The Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile is the Finnish phone maker's first Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone to arrive in the U.S. Dan takes it for a spin in the full MobileBurn review.
The Samsung Captivate Glide for AT&T is a unique Android smartphone in that it pairs a physical keyboard with some high-end components. Dan takes it for a spin in the our full review.
The Google Galaxy Nexus is the first phone on the market to run the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Built by Samsung and equipped for Verizon's LTE 4G network, the latest Nexus offers a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 720p resolution display, and that shiny new user interface. Michael tests it out in this review.
The Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 Android 3.2 Honeycomb-powered tablets are the spiritual successors to the original Motorola XOOM for Verizon Wireless. While differing in size, they have similar specs that include blazing 4G LTE data. Michael tests them out in this review.
The European Union has given Sony the go ahead to purchase Ericsson's share of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Sony initially announced its plans to purchase Ericsson's half of the company for 1.05 billion EUR (US$1.47 billion) and re-brand it under its own name back in October, and it even showed some Sony branded mobile phones at CES 2012 earlier this month. Now that it has been given approval for the buyout, Sony can go ahead with its plan to transition the brand completely within the first half of this year.
source: Reuters, via: The Verge
There is no shortage of to-do list apps for the iPhone, but the one that keeps grabbing our attention and to-dos is Wunderlist by 6Wunderkinder. Wunderlist's attractive looks, easy syncing, and cross-platform capabilities make it an obvious choice for the Best iPhone App Ever...this week.
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The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX for Verizon Wireless is a 4G LTE Android smartphone that sports a massive 3300mAh battery. It also features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 4.3-inch qHD resolution Super AMOLED Advanced touchscreen, and a 1080p HD capable 8 megapixel camera. It does everything the original DROID RAZR does, just for a much longer time. More
All Things D broke the news today that former Palm CEO and spearhead of the development of webOS, Jon Rubinstein, has left HP. Rubinstein became a part of HP in 2010 when HP bought Palm in its entirety for $1.2 billion. More
Mobile phone shipments hit a record 1.6 billion units in 2011 according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Leading the charge were perennial stalwarts Nokia and Samsung, but Apple's smartphone business contributed a significant amount as well. More
If the disappearance of the menu button on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hardware wasn't enough of a hint for developers, Google has now flatly said that it suggests that developers stop using the menu button functionality in their apps. Instead, it suggests that they use the ActionBar methodology for additional app functions, as introduced in Android 3.0 Honeycomb and continued in Android 4.0. More
According to a new report released by research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple has overtaken Samsung as the number one smartphone manufacturer in the world after losing the title in the third quarter. Strategy Analytics' research upholds what many have already assumed thanks to Apple's record holiday quarter. More
A court in Germany has dismissed another patent complaint related to 3G and UMTS technologies levied against Apple by Samsung. Just a week ago, the same court denied one of Samsung's earlier patent complaints, which was also related to the same technologies. More
This morning mega-corporation Samsung Electronics posted its quarterly and year-end earnings and performance figures. The giant electronics conglomerate showed record high revenue of 165 trillion KRW ($147 billion) for 2011, which is up 7% compared to 2010. More
Motorola released its Q4 2011 financial figures this afternoon, and to the surprise of few, revenues were flat year over year and total profits were down. The phone maker shipped fewer mobile phones in total compared to Q4 2010, but it did ship more smartphones while also dishing out a handful of tablets. More
Google has improved its Google Calendar syncing with Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones, now allowing users to easily select multiple calendars to sync with their devices. More
In an interview with Mobile Today, HTC's head of operations in the UK, Phil Roberson, claimed that the company plans to release fewer smartphone models this year, and instead will focus on select "hero," or high-end models to re-energize its business. More
Samsung released an interesting and informative breakdown of the components found within the LTE version of the Galaxy Note for AT&T and, in effect, revealed that the smartphone/tablet hybrid has support for Near Field Communications, something that was not revealed when the Note was announced. The NFC antenna can be found inside the battery cover, a bit different from the implementation on the Galaxy S II smartphone that has the NFC chip affixed to the battery itself. Until we get extensive time with an LTE version of the Galaxy Note, we won't know if it comes with any software to actually make use of the NFC chip, or if AT&T will provide any services to go along with it. We don't doubt that the enterprising Android community will likely find a way to make Google Wallet work with the Galaxy Note shortly after it is released, however.
source: Samsung, via: Engadget
Tylenol has started putting smartphone-friendly 2D barcodes on its packaging in order to make it easier for consumers to get quick access to use and safety information on its products. More
LG's Spectrum smartphone for Verizon Wireless has been on the market for just about a week, but it is already receiving its first software update from Verizon. This small (10MB) update apparently addresses one, important thing for many users: Netflix compatibility. Apparently, the Spectrum was having issues playing back video from the Android Netflix app. Now owners shouldn't have to worry about that any more. Users should get a notification on their devices when the update is ready to be downloaded and installed.
source: Verizon Wireless, via: Android Central