Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
Sony announced that the Xperia S will soon be available at its stores across Canada. Beginning April 17th, fans of the Japanese company will be able to get the unlocked device and use it on Rogers’ network. Unfortunately we don’t know the price and can only speculate how much this powerful smartphone will cost —…
Toshiba is looking to take a bite out of the tablet market by introducing three new Android tablets in a variety of sizes. Coming in 7.7 inch, 10 inch, and 13.3 inch versions, Toshiba has brought some interesting devices to the table. Excite 10 No, this isn’t the same tablet that was rebranded as the…
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport reached an agreement with AT&T to provide free Wi-Fi to all visitors at the airport’s five terminals, totaling more than six million square feet of space. Starting in September, customers will be able to access the complimentary Wi-Fi service by viewing a 30-second ad for every 40 minutes of network…
Glu Mobile announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Deer Hunter trademark and associated domain names from Atari. Moreover, the gaming publisher also got an exclusive, irrevocable worldwide license to the other intellectual property associated with the brand. The goal, obviously, is to keep launching Deer Hunter titles in the future, this time…
Folks all around Interwebs are screaming about privacy issues. Opera Software is listening to plead of the masses and is doing something about. Their new App-Tribute product — offered through Opera’s advertising subsidiaries AdMarvel, Mobile Theory and 4th Screen Advertising — is touted as a privacy-friendly solution that allows mobile publishers and advertisers to receive…
Samsung has started mass production of Ultra High Speed-1 (UHS-1) microSD cards that support the highest performance levels required on advanced LTE smartphones and tablets. Initially, the company will make 16GB cards, which are comprised of Samsung’s 20 nanometer-class 64 gigabit toggle DDR 2.0 devices and an advanced Samsung controller supporting the ultra fast UHS-1…
While most of you may be waiting on the upcoming HTC One X and Galaxy Nexus for Sprint, we just got word about the carrier’s other LTE-enabled handset, the LG Viper 4G LTE. If you’re not looking to shell out the big bucks for a new smartphone on Sprint but want all of that LTE…
It was back in 2010 when we told you Fujitsu and Toshiba are merging their mobile divisions to better compete on the market. That plan apparently didn’t work with Fujitsu announcing it has acquired Toshiba’s ownership stake (19.9%) in the joint venture, making the new company a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu with a new…
Western Union and MTN Group are launching a mobile money transfer service in Uganda, allowing MTN customers to send and receive money across borders using nothing but their mobile phones. With the new service some 2 million customers of MTN’s Mobile Money in Uganda will be able to add funds to their accounts that were…
… commenters KingcobraKing, RoverDover, DJPaulyC, Stimpylover, and Captarabia! Congratulations to our five winners on being chose to win one of our five Skyfall-themed Samsung Galaxy S IIs courtesy of our friends at ngmoco! You’ll be the talk of the town when you all pull out your custom Galaxy S IIs! Thanks to all who entered…