A roadmap of Nvidia’s next chip, the Tegra 4, could also be a blueprint for the internals of future Android and Windows tablets. The Asus Transformer Prime uses an Nvidia quad-core Tegra 3. A faster, quad-core Tegra 4 is coming. (Credit: Asus) If VR-Zone’s Chinese site’s sources speak the truth, then we’ve got plenty of …

T-Mobile USA and Leap wireless said today they plan on exchanging spectrum in several markets in the U.S. to better improve the potential coverage. The spectrum swap also includes T-Mobile, Cool Inlet/VS GSM VII PCS, a joint venture in which T-Mobile has a non-controlling majority stake, as well as Savary Island Wireless, which Leap has a non-controlling majority stake in. …

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET As of April 8, AT&T is unlocking iPhones. Now, it won’t unlock just any iPhone; there are stipulations you’ll have to meet before being freed from the carrier. The requirements, according to a statement issued to CNET, are: “…that a customer’s account must be in good standing, their device cannot be associated with a current and …

While iOS device penetration is still most prevalent in higher income, urban coastal areas, Apple’s potential for growth in China is undeniable. Stenvall Skoeld & Co. Research company Stenvall Skoeld & Co., using data from Flurry Mobile and Umeng, a Chinese research firm, was able to conclude that through 2011, more than 21 million iPhones and iPads are now in …

The Lumia 900 is off to a nice start — at least on Amazon. Nokia’s flagship smartphone sits atop Amazon’s cellphone bestseller list. In fact, the black variant is the top seller, followed by the blue version. They were both outselling the Droid Razr Maxx by Motorola Mobility and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That’s a solid early indicator for a …

Until last week, Instagram was exclusive to iOS users. Dubbed the No. 1 app in the App Store last year, its popularity soared. On April 4, it was finally made available to Android, and I wrote about the disturbing undertone of the reaction from some iPhone users. After today’s news, I wondered how those iPhone users feel now that their …

It was a good day for Microsoft and AT&T yesterday, when the carrier opened its registers for two 4G LTE Windows phones: the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II. Both have the most recent version of Windows Phone OS, large screens over 4 inches, and 16GB of storage, with 25GB of extra storage online. Yet the Titan II …

Microsoft wants consumers to really get its pitch that Windows Phones are more efficient than rival smartphones and can thus create more free time for consumers. To drum up attention for the recently launched Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II, Microsoft has set up “free-time machines” in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. They are essentially offering freebies for …

Facebook is acquiring Instagram for $1 billion, covering its flank on mobile photo sharing and ensuring that it’ll have user growth its first few quarters as a publicly traded company. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, said in the announcement today: This is an important milestone for Facebook because it’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so …

Editors’ note: This is a guest column. See Roger Entner’s bio below. One thing is clear about Clearwire: no matter what happens, it needs Sprint more than ever. Just look at 2011. The 4G WiMax service provider’s best news was the increase in subscribers, from 4.4 million to 10.4 million. Impressive as that was, it came solely on the back …

Earlier this year I wrote about the Kungl, a nifty plastic iPhone case with an embedded 1/4-inch tripod mount. At $19.99, it’s one of the more affordable tripod accessory options out there. But what if you want to shoot video with, say, an iPod Touch? Or an Android phone? And what if you don’t happen to have a tripod handy? …

Almost everyone knows someone who has had their cell phone stolen. And most likely, there wasn’t much that person could do about it. Some mobile carriers and the U.S. government are now trying to change that. The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it is partnering with four major carriers to work toward curbing rampant cell phone theft, according to …

The $199.99 HTC Titan II (AT&T) is the first smartphone sold by a U.S. carrier to boast a 16-megapixel image sensor. It also has a host of scene modes and granular manual settings that offer plenty of fine-tuned control. That said, the less-expensive $99.99 Nokia Lumia 900 (AT&T) is no camera slouch, either. It packs a respectable 8-megapixel sensor plus …

AT&T is getting rid of its advertising and directories business for $750 million in cash, the company said today. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant is offloading the assets to Cerberus Capital Management but will retain a 47 percent stake in the new YP Holdings venture created from the deal. It also gets a $200 million note from Cerberus, a private investment …

A lot of hype and eager anticipation surrounded the release of Nokia’s Lumia 900 smartphone yesterday. People debated whether to ditch their iPhones in lieu of this cheaper yet still high-end featured mobile device. However, it seems this latest Windows Phone is off to a rocky start — several owners of the 900s report that their new devices aren’t connecting …