Editorial: Apple Following Android with iOS 6 Cutoff List
iOS 6 won’t be offered on devices that it easily could run on. Both the original iPad and iPod touch third-generation are faster than devices that will receive iOS 6. We only have Android to thank for it.
Why We’re (Re)submitting PhoneNews.com to Apple’s App Store
You know our stance on iOS, you know we spoke out about sideloading first. Now we feel it’s important to tell you why we’re sending an app to Apple (again).
Toshiba Backing Away from ICS for Thrive? Excite Tablets Leave Open Question (Update: Toshiba Re-commits)
New tablets bring back old wounds from Toshiba’s first-generation tablet owners.
While HTC is Contemplating ICS, Acer Delivers Android 4.0 for its Tablets
HTC is in a bit of a bad way, and their handling of tablet software upgrades, shows.
Editorial: On the Death of Motorola Webtop
Motorola claims Webtop isn’t dead, but version 3.0 is really the death of everything that Webtop stood for. It also should send a warning to Microsoft.
Page Plus Cellular Ups $40 Plan to 100 MB of Data, Verizon Network Still Key in Competitve Advantage
One of the only third-party services that uses Verizon’s network… and devices… added a bit more data today.
Editorial: AT&T Already Playing Bandwidth-Charging Tricks with Online Services
Those fears of AT&T charging third-party web services for customer bandwidth, are rocketing towards reality.
Verizon Affirms Unlimited Smartphone SIM Card Usage in Hotspots, Tablets, LTE iPad
Verizon Wireless answers exclusively to PhoneNews.com about one of the most burning questions for grandfathered 4G LTE customers.
Editorial: Carriers May Be Okay with Tether.com
We take a look at why the carriers have seen (the new, HTML5) Tether.com coming from a mile away, and what they’ve done to accept that there’s nothing they can do about it.
Nokia Appears to be Forking MeeGo for the Next Billion
While Nokia has kept its promise to actively develop for MeeGo, nobody else did. Intel, AMD, and other companies outright abandoned both developers and startups that were embracing MeeGo, and dumped it in-favor of the non-realtime Tizen. This week, Nokia quietly released MeeGo 1.2 for the Nokia N9. MeeGo 1.2 “Harmattan” was the final official […]