Samsung announced a couple new devices this week. The Samsung Note was the most surprising with its 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and included S Pen. The Note sits somewhere in between a really big smartphone and a small tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 was also revealed. These two seem like very nice devices, but us in the United States can only gawk at them from afar.

AT&T may have just encountered its biggest setback yet in its journey to acquire T-Mobile USA. Bloomberg reports that the United States government is against the merger. The Justice Department has filed a complaint stating the merger is simply bad for competition.

Fresh after discontinuing the lackluster HP TouchPad, HP revealed to PCMag that the HP Palm 3 smartphone running webOS would not launch in the United States. Instead, it will launch in several European markets but retail for an incredibly affordable price — $75. The unlocked price of $75 will probably make the Palm 3 an more »

Verizon is moving pretty quickly with it’s LTE network. While AT&T hasn’t even turned it own for it’s first five markets Verizon is now claiming that half of all Americans now have access to Verizon Wireless 4G. On August 18 Verizon will turn on LTE to 15 new cities while expanding the service in 10 more »

We recently learned that the Nokia N9 was not going to come available in the US market and while that may have been a disappointment for some — there is a bit more to add to that. And lets just say, those still digging Symbian or those who were hoping to jump on (or try more »

If you have a phone plan with Rogers and plan to travel in the United States or nearby territories, then you may want to listen up to this new offer they will be launching shortly. For a one time nominal fee of $10, you can add unlimited texting to anyone in America to your existing more »

A report from the Financial Times earlier this week revealed that McDonald’s restaurants in Europe will provide customers with an alternative ordering method. Instead of walking to the register and being forced to interact with a human being for 30 seconds, customers will have the option of using a touchscreen ordering terminal. These terminals are destined to appear in 7,000 McDonald’s restaurants across Europe. Is the United States in for a similar fate? That’s what we wanted to find out.

Google has opened up Google Map Maker to everyone in the United States. Google Map Maker allows users to add locations that may not be already be listed in Google Maps. If there’s a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that you enjoy going to that needs more exposure, Google Map Maker will make it known to the world.

When it comes to democracy, the United States will go out of its way to aid those who long to embrace it. The government is developing a new technology that individuals in areas of unrest can use to protect their cause and fellow supporters. This technology is being called the panic button, and it’ll be used as a way to help protesters stay one step ahead of government oppression.

Since that pesky healthcare thingy has been wrapped, the United States Senate has decided to fight the disease of lax laws for cybercrimes. A bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday seeks to establish a new system for identifying countries that don’t do enough to stop tech-based criminals, and finding ways to pressure them into more »