Samsung’s Galaxy S2 smart phone has passed the 10 million worldwide sales mark, making it a very popular mobile indeed. In late July we reported that Samsung had shifted 5 million of the Android-powered blighters. That was eight weeks ago, suggesting the incredibly slender S2 is continuing to go great guns. Those 10 million devices …

T-Mobile’s ‘4G’ smartphones (photos) +8 more See all photos While T-Mobile doesn’t quite have the spectrum required to build a true 4G LTE network, it’s putting all of its chips behind HSPA+, which is technically a faster version of 3G. It first debuted this technology with the T-Mobile G2 late last year, with several more “4G” phones to follow, like …

We love smartphone and tablet statistics just as much as the next guy, and we got an earful of them at today’s Mobilize conference this morning, thanks to Nielsen general manager of digital, Jonathan Carson. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get our hands on all the great pie charts and graphs–at least not yet, anyway–but we did walk away with some interesting …

The majority of Pandora’s business comes through mobile devices; 70 percent, to be exact. Yet like many Web services that began with only the desktop on the mind, the early Pandora team had no inkling that mobile would become the runaway success it is. “Like most rock bands, Pandora was sort of like a 10-year success in the making,” Tom …

Sprint’s data-hungry customers can breathe a sigh of relief. The carrier’s commitment to unlimited data plans remains unwaivering–at least for now. So said Sprint Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye when addressing attendees of GigaOm’s Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. While main competitors Verizon and AT&T are slashing their unlimited plans, Sprint sees it as a differentiator. “There’s clearly a …

Samsung Electronics today unveiled the Omnia W, its first smartphone running on the updated Mango version of Windows Phone. Samsung Samsung plans to launch the Omnia W in Italy starting late next month, and eventually through Europe, Latin America, Southeast, and Southwest Asia. The company didn’t provide any date for a U.S. arrival. Samsung was among the early supporters of …

These Motorola leaks just keep coming thick and fast. Earlier today there was news of the Xoom 2 Media Edition, then the Atrix 2, that’ll come with docks you can use with other Moto mobiles. Now official pics have emerged of a new handset, known as the Motorola Spyder, or possibly the Droid Razr (the name isn’t finalised yet), as …

The Samsung Omnia W comes packing Windows Phone Mango right out of the box, and is the follow-up to last year’s Omnia 7. Bucking the industry-wide trend for sticking bigger and bigger screens on new smart phones, the Omnia W has a modest 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display. That’s even smaller than the Omnia 7, which had a 4-inch panel. A …

Samsung’s answer to the iPod Touch (or perhaps the Dell Streak) may finally be hitting U.S. shores. In fact, Samsung has two of these nontablet, nonphones lined up to go on sale in the U.S. starting October 16. Samsung Galaxy Player 4 and 5 (photos) +10 more See all photos Named after their respective screen sizes, the Galaxy Player 4.0 …

Samsung has said it plans to get “more aggressive” in its ongoing legal fracas with Apple, which has seen several key Samsung gadgets banned from sale. In an Associated Press interview Lee Younghee, head of global marketing for mobile communications (snappy title) at Samsung said, “We’ll be pursuing our rights for this in a more aggressive way from now on.” He …

T-Mobile USA today showed off what are likely to be its flagship phones for the rest of the year: Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S II and HTC’s Amaze 4G. Both phones will be available on October 12, with the Amaze 4G selling for $259.99 and the Galaxy S II selling for $229.99, with both prices coming after a $50 rebate and …

The hardware specifications for the rumored Droid Razr surfaced over the weekend at This is My Next, painting the image of a slightly evolved Droid Bionic. The seemingly reliable details include a 4.3-inch display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM, an 8-megapixel camera, and 4G LTE support. Although the processor’s manufacturer has not been identified, it’s definitely a step up …

SAN FRANCISCO–Cole Brodman, chief marketing officer for T-Mobile, took the opportunity to reveal a couple of new devices at GigaOM’s Mobilize conference in San Francisco: the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze. Both handsets are slated to run on T-Mobile’s upgraded HSPA+ 42 network, which promises 4G-like speeds that are faster than most home Internet speeds. We’ve seen …

I don’t know if a game about pirates and warships can “fly” under the radar, but that’s what happened when Crimson: Steam Pirates made its debut a few weeks back. And that’s a shame, because it’s one of the best iPad games I’ve played–and definitely worthy of a spot on Scott Stein’s best free iPad games list. That’s right: Steam …

This is My Next/The Verge has the scoop on the Motorola Atrix 2, and it looks to be slightly better than the first version. According to the site, the Atrix 2 will have a 4.3-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel auto focus camera with an LED flash, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of onboard storage, plus a 2GB microSD card (though …