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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jobs’s passing and fear of stalled innovation prompt Apple to enter Israel, former exec says
News emerged earlier this week that Apple had acquired Israel-based fabless chip maker Anobit for as much as $500 million. Beyond the team and flash memory …
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 …
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 …
YouTube touts over 1 trillion video playbacks in 2011 [video]
Google on Tuesday announced that videos on YouTube were collectively played more than 1 trillion times this past year. In its look back on the …
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 …
LightSquared demands approval from FCC
LightSquared on Tuesday issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission ostensibly demanding approval to build out its 4G LTE network. LightSquared executive vice president of regulatory affairs …
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. …
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 …
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 …
