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Apple gets tax incentives in Brazil to begin iPad production

Apple is making a move to break into South America–and Brazil is ready (and willing) to help. According to a report from Brazilian newspaper Folha (via MacRumors), Foxconn will begin producing iPads in its Brazilian factory after being officially granted a batch of tax incentives from the Brazilian government. Cult of Mac As Tim Cook noted in his quarterly earnings …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 leaked by Samsung?

A mysterious-lookin’ mobile has popped up in a Samsung promotional video — could the South Korean tech giant have accidentally leaked the fabled Galaxy S3? The video, spotted by Italian blog Android HD, rounds up the best bits of the company’s CES press conference in only 10 minutes (so many precious memories — we’ll never know how they managed to …

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Samsung Galaxy Note spills its guts

If you’re like me, you can get pretty tired of smashing your gadgets to the floor just to see what’s inside. For one thing, it’s a fairly expensive method and for another, it gets messy. All the guts and glory inside the Samsung Galaxy Note. Samsung Tomorrow Fortunately, Samsung Tomorrow took it upon itself to digitally rip apart the Samsung …

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy III details bubbling to the surface

With Mobile World Congress bearing down on us next month, Android-related leaks continue to surface. Such is the case with an oft-rumored Samsung Galaxy S II successor. If history is any indicator, then we should expect to see Samsung announce a followup device to last year’s wildly popular Android smartphone. And why not? It was at Mobile World Congress, after …

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4G Cornwall trial extended until summer

The 4G trial run by Everything Everywhere and BT in Cornwall has been extended until next summer. The trial of next-generation Internet access is pointing the way to a potential future of wireless web connection in rural areas. Everything Everywhere — the network merging T-Mobile and Orange — and BT Wholesale today have been running the trial in and around …

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O2 phone number leaks are nothing new, says security expert

Update: O2 claims to have fixed the issue — and indeed, two O2 phones we’ve tested are no longer displaying their numbers on the test site. Read more about O2’s response here. Original story follows: As O2 customers are getting riled up over news that the bubbly-blue network has been sharing your mobile number with websites you visit from your …

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Chinese New Year figurines for Android sell out

The retailers over at Dead Zebra Inc. rang in the year of the dragon today by selling special edition Android figurines that feature the three Chinese gods known as Fortune, Blessing, and Longevity. Android says “kung hei fat choi” with these adorable collectibles. Dead Zebra Because the figurines come shipped in their own window boxes, you’ll also be saved from …

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