Amazon may acquire remnants of Palm and webOS from HP
Amazon is reportedly a front runner among multiple companies currently in talks with Hewlett-Packard to purchase its struggling webOS business. VentureBeat cites an anonymous “well-placed …
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Photo shows iPhone 5 silicone cases now arriving at AT&T stores
Silicone cases for the iPhone 5 have started to show up in AT&T stores according to an image received by MacRumors. The images, if authentic, …
Samsung proposes secret deal with Apple in Australia
Samsung recently offered Apple a secret deal in Australia that could potentially allow the South Korea-based phone maker to put its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet …
Amazon’s inexperience with global distribution may hinder Kindle Fire sales
Amazon’s $199 tablet is expected by many to be a smash hit when it begins shipping to customers on November 15th, but inexperience with global …
Microsoft to drop Zune Music Pass to $10 per month on October 3rd
Microsoft will lower its Zune Music Pass from $14.99 per month to $9.99 per month beginning on October 3rd alongside the service’s launch in Canada. …
Facebook’s ‘Project Spartan’ HTML5-based client revealed
When Facebook announced a revamped mobile page in April, its lead mobile exec Eric Tseng said the social network would focus on using the HTML5 …
Samsung unveils dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Exynos processor
Samsung announced is Exynos 4212 processor on Thursday, a new dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip. Samsung said the 4212 offers a 25% increase in processing power, …
T-Mobile takes Samsung’s corner in patent fight with Apple
T-Mobile USA has issued a statement in support of Samsung in the phone maker’s ongoing legal battles with Apple. T-Mobile said any court actions taken …
BlackBerry PlayBook now just $299.99 and up from Best Buy
Following news that multiple retailers across North America have begun to offer deep discounts on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, retail giant Best Buy is …
DOJ wants more info on Google’s planned Motorola Mobility purchase
The United States Justice Department has issued a request for more information from Google and Motorola Mobility concerning the search giant’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition …
Steve Jobs tried to end Apple’s patent war with Samsung in 2010
Steve Jobs made contact with Samsung in an effort to resolve a patent argument last year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. However, Jobs did not participate …
Foxconn’s $12 billion Brazil iPad plant ‘in doubt’
Foxconn’s plans to build a $12 billion factory in Brazil dedicated to producing iPads is “in doubt,” government officials in Brazil told Reuters. Reportedly, negotiations …
Microsoft to make $444 million annually from Android royalties, Goldman estimates
Microsoft mobile revenue continues to grow, though for the time being it seems as though the bulk of it is coming from Android. Goldman Sachs …
iPhone 5 Case-Mate cases appear in AT&T inventory system
We’ve just been sent an image of AT&T’s inventory system, and iPhone 5 cases are starting to appear ahead of the device’s launch some time …
IDC: Amazon Kindle Fire may ‘radically redraw the media tablet market’
When Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet begins shipping to end users on November 15th, it will have the potential to “radically redraw the media tablet market” …
Sprint ends Premier program in bid to save unlimited data plans
Sprint has reportedly started to send out letters to its Sprint Premier customers alerting them that it is ending the program. The letters indicate that …
Homemade iPhone 5 built from glass and aluminum is most gorgeous design yet
We’ve seen about a hundred different interpretations of what Apple’s iPhone 5 might look like at this point, and we probably all agree that October …
RIM calls PlayBook discontinuation ‘pure fiction’
Research In Motion on Thursday responded to a market rumor suggesting that production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet had been stopped, and it was considering …
iPhone 4S pops up in Apple’s inventory again
A new image suggesting Apple will soon launch an “iPhone 4S” was revealed on Thursday. 9to5Mac published a photo from Apple’s internal inventory that clearly …
RIM reportedly bails on PlayBook, considers exiting tablet market [updated]
Research In Motion has reportedly stopped production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and is considering exiting the space altogether. Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh made the …
iPhone 5 ‘4G’ support (21Mbps HSPA+) reportedly confirmed by China Unicom
The iPhone 5 will support 21Mbps HSPA+ data networks, China Unicom vice president Huan Wenliang said during the Macworld Asia 2011 conference. T-Mobile and AT&T …
Google Nexus Prime, Ice Cream Sandwich likely stars of Samsung’s October 11th press event
Samsung recently sent out press invites to an event on October 11th during which Google’s next Android iteration, Ice Cream Sandwich, and the Nexus Prime …
Nokia to turn mobile landscape on its head with ‘Meltemi’ smartphone OS
Nokia is again developing a proprietary smartphone operating system after announcing this past February that it would abandon both Symbian and MeeGo in favor of …
Nokia cuts 3,500 more jobs
Nokia announced on Thursday that it will “continue to align its workforce and operations” by reducing its headcount by roughly 3,500 workers. This new round …
Windows Phone makes up 30% of HTC’s sales, will give Android a ‘run for its money’
During the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) launch in Singapore, HTC’s manager in the country, Melvin Chua, expressed his company’s enthusiasm for Microsoft’s mobile operating system. …
Intel kills MeeGo in favor of Tizen
Intel announced on Wednesday that it will be shifting its efforts from MeeGo to the new “Tizen” mobile operating system recently announced by The Linux …
Google asks judge to secure ‘competitively sensitive data’ in AT&T/T-Mobile case
Google asked a federal judge to secure “competitively sensitive data” that may be revealed during the Justice Department’s investigation into AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition …
BlackBerry PlayBook Android support severely lacking according to report
During Droidcon at the Eastern European Mobile Monday Developer Summit, Research In Motion engineers outlined several key Android features that the BlackBerry PlayBook will not …
Google: Microsoft extorts profits, hinders innovation and is failing in smartphone market
Google issued an irate response to Microsoft’s cross-licensing agreement with Samsung, announced early Wednesday, in which Samsung will pay royalties to Microsoft for each Android …
Verizon’s free Motorola XOOM 4G LTE upgrade process begins tomorrow
Motorola XOOM owners who want to take advantage of the promised 4G LTE upgrade can finally begin to do so beginning Thursday. Once a customer …
