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Google and Motorola?  AT&T and T-Mobile?  the death of webOS?  the market is changing rapidly, and RIM’s ability to compete has been taken into question several times over the course of the year.  once known as a top smartphone maker, RIM has seen their marketshare gradually decline over the years – to the point that …

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 review – best BlackBerry yet

Sponsored links, if any, appear in green. BlackBerry Bold 9930 the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is a solid smartphone, but it won’t win anyone over to the RIM side of things. while the BlackBerry faithful will absolutely love it, and it will probably be the best smartphone they have ever used, those who have already left …

Apple to build 56 million more iPhones this year, half will be iPhone 5s

Back in July we heard news that Apple had placed an order with Pegatron Technology, which, although sounds like some sort of Transformers character, is actually a manufacturing company that’s better known for its laptop production. the company previously produced and shipped nearly 4 million phones, but was said to be producing 15 million more. …

Verizon 4G comparison: HTC ThunderBolt vs. LG Revolution vs. Samsung Droid Charge

Who makes the best Verizon 4G smartphone? we pit the HTC ThunderBolt vs. the LG Revolution vs. the Samsung Droid Charge to find out. So you’ve heard of Verizon’s new 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network, and you want in. maybe you’re a Verizon customer and your contract has run out, or maybe you’re planning to …

Verizon iPhone activations still trail those of AT&T

The Verizon iPhone was greeted by many analysts as a major-league game changer – the device that could put the AT&T iPhone, and its notoriously spotty service, in a world of hurt. But according to new sales figures from both AT&T and Verizon, the AT&T iPhone has managed to retain its place atop the market. …

Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Smartphone Review – Mobile Magazine

It’s hard to believe that Samsung’s attempt to tackle the iPhone three years ago was the abysmal Samsung Instinct. my, how far have they’ve gotten since then. Samsung has skyrocketed to become one of the top manufacturers of Android smartphones and arguably one of their greatest creations to date is the Samsung Galaxy S II …

iDW – Use Bluetooth to tether your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad

Glenn Fleishman, Macworld.com, 4/18/2011 Any device running iOS 4.3 supports Bluetooth tethering—here’s how to make it work You should know by now that an iPhone of the right vintage can be turned into a mobile hotspot—a portable router that pumps out a Wi-Fi signal on one side and talks to a mobile 3G broadband network …

Why the Motorola Droid Bionic Needs to Make a Big Splash

Tweet Share Email When I first wrote about why you should be waiting for Verizon’s 4G LTE dual-core smartphone, the Motorola Droid Bionic, one of the reasons I gave was that Motorola was going to have to make a big splash with the device. You see, there is a lot of pressure on the Droid …

Apple Patches iPhone PDF Security Flaw with iOS 4.3.4 Update

Apple released iOS 4.3.4 and iOS 4.2.9 on Friday for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. the updates patch a PDF rendering security flaw that’s currently used to install the JailbreakMe jailbreak hack through Mobile Safari. iOS 4.3.4, now with less hack-ness iOS 4.3.4 is available for the iPod touch, iPad, iPad 2 and GSM …

Create a custom iPhone case for $34.95

Which would you rather have protecting youriPhone: a boring black shell, or a beautiful color photo of your kids, dog, significant other, etc.? Uncommon turns any uploaded photo into an attractive, durable case for your iPhone oriPod Touch. (Custom cases for iPads are coming soon.) The service offers four case options for the iPhone 4 …