Mobile & Wireless

Owning a smartphone on Verizon Wireless has never been cheap, but it’s about to get a whole lot more expensive for many iPhone owners. The nation’s No.1 wireless carrier earned made a lot of people happy when it confirmed that FaceTime over cellular connections will be free with all existing smartphone data plans, meaning that Continue Reading →

Apple on Thursday confirmed that it will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone 5 just after midnight PDT tonight. The company announced during its press conference on Wednesday that preorder availability would begin on September 14th, however it did not elaborate on exact timing. Apple has now confirmed to Wired that it will offer Continue Reading →

Compared to Android app developers, iOS developers have always had it easy since they could always count on Apple using a 3.5-inch screen and a 3:2 aspect ratio for its smartphones. But Apple threw developers a change-up this week with the iPhone 5, which will be the first iPhone to feature a 4-inch screen with Continue Reading →

f you want to buy an iPhone 5 and enjoy 4G speeds all around the world, you may have to buy it from Verizon or Sprint. That’s because the LTE chip in AT&T’s version of the iPhone 5 is far more limited than its competitors. Any iPhone 5 will be able to roam internationally by Continue Reading →

As the plethora of recent posts attest, Apple has indeed launched the iPhone 5, the next generation in its five-year-old iPhone family tree. But is it the best smartphone money can buy? For kicks and giggles, we’ve pitted the specs of Tim Cook’s darling against those found in the top Android and Windows Phone devices Continue Reading →

Samsung‘s flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be updated with the latest version of Android in October, the company announced. Android 4.1 or Jelly Bean brings numerous improvements, including smoother user interface, improved accessibility, expandable notifications, improved camera and voice search, among other updates. Samsung confirmed that the update will become available in Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 is finally starting to look like a mobile operating system that can compete with iOS and Android. Nokia’s colorful and feature-packed Lumia 820 and 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphones only serve to cement that feeling with wireless charging and a PureView camera. But the platform really needs some killer apps to Continue Reading →

By now it’s almost inevitable given the company’s track record: No matter what Apple unveils tomorrow at the Yerba Buena Center (an iPad Mini? iPhone 5?), pundits will herald the company for its innovative thinking and bold hardware design. But the elephant in the room will be Apple’s software, which many inside the company believe Continue Reading →

The march to the launch of Windows 8 soldiers on, as Microsoft has now opened the Windows Store for submissions from individuals in anticipation of the grand OS launch on October 26th. Previously, only those with company accounts were able to submit their applications for consideration in the Windows Store. The big news doesn’t end Continue Reading →

We now know why Noki didn’t announce any release dates for its first Windows Phone 8 devices: Because Microsoft still doesn’t know exactly when Windows Phone 8 will be ready. The Verge reports that while Microsoft had wanted to release Windows Phone 8 ahead of its Windows 8 operating system this October, the company has Continue Reading →