China becomes first country to reach 1 billion mobile subscribers
China, the world’s most populous nation, is the first country in the world to reach 1 billion mobile subscribers. According to the country’s Ministry of …
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Apple claims to have created or supported more than half a million jobs in the U.S.
Apple on Friday updated its website with a new job creation section detailing the company’s role in creating American jobs. Since its inception, the Cupertino-based …
Malicious apps beware, Windows 8 will feature a ‘kill switch’
“Kill switches” have become a standard part of most mobile operating systems. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google each have the ability to remotely delete malicious …
Chinese hackers seized control of NASA computers
Hackers targeted NASA computers, successfully gained access to employee credentials, and took control of systems at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CNN reported on Friday. Paul …
RIAA CEO says Google and Wikipedia ‘misinformed’ the public about SOPA, PIPA
The RIAA’s CEO Cary Sherman said that he hopes the Stop Online Piracy Act protest were a “one-time experience.” In an op-ed piece written in The New York …
iPad running iOS 6.0 with high-res display revealed by server logs
Apple’s next-generation iPad running iOS 6.0 may have already visited a number of popular websites. While going through logs in preparation for a monthly browser …
Motorola: No big short-term changes following Google merger
Motorola Mobility does not expect any large changes following Google’s acquisition of the company. Alain Mutricy, Motorola’s senior vice president of portfolio and product management, …
Pew: Smartphones overtake feature phones among adults in the U.S.
Pew Research Center on Thursday released a report stating smartphone owners now outnumber feature phone owners in the United States. Nearly half of adults in the U.S. …
Verizon explains locked bootloader stance in letter to FCC
In a response to the FCC following a formal complaint, Verizon Wireless has outlined the company’s policy on locked bootloaders. An irate Droid-Life reader became fed …
OnLive Desktop App now available for Android tablets
The OnLive Desktop App is now available for free in the Android Market. OnLive is known for its cloud-based gaming service, which delivers console-quality games …
Parrot AR Drone 2.0 quadricopter available for pre-order today [video]
The high flying HD-recording AR Drone 2.0 quadricopter that was announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, will be released in May for $299.99. The …
HTC sees negative smartphone sales trend reversing thanks to HTC One phones
HTC is confident the company’s new One series smartphones will rescue the company from slowing sales, propelling it to the No.5 smartphone vendor spot and beyond. “We are confident …
Verizon tops J.D. Power and Associates network quality rankings
Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that the company was ranked No.1 in network quality in five of the six regions covered by a recent J.D. …
Apple named ‘World’s Most Admired Company’
Fortune on Thursday published its list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” and as expected, Apple came in on top. “To say it was another …
Samsung Galaxy Note sales top 2 million worldwide
Samsung confirmed earlier this week that the company has sold 2 million Galaxy Note handsets since the device launched last October, according to Forbes. The South …
HTC: Sense UI got too complicated
In the early days of Android, HTC Sense was welcomed with open arms. Since then, however, companies such as Motorola, Samsung and others have drastically …
Like iOS apps, Android apps can secretly access photos thanks to loophole
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone’s photo gallery app. The …
Apple wins injunction against Motorola devices in Germany [updated]
Apple on Thursday won an injunction in Germany against all of Motorola Mobility’s Android devices, according to FOSSPatents. The ruling comes on the heels of …
Toshiba Excite 10 LE to launch March 6th, a day before iPad 3 event
Toshiba on Wednesday confirmed that its ultra-slim and light Android tablet, the Excite 10 LE, will be available on March 6th for $529, a day …
New app stats available for developers in the Android Market
Google on Tuesday announced on the company’s developer blog that it has updated its Android Application Statistics tool in an effort to provide more detailed …
Dual-core Windows Phone 8 handset for Sprint reportedly enters testing
Microsoft is testing a Windows Phone 8 handset with a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset for Sprint’s network, The Verge reported on Wednesday. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon …
HP cuts webOS team in half during the transition to open source
Hewlett-Packard will cut 275 of its 500 remaining employees on the webOS team as its mobile platform transitions to open source, WebOS Nation reported on Tuesday. …
Windows on ARM won’t support some business features
Microsoft previously disclosed that Windows on ARM will feature a desktop mode to ensure an identical user experience between ARM and Intel-based tablets. On Wednesday, …
Facebook brings ads to mobile news feed and logout screen
Facebook on Wednesday announced at the company’s Marketing Conference that premium ads will now appear in its mobile application. Advertisements will be displayed on mobile …
$35 Raspberry Pi Linux PC pre-orders sell out in less than a day
As promised, the $35 Raspberry Pi Linux computer was made available for pre-order on Wednesday. The single-board computer is equipped with a 700MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, SD …
Apple blocks eBooks that link to Amazon, report claims
A new report from Seth Godin of PaidContent claims Apple is rejecting eBooks from its iBooks store that contain links to Amazon. “I just found …
HTC also in talks to be Google’s next Nexus partner [updated]
Following LG’s statement that the company is “heavily in discussions” with Google to become the next Nexus partner, HTC said it too is in discussions …
25 ‘Anonymous’ hackers arrested in multinational sting
Interpol on Tuesday announced that 25 suspected members of the hacker group “Anonymous” have been arrested in a raid across Europe and South America. The suspected …
Handset makers pessimistic about Windows Phone Tango’s chances in China
Microsoft plans to roll out its Windows Phone “Tango” update for its mobile platform in China some time this year. While the new version of …
Sony Tablet P available from AT&T on March 4th
AT&T on Tuesday announced the availability of Sony’s dual-screened, folding, Nintendo DS-inspired Tablet P — again. The Honeycomb-powered slate is equipped with two 5.5-inch displays, a …
