The power is back on for some lucky people in regions devastated by superstorm Sandy. And that also means cell-phone service has returned. As of Saturday morning, Con Edison, the power company providing service in New York City, reported that it had restored power to more than 645,000 customers, or approximately 70 percent of all …

Editors’ note: This article originally posted September 19, 2012 and was updated November 2, 2012, after I reviewed the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X, and again on November 6 after AT&T released Lumia 920 pricing . Related stories: Nokia Lumia 920, fully reviewed Review: HTC Windows Phone 8X Nokia Lumia 920 camera vs. HTC Windows Phone …

Samsung Electronics said today that it had sold 3 million units of the Galaxy Note 2 after just 30 days, or three times faster than its predecessor. The figure represents an impressive rate of adoption for Samsung, which has essentially created a new category of oversized mobile phones that many have taken to calling “phablets.” The original Galaxy Note was …

More help has arrived for mobile device owners in New York without power or Internet access as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Courtesy of Time Warner Cable, multiple vehicles outfitted with Wi-Fi access points and charging stations headed into areas of New York City as of yesterday. Anyone able to find their way to one of the vehicles could charge …

Rumours persist that Microsoft is cooking up an own-brand smart phone to go with its Surface tablet, with fresh reports suggesting the mythical mobile is already in testing. Citing “people familiar with the situation”, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is working with suppliers in Asia to test a new smart phone, but isn’t yet sure whether the device will go …

Samsung and the Android operating system continued to dominate the U.S. mobile market in the third quarter, according to a study by ComScore, but Apple posted the biggest quarter-over-quarter gains. ComScore, which surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, found Samsung to be the top handset maker (both smartphones and non-smartphones) with 26 percent market share in the September period, …

As Ned Flanders would say: here’s a dilly of a pickle! You’ve probably heard that the iPad Mini went on sale today, with a price tag of $329 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model. What you may not know is that the online Apple Store now sells the refurbished iPad 2 with Wi-Fi (16GB) for $319 shipped. (It’s also available in …

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is slowly dripping its way onto more devices. As seen over the last two weeks of October, ICS now flavors 25.8 percent of all Android devices, up from 23.7 percent in the prior month and 20.9 percent in August. Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean, ate up 2.7 percent of the market in October, up from …

Now playing: Watch this: The LG Nexus 4 arrives, but with no LTE 3:33 Well, the verdict’s in on Google’s flagship phone, the LG Nexus 4, and aside from the significant misstep of not having 4G LTE capabilities for its U.S. market, the device is great. It runs on Android Jelly Be– oh hell. Can we just talk about LG …

Verizon warned that some homes may not get service for another two weeks as the company scrambles to get Internet, phone, and television up and running for customers devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Verizon A company representative warned that the two-week figure represents a “worst-case scenario,” and that some customers may get service back up in a few days. On Thursday, …

The update for the Google Nexus 7 to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has been delayed — and Asus blames Google. Google originally stated the 4.2 update would be available for 29 October, but there’s no sign of the new software. “We’re still waiting on Google for the update,” says Asus, emphasising, “We haven’t put out an official statement as it …

The iPad mini went on sale this morning, but at Apple’s London flagship shop there weren’t many early adopters to be been. Outside the Covent Garden branch of Apple’s glossy retail empire, a modest clutch of Apple devotees were in line to pick up the company’s new, teeny tiny tablet. The group of shoppers awaiting the 8am iPad mini launch …

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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: HTC is working on a Facebook phone that runs Android at its core. In what seems like an annual occurrence, rumors have started up that suggest the social network behemoth is readying a smartphone centered around its services. According to a source close to Pocket-lint, an “official” Facebook phone is on the …

The iPad Mini arrived in Apple stores today, leading many to wonder if it would lead to long lines, early sellouts, tears, riots, plagues, and other situations that typically accompany Apple’s new-product releases. (Actually, as CNET’s Josh Lowensohn just reported, the Mini did sell out in Apple’s big New York City store.) My question for you: Did you go buy …