Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 2, its follow-up to the original Note, at the IFA in Berlin last month. Rumors have suggested that the hotly-anticipated Note 2 phablet will be heading to major U.S. carriers like AT&T and Sprint. Recently, a leaked screenshot has surfaced, suggesting that the Samsung phablet is also headed for Verizon Wireless.
more headlines
Apple will probably launch the iPhone 5 on Wednesday (Sept. 12), but Samsung is looking to spoil the party. The Korean smartphone maker recently lost the long-running Samsung-Apple patent trial, and it is now suing Apple over the use of 4G LTE in the iPhone 5.
AT&T, one of the top mobile phone carriers in the U.S., announced that its LG Escape will be available from Sept. 16 for just $50. The introduction of the LG Escape will attract cost conscious consumers who are looking for a budget-friendly smartphone on AT&T.
Recently leaked pictures of iPhone 5 suggest that the much-awaited smartphone will be longer and thinner than its predecessors.
More than 20 million people already own Galaxy S3 smartphones, and all of them anxiously await the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Last week, during its IFA 2012 Unpacked event in Germany, Samsung promised that its flagship devices will soon get the upgrade. The list includes the Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note, but older Samsung devices may get the upgraded OS too.
Finnish smartphone maker Nokia recently revealed its Windows Phone 8 OS handsets Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. Nokia did not confirm when the phones will hit the shelves, but rumors indicate that both the smartphones will be available in the U.S. on AT&T from Nov. 2 onwards.
A Florida company said on Monday that its files - not an FBI agent's laptop - were hacked by a renegade group that released Apple product identification data it claimed to have obtained through a breach of the nation's top law enforcement agency.
The next generation iPhone 5, which Apple Inc. plans to release this week, could not only boost the tech giant's bottom line - but could give a significant boost to the overall U.S. economy.
Mobile network equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks
Apple, fresh from a patent victory against South Korean rival Samsung, has turned its sights on a smaller target - Polish online grocery website A.pl.
Nokia is reportedly planning an exclusive 4G LTE deal with UK carrier Everything Everywhere for the new Lumia 920 smartphone. According to a Financial Times report citing "two people with knowledge of the situation," the UK exclusive would see Everything Everywhere, run by mobile giants T-Mobile and Orange, snag the Windows Phone 8 handset for a November launch. The deal echoes Nokia's sole-carrier agreement with AT&T in the United States.
Two days remain until the almost-certain launch of the iPhone 5. What should iFans expect from Wednesday's launch?
Nokia unveiled its new Windows Phone 8 smartphones a week before Apple's big event when it is expected to pull the wraps of its next-generation iPhone, which gave the Finnish company the perfect opportunity to make a bold, confident and strong statement. Instead, Nokia managed to seem a little too desperate due to its misleading promotional video.