Nokia’s patent manager acquired by Sterling Partners for $590 million
Patent management company MOSAID Technologies has been acquired by Sterling Partners for $590 million, or $46 per share. MOSAID licenses patents and describes itself as …
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Best Buy offering $150 32GB TouchPad with HP notebook purchase
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Best Buy announced on Monday that customers who purchase an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop …
Motorola Mobility to shed 800 jobs ahead of Google merger
Motorola Mobility will spend $31 million as it lays off 800 employees ahead of its planned acquisition by Google, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Motorola said …
iPhone 4S battery drain could be result of time zone bug
We have seen a number of reports suggesting that the Apple iPhone 4S has a software bug that has resulted in poor battery life. iDownloadBlog …
Motorola ATRIX 2 review
When BGR Editor-in-chief Jonathan Geller first reviewed the original Motorola ATRIX 4G in February, he called it “one of the best smartphones to ever be …
Barnes & Noble hosting Nook tablet event on November 7th
Barnes & Noble sent out invitations on Monday to a press conference that will be held on November 7th in New York City. The event …
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid landing on AT&T November 6th with 4G LTE
AT&T announced its first two 4G LTE smartphones on Monday, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket …
Apple may be building ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook
Apple is designing a new 15-inch MacBook model that will offer an ultra-thin MacBook Air-like design, Macotakara said recently. We heard a similar rumor in …
Sprint, Cleawire near deal for 3-5 year network-sharing agreement, report claims
Sprint and Clearwire are close to inking a deal that will extend an existing network-sharing agreement an additional 3-5 years, Bloomberg Businessweek said Friday. The current …
HP Windows 8 tablets arriving next year, CEO says; webOS future up in the air
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, HP CEO Meg Whitman confirmed that her company will launch tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating …
Apple iPhone 4S now available in 22 additional countries
Apple’s iPhone 4S made its debut in 22 additional countries on Friday. It is now available in: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, …
Samsung mobile sales reach all-time high in Q3
In its recent third-quarter earnings report, Samsung said its telecommunications business achieved record quarterly sales of 14.90 trillion won, up 37% from the same period last year. …
Barnes & Noble Nook Color 2 reportedly launching on November 7th
Barnes & Noble may release the successor to its Nook Color Android tablet on November 7th, according to The Digital Reader. Reportedly, the bookseller is preparing …
HP may layoff 500 employees, finally bury webOS
HP said earlier this year that it was planning to kill off its webOS hardware business, and reports suggested it was planning to sell the …
Sprint says iPhone is 50% more network efficient than Android
During the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse said the iPhone is more than 50% more efficient on Sprint’s network than Android …
Windows Phone Apollo update may land in mid-2012
Microsoft is poised to issue its next Windows Phone update during the middle of next year, Engadget said Thursday, citing Nokia executive vice president Michael …
LG and Samsung hit speed bumps with iPad 3 displays
Apple’s manufacturing partners are running into a few speed bumps creating the new high-resolution Retina Display for the iPad 3, CNET reported recently. LG CEO …
LightSquared develops new antenna to settle GPS concerns
LightSquared announced on Thursday that, in cooperating with PCTEL, it has developed a new antenna that will help “resolve concerns over high precision GPS receivers.” …
Samsung appeals Australian Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction in Apple case
Samsung has appealed a ruling by an Australian court that prevents it from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country in an effort to …
After $15.5 billion splurge on iPhone, Sprint may need $7 billion in new financing
In addition to the costs needed to upgrade its network to LTE by next year, Sprint said earlier this week that it is paying Apple …
Apple will ‘absolutely’ launch a TV, Siri to replace remote according to report
Apple has been planning to redesign the television since 2007 and when it finally launches the new set, it will replace the age-old remote control …
Android fragmentation gets visualized [infographic]
There have been six smartphone distribution updates since Android was released: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and most recently, Ice Cream Sandwich. One man, Michael …
Nokia Windows Phones won’t hit U.S. shores until early 2012
Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at Nokia World on Tuesday and unveiled the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, the company’s first Windows …
Nokia unveils ‘Asha’ family of Series 40 phones
Nokia fans around the world may be focused on the company’s two new high-end Windows Phone devices unveiled during Nokia World in London on Tuesday, but …
T-Mobile to offer Samsung Exhibit II 4G beginning November 2nd for $30
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that it will offer the affordable Samsung Exhibit II 4G Android smartphone beginning on November 2nd, following an initial release in …
LG posts Q3 loss despite record flat panel TV shipments
LG posted its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, noting a net loss of 413.9 billion won ($366 million), far below the net profit of 7.6 billion …
Verizon Wireless issues HTC ThunderBolt Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update
Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it is beginning to issue an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update to its HTC ThunderBolt customers. In addition to bringing …
Apple’s Newsstand causes surge in magazine subscriptions
Apple’s Newsstand application, which allows iOS 5 users on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to subscribe to and purchase magazines, has resulted in a …
Class-action suit filed against RIM after BlackBerry outage
BlackBerry users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Research In Motion after the company’s massive service outage earlier this month, the Financial Post reported on …
Sprint, Clearwire negotiating network-sharing contract beyond 2012
Sprint and Clearwire are negotiating a network-sharing contract that will last beyond 2012, Bloomberg recently reported, noting a 29% surge in Clearwire’s stock price earlier …
