First announced last May, the Asus PadFone has gotten a little more official this week at MWC 2012. The update is sleeker and sexier than the original prototype Asus showed, but it’s still the same tablet-docking phone it’s always been. So,... 

Opera has made some major improvements to its Mobile and Mini browsers in recent versions, and today at MWC 2012 they’ve announced a new spate of enhancements to their smartphone and tablet versions. First up is a new channel for Opera Mini, Opera... 

For those who have never attended, the nine day long conglomeration of events known as SXSW is an hurricane of information, music, movies, and people. Austin, Texas is simply overrun during this maddening barrage of information, each company and product... 

According to a Korean newspaper exclusive, Samsung is preparing to launch an edge-to-edge smartphone in the late second or early third quarter of this year. The source is short on details — and heavily butchered by Google Translate — saying... 

One of the problems with using touchscreen devices is the amount of fingerprint oil that builds up on the display. While it doesn’t inhibit the actual use of the touchscreen, it very quickly starts to look messy and regularly needs cleaning. The... 

A storm has been brewing over AT&T’s throttling policies. Late last year, the company announced that it would begin slowing down the data speeds for the top 5% of its unlimited data users. Then, last month, reports trickled in that the carrier... 

It looks like we just saw one of the first moves Apple is making with its nearly $100 billion cash reserve. The company has reportedly bought app discovery service Chomp. Apple sells apps. Chomp makes finding apps easier. It doesn’t take much imagination... 

If you own an Android phone, there’s a good chance you have quite speedy downloads, whether it’s LTE or a (not quite as speedy) technology like HSPA+ or WiMax. What if you want to take those 3G or 4G downloads, and share them with a tablet,... 

It’s official: within the next year or two, all four major US carriers will have LTE networks. The last holdout, T-Mobile, announced today that it will be building an LTE network, which will begin rolling out in 2013. T-Mobile will invest $4 billion... 

Google is clearly trying to push its Android operating system in new directions. Only yesterday we reported about a lapdock mode found in Android 5.0 Jelly Bean. It allows you to replace everything but the large display in your laptop case with a smartphone.... 

It wasn’t all that long ago that a 4.3-inch screen on smartphone was considered too large by many. Now, there are multiple 4-inch and larger phones on every carrier. Even Google’s flagship device exceeds the 4.3-inch mark — the Galaxy... 

With the recent revelation that Google might be preparing to unleash Android 5.0 Jelly Bean as soon as this summer (possibly during I/O 2012?), it’s time to start playing connect the dots. First up: a new rumor that Jelly Bean will include docking... 

UK and American smartphone users would be happy to pay more for their monthly calls and internet package in exchange for a more reliable mobile broadband service, according to BelAir Networks. A survey carried out by TNS on behalf of the wireless network... 

Even though Ice Cream Sandwich launched six months ago, the overwhelming majority of Android smartphones that have been revealed since still ship with Gingerbread installed. Update schedules have been published by many manufacturers, but ZTE is bucking... 

Somewhere a former Palm exec is scratching his head in confusion right now. LG has officially unveiled the Optimus Vu, and like the Samsung Galaxy Note it sports a hideaway stylus for annotations, sketching, and jotting down important reminders. At 5-inches,...