Samsung Galaxy Nexus US injunction gets reversed

The injunction banning the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the United States has been reversed by US appeals court. According to the decision, Apple could not present sufficient evidence, relating consumer demand for the Android smartphone to its universal search patent. The injunction, banning the sale of the device was awarded to Apple back in June. The...

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How much?!? Woman in France gets phone bill for $15 quadrillion (yes, it was a mistake)

A woman in France got the shock of her life when she received her cell phone bill recently. Although the $15 quadrillion was obviously wrong, she had a hard time trying to convince workers at the telecoms company of the fact. Sometimes you get your cell phone bill through and it might seem a little more than what you’d been expecting, but what the heck, you...

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Android may top 1 billion activations by next year, predicts Google's Schmidt

You know what's cool? A billion activations Google chairman Eric Schmidt thinks that Android activations could top a billion by next year, as the operating system continues to reign over more than half of the mobile marketplace. "We just announced 1.3 million activations of Android phones per day globally - per day," he underlined during a recent interview...

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Cisco, US tech firms reportedly urged Congress to investigate Huawei, ZTE

Other US tech companies are reportedly suspicious of Huawei, ZTE Cisco Systems, among others, may have nudged Congress into investigating Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE for security concerns, according to a new report from the Washington Post. China's two largest telecommunications companies have taken a beating from U.S. Congressmen as they tried to enter...

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Google's Schmidt: Apple learned 'maps are really hard'

Google makes it look so easy It doesn't take turn-by-turn directions to figure out that Google Maps is one of the biggest advantages that Androids now have over the iPhone 5 and Apple devices upgraded to iOS 6. Former Google CEO and current chairman Eric Schmidt clearly agreed at an on-stage interview with AllThingsD. "Apple should have kept with our maps,"...

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Microsoft brings Motorola, Google to German court over Maps

Microsoft drags Motorola back into German courts today Microsoft is readying itself for the next round of court battles, as it fires off another patent lawsuit aimed at Motorola and its owner, Google. This marks a return to German courts today, where Microsoft now claims Motorola infringed on patents involving Google Maps overlaying multiple map data. ...

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MobileCon 2012: all the latest news

Getting it on at MobileCon 2012 MobileCon 2012 is the U.S. convention formerly known as CTIA MobileCon 2012. This isn't just a fall session of the CTIA convention in New Orleans. It's a San Diego gathering of movers and shakers in the mobile computing scene, as well as tons of journalists and IT professionals looking to be moved and shook by the latest...

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Samsung Galaxy Cam hands on: An impressive merger of phone and camera

← Previous Next → Our hands-on impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Cam, which we liked a lot more than we thought we'd ever like a point-and-shoot camera with Android and a touchscreen. When Samsung first unveiled...

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Motorola DROID RAZR HD duo will hit Verizon on October 18

Verizon Wireless announced that the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD duo will land on its shelves on October 18. The DROID RAZR HD will be priced at $199.99, while the 3300mAh sporting RAZR MAXX HD will set potential users back with $299.99. There is no difference between the specs of the two smartphones, save for the battery and internal memory size. Both...

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US appeals court lifts ban on Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Returning to U.S. shelves Apple's recent victory over Samsung, when a California jury awarded the Cupertino company over $1 billion of Samsung's money, is hardly the final chapter in the two tech giants' everlasting patent war. Heck, the parties haven't even reached the epilogue yet. In a new development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...

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Samsung’s Galaxy S3 Mini is official, but is it worthy of the name?

As expected, Samsung has announced the Galaxy S3 Mini, a mid-range Android 4.1 smartphone that has a similar design to its big brother. Samsung has announced the Galaxy S3 Mini, just as promised by the company’s mobile communications boss yesterday, but can it live up to our expectations, especially as it shares the same name as one of the very best Android...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini officially unveiled

Yes, it looks like a Galaxy S3, but what's the point? The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini has been officially announced by the South Korean firm at an event in Germany, which showed off the 4-inch, Android toting handset. We've been hearing rumblings over the past weeks about a smaller version of the extremely popular Samsung Galaxy S3 being in the works, and today...

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Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank may buy Sprint

SoftBank of Japan could potentially have a new market to try to conquer. Reports say the Japanese provider is looking to take control of Sprint and enter the U.S. market. Apparently bored by its meteoric rise through the ranks of Japan’s telecom market, SoftBank is now ready to make a major play for a piece of the American pie. According to the...

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4-inch Samsung Galaxy S III mini officially unveiled

No, we didn’t scale the images wrong, it's the new Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini that was just announced in Germany. Brought on by an increasing demand for 4" droids with good specs, the S III mini wants to please people who find the 4.8" screen of its big brother to be just too big. Bearing the S III title, the mini has the same nature-inspired design as the big...

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UK Government: Huawei and ZTE are safe

Don't panic Mr Mainwaring! In light of reports from the US Intelligence Committee saying Huawei and ZTE should be banned, the UK government has revealed it has no issue with the Chinese manufacturers. TechRadar spent some time chatting to Derek Smith, a spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, who explained that the UK government has no concerns about Huawei...

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Samsung announces a beefed up Galaxy S III for Japan

Today NTT DoCoMo announced the upcoming availability of a few smartphones including Samsung’s Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. You’ve probably heard all there is to know about those two, but NTT DoCoMo’s version of the Galaxy S III, called Alpha, will be slightly different. Its chipset is pretty much the same as the international version of the Galaxy Note II - with...

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Samsung Ativ S price revealed in pre-order listing

Will this be your WP8 weapon of choice? The first pre-order page for the Samsung Ativ S has popped up in the UK, with the online retailer asking for £479.99 (around $770/AU$750) in return for the Korean firm's flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Unveiled at IFA 2012 in Berlin, the Ativ S joins the likes of the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 920 at...

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Lenovo to build on PC success with international smartphone release, leaves HP in its dust

Research indicates Lenovo has become the world's number one PC manufacturer, as the company announces plans to expand its smartphone range. Lenovo is riding a wave of success at the moment, after announcing some exciting Windows 8 tablets, and now it appears the company has become the world’s number one PC manufacturer, and is preparing to release its smartphone...

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LG Optimus Nexus phone gets clearest spy shots yet

The one on the left, obviously (credit: Onliner) If there was any doubt that LG was behind the next Nexus phone, it's well and truly abated after seeing these clearest spy shots to date. A Russian site got its hands on a prototype device and shared the visual love – it looks as though the LG Optimus Nexus phone has a lovely back. On the inside, the...

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The best pics of the LG Nexus phone so far show all the details

Beside the high-quality photos there is not much new information about the LG Nexus phone. Still, we get its model name - the LG E960 - and a codename - the Mako. We'd say that if it really turns out to be this year's Nexus device (something our fellow tech journalists are not quite sure), it makes all the sense in the world to be called the Google Optimus Nexus, right?...

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