Maybe it’s time to hold off on the Apple negativity. The iPhone franchise captured 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in the first quarter, extending its lead over Samsung, which garnered 21.7 percent of the market, according to research firm ComScore. Interestingly, Apple’s iOS took market share away from Google’s Android, which traditionally has …

BlackBerry’s Q10, which features a QWERTY keyboard and operating system BlackBerry 10, has had a strong showing in the U.K. and Canada, according to one analyst. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Spending All Night With the First iPhone According to Reuters, which obtained …

We’ve heard before that Motorola is working on handsets that are “just right” for consumers, which means smaller screens and pure Android. Well here’s a glimpse of its first phone to put that into practice, courtesy of Internet tipsters @evleaks. The mobile, codenamed the XFON — suggesting it could possibly be the rumoured X Phone, though more on that later — …

Those of you looking to snare the LG Optimus Pro can now preorder one through AT&T. Normally $549.99 off contract, the phone costs $199.99 with the standard two-year agreement. That price includes an LG black folio case. AT&T promises a ship date of May 7, a few days ahead of the phone’s official launch date of May 10. Related stories …

How do you stop people pirating movies and TV shows? Get stern with them? Threaten to lock them up? Rather, give them a better selection of legal offerings, according to one Netflix exec. Ted Sarandos, the company’s chief content officer, says that wherever Netflix launches, the number of people pirating movies and shows goes down. “One of the things is …

Marvel character and billionaire entrepreneur Tony Stark loves his tech toys, most notably the glowing chemical core embedded in his chest and his supercharged flying suit. But starting May 3, he may show a little love for the Alcatel One Touch Idol smartphone. Related stories Alcatel Idol and Idol Ultra hands on First take: Alcatel One Touch Idol X The …

Barnes & Noble has dropped the price of its Nook ebook tablets, also granting its literary gadgets access to Google’s Play store and all the apps therein… including the Kindle app. Accompanying a significant £29 price slash for the Nook ereader, the 7-inch Nook HD — which we reviewed in November — now costs £129, while the larger Nook HD+ …

Now playing: Watch this: Key Lime Pie most-wanted features 3:55 Right now, deep beneath the Earth’s crust, Google engineers are working in secret to develop the next major version of Android. Rumored to be called Key Lime Pie (though some reports suggest the next version may stick with the Jelly Bean moniker), little is known about what new software treats …

Now playing: Watch this: Barnes & Noble adds Google Play to its tablets 1:23 Bowing to market pressures and customer demand for access to the full breadth of Android apps, Barnes & Noble has made the bold move of adding the Google Play store to its two latest tablets, the Nook HD and Nook HD+. The free software update, which …

Android Jelly Bean has overtaken Ice Cream Sandwich as the second most popular version of Google’s mobile operating system — but the ancient Gingerbread is still way out in front. New figures from Google’s Android developer site show Jelly Bean on 28.4 per cent of devices, split between 26.1 per cent on 4.1 and 2.3 per cent on 4.2. Ice …