Nine Cool iPhone Apps for On-the-Go Movie Fans

By Mike Cohn | 4/21/2012

The iPhone is a movie fan's dream come true. Here are nine apps for checking reviews, finding films in theaters and online, viewing flicks on your phone, et cetera.

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iPhone 4S Debuts at Five U.S. Regional Carriers

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/21/2012

The iPhone 4S has been released by five regional carriers in the U.S., bringing Apple's latest smartphone to residents in rural areas of the country.

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Study Shows Majority of Smartphone Owners Now Access Travel Information on their Devices

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/21/2012

A recent study on mobile travel activities shows that 51% of smartphone owners accessed travel content on their devices during a three month period ending February 2012.

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HTC Says No to Physical Keyboards

By Ed Hardy | 4/20/2012

There's bad news for fans of smartphones with physical keyboards: HTC is going to stop making devices that include them.

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Verizon Wireless to Throw Its Support Behind Next Generation of Windows Phone

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/20/2012

Microsoft may not be seeing much success with its Windows Phone platform, but Verizon Wireless is prepared to back Windows Phone 8 upon its release later this year, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

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iPhone 5 Could Be Delayed, Use a New Touchscreen Technology

By Ed Hardy | 4/20/2012

Shortages of LTE-enabled chips will reportedly push back the release of Apple's next iPhone until the fall. A separate report indicates that this device will use a new type of touchscreen.

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Microsoft Evangelist Didn't Mean to Promise Windows Phone 8 Upgrades for All

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/19/2012

Nuno Silva, a developer evangelist for Microsoft, has issued a clarification regarding his comments about current Windows Phone models receiving upgrades to Windows 8 upon its release.

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Verizon CEO: Shared Data Plans Are Coming this Summer

By Ed Hardy | 4/19/2012

The CEO of Verizon has confirmed something that many of this company's subscribers have been hoping for for a long long time: they will soon be able to connect multiple devices to a single data plan.

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Nokia Struggling in Move to Windows Phone

By Ed Hardy | 4/19/2012

Nokia's switch from smartphones based on Symbian to Microsoft's Windows Mobile is clearly not going as smoothly as it likely hoped. Sales in the first three months of this year were 40% lower than what they were a year ago.

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Three Top Verizon Smartphones Receive System Software Updates

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/19/2012

Verizon Wireless has just released incremental updates for the Motorola Droid 4, Motorola Droid RAZR, and the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. These should bring battery life to the Android smartphones, as well as other improvments.

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Verizon 4G LTE Service Now Available To More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Population

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/19/2012

Starting today, Verizon Wireless will cover more than two-thirds of the U.S. population after introducing its 4G LTE network to 27 new markets and expanding in 44 other markets.

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HTC One S with Android OS 4.0 Coming to T-Mobile Next Week

By Ed Hardy | 4/18/2012

T-Mobile has just announced the details of its plans to release the HTC One S a week from today. This high-end model will be the carrier's first with Android OS 4.0, plus it will sport 4G, a large touchscreen, and other features.

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