Barnes & Noble calls on feds to probe Microsoft’s patent warpath
It is no secret that Microsoft is on a warpath. The company has garnered Android patent licensing deals from major industry tech players like HTC, …
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HTC Edge may launch in March or April featuring Android 4.0, Tegra 3
BGR on Tuesday reported exclusive details surrounding the HTC Edge, a next-generation Android handset that may be one of the first smartphones to launch with …
Adobe confirms plans to dump Flash Player for mobile devices
Adobe on Wednesday confirmed that it is ceasing development of Flash Player for mobile devices. Instead, with regard to mobile platforms, the software company will …
Apple reportedly slashes Q4 iPhone 4S orders on weaker than expected demand
Apple sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S handsets in the smartphone’s first weekend of availability but according to a new report, Apple thinks demand for …
HTC Ville detailed: HTC Sense 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, thinner than iPhone
We just got the scoop on another brand new HTC handset, which will be part of the company’s Mobile World Congress announcements alongside the HTC …
Kindle Fire demand surpasses iPad ahead of launch, could be a threat
Amazon is seeing huge pent-up demand for its Kindle Fire tablet ahead of launch according to data from a recent study. Market research firm ChangeWave …
Flash in the pan: Adobe to dump mobile Flash efforts
Adobe will soon discontinue development of Flash Player for mobile devices according to a recent report. Citing sources with knowledge of Adobe’s future plans, ZDNet’s …
AT&T’s planned T-Mobile merger will create 96,000 jobs, CWA says
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union said on Tuesday that AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA will create 96,000 additional jobs in …
T-Mobile to offer Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus on November 16th for $250 down payment
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will begin selling Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Android Honeycomb tablet on November 16th for a $249.99 “down …
More money being spent on online music than ever before, Gartner says
More money is being spent purchasing music online than ever before according to a new report from Gartner. The firm’s data suggests that consumer spending on …
‘AT&T Call International’ VoIP app launches for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone
AT&T recently launched its new “AT&T Call International” VoIP application that, exactly as its name implies, allows its customers to place international phone calls from …
Apple seeds iOS 5.0.1 beta to end users to test battery life improvements
Apple has already released two beta versions of its iOS 5.0.1 software to developers, but now it is beginning to seed the software update to several …
Kobo to be acquired by Japanese e-commerce giant for $315 million
Kobo, purveyor of eReaders and eBook software across a variety of platforms, announced on Tuesday that it will be acquired by Japan-based Rakuten. Rakuten will purchase …
Microsoft chasing down Huawei for Android patent license agreement
Microsoft is chasing down Huawei in search of a patent licensing agreement, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. “Yes, Microsoft has come to us,” Huawei Devices chief …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC
The wait is finally over and late Tuesday evening we’ll be making our way over to our local game store to pick up Call of …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says Google, Yahoo and Microsoft collect data ‘behind your back’ [video]
In a recent interview on the Charlie Rose show, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Yahoo, Microsoft and Google are secretly collecting user data. …
Republic Wireless launches with $19 unlimited plan
Republic Wireless went live on Tuesday with its impossibly cheap $19 unlimited talk, text and data plan, presenting a service that could potentially save some …
iOS 5 now on nearly 40% of iPhones, study finds
Following the highly anticipated launch of Apple’s latest major iOS revision, iOS 5, Chitika Insights found that the new build accounted for 20% of iOS …
HP may decide fate of webOS tonight
HP is reportedly holding a meeting Tuesday night during which it may decide the fate of its webOS mobile platform, The Verge reported on Tuesday. The …
Google lures college students to Google+ in effort to speed adoption
Google’s latest social networking effort follows a long line of failed attempts to break into a space owned by the likes of Facebook, Twitter and …
Ex-Motorola employee charged with espionage after attempt to sell trade secrets to China
Former Motorola software engineer Hanjuan Jin, a 41-year old naturalized United States citizen, is standing trial for stealing trade secrets from Motorola with plans to …
HTC Edge to lead the smartphone pack with quad-core CPU, optically-laminated display and unibody design
Renders of the HTC Edge appeared online yesterday with some hugely impressive specifications that included a quad-core 1.5GHz NVIDIA processor. We have received some more details …
Hacker uncovers major iOS security flaw [video]
A major security flaw in Apple’s iOS operating system that could allow hackers to remotely gain unauthorized access to an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad …
Apple’s iPhone 4S antenna resolves ‘death grip’ issues, Consumer Reports says
Apple was undoubtedly losing sleep over the fact that Consumer Reports refused to “recommend” its iPhone 4 due to the attenuation issues affectionately referred to …
Apple updates ‘Apple Store’ app with self checkout, in-store pick up support
Apple on Tuesday released a highly anticipated update to its Apple Store app for iOS, adding functionality that may represent the future of the company’s …
Apple iPad continues to dominate tablet market despite sliding share in 2011
The Apple iPad will continue to maintain a strong grip on the tablet market in 2011 according to new data from Canaccord Genuity. Canaccord estimates …
Apple may implement dual-LED light bar in next-gen iPad
Apple is reportedly deciding between two different backlight solutions for the next-generation iPad, DigiTimes said recently. The company is expected to launch a 2048 x …
Spotify for Windows Phone 7.5 now available
During an event in New York City on Monday, Microsoft announced that the popular music service Spotify will launch for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices …
Panasonic introduces Toughpad family of Android-powered rugged tablets
Panasonic’s line of Toughbook notebooks can handle a whole heap of abuse, and the company is now cleverly expanding into the tablet market with the …
Hong Kong iPhone 4S pre-orders sell out in 10 minutes, analyst says
Apple iPhone 4S pre-orders in Hong Kong sold out within just 10 minutes, analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities said Monday in a note to …
