Samsung's Damages Payment to Apple Reduced

By Michael Wall | 3/4/2013

The initial $1.05 billion in damages Samsung was ordered to pay Apple for infringing on its design patents has been greatly reduced by roughly 40%. Get more from NotebookReview.

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Qualcomm Processors Speed Up Recharging a Smartphone's Battery

By Andy Patrizio | 3/2/2013

The new generation of Qualcomm mobile processors can do more than just speed up your apps. With the 2013 generation of Snapdragon chips, Qualcomm is introducing Quick Charge 2.0, which it claims will charge the phone up to 75% faster than the competition.

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Sprint Rolls Out Affordable Sprint Force 4G with LTE

By Amber Riippa | 3/1/2013

Sprint announced the Sprint Force 4G today, an Android phone that is 4G LTE compatible, and available for only $50.

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Google Working on "Innovative, Transformative" Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 3/1/2013

After Google acquired Motorola in summer of 2011, many expected the company to start pumping out amazing smartphones and tablets. This hasn't happened yet, but it might start soon.

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HTC's Jason Mackenzie: "We're David Fighting Goliath"

By Grant Hatchimonji | 2/27/2013

HTC president of global sales Jason Mackenzie took some time to talk to Brighthand at MWC about the company's plans and how it hopes to combat its underdog status.

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Photoshop Touch Not Just for Tablets, Now Available for iPhone and Android Phones

By Michael Wall | 2/27/2013

Adobe is now offering its Adobe Photoshop Touch app for smartphones. This offers powerful Photoshop features with touch-based gestures, and is available for iOS and Android mobile devices.

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MWC 2013: LG Optimus G Pro Hands-On Preview

By Grant Hatchimonji | 2/27/2013

LG's new flagship phone, the Optimus G Pro, was available for us to play with at MWC, so we took it for a spin. Here's what we thought.

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MWC 2013: Asus PadFone Infinity Hands-On Preview

By Grant Hatchimonji | 2/26/2013

Here at MWC, Asus announced the third iteration of its unique smartphone/tablet dock pairing, the PadFone Infinity, and we got some hands-on time with the device.

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MWC2013: Asus PadFone Infinity Bringing High-End Specs to this Smartphone/Tablet Combo

By Ed Hardy | 2/25/2013

With the PadFone series, Asus offers something different: a phone that can be docked with a large screen to convert it into a tablet. A new iteration was announced today at MWC.

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MWC2013: ZTE Grand Memo 5.7-inch Smartphone Revealed

By Michael Wall | 2/25/2013

ZTE reveals its new 5.7-inch handset the Grand Memo. The new handset will look to mix portability and performance with its powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.

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Samsung Galaxy S IV Will Be Unveiled on March 14

By Ed Hardy | 2/25/2013

The wait for the Samsung Galaxy S IV is almost over. This cutting-edge smartphone is going to be announced on March 14.

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New Survey Finds Americans Treat Mobile Devices Like Their Best Friends

By Valerie Sarnataro | 2/24/2013

With smartphones and tablets growing more and more in popularity, it seems Americans have started treating the gadgets as best friends, as a new survey indicates that Americans may prefer quality time with a mobile device to hanging out with a "real" friend.

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