UNIEA, a manufacturer of cases for smartphones and tablets, has released a new line of cases for the Apple iPhone 4 and 4S that feature slim profiles and custom art designs. Called the “Design Series,” the cases are made from polycarbonate and sport anti-scratch UV coatings. UNIEA sent me three designs to check out, so read on to find out more about the Design Series of cases. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Samsung still top phone maker, Android still top smartphone OS says comScore
Research firm comScore has released its latest report on the mobile industry in the U.S., and not much has changed since the last report. As we saw with the report covering August through October, the new report for September through November shows Samsung holding on to its lead as the top mobile phone manufacturer, and Android maintaining its first place spot in the smartphone OS battle. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS sports QWERTY keyboard, dual SIM cards
In addition to the Galaxy Y DUOS, Samsung has announced the dual SIM Galaxy Y Pro DUOS. The Y Pro DUOS adds a QWERTY keyboard to the touchscreen/dual-SIM combination. Tweet Vote on HN ...
RIM denies report about BlackBerry 10 troubles
RIM has issued a statement concerning a report from earlier today that suggested that the company’s BlackBerry 10 devices were being delayed because of problems with its core functionality. The smartphone maker categorically denied the report and reiterated the original reason it gave for why the first BlackBerry 10 devices won’t arrive until late 2012. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung withholds Android 4.0 ICS upgrade from Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab due to TouchWiz
Samsung has revealed some disheartening news for owners of the original Galaxy S smartphone and 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet, as it will not be upgrading those devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung cites hardware constraints paired with the necessity to include its custom TouchWiz interface as the reason why it will not be upgrading the smartphones and tablets. Tweet Vote on HN ...
RIM sued over use of BBM trademark
A Canadian broadcasting company has filed a lawsuit against RIM over the use of the BBM name for the BlackBerry Messenger service. The Bureau of Broadcast Management was established back in 1944, and it has been using BBM Canada for much of its existence. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY game controller now supported by OnLive
Owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone, the world’s first PlayStation-certified smartphone, have something new to play with, as OnLive has announced that it has built compatibility with the PLAY’s game pad into the latest version of its Android app Tweet Vote on HN ...
C Spire picks up Motorola Milestone X2
C Spire Wireless has announced that is now offering the Motorola Milestone X2 smartphone. The Milestone X2 is a re-branded version of the DROID X2 that Verizon Wireless released earlier this year. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Dell Streak 5 updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread
The Dell Streak 5, Dell’s original smartphone/tablet hybrid, may be discontinued, but the company is doing good to support its customers, as it has just released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the 5-inch devices. We will excuse the tardiness of the update since the Streak 5 is dead product. The update offers version 1.5.1 of Dell’s Stage UI interface and version 2.27 of the Swype keyboard. Owners can head to Dell’s website to download the update now. Tweet Vote on ...
LG to upgrade high-end Optimus smartphones to Android 4.0 ICS starting in Q2 2012
LG already revealed that it plans to upgrade its high-end Optimus smartphones released in 2011 to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but now we have a more concrete time period that users can expect to get the upgrades delivered to their phones. Tweet Vote on HN ...