Verizon switched on its 3G throttling as promised and announced it in a rather low-key fashion through an updated policy page on Thursday. The top five percent of 3G unlimited data subscribers will experience slower connections when on significantly congested cell sites both for what’s left of their billing period and […]
The reliable CyanogenMod crew has been hard at work hoping to bring new life to the infamous HP TouchPad tablet. The CM team is now close to releasing a new and improved updated CyanogenMod 7 for Android, which will provide functional WiFi, access to the Android Market, audio sound, and a functioning
After Samsung was banned from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia (due to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple), the company fired back at Apple with a countersuit of their own. This time Samsung claims the Apple iPhone and iPad are in violation of their intellectual property. The
The upcoming Samsung Focus S appears as though it is drawing closer to an official launch as it passed through the FCC on Friday. Passing under its device model number i937, it displayed AT&T 3G frequencies and confirmed the existence of both 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Focus S is
For most people owning a smartphone means constantly using it. With constant use also comes the headache of having to constantly deal with low battery power. That may all be about to change with a new technique involving E-MiLi. University of Michigan doctoral student Xinyu Zhang and professor Kang Shin revealed
With all the buzz surrounding Apple’s latest legal battles with Samsung and Google, we almost forgot about their ongoing lawsuit against the NYC vendors accused of selling fake iPhone products. According to Reuters, Apple has reached a settlement agreement with the two Queens vendors which would finally put this case to rest. Reportedly, the settlement
Confirmed in a tweet by Nokia, the company will be shipping two of the three Symbian Belle handsets to retailers as promised. Nokia stated in August that the trio of Belle smartphones would be ready in time for a Q3 launch, and it appears that they are making good on their original timeline. The tweet doesn’t
Many Verizon subscribers with the LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1 device have had to suffer through bouts of unstable 4G since the tablet’s release, but the carrier now aims to cure this with a new over the air (OTA) update in the pipeline. The update promises ‘enhanced data’, which is hopefully code for
Hold onto your seats Blackberry fans, the first touchscreen-based Curve device by Blackberry has just been caught posing for the camera, again. BGR was able to obtain several images of the new Blackberry Curve Touch (Orlando) situated next to the larger Torch for comparison. The Curve Touch still rocks a mini 3.25-inch 480 x 360 HVGA display and is expected
Duracell is widely known in the wireless charging niche for its popular myGrid devices. The company has now announced that they are entering into a joint venture with Powermat. Duracell’s parent company, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) explained that the main goal of the venture will be to “advance and globalize wireless charging”. P&G
The user manual for the Samsung Epic 4G Touch just couldn’t wait for its handset companion, as it is available now one day ahead of its Sprint launch tomorrow. While the 150 page manual leaves nothing left for the imagination, it is a great resource for anyone on the fence about purchasing the smartphone.
The upcoming HTC Bliss, originally dubbed the ‘women’s only’ handset, is no stranger to being caught in the wild. We’ve grown accustomed to seeing leaked images and video of the handset, which has left little to the imagination. A recent image of the handset also comes with new information that claims
In an overcrowded tablet market, the expectations are riding high for Amazon’s upcoming Android based Kindle tablet. An earlier report had Amazon projected to sell a staggering 4 million Amazon Kindle tablets this year. Now a new analyst report places a more realistic stake in the ground, citing only 2 million devices to be
Apple recently asked the court to press the pause button on their current patent lawsuits against Motorola Mobility. So why ask the court to put a halt to their ongoing patent war? According to FOSSPatents, Apple believes that the pending Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility will eventually result in Motorola Mobility relinquishing their
Sprint has made the LG Optimus Black official by bringing its variant, the LG Marquee, to the US starting October 2nd. The slim Marquee offers Android 2.3, a 4-inch Nova display, a single core 1 GHz processor, and 512 MB of RAM. Additional specs include a 5 megapixel rear facing
