New data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech suggests that Android captured more of the smartphone market in the U.K. over a twelve month period than iOS. Between January 2011 and January 2012, Android usage rose to 36.9 percent, while Apple’s iPhone took 28.5 percent. The iPhone held a commanding lead to start off 2011 at almost

Amazon’s Appstore is generating more income for developers than Google’s own Android Market, according to app analytics firm Distimo. Amazon’s offering is growing at a much faster rate, too, due in large part to the continued success of the Kindle Fire. The information collected by Distimo is from applications that are currently in both the

Even Kindle Fire owners are eyeing the iPad 3. This, according to research gathered by  TechBargains.com, who surveyed potential buyers of Apple’s upcoming successor to the iPad 2. The aggregation website asked consumers what they wanted in their next tablet, and if they intended on purchasing the new iPad once it finally gets unveiled early

Panasonic is aiming to make the headlines in a big way at this year’s Mobile World Congress, and it hopes to do so by introducing a brand new, premium smartphone, a source told PocketLint. Not content to offer just one device at the event, the Osaka-based company supposedly has something else up its sleeve directed

“Beware the Googlighting Stranger.” That’s the new message Microsoft wants to get across in a scathing new video campaign criticizing Google and its assortment of “productivity” apps. It looks like the Redmond-based company is feeling the heat from Google’s suite of cloud-based technology. Basically, Microsoft thinks Google moonlights as a legitimate software maker, but really,

Why wait until Mobile World Congress to see all the coolest new gadgets when the Internet is unceremoniously leaking everything early? A supposed new 10-inch tablet from China-based Huawei has been photographed, revealing what looks to be a pretty sleek device. The post from Russian site hi-tech@mail alleges the device will sport an 8-megapixel rear

The Nokia Lumia 800 is apparently incredibly tough. So tough that it can withstand wind speeds of up to 3,603mph – that’s MACH 5, or an insane hypersonic classification. The only lunatics who purposely hit those unholy speeds are Goose and Maverick from Top Gun. But since NokNok TV doesn’t have access to a jet

Samsung reportedly has plans to bring its own streaming video content straight to its Galaxy smartphone and tablet range, Blu-ray players and upcoming Smart TVs. According to Smarthouse, the South Korea-based company has signed a deal with Blockbuster that would spell the delivery of thousands of movies throughout Australia, the U.S. and Europe later this

China Telecom confirmed on Tuesday that it will offer Apple’s iPhone 4S beginning on March 9th. Pre-orders for the phone will begin on March 2nd. “We are really happy to offer the amazing new iPhone 4S,” said Mr. Yang Xiaowei, executive vice president of China Telecom. “We believe iPhone 4S on  China Telecom’s advanced 3G network

If you’re looking to inject some life into your Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi, the talented developers in the Android community have you covered. Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod founder, announced over President’s Day weekend that a pre-alpha build of CyanogenMod 9 has been made available for the tablet, requiring only a recovery.img flash in fastboot and then

Apple on Monday sent a letter to Chinese display vendor Proview, threatening to flex its legal muscle over the ongoing controversy in China, ComputerWorld reports. The iPad-maker claims Proview has made misleading statements against the Cupertino-based company, saying its business may potentially be damaged in China. Currently, Proview is seeking to ban all exports of Apple’s tablet

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon talks about the potential March 7th announcement date for the highly anticipated iPad 3, and also provides speculation on what kind of features it may have. Jon also shares his thoughts on the recently released

If you thought the upcoming Xperia S was a little too big for your liking, the device may be getting a smaller sibling set to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress. A series of leaked comparison pictures suggest that the Xperia U, or Kumquat, will sit at the lower-end of the Xperia spectrum. The device

We’ve seen the Xperia S show up for pre-order across the pond on Clove U.K., and now it looks like interested parties can get in on the action in the United States, too. A listing on NegriElectronics has pegged the unlocked device at $634.50 — on a par with overseas pricing for the phone — and

It sounds like Apple is sticking with last year’s Fall timeframe for iPhone releases. A new report from Macotakara claims Apple is aiming for a September or October release for the next iPhone, shifting away from the company’s traditional mid-year launches (barring the iPhone 4S). The company’s last launch had a longer than expected release

As unabashed gadget lovers, TechnoBuffalo is always on the look out for the latest innovations in design, function and user experience. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the capacity to cover every product out there and, as a result, many worthwhile products subsequently don’t get the coverage they deserve. That’s why we’re introducing a weekly roundup

Motorola Mobility confirmed on Friday Apple has filed a complaint with EU anti-trust regulators over a patent dispute between the two companies. The filing requests the commission investigate whether Motorola is violating fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms regarding the company’s obligation to license standard-essential patents. On February 17, 2012, the company received a letter

We’ve already come across a few new features that are set to be included in iOS 5.1, and it looks like there is another addition that has up to this point eluded the leak machine. According to Greek website iPhoneHellas, the Notes app will soon gain the ability to include bulleted lists, links, underlined text

Owners of Apple’s iPhone 4 have a small settlement coming their way. The Cupertino-based company agreed to resolve a class action lawsuit concerning the iPhone 4′s antenna performance, better known as Antennagate. According to CNET, owners in the U.S. will have one of two options: $15 or a free bumper case. In a statement to The Loop, Apple

Sprint Nextel on Friday confirmed the wireless carrier will cut an unspecified number of jobs because of an internal restructuring effort. The reorganization will eventually lead to even further cuts, Sprint acknowledged, though no exact number was given. The cuts come after the wireless carrier announced it was combining its business and consumer units, which

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! Does NVIDIA have some new competition in the quad-core mobile chipset space? Is Google readying Jelly Bean for April? And how might Electric Cars be getting cheaper for Americans in 2013? Is Huawei Prepping a Quad-Core Mobile Chipset for MWC? Google Readying Android 5.0 Jelly

Unless you’re feeling nostalgic, you probably won’t want to get Windows Mobile 6.1 running on your HTC HD7. Alas, a YouTube video has appeared courtesy of the Dark Forces Team, showing off the ancient OS prancing around the confines of Windows Phone. Yes, Windows Mobile inside Windows Phone, Inception style. The bit of technical wizardry

A new report from the reputable China Times claims Amazon’s next Kindle Fire could be heading into production soon, giving the company extra muscle to compete against companies like Apple and Samsung. It sounds like Amazon is confident the company is making a pretty substantial disruption in the tablet market. We’ve heard rumors of the

This will certainly be welcome news for all you HTC fans. The handset maker on Friday announced via its Facebook page more devices are being added to its already robust Ice Cream Sandwich roster, including the HTC Rhyme, HTC Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible 2. We have more good news related to Android 4.0, Ice Cream

The next app you download from Apple’s iOS App Store could be the 25 billionth. With a B. The company on Friday put up a countdown promo page detailing the stakes involved once Apple reaches the incredible milestone. Really, the figure it staggering considering the App Store was launched just three and a half short