Ever since the earthquake in Japan last year and subsequent nuclear plant meltdown, power has been at a premium in the region. That, combined with how popular power-hungry portable gadgets such as smartphones and the 3DS is, has led manufacturers to... 

On the list of Apple rumors that just won’t go away, there’s an iOS HDTV, a smaller iPad, and a less expensive iPhone. According to Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek (who has been right on the money before), they’re finally ready... 

Sprint is apparently looking to lure in more current iPhone owners that are fed up with the increasingly troublesome data caps on other carriers. Starting May 18th, iPhone users on AT&T and Verizon are encouraged to bring their device into a Sprint... 

What’s this?  A report from Kantar WorldPanel says that Windows Phone is actually starting to increase its market share? After about a year and a half of struggling to lure customers away from competing systems like Android, iOS, and BlackBerry,... 

The big US carriers have slowly been tightening the noose in order to drive users to more profitable tiered data plans. Until now, Verizon Wireless was good enough to allow existing customers to keep their unlimited data plans even when upgrading to... 

Just days ago, HTC outed the humble-but-attractive Desire C, one of their first truly low-end devices revealed since CEO Peter Chou said the days of pumping out handset after handset were over. The company has certainly turned back the dial slightly... 

Part of the beauty of Android is that its open nature allows non-Google developers to make its engine run on other operating systems. RIM introduced it to BlackBerry PlayBook owners in PlayBook OS 2.0, and now it looks like OpenMobile’s ACL (app... 

Google’s Nexus program has always produced some of the best devices running the Android mobile operating system, but most users have not had access to these fabled handsets. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is working with multiple... 

At the start of 2012, HTC announced that they were going to bin their scattergun approach to smartphones and focus on making a handful of awesome devices. The HTC Desire C proves that there are different degrees of awesome in the company’s eyes.... 

Last year, Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled Yi, an Android remix that would eventually power the Dell Streak 101DL. Fast forward to now, and Baidu is ready for a second kick at the can. This time, the OS has been tweaked and re-branded as Baidu Cloud,... 

Another LG smartphone has popped up on the web, and surprise, surprise… it’s another rectangular black slab. This time, however, the hardware hiding inside the rather unassuming chassis of the LS970 is a nice contrast to its subdued exterior.... 

Smartphones are entirely impractical on a construction site. After all, what hope does your smartphone on a job site when it can barely survive day-to-day life without a case? For those of us who want a smartphone, but also need it to survive life outdoors,... 

With all the Samsung phone announcements this week, you’d think they didn’t just have a launch event in London. But in addition to the Galaxy S3, they’ve also taken the wraps off the Focus 2 for AT&T and two more phones. The latest:... 

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins couldn’t just go and start mass-producing those BlackBerry 10 developer phones and expect them to instantly right the ship. No, it’s slow and steady that wins the race, and that means business as usual for RIM in... 

Over in Japan, Sony has just revealed a pair of new Android-powered smartphones for their countrymen: the Xperia GX and Xperia SX. They’re the company’s first to launch in Japan free of the Ericsson brand, and both come packing support for...