Samsung recently announced the availability of the highly anticipated sequel of its premier phablet. Since it was first revealed at an event in August, the Samsung Galaxy Note II went on to become one the hottest devices of the year. In the announcement, Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy Note II will arrive by mid-November on […]

It appears that an HTC One X on steroids will be coming to T-Mobile this fall. Dubbed as HTC One X+, the upgraded version of the HTC One X will carry a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3+ processor that clocks in at 1.7GHz. What You Need To Know: Along with the Tegra 3 processor, it is […]

The QWERTY-dedicated Motorola Photon Q is finally available at Sprint starting August 19th. The Photon Q is compatible with the 4G LTE network and has international roaming capabilities. What You Need To Know: The Motorola Photon Q is packed with a 1.5-GHz dual-core processor. It also has an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing HD […]

U.S. Cellular is looking to improve its smartphone lineup. Available starting today are two new Motorola devices, the Motorola Electrify 2 and Defy XT. The Electify 2 is a sequel to the Motorola Photon 4G which was released last year. The Defy XT is known for its rugged design. U.S. Cellular is the second mobile […]

Hacking Android smartphones is a walk in the park as demonstrated by security experts at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas. Gathered at the event are about 6,500 corporate and government security technology experts to learn how their own networks could be vulnerable to unauthorized infiltrations. What You Need To Know: Accuvant researcher […]

After a month of aggressively releasing updates, 16 percent of Android devices are now running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This is a huge improvement compared to last month where Ice Cream Sandwich was found on almost 11% of Android devices. However, it is still a long way from surpassing Android 2.3 Gingerbread. What […]

Republic Wireless, a WiFi-centric mobile operator, is now ready to compete against giant carriers as it again offers its $19 per month unlimited Beta and adds a new phone to its lineup. The start-up carrier introduces the rugged Motorola Defy XT to the U.S. What You Need To Know: The Android 2.3 Motorola Defy XT […]

HTC earnings continue to slide down due to the stiff competition from Samsung and Apple. HTC’s Q2 numbers reveal a 58 percent drop in profits, marking its third consecutive quarterly drop. Even though smartphone shipments have considerably risen this quarter, surpassing feature phone shipments, it appears that only Samsung and Apple are benefiting from the […]

Backed by its robust smartphone sales, Samsung Electronics has set a record second quarter net profit. With the strong demand of the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung almost doubled the total smartphone shipment of close competitor Apple. What You Need To Know: In the Q2 of 2012 which ended on June 30, Samsung has earned […]

The sinking of RIM has left many QWERTY lovers in disarray. The upcoming release of Motorola Photon Q could be the light at the end of the tunnel for QWERTY keyboard fanatics. The new Motorola phone will soon be heading to Sprint. It will be Sprint’s first 4G LTE smartphone with a full physical keyboard […]