Tim Cook apologizes for iPhone warranty troubles in China

Apple had come under fire from the Chinese media due to issues related to the warranty for the iPhone in China, related specifically to the iPhone 4 and the 4S. It seems instead of replacing the phones entirely, which require the company to reset the one year warranty period from the point as per Chinese Law, Apple was simply choosing to replace key...

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HTC One pre-orders on AT&T get tipped for an April 5 kick-off

AT&T's pre-order plans for the metal-clad HTC One made their way online slightly ahead of schedule. The smartphone's order books will reportedly be opened this coming Friday, on April 5. Users who want to enjoy the aluminum unibody of the HTC flagship will have to prepare $249.99 for a device with 32GB of built-in memory - exactly the same amount AT&T will...

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Ex-Windows Phone exec joins Amazon, may be working on smartphone

Hold the smartphone! Kindel at the Kindle company? Former Windows Phone general manager Charlie Kindel revealed that Amazon, the company that sells the Kindle, brought him onboard today, which sounded like another April Fools' prank. However, the only April 1-related joke was that he and the company were making a home server product called the "Amazon Kindle...

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Do Siri job postings point to expansion of the personal assistant?

Siri is in need of an overhaul It looks as if Apple is preparing to expand the virtual personal assistant Siri, as the iPhone maker posted a dozen Siri-related job ads over the weekend. Apple began advertising on its jobs portal over the weekend for new positions related to Siri that range from "Siri Software Engineers" to a "Siri Interaction Designer" and...

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Tim Cook apologizes to China over Apple's warranty practices

Apple's service warrants an apology in China After catching some flack from the Chinese media about its warranty practices, Apple's CEO Tim Cook has issued an apology with a plan of action to rectify the situation. A China Central Television Station report claimed Apple was providing better warranty service in other countries, while Chinese customers were...

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HTC Myst may welcome 'Facebook Home' to Androids everywhere

ET would approve of this Home phone (credit: Android Police) Facebook's "new home for Android" will open its doors on Thursday, though that impending due date isn't stopping a number of leaks from bubbling to the surface. First, some background: Reports from last week suggest that during its Menlo Park event, Facebook will introduce a handset built by...

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Dell blames 'deteriorating outlook' for PCs in SEC filing

SEC filing paints Dell's future as private company In a massive filing with the SEC last Friday, Dell bares its soul on the company's reasons for going private. CNET reported Sunday that PC maker Dell has plenty of valid reasons for going public, laying them all out for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) late last week. In a 274-page filing...

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HTC DROID DNA back on Verizon's website without a word

Verizon seems to have changed its mind about the DROID DNA. A couple of days ago it was taken off the carrier’s site with sales reps saying it’s been retired in favor of an upcoming project (presumably the HTC One). And now it’s back. And not just back on the site, there are available units. According to GottaBeMobile, the SKU has changed pointing to a slightly different...

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Lenovo set to design its own mobile processors following Samsung snub

Process that, Samsung! Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo will aid its mission to build a larger global presence in smartphones and tablets by designing its own line of processors, reports on Monday claimed. EE Times' sources said the company will hire 100 engineers by the middle of the year in order to aid a small chip engineering team it has kept on the books...

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GSMArena labs: Our latest tool gives you instant reviews

One of the main critiques we are getting recently is that we take too long with the publishing of our reviews. Whereas some of our competitors can often cook a review in a day, our aim to provide as much details as possible means you often have to much longer to know more about your favorite smartphone. Due to the huge number of tests we do, a review of a phone can take up a week (or even more). You see our human reviewers want to sleep, eat and they take way too many coffee breaks. So, we decided that if we want to be fast we’ll have to...

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Shares of Android, Samsung and Sprint rise in early 2013

The market share of Android has continued to climb and the shares of Sprint and the current global market leader Samsung have also seen an increase in the US, according to a report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. The data suggests that the Android market share in US has increased by 5.8% pts compared to the same period last year. Android leads the pack with...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini could go official this week

Just a couple of weeks after the company made its new Galaxy S4 flagship a reality, there's word that Samsung is getting ready to announce the new Galaxy S4 Mini, which could come as early as this week. Rumors say that the device is slated for a late May or early June release in one of two color varieties - Black Mist or White Frost. It'll supposedly come in...

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