Sony Ericsson LT28at leaked for AT&T with 13-megapixel camera, 4G LTE support
Sony Ericsson doesn’t have much of a presence in the United States smartphone market right now. Sure, it released the Xperia PLAY for Verizon Wireless and …
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Spotify for BlackBerry now available… with a catch
Spotify announced on Wednesday that its BlackBerry client is now out of beta and officially available for download. Spotify is a free ad-supported desktop music …
Analyst boosts Q1 iPhone shipment estimates to more than 30 million units
Susquehanna issued a note to its clients on Wednesday in which the firm said it is increasing its iPhone shipment forecast for Apple’s first fiscal …
Acer’s $699 15-inch ultrabook could undercut rumored 15-inch MacBook Air
Following the early successes of its of 11-inch and 13-inch ultrabooks, Acer has reportedly decided to build a brand new 15-inch ultrabook that may dramatically …
HTC CEO: We already have workaround for infringed Apple patent
HTC’s chief executive officer Peter Chou recently said his company has already developed a solution to dodge an ITC injunction, which was issued after a …
T-Mobile USA and Motorola discuss Carrier IQ usage with senate
T-Mobile USA and Motorola have both responded to a request for information on Carrier IQ from Senator Al Franken, and both firms admitted to using …
After brief outage, Verizon 4G LTE network is ‘returning to normal’
We received a number of reports this morning from Verizon Wireless customers complaining that the carrier’s 4G LTE network was down in various parts of …
Amazon issues Kindle Fire update to address user complaints
Amazon on Wednesday began rolling out an update for its Kindle Fire tablet that is expected to address a number of user complaints. Software version …
Microsoft says CES 2012 will be its last year at the show [updated]
Microsoft said on Wednesday that this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) in Las Vegas will be the last time the company hosts a keynote …
Apple’s new app-switching patent could spell trouble for Android
Apple recently won an injunction that could prevent HTC from importing several Android phones into the United States, and now it has been granted a patent …
Daily Android activations top 700,000
Google’s Andy Rubin recently boasted that there are now more than 700,000 Android devices activated each day. Just over a month ago, on November 16th, …
LTE pricing may drop as much as 60% by 2016
The monthly price we pay for 4G LTE data could drop drastically over the next five years. Currently, 4G LTE networks are blazing fast but …
Firefox 9 now available for download, offers 30% JavaScript performance boost
Mozilla released Firefox 9 on Tuesday, the latest version of its popular web browser. Firefox 9 adds several enhancements, but perhaps the most notable is …
Google will remain default Firefox search engine for three more years
Mozilla announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Google in which Google Search will remain the default search engine in Firefox for the …
Sony sells 321,400 PlayStation Vitas in first two days
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming system made its debut in Japan on Saturday and early sales estimates are beginning to trickle out. According to research firm …
NFL, NBC to stream Superbowl live online and to Verizon mobile users for first time ever
The NFL and NBC will stream Superbowl XLVI live online and to mobile devices for the first time ever in February. Unfortunately, the broadcast won’t …
Apple launches ‘Complete my season’ iTunes feature for TV shows
Until recently, iTunes users were able to purchase episodes of television shows a-la-carte or buy a whole season outright. The problem was, however, a user …
Gamefly launches free ‘Unlimited PC Play’ public beta
Gamefly announced on Tuesday that its “Unlimited PC Play” beta client is now available for free for all Gamefly members. We first heard about Gamefly’s …
Google freezes Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich rollout in some areas
Nexus S owners may notice that the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, which began rolling out on Friday, isn’t properly installing after the …
RIM reportedly rejected takeover talks with Amazon this summer
Research In Motion reportedly cut short takeover talks with Amazon and other companies, preferring to instead attempt to solve its own financial woes. Reuters broke news of …
Aluminum dust contributed to explosion at iPad factory, China Labor Watch says
Aluminum dust, which accumulates during the iPad polishing process, likely contributed to the recent explosion at an iPad plant that injured 61 workers according to the …
AT&T may eye Dish Network acquisition for much-needed spectrum
AT&T is in such need of spectrum following the collapse of its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, that one analyst thinks the carrier may soon seek …
U.S. government to probe Verizon’s $3.6 billion spectrum deal with Comcast
The antitrust division of the United States Justice Department will investigate Verizon Wireless’s plans to acquire spectrum from Comcast and its partners for $3.6 billion. …
Inspired by Siri’s success, Nuance acquires Vlingo
Nuance announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Vlingo, a voice-to-text and voice recognition technology firm that was once the subject of a Nuance …
T-Mobile USA to receive AWS spectrum and a 3G roaming deal from AT&T breakup
Deutsche Telekom recently detailed the breakup terms AT&T agreed to following the deterioration of its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Deutsche Telekom will receive $3 …
‘Free shipping day’ pulls in $1.07 billion as 2011 holiday spending tops $30 billion
This past Friday will go down in the record books as another heavy spending day this holiday season. Consumers spent a total of $1.07 billion …
Nokia to issue Lumia 800 battery fix early next year
Nokia’s European support team has issued an official statement to those who have a Lumia 800 with poor battery life. “We immediately started to investigate …
British Telecom files patent infringement suit against Google
British Telecommunications (BT) has filed a patent infringement complaint against Google with the U.S. District Court of Delaware in which it has accused Google of “willfully” infringing on …
Skype sponsors free Wi-Fi in more than 60 U.S. airports during the holidays
Flying home for the holidays and navigating through crowded airports — or facing flight delays, as is often the case — may be a hair …
ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices in Apple patent ruling
A judge with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Monday that HTC is guilty of infringing Apple’s patents in several devices. The ITC also ordered …
