Intel shows off first Medfield-powered Android phone with Blu-ray quality video playback
Intel’s intention to enter the smartphone and tablet space with a bang has been widely reported, but the company recently showed off the first smartphones …
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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 …
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 …
AT&T 4G LTE network found to be faster than Verizon’s
AT&T has a lot of work to do before its emerging 4G LTE network provides coverage that even approaches Verizon Wireless’s year-old LTE network. Verizon …
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, …
ITC finds Motorola Mobility guilty of infringing on Microsoft patent
The United States International Trade Commission ruled late Tuesday that Motorola Mobility is guilty of infringing on one of Microsoft’s patents. The patent is related …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Samsung overtakes Apple in Australia despite patent attacks, becomes No.1 phone vendor
As Samsung continues to field repeated patent-related strikes from Apple in Australia and around the world, the Cupertino-based company’s aggressive stance seems to be having …
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 …
Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will be updated to Android 4.0 in Q1
Samsung’s popular Galaxy S II smartphone and its supersized Galaxy Note handset are both scheduled to get official Android 4.0 updates in the first quarter …
Millennial: Kindle Fire outpaces iPad adoption but Android sees huge share drop in November
Usage of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has exploded since the tablet launched last month, but its rapid adoption wasn’t enough to keep Android from seeing its …
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 …
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 …
Galaxy Nexus signal strength bug confirmed by Verizon
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that it is working on a software fix that will address what it refers to as a “signal strength issue” …
HTC Elite flagship phone and 4G LTE Windows Phone to hit AT&T in early 2012
BGR has learned from a trusted source that HTC is preparing to switch up the company’s strategy a bit in 2012. In order to focus …
Apple may be building wearable iPods with Siri support and curved glass
Apple may be secretly developing wearable iPods that offer full support for voice commands using the company’s Siri software. Details surrounding the supposed project were …
iPhone 4S now available in 20 additional countries
Apple launched the iPhone 4S in 20 new countries on Friday. In addition to previously-launch markets, the blockbuster smartphone is now available in Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, …
Samsung Galaxy Note may be headed to AT&T early next year
The supersized Samsung Galaxy Note may land on AT&T early next year. Pocketnow said Friday that the device could also pack support for AT&T’s 4G LTE network …
Porting Siri to iPhone 4 now legal following iOS 5.0.1 update
IPhone 4 owners looking to take advantage of Apple’s Siri software from the iPhone 4S now have one less barrier standing in their way. Sure, …
Adobe updates Flash to 11.1 with support for Ice Cream Sandwich
Adobe announced an update to its Flash Player on Friday that provides support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Prior to Friday, Flash was not …
Google begins pushing Android 4.0 update to the Nexus S
Google on Friday announced that it has begun to push out an update that will bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its Nexus S …
Sprint: We have disabled Carrier IQ and we are no longer collecting data
Sprint on Friday confirmed that it has disabled Carrier IQ on its servers and it is no longer actively using the software to collect diagnostic …
Carrier IQ revealed to be installed on 26 million Sprint phones and 900,000 AT&T phones
Documents related to a Senate inquiry into Carrier IQ and its smartphone software reveal that Sprint is by far the company’s biggest carrier client in …
