Samsung’s newest messaging service, ChatON is now live for Android and Bada smartphones. Samsung first unveiled the cross-platform service back in August, and promised it to Bada, Android, iOS and BlackBerry users by the fall. As fall is finally here, no word yet regarding when the service will be ready […]
Looks like Samsung’s legal team isn’t having the best of luck over in The Netherlands. According to Reuters, a Dutch court has rejected Samsung’s request to block certain Apple products (mainly the iPhone and iPad products), and found that they did not infringe on any of Samsung’s patents. The Dutch court also rejected Apple’s
Just five short months after it was first announced, Microsoft has finalized their acquisition of Skype. As part of the $8.5 billion deal, Skype CEO Tony Bates will be the appointed president of the new Skype Division of Microsoft, and will report directly to Steve Ballmer. Bates appeared positive about the new
So maybe you were walking by an AT&T store near your job on the 7th, when the mood struck you to walk in and tell them you’d like to preorder your iPhone 4S. They happily tell you, no problem and that you can come pick it up from this store
So you need to send in your MyTouch 4G Slide for warranty? Or perhaps you’re selling it? Either way, you should unroot the device first and restore it back to it’s original, out of box, state. Here’s how. I. Before You Begin 1. This will completely erase your device and
Android fans everywhere now have a new idol in the form a gigantic Ice Cream Sandwich. Google unveiled the statue today in anticipation of the next week’s Ice Cream Sandwich introduction to the world. Video of the ceremony can be seen above. If you haven’t done so already, don’t forget to follow Google’s brand spanking
At this year’s CTIA 2011, AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega announced plans to bring on a lineup of leaner, less power-intensive smartphones to its recently unveiled 4G network. So how exactly does AT&T plan to combine a leaner design with the joy of an improved battery life? According to de la Vega, the company will incorporate a technology
RIM founder Mike Lazaridis thought it was necessary to issue a public apology for the widespread service outage that lasted three days. In the video apology Lazaridis acknowledges that RIM “dropped the ball”, but assured BlackBerry customers that the company was working hard to solve the issue. Additionally, Lazaridis noted
Nokia has always been at the forefront when it comes to affordable and usable mobile devices and the new 603 smartphone should definitely fulfill both these criteria. The device recently announced by the Finnish manufacturer seems like a great entry/mid-range device, if you don’t mind the OS limitations that the
Remember the Galaxy W that was made official back in August? Well, it seems that the same device is headed to T-Mobile, renamed as the Samsung Exhibit II 4G in line with Tmo’s naming conventions. Except for the T-Mobile branding on its rear, this mid-range device will set foot in
Things are looking up for those who are eagerly waiting to experience Android on their $99 Touchpads, now that the CyanogenMod Team has released an alpha ROM tailored for the abandoned device recently. If you are okay with crashes from time to time, you can download the alpha version of
While the Galaxy S II is taking a bow across the world, Samsung hasn’t forgotten about its predecessor and its success entirely, it seems. The South Korean company is working on an Android 2.3.5 update for the Captivate, an original Galaxy S variant, and must be on the brink of
This is the third day that the BlackBerry outage has continued to rage across the globe. What started first in Europe quickly spread to the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil and Chile. Today it is reported that the service outage has reached Canada and here in the United States. Here is what RIM had to
We first caught wind of this dual screened beauty, codenamed the ‘Flip II’, as part of T-Mobile’s leaked fall road map. Now the handset has emerged in a recently leaked press shotas the LG Doubleplay, giving us a taste of what we can look forward to this November. The press shot shows
It appears as though the long drawn out dramatic saga surrounding Apple’s leaked iPhone 4 prototype is finally over. According to court documents, Brian John Hogan, 22, and Sage Robert Wallower, 28, the two men accused of selling the device to tech blog Gizmodo, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of theft
