White House Says Consumers Should Be Legally Permitted to Unlock Smartphones

By Amber Riippa | 3/5/2013

The White House has publicly stated that consumers should be able to freely unlock their phones without the risk of criminal penalty or any other imposed punishment. Doing so is currently illegal.

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Verizon CFO Says Subsidies on Smartphones Will Drop Over Next 2-3 Years

By Hannah Becker | 3/5/2013

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo expects subsidies for smartphones to fall over the next two to three years, meaning consumers will be paying more.

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Google May Launch Streaming Music Service This Year

By Jeff Dunn | 3/5/2013

An unconfirmed report says that Google plans on launching a Spotify-like streaming music service by the end of the year. TechnologyGuide has additional information.

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BlackBerry 10 Software Update Brings Improvements to Performance and Camera

By Michael Wall | 3/1/2013

BlackBerry issued a new BlackBerry 10 update today. This adds a number of new features, and is already available on select carriers for download directly to devices.

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MWC 2013: Android vs. Windows Phone, Firefox, Ubuntu, Tizen, Sailfish

By Jacqueline Emigh | 2/22/2013

Android will be sharing some of the limelight in Barcelona with a range of mobile device platforms.

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Processor from MIT Means Smartphones May Soon Take Proffessional Pictures

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 2/19/2013

A team from MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratory has created a chip that quickly and easily fixes common mistakes of smartphone images. Our sister site DigitalCameraReview has all the details.

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Newest Jabra Motion Bluetooth Headsets Unveiled

By Jeff Dunn | 2/19/2013

Jabra today announced its newest Bluetooth headsets, the Jabra Motion series, which were made to make multitasking easier for the employee on the go. More details can be found on TechnologyGuide.

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Android and iPhone on Over 90% of All Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 2/15/2013

It's obvious that a large majority of smartphones run either Google Android or Apple iOS, but their share of the world market is still growing, to the point where these two utterly dominate.

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Significant Security Flaw Found in BlackBerry Enterprise Server

By Ed Hardy | 2/13/2013

BlackBerry has warned its enterprise users that it has found a serious problem with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and a patch needs to be applied immediately. Just getting a TIFF image is enough to open a security hole.

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BlackBerry and Windows Phone Gaining Second Winds

By Ed Hardy | 2/9/2013

Just as the smartphone market was looking like a two-horse race, Windows Phone and BlackBerry have gotten second winds and are making the market competitive again.

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T-Mobile Might Be the First U.S. Telecom to Offer the BlackBerry Z10

By Michael Wall | 2/7/2013

T-Mobile says its tests of the BlackBerry Z10 are going well -- so well that this carrier might be the first in the U.S. to offer the smartphone.

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Skype Is Headed for BlackBerry 10 Devices, With a Catch

By Ed Hardy | 2/7/2013

There's good news for users of new BlackBerry smartphones: you'll soon be able to use the free Skype video chat service. However, there is a small caveat.

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