Smartphones

Prepaid iPhone Plan to Cost $55 for Unlimited Talk, Text and Data

Apple

Cricket Wireless is getting set to roll out a prepaid mobile plan for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S here in the U.S.

Next-Gen iPhone Images Leak as Tim Cook Drops a Hint

9to5Mac

What do we have here? It’s the backside of Apple’s next iPhone, at least according to 9to5Mac’s supply chain sources.

Research in Motion: Battered BlackBerry Maker Weighs Options

Research in Motion

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has hired a team of bankers to help it weigh its options as its business erodes in the face of an exodus to the iPhone and Android smartphones.

Future Smartphone Tech: 6 Advancements to Watch

LG Display

Here are six smartphone advancements to look out for in the coming year or so.

Facebook Phone Rumored Again, but Fundamental Questions Remain

Kainaz Amaria / Getty Images

What may be the best evidence yet that the Facebook phone is real still doesn’t clear up some of the fundamental questions about this rumored product.

Samsung Galaxy S III ‘Blue’ Model Delayed for Weeks

Jared Newman / TIME.com

It sounds like Samsung’s having trouble manufacturing the “pebble blue” variant of its just-launched Galaxy S III smartphone, and that could wind up delaying its availability to mid or even late June.

WebOS: Dead? Oh, Sure, Almost Certainly — But Not Definitely

Palm Pre

It’s hard to imagine a future for the once-promising operating system. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have one.

Facebook Releases New Instagram-Style Photo App for iPhone

Facebook

Hey, remember when Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion? Well apparently buying the number one mobile photo app on the market isn’t stopping the freshly IPO-ed Facebook team from releasing a similar app of its own.

Bump’s Newest Trick: Phone-to-PC Photo Sharing

Bump

The smartphone app now lets you bump photos onto a computer — no configuration or accounts required.

Yahoo’s Axis: Visual Search, an iOS Browser and No ‘Ten Blue Links’

Yahoo Axis

Yahoo tries a new, thumbnail-centric twist on search for desktop browsers, iPhone and iPad.

Overhauled Google iPhone App: Full-Screen Image Results, Faster Search

Google

Google’s overhauled iPhone app promises faster search results and more.