Just hours after receiving a big thumbs up from European regulators, the US Justice Department has followed suit and approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility. Despite the controversy surrounding the deal, the Justice Department doesn’t view the merger as a direct threat to competition. However, the Justice […]

Thanks to receiving the coveted iF award for excellence in design, Acer proudly leaked their own upcoming flagship handset today. The device, known as the CloudMobile, was expected to be unveiled during this year’s Mobile World Congress event (MWC), but who can blame Acer for getting excited. So what do

There’s nothing like a good-looking, unreleased HTC handset  to get us pumped up, and it looks like that is just what popped up today. According to Phone Arena, this mystery device is not only running Android 4.0 but also has HTC’s Sense 4.0 integrated on top. From what we can

According to the leaked memo seen above, AT&T plans to double their upgrade fee starting February 12th. Currently it costs Ma Bell customers a mere $18 to upgrade, but in just a few days users will have to cough up $36 if they plan to upgrade. AT&T has since confirmed

This tutorial will show you how to gain root access on the Nook Color if it has been updated to v1.41.  The same procedure should also work for almost any version of the OS on the device. I. Before You Begin 1. This is a Windows-based procedure and you will

The original Galaxy Mini (S5570) which was released last February did not make a big splash, Samsung wouldn’t have expected it to, considering it was a low-end device designed for the budget minded.  But it does seem to have done fairly well, as Sammy seems to be prepping a sequel

The recent update to the Moto Droid family, the Droid 4, is now available from Verizon.  The device costs $200 clams and as usual, you will have to tie yourself down with a two-year contract, which doesn’t seem that harsh if you look at its spec sheet below: 4.0-inch qHD

Just in time for the official Motorola Droid 4 kick off, Verizon plans to launch their double data promotion yet again. The wildly popular promo originally launched in November 2011 and ran until the new year. Under the promo customers who sign up for a 4G plan will receive double

Not to be overshadowed by the recently revamped Google+ app for Android, Foursquare has also released a noteworthy update of their own. Foursquare for Android now offers NFC Beam support, which means when one of your friends checks into a location before you, a simple touch between Galaxy Nexus devices will have you checked

A significant update just hit the Google+ app for Android much to the delight of +1’ers everywhere. New features include the What’s Hot list, the ability to see which users +1′ed a post or comment, and “massive performance improvements”.  Additional changes include an infinite photos feed and shorter stream posts. The complete change log can be

Making its first unofficial appearance, the LG Optimus Vu (as its known in Korea) has us scratching our heads. From what we can see the device rocks a large 5″ screen, an odd 4:3 ratio, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, NFC chip, 8GB of internal storage, 8MP camera and

Good news for Android users who are managing their social networks through Seesmic, as the app just received a long overdue update. The update brings with it faster app speeds, support for t.co links, drops support for Google Buzz, and adds a few bug fixes. The revamped Seesmic consolidates all of your social

As promised the Lumia 800 is headed to Microsoft retail stores this February, but what we weren’t expected was the steep $899 price tag. According to The Verge, the Nokia handset will only be available as a bundle packaged starting February 14th as part of its initial launch. So what will $899 get you this Valentine’s

Google has made another stride towards a unified user experience by bringing the Chrome browser to its mobile operating system. The beta version is only available for smartphones and tablets rocking the latest Android OS, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich, and comes fully equipped with synced settings and bookmarks similar to the desktop version.

As part of Lenovo’s promise to “future proofing” its devices, it just gave its ThinkPad users another reason to look forward to spring. According to the company, the stylus sporting slab is slated to receive Android 4.0, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), as an over-the-air update this May.