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 […]

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 […]

Google’s Android has experienced tremendous growth last quarter. According to the Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report from research firm IDC, more than two-thirds of smartphones shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2012 were Android handsets. What You Need To Know: Out of the estimated 154 million smartphones shipped in Q2, 104.8 million, or 68.1 […]

Released just over a month ago, Samsung Galaxy S III usage has experienced rapid growth, giving a huge boost to Samsung’s overall mobile web presence.  However, Samsung is still far behind Apple’s iPhone, according to the latest report from research firm Chitika. What You Need To Know: Officially released in June 21, the Samsung Galaxy […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Google’s Q2 earnings have surged with the help of newly acquired Motorola. This is Google’s first earnings report since acquiring Motorola last May. Motorola has contributed 10% of Google’s overall revenue. However, Motorola reported an operating loss of $233 million, $192 million of which came from its mobile business. What You Need To Know: In […]