood of Amazon's newest tablet. Folks at iFixit have explored the electronic innards of the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD (entry-level price at $199 at Amazon.com)....

HTC One X 5 with 5-inch screen stars in leaked press photo

A dubious-looking press render of an unknown HTC device has recently made the rounds online, and according to accompanying reports, it is HTC's upcoming 5-inch phablet. The press render calls it the HTC One X 5, and there is ongoing...

Canadian release of LG Optimus G confirmed

Information taken from the Bluetooth SIG has confirmed that the LG Optimus G is going to be available in Canada some time in the future. There isn't really any firm info on actual release dates and other specifics right now, but...

Apple iPhone 5 surpasses predecessors and competitors in benchmark results

iPhone 5 benchmark results recently posted online through GeekBench shows that the latest iOS-powered smartphone from Apple bests every single one of all competing smartphones on the market right now, at least at their default...

Samsung Galaxy S4 details and release info leaked

A recent article on the Korea Times reveals information from anonymous sources about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung's next flagship Android smartphone is reportedly scheduled for an announcement at Mobile World Congress...

AT&T says Apple iPhone 5 set record sales

AT&T has gone on record by pushing out a press release that states Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 5 is the fastest-selling iPhone yet. Due to the overwhelming customer response, the iPhone has set new iPhone sales records,...

Virgin Mobile and Bell halt iPhone 5 pre-orders

Due to the overwhelming success of the initial iPhone 5 pre-order phase, both Virgin Mobile and Bell Canada have decided to stop taking any more orders from customers until further notice. Virgin Mobile and Bell started taking...

Verizon's Galaxy Tab 10.1 Finally Tasting Ice Cream Sandwich

A year after Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was first unveiled at the Google Galaxy Nexus launch, the Android update is finally coming to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. ICS is not the most recent update to Google's mobile operating...

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