Today in Shanghai, police cracked down on a fake iPhone production ring, making five arrests.
A local newspaper reported that around 200 fake iPhones were found during the investigation. The devices had been assembled in apartments in Shanghai from parts …
While it’s not quite the LTE 4G iPhone many were hoping for, the iPhone 5 will apparently support HSPA+ technology, which many carriers bill as 4G.
Speaking at Macworld Asia this week, a China Unicom executive showed off the above …
Nokia plans to drastically reduce its workforce by another 3,500 positions, the company announced today.
The slashed jobs will be added to the 4,000 jobs Nokia already announced it would cut in April. At that time, Nokia said it would …
One lucky eBay buyer got to preview the new version of Google Android a little early when he bought a Samsung Nexus S preloaded with Ice Cream Sandwich. The buyer then sent a 2-minute video demo to Engadget.
Because Android …
Possibly following-up on a reference to a “product transition” mentioned in Apple’s last earning call, the company’s iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle may get retired indefinitely, reports TUAW.
The news would hardly be surprising. The Classic is an old-style designed …
Amazon’s announcement of the Kindle Fire today threw down the gauntlet for both tablets and e-book readers. At just $199, it’s not much more expensive than previous e-readers, and it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than competing tablets.
In …
Mobile consumers are hungrily awaiting the launch of the next Apple iPhone. So hungry, in fact, that 41 percent of mobile consumers (and 52 percent of BlackBerry users!) in North America plan to purchase an iPhone 5, according to a …
Amazon unveiled its much-hyped Kindle Fire tablet in New York City on Wednesday.
Many analysts think the tablet and e-reader could cut into sales of Apple’s iPad and be a huge holiday hit with its $199 price point. One senior …
Microsoft has signed its largest Android patent deal to date that outlines huge cross-licensing with Samsung, maker of some of the most popular Android phones and tablets, the company announced today.
Under the agreement, Samsung will pay a royalty fee …
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Skype on Tuesday updated its apps for the iPhone and iPad, which now include Bluetooth functionality and image stabilization. Unfortunately the updates also introduce advertising for non-paid users for the first time.
Skype is trying to better monetize its service …
Presentation sharing startup SlideShare on Tuesday launched a new HTML5-powered site that eliminates the need for Adobe Flash for slideshows and works seamlessly on mobile devices like Apple iPad and iPhone.
The popular service follows others like LinkedIn and Pandora …
Confirming recent rumors, Apple has sent out press invites for its iPhone 5 event on October 4 at its Cupertino campus.
Surprisingly, Apple is pretty straightforward in the invite regarding what the event is about: “Let’s talk iPhone.” Typically, Apple …
Disney is throwing the combined firepower of its Cars entertainment brand, its retail toy business, and its mobile app capability into a new line of Appmates mobile application toys being announced today.
The entertainment giant will sell Appmates toys based …
Facebook is finally launching its iPad application and will be doing so at Apple’s October 4th event, rumored to be the release of the iPhone 5.
According to Mashable‘s sources, the social network may also introduce its latest iPhone app, …
Samsung on Monday introduced its Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet, a smaller sibling to the sleek Tab 10.1, which is currently of the best Android tablets on the market. It also showed off two updated Galaxy Player media devices.
The three …
The coolest feature in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 may be something unexpected: a smart, voice-operated virtual assistant — simply called Assistant — that sounds like an evolutionary upgrade over the iPhone’s current voice commands.
We’ve been hearing for some time …
Apple is apparently expecting less demand for its iPad 2 tablet in the fourth quarter, since the company has cut orders to its China-based manufacturers by 25 percent, according to a new report from JP Morgan.
The move could signal …
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Music video games such as Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band were among gaming’s fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring to become a $1.7 billion business by 2008. But after a 46-percent sales crash in 2009, …
Apple may have to slightly delay the anticipated October launch of the iPhone 5 due to a supply chain snafu, according to reports this morning.
Digitimes, the Taiwanese blog with a history of often accurate Apple leak reporting, said today …
