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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MWC 2013 Wrap-Up: The Age of Software

By Grant Hatchimonji | 3/4/2013

Device announcements are usually the name of the game with shows like MWC, but this year, it was software that ruled the day.

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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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New Details Emerge on the ZTE Nubia Z5 and Grand S

By Michael Wall | 12/31/2012

New details have surfaced for the ZTE Nubia Z5 and Grand S. The two new handsets appear to have more in common as more rumored specs surface.

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Details Emerge about ZTE Grand S with 5-Inch Display

By Michael Wall | 12/27/2012

Details emerged earlier this month for ZTE's new handset the Grand S. Set to show in a few weeks at CES, this new 5-inch handset will reportedly offer an old ceramic style with up-to-date quad-core technology.

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Sprint Quietly Releases ZTE Flash with 12.6 Megapixel Camera

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/15/2012

Despite rumors of the ZTE Flash that revealed just about everything this affordable 4G LTE smartphone has to offer, Sprint never acknowledged the device, until now. Even so, the carrier kept the launch of the handset rather modest, simply releasing a spec sheet rather than the usual media blitz.

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Malware Targets Android Smartphones

By Michael Wall | 10/17/2012

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and has issued a warning about increasing malware attacks on Android devices.

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Google Touts 500 Million Android Activations

By Michael Wall | 9/12/2012

Google can now boast that it has breached the 500 million mark! They now have over half a billion Android device activations, with 1.3 million smartphones and tablets added every day.

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T-Mobile Launches the Contract-Free Concord

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/23/2012

T-Mobile has launched a new handset for its 4G network that is aimed to entice first-time smartphone owners looking for a non-annual contract plan, as the Android-powered Concord will be available on a variety of contracts through the carrier and various retail partners.

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Mass Consumer Migration to Smartphones Going On

By Michael Wall | 7/28/2012

Nearly half of featurephone subscribers who switched devices in April switched to a smartphone.

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ZTE Reveals Plans To Release Gaming Smartphone

By Grant Hatchimonji | 7/12/2012

ZTE sent out a tweet earlier this morning teasing a gaming smartphone that's set to be released next week.

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Nearly a Million Android Devices Activated Daily

By Ed Hardy | 6/11/2012

According to Andy Rubin, the head of Android development at Google, over 900,000 smartphones and tablets running this mobile operating system are activated every day.

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