Google's latest patent lets you talk on your smartphone upsi

A new Google patent aims to help those of us struggling to tell a smartphone's top from its bottom. The patent outlines a smartphone with both a microphone and speaker at each end, allowing someone to...

Phones4U announces the LG Optimus 4X HD, coming Aug. 27

Independent British retailer Phones4U has announced that it'll be launching the LG Optimus 4X HD in the UK later this month, and that it'll start taking pre-orders from today.

Google officially announces Motorola downsizing, will take a

Google this evening confirmed in an SEC filing that it plans to cut some 4,000 employees from the recent acquisition of Motorola -- about a fifth of the company's workforce.

Acer Iconia Tab A110 allegedly caught brandishing Jelly Bean

When we last left Acer's Iconia Tab A110, it was going to be yet another 7-inch Android 4.0 tablet. No big deal.

Is Google helping Samsung fight Apple?

An interesting article on CNET is suggesting that Google may be supporting Samsung in its trial with Apple. While Google and Apple have yet to fight directly, Google has been providing support to its Andro...

HTC wants to take the top two spot in China by 2015. Ambitio

Aside from China and India, the rest of the world seems to be shunning HTC’s offerings. Already we’re seeing the Taiwanese firm ditching its offices and pulling out of markets in South Korea and Bra...

Who will win the Apple vs Samsung patent war? And what’s nex

Where did it all go wrong? Apple and Samsung were once the perfect couple, but it seems theirs was a marriage of convenience.

HP TouchPad gets Android Jelly Bean via CM10 Preview Release

If you were lucky enough to get an HP TouchPad this time last year during their “fire sale” for $99 (16GB) or the $149 (32GB) your Android luck hasn’t run out yet. Remember, Android first came to...

Samsung's defense against Apple patents begins with prior ar

Samsung may have convinced Judge Koh to toss a few international handsets out of Apple's lawsuit, but the Korean firm still has Cupertino's patent licensing accusations to contend with.

Samsung Galaxy Note II specs preview

When the Samsung Galaxy Note first came into the scene, most of us couldn't take it very seriously, because of its gigantic size that made it far more difficult to handle compared to a regular smartphone...

Apple's internal research revealed: why customers chose Andr

A couple of years ago Apple was facing a dilemma. It had committed to an exclusive deal with AT&T for five years, but had just watched Android surge past the iPhone in terms of market share.

Editorial: Custom ROMs are awesome, and sometimes they break

For many of us, part of the fun of having an Android phone is yanking off the intended software and putting a community-built custom build into the ROM. Sometimes, it's almost necessary to fix a few "broke...

LG Optimus 2X to receive Ice Cream Sandwich after all

When it comes to Android 4.0 and the LG Optimus 2X, signals have been mixed. After initially promising Ice Cream Sandwich for the device, LG seemed to backtrack by posting to the Twitter account of their...

LG Optimus Vu coming to US in third quarter

LG's Optimus Vu was launched earlier this year as a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note. After recording more than 500,000 units sold, LG is now planning to bring the phone stateside.

Best phone screen: display tech explained

Mobile phones have progressed dramatically since the days their displays needed only to show you the number of the person calling. Once we added text messaging and even email, we need a bit more space...

Toshiba Excite 10 Review

Toshiba’s success in the Android tablet market is owed to the manufacturer’s competitive specs and prices. 2011 was without a doubt the year of the tablet. The year was packed with some of the most...

Motorola to cut its workforce by 20%, shutter 1/3 of its off

When Google acquired Motorola Mobility, Larry Page said the move would help "supercharge the Android ecosystem," but first, the firm needs to reorganize.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q official images show up, strutting

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q is supposed to be a nice QWERTY-laden addition to T-Mobile's Android stable, as we first saw it about a month ago.

Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 4S: Which will win the ultimate drag rac

If you think hammer and drop test videos are so passé, you definitely want to check out the following video. Because really, who hasn’t thought about tying two expensive brand new smartphones — the...

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich vs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean vid

Google’s latest two Android versions are yet to become available to the majority of Android users, who are anxiously waiting for their devices to be updated to ICS and / or Jelly Bean.