Dell gives up on the smartphone dream

It’s been a frustrating few years for Dell, one of the largest PC makers in the world. After trying, and failing multiple times to gain a foothold in the US smartphone market, the company has thrown in the towel in order to focus on other opportunities.... 

Company demos iPhone cracking software on video, removes i

As the adoption of smartphones continues to take off, law enforcement is increasingly being stymied by passcodes and other forms of personal device security. In a video posted by Swedish technology firm Micro Systemation, the company demos a new version... 

Elecom launch laser projection keyboard for Android and iO

The touch keyboards we use today have improved significantly over what we had to deal with on first generation smartphones. Having larger displays also helps a great deal as the keyboards can be larger. But even so, touchscreen typing can be a chore,... 

AT&T confirms Lumia 900 on sale April 8 at $99.99

In recent months, rumors have been swirling that AT&T would be selling the next big Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 900, for the paltry sum of $99 on-contract. Today the carrier has announced that the new Lumia will indeed be going for $99.99, and... 

Microsoft denies Windows Phone Challenge winner his prize

Update: Looks like Microsoft noticed the uproar over this and have decided to give Sahas a laptop and phone.  (thanks Kevin) Microsoft has been attempting to build momentum behind Windows Phone recently by kicking off the Windows Phone Challenge. It... 

Yes, Angry Birds Space really is coming to Windows Phone

Despite a bevvy of new phones — both mid-range and high-end — and a much more full-featured OS in tow, Windows Phone continues to struggle in the mobile marketplace. Part of the blame has been placed on a lack of quality, high-profile apps... 

Sony Xperia Neo L heads to China with ICS and last year’

Despite launching a slew of new Android phones minus the Ericsson branding, Sony hadn’t yet unveiled a single model that shipped with Android 4.0 preinstalled. Now it looks as though they’re finally going to offer a model that won’t... 

Samsung Galaxy S3 image leaks, unveiling expected May 22

After not making an appearance at MWC2012 just like Samsung said it wouldn’t, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S3 may finally have been spotted. Over at GSM Helpdesk, they’ve posted what is reportedly a leaked press image of Samsung’s... 

Google rethinking Wallet strategy after failure to launch

Google Wallet was supposed to be the contactless payment service that freed us from our old-fashioned wallets. Lack of adoption, now coupled with the departure of several top Wallet executives at Google have left the future of the ill-fated system in... 

Free apps drain smartphone batteries much quicker

Yes, you read the headline right; a recent study conducted by researchers at Purdue University has shown evidence that your miserly ways of “purchasing” the free app over the $0.99 one will cost you in another way. But not in the way you... 

Beats Audio buys MOG, HTC gets a streaming music service

HTC has been hard at work trying to find ways to differentiate its mobile phones from the competition, and one key component of their plan to stand out is music. They acquired a controlling stake in Beats Audio to get the ball rolling, and then the rumor... 

Google is the least open part of Android

I have been an Android user since the release of the G1. I was a Linux server admin at the time, and the idea of an open source environment on my phone was something I had been thinking about for awhile. Before the release of the G1, I was even considering... 

Samsung Galaxy S3 to feature quad-core Exynos with on-chip

The Mobile World Congress 2012 has come and gone, and we’re still no closer to getting a close-up look at a real Samsung Galaxy S3. New information about it may have been leaked by an unnamed Samsung exec, however. The Korea Times was told that... 

Mozilla demos Boot 2 Gecko on a Samsung Galaxy S2

For more than a year, Mozilla has been quietly plugging away at Boot to Gecko, their browser-only mobile operating system.  Late last year we got a look at some interface mock-ups, and the B2G crew started off 2012 with a bang by showing off their creation... 

CyanogenMod update gives users control over root

Over the last year, nearly every time a security flaw or vulnerability in Android has been brought up, there’s been a unifying theme. Almost every time, these exploits and vulnerabilities exist because the device in question has enabled root access....