Barnes & Noble steps into the ring with Microsoft, won’t bow to pressure over patents
If you are a company that has developed an Android product of any sort, chances are Microsoft has attempted to sue you or drag you …
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Amazon’s 8.9-inch Kindle Fire tablet may launch in Q2
Following the successful launch of its first tablet last week, Amazon reportedly plans to launch a second model as soon as the second quarter next …
Sprint quietly launches $20 ‘Express’ Android phone
Sprint quietly launched the Express on Friday, a new $20 Android smartphone manufactured by Huawei. The device runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and features a 2.6-inch …
Asus denies rumors that it may abandon Android tablets
Taiwan-based Asus has denied rumors that it is considering an exit from the tablet market next year. A recent report from industry watcher DigiTimes cited …
BlackBerry 7 sales already seen slowing, iPhone 4S and Android are bad news for RIM
Sales of Research In Motion’s new BlackBerry 7 smartphones have slowed in recent weeks as competition from Apple’s iPhone 4S and Android phones heats up. …
Motorola stockholders approve Google deal
Motorola Mobility on Thursday announced that stockholders voted to approve Google’s proposed $12.5 billion merger. At the company’s special stockholder meeting on Thursday, roughly 99% …
IT pros far more interested in Android than iOS for mobile app development
IT professionals around the world are collectively more interested in developing and deploying mobile applications for Google’s Android platform than any other mobile OS. A …
An Amazon smartphone? It could happen next year, analyst says
Amazon could have a smartphone on store shelves by the fourth quarter of next year according to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney. “Based on our supply …
Google unveils enhanced Google Music service for Android, Web
Google on Wednesday took the wraps off a new and improved music service. Building onto “Music Beta by Google,” Google has launched Google Music, a …
HTC Vivid review
Late last month, AT&T unveiled the first two smartphones that would launch with the ability to access its brand new 4G network (not to be …
Google Voice for Android updated with group text support
Google updated its Google Voice client for Android smartphones on Tuesday with support for group texting. In addition, the client now supports the ability to …
Netflix launches new tablet UI for Android; iPad version coming in a few weeks
Netflix, compelled by the increasing number of Android tablets now flooding the market, announced a brand new user interface for tablets on Tuesday. The company …
HTC Rezound review
Verizon Wireless has not one but three powerhouse 4G LTE smartphones lined up for the holidays, and the HTC Rezound is one of them. Launching …
Apple loses smartphone share in Q3 as Android maintains explosive growth
Google’s Android platform continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter of 2011 as shipments of Apple’s iPhone declined. New data released by market research …
Pogoplug joins iCloud, Box.net, Dropbox with new Pogoplug Cloud storage service
Pogoplug on Monday announced its new Pogoplug Cloud storage service that provides 5GB of free storage for new customers. Pogoplug will allow you to store …
Developers more attracted to Windows Phone than BlackBerry; excited for Kindle Fire
Developers are now more compelled to build apps for Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system than for RIM’s aging BlackBerry OS, new research from Appcelerator and …
Purported Google music store screenshots reveal ‘Free Song of the Day,’ more
Images of what is purported to be Google’s upcoming Android music store surfaced over the weekend, and they may reveal several details surrounding the upcoming …
Motorola DROID RAZR on sale today, $111 from Amazon
Verizon Wireless’ flagship smartphone for the holiday season, the DROID RAZR, will finally become available Friday at 11:11 a.m. local time. The 7.1-millimeter thin smartphone …
Tablet pricing to drop in 2012, eReader shipments to grow 31.4%
End user pricing on media tablets is set to drop substantially in 2012 as competition further increases among vendors. A new report from analyst James …
Android and iOS continue to steal gaming revenue from Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
In 2009, the Nintendo DS generated 70% of all portable gaming revenue in the United States, but in the last two years its share has …
Sprint says tablets need voice to succeed
As also-ran media tablets continue to launch in rapid succession, Sprint says slates are missing a key ingredient needed before consumers will bite: voice. Sprint’s director …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …
HTC to launch unique new tablet next year
HTC may launch a new tablet next year that it hopes will be distinct in a growing sea of Android tablets, Reuters recently reported. HTC …
