Pictures of Sony’s Xperia J smartphone leak
Some pictures of Sony’s (SNY) Xperia J mid-range smartphone have started to trickle out on Taiwanese site ePrice and so far the new Xperia device looks …
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Dish Network takes heat for brushing off Do-Not-Call list
Listen up, Dish Network: people who tell you stop calling them just aren’t that into you. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced that it …
Apple vs. Samsung: The gory details
Analysts who predicted that Samsung (005930) would get slaughtered by Apple (AAPL) in the biggest patent trial of the century so far, pat yourselves on …
Apple’s triumph over Samsung is intoxicating
Apple’s (AAPL) triumph over Samsung (005930) seems at a first glance intoxicating. Screen bounce-back, pinch and zoom — all in all, seven of Apple’s key claims …
Samsung loses in Apple trial, ordered to pay $1 billion in damages
In what will no doubt be a precedent for the tech industry, a jury has found Samsung infringed on Apple’s patents in the Apple and …
Samsung and Amazon may team up for Galaxy Stellar on Verizon
A mystery device known as the Samsung (005930) Galaxy Stellar will reportedly launch on Verizon Wireless (VZ) for $99.99 with a new two-year agreement, according …
Windows 8 sends Microsoft information about every program you install [updated]
Even though it won’t be released for another month and a half, Microsoft’s (MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system has already found itself at the center …
Shared data plans may not be so bad: Average smartphone owners use less than 2GB of data
There has been a lot of fuss going around about Verizon (VZ) and AT&T’s (T) new shared data plans. While the nation’s two largest carriers …
Samsung gushes over Galaxy S III design [video]
Samsung (005930) loves to talk about its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III. The South Korean manufacturer previously revealed how the device was developed with Apple-like secrecy, and now it’s gushing …
RIM exec says carriers are ‘visibly enthusiastic’ about BlackBerry 10
While it’s obviously way too soon to tell whether users will like RIM’s (RIMM) BlackBerry 10 operating system, one RIM executive says that wireless carriers …
Facebook reportedly forcing employees to suffer with its own shoddy Android app
Give Facebook (FB) some credit: The company can seemingly admit when it has screwed up. And now that it has made some much-needed improvements to the …
Court approves $675,000 fine for man who allegedly stole 31 songs
The math is pretty simple: Buying a song off iTunes costs around $0.99, while downloading one illegally could cost around $21,800. CNET reports that a federal …
Here’s how to bring the Start button back to Windows 8
When users found out that Microsoft’s (MSFT) next version of Windows wouldn’t have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user …
Apple exec reportedly suggests no Apple HDTV is coming any time soon
Rumors surrounding the launch of an own-brand HDTV from Apple (AAPL) heated up earlier this year, and a number of reports suggested the device might launch …
Making a mobile app immortal
As major app vendors from Rovio to Zynga (ZNGA) bulked up, hired hundreds of people and started hunting for new game franchises, Lima Sky took …
Leaked iPad mini cases may finally reveal design
Apple’s (AAPL) much-rumored “iPad mini” is expected to launch this fall and take a huge bite out of the market share budget-priced Android tablets like …
Android to widen smartphone lead in second half despite iPhone 5 launch
Shipments of smartphones running Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system will continue to dominate other platforms by an overwhelming margin according to a new report. Digitimes …
Apple, Samsung each found guilty in South Korean trial
As the jury in Apple (AAPL) and Samsung’s (005930) high-profile patent battle in San Jose, California begins to deliberate, a verdict has been handed down …
Verizon to give Windows Phone a second chance later this year
Verizon Wireless (VZ) will reportedly offer a new Nokia (NOK) smartphone on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform later this year. Bloomberg reports that …
BlackBerry 10 phones rumored to feature 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processors
RIM (RIMM) hasn’t revealed very much about the hardware of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices just yet, but unnamed sources have told BlackBerryOS that the company’s …
iPad demand to push tablet shipments past 100 million units in 2012
Between April and June, tablet vendors shipped nearly 25 million units and are on track to exceed 100 million units in 2012, according to ABI …
Ready to unlock the bootloader on an older Motorola device? Not so fast
Consumers waited over a year for Motorola to finally ease up on its controversial bootloader policy. While its smartphones continued to sell well, a small …
Nokia to unveil two Windows Phone 8 phones on September 5th
During its press event on September 5th, Nokia (NOK) will reportedly announce two new Windows Phone 8 devices, according to anonymous sources speaking with The Verge. The two …
Nokia, Samsung and others team up to tackle indoor location-based services
Nokia (NOK) on Thursday announced “In-Location,” a task force made up of 22 companies across different industries that looks to improve indoor location-based services and …
J.D. Power: Verizon’s network ranked highest in 43 states, above average in rest
J.D. Power and Associates on Thursday announced the results from its latest network quality study, and once again Verizon Wireless ranked higher than any other …
Photos of unreleased HTC ‘Proto’ emerge
HTC (2498) hasn’t been making many waves in the smartphone market this summer, but pictures of a new HTC device code-named the “Proto” emerged on Thursday, …
California cops barred from warrantless GPS, cellphone tracking
California’s state legislature has just passed a law requiring police to obtain a proper warrant before using tracking technologies such as GPS to gather information on …
FCC approves Verizon’s cable spectrum purchase
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday officially approved Verizon Wireless’ $39 billion deal to acquire AWS spectrum licenses from a consortium of cable companies. The Commission also signed …
Startup looks to the cloud to make dumb phones smart [video]
Nokia (NOK) had big plans to bring a more capable platform to emerging markets but three consecutive billion-dollar quarterly losses forced the company to discontinue …
Samsung opens an Apple Store in Australia
Samsung (005930) may still be waiting to see whether or not a jury will find it guilty of design patent infringement, but the company isn’t …
