Bloomberg: Research In Motion to license BlackBerry 10
Bloomberg is reporting that Research In Motion (RIMM) will indeed be licensing BlackBerry 10. Thorsten Heins told Bloomberg earlier today: “QNX is already licensed across …
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Kim Dotcom to launch ‘disruptive’ new music service later this year
Megaupload founder and alleged piracy king Kim Dotcom announced on Twitter that his “disruptive” music service Megabox will launch later this year. Megabox will let …
iPhone 5 preorders to begin on September 12th
Apple (AAPL) will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone on the same day it unveils the new phone, according to a new report. iMore, …
Apple to Samsung: We licensed essential patents to Microsoft while you refused and just copied us
During testimony in the Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) patent trial on Monday, the Cupertino-based company’s patent licensing director Boris Teksler revealed that Apple had previously …
NewBay, other RIM assets up for grabs as company digs for cash
Struggling smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIMM) is looking to offload some of its other “minor assets” in an effort to scrounge up cash, Reuters …
American Bar Association’s top design patent expert says Samsung is toast
InformationWeek on Monday caught up with Christopher Carani, chairman of the American Bar Association’s design rights committee and former chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association …
Google to bolster local services portfolio with Frommer’s acquisition
Google (GOOG) will acquire travel guide publisher Frommer’s from current owner John Wiley & Sons, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The deal is expected …
AT&T planning for iPhone launch in late September, clearing schedules through October
According to a trusted AT&T (T) source, the carrier is currently planning to launch Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone during the third or fourth week of …
DOJ: Want to make sure we can’t access your private data? Buy an iPhone
In the five years since Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone, the popular device has gone from a malicious hacker’s dream to law enforcement’s worst nightmare. …
Nokia’s masquerade
One reason for Nokia’s (NOK) surprisingly strong share price rebound over the past two weeks is the success of its new Asha feature phones in …
iPhone sales seemingly slowing more than expected – more prices slashed as iPhone 5 nears
With the unveiling of Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone less than a month away, sales of the company’s currently available iPhones are seemingly slowing more than expected. Last …
Google plans to reinvent Motorola by laying off 20% of its workforce
It has only been a few months since Google (GOOG) completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, however The New York Times is reporting that the …
FBI believed Kim Dotcom had a ‘doomsday device’ capable of erasing all piracy evidence
Sane people may be wondering why the New Zealand government utilized its elite counterterrorism unit to raid Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s mansion. And now, via …
OTA Update Center allows developers to push updates to custom Android ROMs
A new free service has been announced for developers of custom Android ROMs. The service, called OTA Update Center, is relatively simple and allows developers …
Facebook agrees to regular probes as part of FTC settlement
Facebook (FB) won’t be paying a massive $22.5 million fine like Google (GOOG) did as part of its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, but …
Four major U.S. carriers team up to form Mobile Payments Committee
The Electronic Transactions Association this week announced a new task force that looks to unite the mobile payments industry. The Mobile Payments Committee includes representatives …
Verizon tops customer loyalty for the ninth consecutive quarter
Verizon Wireless (VZ) this week announced that for the ninth consecutive quarter, the nation’s largest carrier has led the industry in customer loyalty. Verizon’s postpaid …
Google beefs up mobile search with direct answers to common queries
Google (GOOG) is smart enough to know that when users type “weather” into its search engine, they don’t want to see a Wikipedia entry or …
Blizzard hack exposes millions of accounts
Anyone who plays Starcraft, World of Warcraft or Diablo online will likely need to change their passwords soon, as Blizzard (ATVI) on Thursday acknowledged that …
Google voluntarily plays copyright cop, punishes violators in search results
Google (GOOG) may not have liked the idea of being forced censor its web results but the company now seems happy to do so on …
Redesigned iMac and Mac Pro reportedly in the works
Hidden configuration files found in Boot Camp Assistant suggest Apple (AAPL) may be readying a redesign for its iMac and Mac Pro line of computers, …
RIM to lay off 3,000 employees starting next week
BGR has confirmed with a trusted source that the rumored next round of layoffs that Research In Motion (RIMM) has been planning will indeed commence next …
Brand new iPhone 5 dock connector pictured for first time in leaked photos
French news site Nowhereelse.fr on Friday published the very first photos of Apple’s (AAPL) long-rumored new dock connector that is slated to debut in the next-generation …
Early unaired Mac ad even more smug and obnoxious than reviled ‘Genius’ ads [video]
Apple’s (AAPL) history of creating advertisements featuring smug, cocky “geniuses” goes back well before the recent “Genius” ads and even before the old-school “Mac-versus-PC” ads. …
Leaked photos of iPhone 5 battery raise questions over battery life
LTE traditionally requires a pretty substantial battery, but new reports suggest that Apple (AAPL) has either figured out a way to bring 4G LTE to the iPhone …
Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, and the giant with no legs
Research In Motion (RIMM) was back in the news this week, but for all the wrong reasons. It seems like RIM is always in the …
It looks like Apple has another copied design to sue Samsung over
Apple’s (AAPL) lawyers are a busy bunch these days, what with the U.S. patent trial of the century currently underway. Regardless of where the chips …
Google doesn’t really seem to care if Samsung gets slaughtered in current Apple trial
Google (GOOG) is always willing to help out its Android manufacturing partners, but only if they’re getting sued over patents related to Android. Unnamed sources …
Apple sold more smartphones in two quarters than Samsung sold in two years in the U.S.
Between June 2010 and June 2012, Samsung (005930) sold a whole lot of smartphones in the United States. According to records the company was forced …
Analysts dub HP the ‘comeback kid’ despite imminent $9 billion quarterly loss
No, reporting a $9 billion quarterly loss is never a good thing. But AllThingsD is reporting that many analysts think HP (HPQ) is still well-positioned …
