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Well, we got through at least one week without another Apple iPhone to Verizon rumor, so it’s not a surprise that Bloomberg is now saying Apple’s smartphone will be hitting Big Red in January. The latest report actually doesn’t add anything new, as it cites those same “people familiar with the matter” that spread the…
The Samsung Galaxy phones are pretty darn cool but the next one – the Galaxy Q – will rock a full QWERTY keyboard and Samsung is going after business users who can’t go a day without their BlackBerry. We’ve already seen shots of the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, which has a slide-out keyboard and will…
Whatever lawsuits and litigation RIM and Motorola had between them, it’s all over now. The two companies have just announced that they’ve settled all their squabbles worldwide and will be making up with intellectual property cross-licensing that covers all kinds of patent rights. This is pretty good news for us, the users and consumers, as…
Sprint doesn’t seem too concerned with the upcoming iPhone 4, as the company’s Chief Financial Officer said the EVO 4G should be compelling enough to keep the masses from fleeing to AT&T. Robert Brust, Sprint’s CFO, is no dummy, though, as he said during an investor’s conference Wednesday that the company expects some to jump…
Apple’s iPhone 4 looks like it will be a killer device but there are a plethora of good smartphones on all of the major carriers. We take a look at some of the hottest handsets that will go head-to-head this summer season, so read on after the jump for a breakdown of the coolest new…
If Apple brought its iPhone to Verizon, as often rumored, AT&T could face a massive defection of customers, according to Davenport & Company analyst Drake Johnstone. The analyst said AT&T could lose as many as 40% of its iPhone subscribers to Big Red for various reasons. The main impetus to switch would likely be network…
AT&T will be raising its early-termination fees to $325 in June in what could be an effort to keep iPhone users locked in. The company will be raising its ETF (the fee you pay when you break your service contract) from $175 to $325 beginning in June, which is right around the time the iPhone…
It seemed like the industry had hit an important tipping point yesterday when a study from the NPD Group said U.S. Android sales had outpaced the iPhone in the first quarter. Of course, Apple had something to say about this data and how it is being interpreted. “This is a very limited report on 150,000…
Well, it sounds about right. We have some rumored pricing on the much anticipated Evo 4G, according to a Best Buy Geek Squad representative. The rumored price is the standard $200 on a two-year contract with Sprint. The Evo 4G is probably one of the highest-spec’d smartphones to ever exist. The new iPhone should surely…
In a long-ranging interview with The New York Times, Google’s VP of engineering and Android godfather, Andy Rubin, talked about the upcoming Android 2.2, Flash support and the inherent advantages Google’s operating system has over platforms like the iPhone. Rubin said the next software update, known as Froyo, will include full support for Flash 10.1.…