It’s no secret that feature phones are rapidly going the way of the pager as smartphones continue to dominate the mobile market. It’s now to a point that smartphone saturation among teens and young adults in the US is nearly complete. According to a new study released by Nielsen on Tuesday, 70 percent of teens …

Global smartphone shipments have reached an all-time high for the third quarter, according to a Strategy Analytics study released Monday. For the first time ever, more than 250 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in a single quarter, which is a 45 percent increase over last year. And Samsung topped all other phone makers for global market share. “Samsung shipped over …

A Reuters reporter recently took a trip out to one of HTC’s factories near Taipei, Taiwan; instead of finding full-scale smartphone production, the reporter found shuttered loading docks and a note tacked on a locked lobby door that read, “Lobby is temporarily closed for use. Thank you for your cooperation.” After inquiring with some inside sources, Reuters reports that HTC …

Former Apple CEO John Sculley is said to be considering buying BlackBerry, according to a report by The Globe and Mail. No, this is not a parody Onion article. The man known for firing Steve Jobs from Apple in 1985 told the Canadian newspaper that while he was not commenting on the matter, he said he has been a “longtime …

After weeks of rumors about the specs, price, and release date of the upcoming Nexus 5, it appears that Google’s new Nexus Android smartphone is being listed on the Google Play store. Related stories LG once out-iPhoned the iPhone. Now it’s exiting the phone business completely Don’t bother with Android tablets A look back at the cutting-edge tech of 2010 …

Google Maps updated its iOS app on Tuesday with new route and traffic features. According to Google, the update brings “faster access to navigation,” “tips and tricks” for beginning users, and support for Arabic and Hebrew. Version 2.3.4’s navigation feature helps users better decide among various traffic and route options. The app now has a smaller map within the route …

When design firm Ideo creates a gadget or comes up with a concept, it’s usually pretty interesting — remember Apple’s first mouse? Rather than going for the million-dollar cash-in or making a banal consumer product, Ideo seems to be more of the creative type. A new project the firm has been working on is an iPhone video app called Spark …

T-Mobile is taking free data roaming global. It appears that the mobile carrier has teased its forthcoming international plan on its Web site on Wednesday. “The world is your network at no extra charge,” the site reads. “T-Mobile’s nationwide data is going global. With coverage in over 100 countries. Coming late October.” Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And …

Samsung has won the race to be the first phone manufacturer this fall to launch a curved smartphone. The company announced late Tuesday that the new Galaxy Round incorporates the latest in screen technology, along with other unique features. The device resembles the Galaxy S3 and S4, but it has slight dip in the middle that causes the phone to …

To get a truly flexible phone, you’d need a flexible battery, right? LG thinks so. That’s why it’s unveiling the first of its kind series of bendable or modifiable batteries. The company announced Tuesday that its LG Chem branch was successful in creating three new types of batteries — curved, stepped, and cable. The curved battery is said to be …