Back in June, Google’s senior vice president of mobile Andy Rubin tweeted that more than 500,000 Android devices were being activated every day. Now the Android founder’s upped it to a phenomenal 700,000. That’s every single day. And if you’re in any doubt as to what ‘activated’ actually refers to, he went on to clarify …

Based on a recent job posting on Apple’s corporate Web site, Apple is looking to expand its iCloud offerings with new and innovative applications to better utilize the server-based technologies it offers iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. Apple The post, originally uncovered by AppleInsider, shows that Apple is looking for “proactive, creative-minded engineers to build the next generation of …

Don’t look now, but we’re about to see the release of the fourth generation of Verizon’s Droid handset. Rumors have been swirling for a few weeks now that the Droid 4 would arrive in mid-to-late December with the 22nd (that is, tomorrow) as the most cited date. But with less than one day to go and no announcement yet in …

Chinese phone maker Huawei may have one of the first press conferences at CES next month, but it’s at February’s Mobile World Congress show where the company intends to impress. Earlier today, Huawei circulated the teaser e-mail above (border my own), promising to announce the company’s “fastest and most high-performing” smartphone to date. That doesn’t tell us much about the …

Keen to get your teeth into Ice Cream Sandwich for the Google Nexus S? The tasty treats of the latest version of Android remain officially just out of reach as Google has delayed the update for some regions — but stick with us and we’ll help you update anyway.  Google has paused the official update to “monitor feedback”, even after …

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, in a note to investors, has laid out his predictions for Apple’s calendar year 2012. In it he expects a redesigned iPhone 5 to be released in midsummer and only one version of the iPad 3, despite other rumors that Apple could release an expanded lineup of iPad models. Apple Munster’s note, reported by AppleInsider, …

Sony Ericsson, after already promising Ice Cream Sandwich for the 2011 Xperia lineup, provided new details today for exactly how the software update will happen. Specifically, the company’s blog posted a timeline as to when various models will get the Android 4.0 update. And as we might have expected all along, the newer releases like the Xperia Arc S and …

Cricket Wireless announced today that it has launched its first LTE market by initiating service in Tucson, Ariz. The move marks the start of the carrier’s transition from 3G CDMA to 4G LTE, a process that will take several years. According to a spokesman for Leap Wireless, Cricket’s parent company, the LTE service now covers 90 percent of the Tucson …

Amazon, Microsoft and Nokia have all considered buying BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, according to reports. RIM’s dismal year has seen the world and his wife consider a pass at the BlackBerry-builders. Amazon is reported by Reuters to have gone as far as hiring an investment bank during the summer to size up the troubled Canadian phonemaker. Microsoft and Nokia …

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today he does not support a proposal to prohibit drivers from making hands-free cell phone calls. “The problem is not hands-free,” LaHood told reporters at the department’s headquarters, according to a Detroit News report. “That is not the big problem in America.” The pronouncement came a week after the National Transportation Safety Board urged states …