There is no Facebook phone, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has insisted time after time. But the rumor mill won’t listen, and now DigiTimes reports that HTC is working on the fabled device.
HTC is developing a “customized smartphone in …
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Chinese Microblogs Ripe with Reports of Fruit-Scented iPhones
First, people wanted to smell like brand-new Apple products. Now it appears brand-new Apple products smell like fruit.
Well, that’s the news coming out of China, anyway. M.I.C. Gadget writes that the Chinese Internet is awash …
Google’s Galaxy Nexus: Unlocked and Contract-Free for $399
The Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is one of the best Android phones out right now, and starting today, Google is selling it unlocked and contract-free for $399.
Considering that most wireless carriers charge upwards of $600 for …
A Brief, Inaccurate History of the Mythical ‘iPhone Nano,’ 2007-Present
Let us examine a legendary Apple product that has never arrived — and yet just won’t go away.
Cheap iPhone Rumor Returns
Like clockwork, rumors of a cheaper iPhone are back.
Citing a report in China Times, Boy Genius Report claims that Apple is working on a low-cost iPhone to compete with the cheapest Android smartphones. Apple will reportedly …
X-Ray Vision Smartphones? In-Cell Touchscreens? A T-1000 ‘Liquidmetal’ iPhone 5?
Phones with cameras that let you see through walls, paper or clothing? An iPhone with a case made of “liquid metal” and — wait, what’s an “in-cell” touchscreen?
Augmented Reality Toys for iPhone and iPad: A Work in Progress
Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the AppGear line, which combine …
Compared: HTC’s One X, One S and Evo 4G LTE
After a rough year of plunging profits, HTC is focused on fewer, better phones.
HTC’s One line is the first result of that effort, including the HTC One X on AT&T, the One S on T-Mobile and the Evo 4G LTE on Sprint. Though the …
Report: The Fastest 4G and 3G Wireless Networks in America
As SNL so masterfully parodied, TV commercials for wireless carriers are usually a mess of vague technical jargon, meaningless graphs and annoying spokespeople. But who actually has the fastest wireless network?
The editors at …
Wonderopolis Gets Smartphone Apps
Last year, we named a site called Wonderopolis to our list of the year’s fifty best sites. Created by the National Center for Family Literacy, it publishes a wonder each day for parents and kids to share — answers to burning …
Samsung’s Galaxy S III Reveal May Be Two Weeks Away
Sprint to Get Galaxy Nexus on April 22 for $200
Google’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone is coming to Sprint soon, with an April 22 release date and a price of $200 with a two-year contract.
As with Google’s previous Nexus phones, the Galaxy Nexus runs an unmodified version of …