Smartphones

BlackBerry shocked the messaging app industry by hitting 20 million combined iPhone and Android downloads in just a week after BBM went cross-platform. Now, new Android data from Mobidia provided exclusively to BGR shows that right after its launch, BBM pulled ahead of or matched major rivals in the key metric of weekly engagement. This Continue Reading →

At Samsung’s Analyst Day, alongside talking serious financial numbers, forward looking statements and such, the company has announced that it will bring fully-foldable screens to willing customers some time in 2015. The screen tech (which we’ve seen an incremental nudge towards with the Galaxy Round) could find its way into both typical smart devices like Continue Reading →

Earlier reports suggested that Samsung’s next-generation flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone will be getting a significant camera upgrade when it debuts next year and now the news is confirmed. Samsung said this week during its analyst day meetings that the upcoming Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 hero phones for 2014 will both get the company’s Continue Reading →

Apple is gearing up to soon begin hardware repairs for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in its chain of retail stores, according to sources with knowledge of the upcoming initiative. These sources say that Apple Stores will be able to replace several parts of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on-site, meaning that Apple Continue Reading →

Okay, where to start on this one? Simply put, Motorola has applied for a patent of a microphone with a tranceiver and power supply that is designed to be tattooed onto your throat. The idea is to capture vibrations directly from your larynx in order to cut out background noise — while eliminating something else Continue Reading →

Apple may be enlisting a couple of more suppliers to help meet demand for its mobile products. Later this year, the iPhone maker will tap into the resources of Taiwan-based Wistron to build 5C handsets, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing “people familiar with the supply chain.” Next year, Apple will employ Compal Communications, Continue Reading →

In order to whet appetites for the new FuelBand SE, which hits shelves on Wednesday, Nike released its companion app, the refreshed Nike+ Move, to the public a day earlier than expected. Exclusive to iPhone 5s owners, the Nike+ Move app uses the M7 coprocessor found in the iPhone 5s to gather information from the Continue Reading →

Can your mobile phone become a replacement for manually typing in a password? That’s the promise of a new application called Knock, which launched on Tuesday, which uses an iPhone paired with a Mac desktop or laptop computer to log you in to your locked machine. The system takes advantage of the newer low-energy Bluetooth Continue Reading →

Nokia’s Lumia 1520 looks set for a release on AT&T next week. The Microsoft Store is now accepting pre-orders with a release date of November 15th for $199 on contract. Following similar deals for the Lumia 900, 920, and 1020, AT&T is the exclusive carrier for Nokia’s latest Lumia 1520 Windows Phone. The 6-inch handset Continue Reading →

It’s time to start getting used to discussing WQHD resolution, or 2560 x 1440 pixels, in relation to smartphones. Samsung’s Analyst Day gathering today shed some light on the company’s future plans, and the display category was highlighted by the promise of 560ppi AMOLED panels for phones. Combine that with the 1440p resolution and you Continue Reading →