By Jacob Kleinman |
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its yearly customer satisfaction rankings for various industries yesterday. Apple is still holding on to the number one spot among mobile phone makers, but the Cupertino-based company lost points from last year while its biggest competition gained ground. Apple…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung said Wednesday that it recently acquired a 10 percent stake in Pantech for about $48 million. While that may seem like a bizarre move, especially since the two firms compete in the lower-tier Android smartphone market, Samsung said it will help its business relationship…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re loving all of the iOS 7 concept videos and photos that are being developed, and the latest imagines what a revamped Safari might look like. The video above was created by artists—Tim Nikischin and Marc Philip Haesen—who simply wanted to re-imagine Safari; this isn’t…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Yesterday we reported on a rumor that the Motorola “XFON,” likely slated for an AT&T release as the XT1058, could also be coming to Verizon as the XT1060. Now a third “XFON” model, the XT1056, has surfaced. The XT1056 was first sighted passing through the FCC…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC hasn’t had a good year, certainly not financially, and its business woes are continuing. In the wake of the HTC One launch, a gorgeous device that CEO Peter Chou is betting his job on, several company executives have departed the firm. The Verge said it…
By Jacob Kleinman |
If Siri’s just not cutting it anymore IBM might have the answer. The company’s Jeopardy-winning, cancer diagnosing supercomputer is being rebranded as a question-answering customer service web service and smartphone app called “Ask Watson” (we only hope IBM isn’t planning on dressing Watson up in…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint’s 4G LTE network will eventually run on its 1.9GHz and 800MHz frequency spectrums in addition to Clearwire’s 2.5GHz frequency spectrum. Until now, however, the 800MHz spectrum was used as part of Nextel’s iDEN network, which will be turned off on June 30, and most…
By Jacob Kleinman |
What’s better than Galaxy S4? How about a stripped down, pure Android, Google Edition of Samsung’s “Next Big Thing?” Well, the good news is that the Galaxy S4 Google Edition will go on sale June 26, but the bad news (for non-Americans at least) is…
By Todd Haselton |
The Galaxy S III is an old device that has since been knocked down a tier by the new Galaxy S4. However, SamMobile was recently sent a file that suggests Samsung considered, or perhaps is still considering, adding fingerprint scanning technology to its smartphones. We’ve seen this…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC has two entry-level devices coming down the pipeline, one likely destined for Asia and another probably set to launch in Europe, dubbed the Desire 200 and the Desire 600. The Desire 200 may be the Asia-only smartphone and it reportedly will launch with a…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Samsung‘s Galaxy S4 is one of the hottest devices on the market right now and the 5-inch smartphone cleared another hurdle this week with a glowing review from Consumer Reports, which praised the handset for its all around top-notch performance. “It dethrones the LG Optimus G, which occupied the…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Verizon Galaxy S4 wasn’t supposed to arrive until May 23, but a few lucky Android fans have already received their new smartphones two days early, according to Droid-Life. Here’s a tweet from one customer who appears to have a shipment confirmation: patiently waiting for my Galaxy s4 to…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The first photo of LG‘s upcoming Optimus F3 for Sprint has leaked online, revealing a rectangular 4-inch smartphone with curved edges. The mobile tech manufacturer is still holding on among its OEM competition in the U.S., and its two latest devices, the F3 and the Optimus…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s iOS 7 could introduce deep integration with Flickr and Vimeo, similar to how Twitter and Facebook are currently built into the company’s mobile ecosystem. According to 9to5Mac, those partnership talks first mentioned back in April are turning up some exciting opportunities for the two…
By Jacob Kleinman |
PayPal, the popular online payment service, held a press conference at its California headquarters earlier today to announce a new partnership with RadioShack stores nationwide. Later this month you’ll be able to use the Internet company’s app to purchase electronics and skip the line. PayPal,…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Galaxy Mega 6.3 will launch in the U.K. in July, U.K. retailer Clove announced Tuesday. Clove said the 16GB model will be available for £459.99 (approx. $696.84) with VAT and it’s accepting pre-orders now. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 features a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, an…
By Brandon Russell |
By now you should be intimately familiar with Nokia’s PureView prowess, which we’ve covered numerous times before. First introduced—at least on a wide-scale consumer smartphone level—in the company’s Lumia 920, the technology has changed our perceptions about what smartphone images should look like. It’s not…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint announced on Tuesday morning that both of its prepaid brands, Virgin and Boost, will soon offer the Galaxy S III. No, it’s not the latest and greatest Galaxy S4 handset, but it’s still a great smartphone and will support Sprint’s 4G LTE network in…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung has yet to announce the Galaxy S4 Active, but at the rate at which leaks are spilling out we expect that to happen any day now. Yesterday we saw a few photos of the device, which is similar to the Galaxy S4 but with…
By Jacob Kleinman |
GrubHub and Seamless, two of the biggest online food delivery services in the U.S., announced a merger that will allow the newly formed company to serve over 500 cities with food from more than 20,000 restaurants across the country. GrubHub founder Matt Maloney will take…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon has the largest 4G LTE network in the United States and now it’s larger than ever. The carrier announced Monday that it recently activated its 4G LTE service in six new markets, bringing the total market count to 497. It covers a total of…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The HTC One, the Taiwanese mobile company’s hottest new gadget, became the first smartphone to make a video call from the top of Mount Everest in the hands of British climber Daniel Hughes. The Android phone may work from the highest point on earth, but make…
By Todd Haselton |
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings recently sat down with The Canadian Press to discuss a variety of topics ranging from the new season of Arrested Development to BlackBerry 10. Hastings hinted in his interview that his company isn’t preparing to deliver Netflix support to BlackBerry 10 in the near…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s Fifth Avenue Apple Store is a global icon for the brand. It sits in midtown NYC, flanked by Central Park, and its cap is made entirely out of glass panels. As such, the location has been a go-to store for tourists and locals alike…
