The hacking community is abuzz with news that Apple has decided to thwart attempts to bring Siri to older-model iPhones. The requirements for connecting your iPhone with Siri has a new element, a token, that has blocked third-party apps like Spire from accessing Siri’s database. The SetActivationToken appears to be the culprit, though it is …

Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus 5:31 Verizon stacked its deck with some of the strongest smartphones around, including two CNET Editors’ Choice Award winners, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. Both come into the ring swinging–the Galaxy Nexus has its 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display and Android 4.0 Ice …

Does anyone miss those days when everyone owned candy bar Nokias and switched phone plates as often as their outfits? Because I do. A customized Samsung Galaxy Nexus with the phrase, ‘Got Root?’ omie07 I remember walking through malls and seeing kiosk after kiosk of crazy phone plates just waiting for me to take home and snap on (be sure …

If you ask an average Android user to name the top smartphone brands in the United States, it’s unlikely that Huawei would be an answer. After releasing a string of entry-level and midrange devices across some of the smaller carriers, Huawei has been pushing steadily forward with high-end hardware. And with specs that rival the recent offerings out of HTC, …

Commence Defy-nal countdown! The rugged, wallet-friendly Motorola Defy Mini will be making its way to the UK in late March. Earlier reports pegged this tough, tiny Android-powered toy as winging its way to our high streets in February. But don’t be too disheartened, Motorola fans, for when it finally shows up, the Defy Mini will be sporting a pocket-pleasing 3.2-inch touchscreen, …

Two-thousand and twelve was so supposed to be the year of the digital wallet. And Google was supposed to lead the way. But it looks like the Google Wallet app has gotten off to a bumpy start. Six months after Google introduced Google Wallet, the app, enabled by near-field communications, or NFC technology, is still struggling to find carrier and …

The Sony PlayStation mobile gaming empire could expand its borders to HTC gadgets next. That’s right, if a Pocket-lint report pans out, you’ll be able to play PlayStation-branded game titles on on HTC smartphones and tablets soon. My instant reaction to this nugget of potential news was joy and giddiness. Perhaps I’ll be finally be able to enjoy a few …

Nokia dropped a bombshell at its Lumia 800 launch today, announcing that the Lumia 710 will also launch in March with Optus and Virgin, with an outright price of AU$369. The Nokia Lumia 710 in all of its colourful chassis options. (Credit: Nokia) The Lumia 710 is considered to be the little brother of the sharper-looking Lumia 800. While the …

The first Motorola phone with Ice Cream Sandwich has made an appearance — and it’s taking the field with the new Intel Medfield chip. Pocketnow reports the as-yet-unnamed Motoblower is powered by Android 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. That means it’ll have brand spanking new features like Face Unlock, which fires up the phone when it spots your fizzog hoving …

Any device that tries to combine two devices into one is asking for trouble, and random people we spoke to here in New York agree. New Yorkers are a scrappy bunch, always moving fast with no time to dillydally. They do take mobile computing seriously and a few folks spared enough time to tell me exactly what they thought about …

Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In #210: We kinda heart the Samsung Galaxy Note 28:59 It’s Valentine’s Day, which means it’s time to share a little love. There’s some of that for the top two phones we reviewed this past week: the keyboard-crazy Motorola Droid 4 for Verizon and AT&T’s gigantic Samsung Galaxy Note. But just because Cupid’s in the …

LightSquared suffered a possibly fatal blow today when the FCC said it would indefinitely suspend the company’s effort to build a national wireless broadband network using satellite spectrum. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a Department of Commerce agency tasked with overseeing military and government spectrum use, determined that LightSquared’s interference with other devices, including GPS devices, was unavoidable. “Based …

Don’t you wish you could have it all? Sadly, sometimes we can’t, especially when it comes to smartphones. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I help a reader decide between two Motorola Droid smartphones. The new Droid 4, which comes with a full-QWERTY keyboard or the Droid Razr Maxx, a flashy new touch-screen device with the longest battery life of …

Now playing: Watch this: How to date Siri 2:14 Today is Valentine’s day, and all over the world couples are whispering sweet nothings to each other over a glass of wine before retreating to their homes for a wild night of chess and polite conversation. If you don’t have a partner to snuggle but you do own an iPhone 4S, …

Bram Cohen, the author of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, has demonstrated a version that handles live streaming. According to an interview with TechCrunch, Cohen has spent the last three years figuring out a way for live streaming to work via the peer-to-peer protocol. Although current streaming technologies are considerably cheaper than either satellite or terrestrial TV broadcasting, they …