Eldar Murtazin, Editor of Mobile Review and a man who is widely regarded within tech circles as someone with an extraordinary amount of inside information, dropped a bomb on his personal blog today. He claims to have knowledge that Microsoft is in talks to purchase Nokia’s handset unit and that the deal may close by…
T-Mobile getting the HTC Sensation 4G on June 8th?
Despite pretty much rock-solid evidence pointing to the HTC Sensation 4G launch date and price, we still have to file this under “rumors,” cause there are no official documents from T-Mobile USA confirming the story. However, it seems the carrier will start selling the Android smartphone on June 8th. That’s at least according to the…
Samsung officially announces Gingerbread update for the Galaxy S, Tab, Ace, Gio, Fit and mini
Although we’ve already heard that users in select markets have already started getting the Gingerbread update for their Galaxy Tab units, Samsung now made the update officially official. And it’s not just their tablet that will get the Android 2.3 love, other Sammy smartphones will get the same treatment as well. Namely we’re talking about…
NVIDIA CEO says Android tablet sales poor due to high pricing and lack of marketing
When we think of Android devices and tablet sales, we think of Google and its manufacturing partners and the stake they have in the platform. But it’s easy to forget that components manufacturers are a big part of the picture, too. NVIDIA, for example, has provided its dual-core Tegra 2 processor for several smartphones and…
Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition – iPad 2 who?
We were lucky enough to get our hands on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition from Google I/O and this second Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet won’t hit the market for nearly a month (June 8). I’ve used the WiFi version extensively for the last few days and felt it would be useful to give…
How Twitter and Anti-Theft Software Helped a Man Recover His Stolen Laptop
It’s easy to forget that our laptops and desktop computers are hubs for our entire lives. We do our banking online, send e-mails to our friends and loved ones, shop, store our photos and videos on our hard drives and a whole lot more. For most of us, our lives depend on these machines, yet…
Verizon Droid Charge 4G LTE goes on sale May 14 for $299
The much-awaited Samsung Droid Charge will go on sale for Verizon Wireless May 14 for $299 on a two-year contract and this will be the second smartphone to support the 4G LTE network. The HTC Thunderbolt was the first 4G LTE smartphone and many expected the Samsung Droid Charge to follow it up last month.…
AT&T promised T-Mobile $6 billion if acquisition doesn’t get approved
AT&T would give T-Mobile $6 billion in cash, assets and services if its proposed acquisition doesn’t go through. Yesterday we reported on a U.S. Senate hearing and it seemed like legislators were still unconvinced of the upsides of the deal. AT&T was even asked why it couldn’t just spend the $39 billion it planned to…
AT&T launching 4G LTE in New York City June 30, Los Angeles July 24?
With all the AT&T and T-Mobile hullabaloo, it’s easy to forget that the former is still planning on launching its LTE network this year. More specifically, the carrier plans on launching its 4G LTE network this summer – you know, the real 4G and none of this we-want-to-pretend-HSPA-plus-is-4G stuff. Hopefully we AT&T customers will start…
Official Netflix app released on Android Market – for only five phones
We were initially expecting the official Netflix application to debut alongside the release of the upcoming LG Revolution for Verizon, but it’s just been pushed to the Android Market. That’s great news, right? Well, according to the Android Market description, the app can only be used on five phones right now. If you’re holding onto…








