Rejoice, people. Rejoice. No, not because a rich woman with lovely hair is getting hitched to an even richer man with rapidly disappearing hair tomorrow. Rejoice because today sees Apple’s white iPhone 4 finally go on sale, as was announced yesterday. So what took it so long? In a rare move, the company has been …
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Samsung Droid Charge Samsung Verizon customers looking to pick up a Samsung Droid Charge today will be disappointed to hear that carrier has delayed the launch of its newest 4G smartphone. CNET has confirmed with Verizon that the Droid Charge will not be available today as previously announced, and, unfortunately, the carrier did not have any more information on when …
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Research In Motion today lowered its profit forecast for the fiscal first quarter amid weak shipments of its BlackBerry devices, signaling that the company is feeling increasing pressure from competitors. In the quarter ending in May, RIM said it expects earnings between $1.30 and $1.37 per share. Analysts had expected RIM to report earnings of $1.48 per share. RIM also …
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FutureTap According to one developer’s findings, Apple is rumored to be already testing iOS 5. A crash report received by developer FutureTap showed that the mobile operating system of note was iOS 5 when the crash took place. FutureTap posted a short tweet to let its followers know of the development. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET Taking into account recent location …
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Sprint Nextel continued to lose valuable contract wireless subscribers in the first quarter of 2011 as it faced stiff competition from Verizon Wireless, which began selling the Apple iPhone in February. But overall it managed to add customers, mostly from its prepaid and wholesale businesses, while also improving its churn rate and narrowing losses. Sprint lost 114,000 postpaid, or contract, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi 1:55 If you want a sense of how fast the tablet market is moving, take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Our review of the first Galaxy Tab went up at the end of October 2010, and we hailed it as the best iPad alternative money could buy. In the six …
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Look ma, no cable box. David Carnoy/CNET With all the talk of 3D, plasma vs. LCD, LED TV backlighting schemes, 240Hz vs. 120Hz, and all other sorts highfalutin technical specs, there’s one small but potentially important TV feature that doesn’t get a whole lot of play: The QAM tuner. Just what is a QAM tuner? Well, according to Wikipedia, QAM …
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Samsung hopes that its range of Smart TVs will replace pay TV and laptops in the lounge room within six months, by supplying video content and web browsing though your connected television, an industry conference in Hobart heard today. Smart TV has the potential to replace conventional cable TV services, according to Samsung (Credit: CBS Interactive) Smart TV is a …
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Apple has finally broken its silence on the iPhone tracking controversy. The company explains in an FAQ, posted on its Web site this morning, that it is not stalking its iPhone customers, but is instead trying to get more accurate location information. It also admits that there is a bug in the software that is making the iPhone store too …
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Once again Asia one-ups the rest of the world’s mobile industry, this time with the LG Optimus Big. The Optimus Big sports a whopping 4.3-inch display, making it the largest LG phone to date. Its other specs are also quite impressive. It runs on a 1GHz dual-core processor (no word on if it’s a Tegra 2) and is equipped with …
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Casio goes Commando, the Nexus S heads for Sprint, the Droid Incredible 2 shows up, and our jaws drop at AT&T’s audacious FCC filing. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 171: AT&T did it for America 36:35 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS …
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Looking for a fun and unusual way to trick out your iPhone 4? Repair-guide site iFixit now sells an iPhone 4 Transparent Rear Panel for $29.95. Made of clear glass, this replacement back cover reveals all the inner workings of your device. Actually, it reveals mostly battery, but it’s still pretty cool if you’re into that whole “naked” look. The …
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Screenshot by Jason Cipriani You’d be surprised how often taking a screenshot on your phone comes in handy, even if you don’t write how-to articles all day. Screenshots are particularly useful when troubleshooting your mobile device through text messages or e-mail. This simple guide covers where to find a screenshot application for BlackBerry smartphones and how to use it. The …
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It’s a sad day to be a Nokia employee. The Finnish phone-maker will shed 7,000 jobs following the news in February that the company would be severing ties with its tried and no-longer-trusted Symbian operating system in favour of Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Not all the jobs will be lost. Some 3,000 employees are expected to be transferred to consulting and …
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Apple has at last responded to allegations it has been capturing iPhone location data without users’ consent. In a statement released today, the company said the iPhone is not tracking or logging your location, but rather the location of nearby mobile transmission towers. Wait. What? “The location data that researchers are seeing on the iPhone is not the past or …
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