Microsoft and Google have finally put an end to their clash over the YouTube app for Windows Phone. Google today announced that it will work with Microsoft to deliver a YouTube app that complies with policies. More
Google didn't unveil Android 4.3 at its Google I/O conference as many had hoped, but the company may soon release the next version of Android with a new camera app that has better controls and navigation. More
Since Google revealed last week that it will launch a version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 running stock Android Jelly Bean, Android fans have wondered if the same might be done for the HTC One. Reports from multiple websites now claim to confirm that an HTC One running stock Android will be announced soon.
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Greg Sullivan, senior marketing manager at Microsoft, discusses Windows Phone, Nokia's dominance of the platform, and what it will take to make the platform grow as much in the U.S. as it has in some European countries. More
Waze, a company that specializes in maps and driving directions enhanced by community feedback, is reportedly set to field acquisition offers from multiple companies. Following earlier rumors that Facebook offered Waze more than $1 billion, The Telegraph now reports that Google and "other large tech companies" have expressed interest to acquire the mapping company. No deals have been reached and Waze, a popular navigation solution for both Android and iOS, may choose to remain independent.
source: Telegraph
Verizon Cloud, the online storage and data restoring service Verizon introduced last month for Android devices, has launched to support Apple iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. it also added support for two key Android smartphones. More
Despite shipping more phones globally than more established names like BlackBerry and Nokia, few outside of China have heard of Coolpad. The company has arrived at CTIA to showcase its Quattro II 4G in hopes that more in the U.S. will soon learn about the ninth-most successful smartphone vendor. More
Satellite TV provider Dish desperately wants to get into the wireless industry by acquiring Sprint, but comments by its CEO and a new nationalistic smear campaign are embarrassing those efforts. Is this the Sprint of the future? More
Samsung has already sold 10 million units of the Galaxy S 4, and the Korean manufacturer will soon add to that tally with the release of a new color option on one major U.S. carrier and the general release on another.
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Following indifferent reviews and poor customer reception in its U.S. launch, Facebook has decided to delay the release of the HTC First in Europe so it has more time to make Facebook Home more appealing. More
Samsung today announced that it has shipped more than 10 million units of the Galaxy S 4 less than one month after its global release on April 27. Co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun last week said that Samsung would hit the 10 million mark, and the company confirmed that it reached the milestone today. Samsung's channel sales, or sales to retailers like carriers and online stores, have made the Galaxy S 4 the company's fastest selling smartphone. The phone's predecessor, the Galaxy S III, took 50 days to reach the 10 million mark last year.
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Despite supply line issues that forced HTC to delay the release of the HTC One in some markets, the Taiwanese company has sold more than 5 million units of its 2013 flagship smartphone. More
Most security apps are not effective if a thief uninstalls the app or simply resets the phone. With LoJack for Android, which is embedded in the Samsung Galaxy S 4 firmware, tracking down a stolen phone will still be possible. More
Verizon Wireless today announced that it will be the exclusive distributor of a new carrier named Viva Movil that specifically targets, markets to, and serves the growing Latino population in the United States. More
The Nokia Lumia 925 is the Lumia that you really want. That much is clear to almost anyone who holds the device, so what's different from the last must-have Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 920? More