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T-Mobile iPhone 5 pre-orders live, available April 12

Craig Lloyd, Apr 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today's the day, folks. Those wanting an iPhone 5 on T-Mobile can now order one on T-Mobile's website with a ship date of April 12. You can grab one for as low $99 down, with monthly payments of $20 per month for 24 months. Or, if you have the cash, you can pay in full at checkout for as low as $579 for the 16GB model. Join that together with a $50-per-month plan and you really got something. Read The Full Story

Google suffers another marketshare drop while Apple rises, says comScore

Brittany Hillen, Apr 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

ComScore has released data on the US smartphone market gathered over a three month span that went to the end of February of this year, and it shows Apple and Google on the top of the their respective scales. Apple is leading the way in smartphone OEMs, beating out Samsung by over 15-percent, while Google comes in with the top platform, althoug its numbers have dropped a bit over last year once again, marking a downward trend. Read The Full Story

Zuckerberg tips “phones designed around people, not apps”

Craig Lloyd, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

We're here at Facebook's phone announcement, and they haven't yet announced anything, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on stage talking about phones and apps, and how people use their phones. Zuckerberg says that phones should be designed around people, and not the apps on the phones themselves, noting that Facebook wants to do that with smartphones today. Read The Full Story

Samsung to launch Experience Shops in 1400 Best Buy stores

Brittany Hillen, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung has teamed up with Best Buy to bring 1,400 in-store Experience Shops, according to a statement released Thursay. The stores will begin rolling out some time this month, with the Korean manufacturer stating that 900 Experience Shops will be up and running in select Best Buys by the beginning of May, with the rest of them rolling out "by early summer," although no hard dates were provided. Read The Full Story

USPTO invalidates Apple’s “Bounce-Back” patent once again

Brian Sin, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has once again invalidated Apple's "bounce-back" patent. The patent, labeled patent # 7,469,381, was one of Apple's major patents in its lawsuit against Samsung. It provides the "bounce-back" feature that bounces the screen back upward if the user scrolls past the end of a page/document. The patent also includes other features including dragging documents, rotating documents, list scrolling, scaling, and many other features. Read The Full Story

Casio G’z0ne Commando reboots with 4G LTE

Craig Lloyd, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

The Casio G'z0ne Commando has been a rather quiet option on Verizon's network, but for those wanting a rugged and tough smartphone on Big Red's network, the Commando is a very safe bet. It's even a better option now because a new version of the phone was seen making its way through the FCC, equipped with Verizon's blazingly-fast 4G LTE. Read The Full Story

Wacom releases Bamboo Stylus mini, cute is now in

Craig Lloyd, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Wacom makes some pretty great drawing tablets, but they also make several different types of capacitive styli. The company's newest addition to its stylus lineup is the Bamboo Stylus mini, and a small stylus that sits at just 1.85-inches long, and comes with a nifty plug that you can stuff into your device's headphone jack for storage and quick retrieval. Read The Full Story

Apple’s government liaison indicates next two iPhones were designed during Jobs’ reign

Brittany Hillen, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

The iPhone is a hot commodity, and so it isn't surprising that over half of the reported smartphone thefts in San Francisco concerned the Apple-branded handset. San Fran's District Attorney George Gascon has been meeting with phone makers in light of the growing number of phone thefts, discussing with them the creation of a standard kill-switch for disabling a handset that has been stolen. Eventually he met with Apple's government liaison, and had some interesting things to say about the encounter. Read The Full Story

AT&T HTC One pre-orders reportedly begin April 4, $250 for 32GB

Craig Lloyd, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

After we've heard from several carriers about pre-orders with the Samsung GALAXY S 4, including AT&T and US Cellular, the HTC One has been rather mum about when it's going to make its appearance. However, it's been said that AT&T will open up pre-orders for the new device on April 4, with the entry-level 32GB model costing $250 after signing a two-year contract. Read The Full Story

FCC looks into cell phone radiation, decides to keep limitations same as before

Brittany Hillen, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Our cell phones go with us just about everywhere: at school, work, in our pocket, in bed. Those who have been around long enough will have heard ever-changing stances on the health safety of the handsets, with some claiming that the radiation causes brain tumors and others claiming that there are no health problems associated with phone use. All was quiet on the health front until last year, when the government said it was time to take another look at acceptable RF levels. Read The Full Story

Google updates Nexus 4 design with small nubs, new camera lens

Craig Lloyd, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apparently, Nexus 4 owners have been having some issues keeping their new phone from flying off their desk and ending up on the floor. Because of the rear glass panel, the phone can slide around fairly easily depending on the type of surface it's on. However, Google redesigned the phone just slightly to prevent unnecessary sliding. Read The Full Story

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