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RIM: BlackBerry 10 OS "can be licensed"
In an interview with Bloomberg, RIM's Thosten Heins reveals that his company's highly-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform can be licensed, prompting speculation that perhaps several non-RIM BlackBerry devices might become available...
Virgin Mobile and Bell Canada detail new smartphone plans
Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada have both unveiled a couple of new plans that can be used with any of the available smartphones on sale from either carrier. First, there's the Combo Plan 50 which costs $50 CAD a month. Under this...
Motorola Photon Q arriving on August 19 through Sprint for $199
Those who have been pining for a QWERTY keyboard-equipped 4G LTE-capable Android smartphone now have an option available through Sprint in the US in the form of the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. The said device will be officially...
LG Optimus Vu with LTE coming to US
LG has officially announced its plans to bring an LTE version of Optimus Vu to the US before the end of this quarter. Though it failed to identify which carrier it is working with to release the LG Optimus Vu with LTE in the US,...
LG Optimus 2X Android 4.0 ICS update in the works
LG Korea has just released information regarding the much-awaited Android 4.0 ICS update for the Optimus 2X on Twitter, saying that it is already working on it in order to get it to its users in Korea. In other words, LG Korea...
Official: Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung Ready Windows RT Tablets
Microsoft has confirmed that device-makers Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung are releasing tablets that run on Windows RT (the ARM-based version of Windows 8). Microsoft itself is releasing its own branded tablet, the Microsoft Surface....
Samsung's Upcoming P10: Windows 8 or Android?
Samsung is expected to release sometime this year a new tablet that has a retina display and new processor technology. Codenamed P10, the slate would have 2560 x 1600 pixels on a 11.8-inch WQXGA screen for a 256 ppi -- well within...
Huawei MediaPad 10 On Track for August Release
Huawei is right on track for an August debut of the MediaPad 10 FHD after the device recently passed FCC inspection. The tablet features a 10.1-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1200 resolution, runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich,...
Lenovo Convertible Tablet on Windows RT Coming October 26th?
Lenovo is reportedly working on an IdeaPad Yoga Tablet that runs on Windows RT (ARM-based version of Windows 8) and powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The world's second largest PC maker touted at CES 2012 a 13.1-inch...
Nexus 7 Supply Fails to Meet Demand
Nexus 7, the Android tablet co-developed by Google and Asus, was sold out at nearly all retailers a few weeks after launch. The initial surge prompted Google to temporary halt sales of the $249 16 GB model, which was being sold...
New Kindles Coming as Current Batch on Fire Sale, Out of Stock
Amazon has cut prices of the Kindle by as much as 30% indicating that the next generation Kindle could hit the market sooner rather than later. The Internet retail giant put the 10-inch eReader Kindle DX on sale for $269, down...
Acer Says No to "$199" Microsoft Surface Tablets
Acer balked at plans Microsoft would be selling entry-level Surface for only $199, which would compete with the Acer/Google's Nexus 7 and other budget tablets. Microsoft is selling and designing the Surface, Microsoft-branded...
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300TL Now With LTE
ASUS's Transformer Pad, the tablet that can be turned to a laptop with its mobile dock, will have an LTE version soon, at least in Germany. The successor to the Transformer Prime, the world's first quad-core tablet, has a 10.1...
Samsung GT-P8810 Tablet Shows New Aesthetics
Samsung is working on a new tablet codenamed GT-P8810, according to filings with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The new device doesn't take the same design as the Galaxy Tab variants on shelves today -- it has curved...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Joining the Cheap Tablets Party
Samsung is joining an already crowded budget-tablet market. Unconfirmed reports say that Best Buy, starting Aug. 19th, will start selling the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition for $249 US. The Samsung tablet has a 7-inch display,...
Galaxy Tab 10.1, and Tab 7 plus End Wait for Ice Cream Sandwich
Samsung finally released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 7 plus. Samsung also gave away the source-code for the Galaxy Note 10.1, which is pre-installed with ICS. The updates...
Barnes & Noble Tablets Cut to as Low as $149
Barnes & Noble cut prices of its Android tablets by as much as 20%. The largest book retailer in the U.S. is facing competition by Google/ASUS's $200 entry-level Nexus 7 tablet, and there is anticipation about the upcoming...
Motorola RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD reportedly coming in October
Rumors have surfaced about Motorola's plans to release two new handsets in October of this year, namely the RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD. These models are said to be updates for the two leading Motorola smartphones currently available...
Motorola RAZR and RAZR MAXX get Android 4.0 ICS update
Motorola has finally started rolling out the Android 4.0 ICS update for its RAZR and RAZR MAXX Android smartphones, which gives more people the chance to enjoy the goodness of the penultimate version of Android. Starting this...
HTC Thunderbolt and Desire S to be updated to Android 4.0 ICS
Owners of the HTC Desire S and HTC Thunderbolt stand will get the chance to upgrade their phones to Android 4.0 ICS before the month of August ends, according to information coming from the manufacturer HTC itself. This information...
Samsung Exynos 5 Dual SoC features revealed
The Samsung Exynos 5 Dual System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been revealed to be a worthy successor to the solution currently in use in Samsung's top-of-the-line mobile devices like the Galaxy S III. The Samsung Exynos 5 Dual a.k.a. Exynos...
TracFone launches LG Optimus Zip
TracFone Wireless has just announced the arrival of the LG Optimus Zip, an entry-level sliding QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone that's set to become available with Gingerbread pre-installed. Its hardware features include...
Bell Canada's Motorola Atrix HD LTE launch moved to August 14
The Motorola Atrix HD LTE is now scheduled to arrive in Canada through Bell by August 14, according to information from a leaked internal document secured by the gang over at Mobile Syrup. What this means is that the prospective...
Samsung launches VoLTE upgrade for Galaxy S III LTE
Samsung has just announced that it is rolling out a free software update that will enable existing Galaxy S III LTE smartphones to work with Voice-over-LTE or VoLTE network services such as what was recently launched by MetroPCS. VoLTE...
HTC G1 gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update via CyanogenMod 10
A group of Android developers who call themselves SoCal Devs have successfully ported Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean to the world's very first--and oldest--Android smartphone: the HTC Dream a.k.a. T-Mobile G1. The Jelly Bean port comes...
4G LTE BlackBerry Playbook Tablet Only in Canada for Now
Research In Motion has launched the 4G LTE BlackBerry Playbook Tablet 2 in its home country, Canada. The tablet launched today has a 7-inch display, front and rear HD cameras, HDMI-out, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and 32GB of...
More Leaked Xperia Tablet Photos as IFA 2012 Looms
Sony is releasing a tablet version to its well designed Xperia line of smartphones. The Japanese electronics giant hasn't unveiled the slate, but leaked press renders show a tablet that's thinner but keeps the curved, folded-edge...
MetroPCS offers world's first voice-over-LTE service with LG Connect 4G
Today, MetroPCS proudly claims the title of world's first mobile carrier to launch Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services, which it will offer with a new Android-powered phone in the form of the LG Connect 4G. This move puts it one...
Apple vs. Samsung: "Peer Benchmark" Admitted; $2.52-Bil. in Damages Claimed
Recently admitted into evidence in the lawsuit commenced by Apple in district court in California is a 132-page document by Samsung that reveals that Samsung closely compared the iPhone with its Galaxy S smartphone. Apple has...
Lenovo Unveils New ThinkPad Tablet 2 with Windows 8
Lenovo has unveiled the ThinkPad Tablet 2 and confirmed that the iPad rival will ship in October. Confirmed specs and features include a Windows 8 Pro operating system, an Intel Atom processor, a 10.1-inch screen, 1,366 x 768...
HTC One X successor codenamed Endeavor C2, coming in October
The HTC One X is already set for an update, and it will arrive in the form of a similar-looking handset codenamed the Endeavor C2 or simply the HTC One X+, according to exclusive info scooped up by the gang over at Stuff Magazine....
Nokia Suite 3.5 Beta for Windows update to support MeeGo-powered N9
Nokia Suite for Windows has just been updated to version 3.5 and can now be used to manage the MeeGo-powered Nokia N9 smartphone. Since the software is still in beta, there may be a few bugs or usage quirks waiting to get encountered...
New iPad on Sale, $50 Less for Refurbished Models
Apple has started selling refurbished versions of its third-generation iPad in the Apple Store. Refurbished models of the new iPad, as well as the one-year older model iPad 2, are available at $50 off the price of a brand new...
iPad mini "Confirmed" by Case Photos
Apple could be releasing an iPad mini, a 7-inch version of the market leading tablet, if photos of alleged leaked casings from China end up accurate. The leaked photos show a hole-free casing, implying that the device won't have...
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 official picture leaked
Samsung Pakistan's official Facebook page recently posted a photo on its Wall with the following caption: "Picture perfect view made even more perfect with Samsung Galaxy S3." The photo that accompanied the said caption wasn't...
Sony Xperia T pictures get posted online
The still unannounced Sony Xperia T Android smartphone stars in a gallery of live pictures first posted on Nixanbal.com. The gallery shows what appears to be a final production model of the Sony Xperia T, and based on the screens...
Android 4.0 ICS update for 10-inch Toshiba Thrive now available
The 10-inch Toshiba Thrive can now be upgraded from its default operating system of Android 3.0 Honeycomb to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich courtesy of a free OTA download that is available to all users from all around the world...
Microsoft to ship Office 2013 RT for Windows RT as Preview with certain features removed
Microsoft is planning to take certain features out of its Office 2013 RT for Windows RT software in order to help users avoid dealing with issues on reliability and battery life. This is according to an unnamed source cited in...
HTC working on 5-inch Android phablet
HTC is reportedly working on its very own version of the Samsung Galaxy Note, a handheld tablet device with a 5-inch screen that's more commonly known as a "phablet." This upcoming HTC phablet is said to feature a 5-inch full...
Sprint issues $50 iPhone 4S price cut prior to next iPhone's launch
Sprint has just issued a $50 price cut that puts the price of Apple's iPhone 4S down to just $149 a piece. At this current price point, the iPhone 4S can be acquired for $50 less than what you would normally have to pay for it...