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…
Samsung Galaxy S II coming to America as the AT&T Attain, Verizon Function, and Sprint Within?
The idiot savants more commonly referred to as branding people that work at each of America’s major wireless operators like to invent seemingly cool and highly creative names for products that otherwise get called something boring like “Nokia 6210” in Europe and Asia. Samsung’s original Galaxy S fell victim to these overpaid derelicts when it…
Analyst says next Apple iPhone to be called iPhone 4S, come to T-Mobile and Sprint
Every year, like clock work, Apple brings together a slew of technology journalists inside a small auditorium where the walls are coated with a special material made for maximum hyperbole reverberation to announce the next iPhone. We’ve heard so many rumors about the 2011 iPhone that we don’t even know where to begin. The latest…
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…
Amazon hints at upcoming tablet – sort of
The rumors of Amazon making its own tablet are heating up, and we may have just received our first hint from CEO Jeff Bezos himself. The comment doesn’t reveal anything, actually, but at least Bezos didn’t say no. When asked about a tablet device in the companies’ future, Bezos simply said, “stay tuned.” It would…
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…
Is This BlackBerry App World 3.0?
A single screenshot of what looks like the next version of BlackBerry App World is making the rounds. Though the layout sticks to the tried and true feature carousel, there are some obvious graphical upgrades here. An easily-accessible search bar at the top is a welcome addition, and bigger icons at the bottom to access…
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot Android smartphone in works?
File this under “rumors” and “makes perfect sense” at the same time. We’ve no doubts Sony wants to capitalize on its brands in the mobile arena. And since that arena is steadily “getting brains,” I see no reason why they wouldn’t launch smartphones wearing the company’s famous brands. As a matter of fact, the first…
Apple, Nuance reportedly in acquisition talks
Apple has reportedly been in talks to purchase the voice-recognition technology provider Nuance. Even if this turns out to just be a rumor, it’s pretty clear that the next version of iOS will have some strong voice-recognition technology. An Apple, Nuance deal would cost in the billions, as some have pegged it at $5-$7 billion…
Is LG to blame for iPad 2 shortages?
Apple sold 4.69 million iPad 2 units during its last quarter but the company said it could have sold more if it could make more. a new report suggests the shortage could be attributed to a snag in production from LG Display. LG Display, which is a separate company than than the LG which makes…








