Why China Is Holding up the Google-Motorola Deal

Why China Is Holding up the Google-Motorola Deal
BusinessWeek
By Brad Stone on March 21, 2012 It already seems like a long time ago: August 15, 2011, when Google (GOOG) surprised the world with its $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility, and to acquire the patents and hardware expertise it needs to confront...

Android retains lead over iPhone as UK smartphone ferment goes on
The Guardian
Moreover, switching between platforms such as Android, BlackBerry-maker RIM, Symbian and Apple's iOS is common: just over half (54.1%) of smartphone owners who bought a new device changed platform. Most of those who changed shifted away from Nokia's ...

The Guardian

RootMetrics Tests 4G Networks in Dallas, Results Show AT&T's LTE Tops ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New Report Details More than 26000 Real-world Data, Call and Text Tests; AT&T's LTE Network Quadruples Upload Speeds since Previous RootScore Report Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) March 21, 2012 RootMetrics™, the first independent service to measure mobile ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review (Verizon Wireless LTE)
Engadget
Throw in all of the variants of each one -- LTE, WiFi, WiMAX and even the Galaxy Note 10.1 if you want to be picky -- and all of a sudden the number of tablets produced by the Korean electronics giant over the past sixteen months shoots up to exceed ...

NetZero Offers 1 Year Free Wi-Fi 'Teaser' Service
WLTX.com
NetZero's 4G HotSpot supports up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices, including tablets and smartphones, within a 150-foot range. (AP) San Francisco, CA (USA Today) -- As the need to constantly check e-mail, Twitter and YouTube videos grows, more options ...

WLTX.com

Apple Fails to Wrest Android Data From Motorola Mobility
BusinessWeek
By Andrew Harris on March 20, 2012 Apple Inc. lost a bid to force Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) to turn over data about Google Inc. (GOOG)'s development of its Android mobile-phone operating system and planned acquisition of the mobile-phone ...

Apple Battles Nokia, RIM and Motorola Over Nano-SIM Standard
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Next week, two proposals for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM -- one backed by Apple and the other by Nokia, Research In Motion and Motorola Mobility -- will go head-to-head as ETSI (the European Telecommunications ...

Combination of iPad 4G LTE & data caps characterized as a 'speed trap'
Apple Insider
By Katie Marsal Apple's new 4G LTE-capable iPad offers high-speed connectivity that's great for streaming video, but the data caps implemented by carriers have been found by some to be too restrictive, as users can burn through their monthly allotment ...

Apple's legal vendetta against Android moves to US without a clear winner so far
San Jose Mercury News
The company has a larger share of the US smartphone market than its rivals, thanks largely to the success of the iPhone 4S. Globally, however, Android devices outsell Apple. Android's global market share was nearly 50 percent, while Apple's iOS ...

Is Fragmentation Making Android Devs Jump Ship?
Gizmodo
Android proponents frequently argue that the open-source ecosystem with tons of devices has far more potential than Apple's two device walled-garden. Think of the possibilities! Well, a new study indicates that all that potential is scaring many ...

Android Development Interest Slips, HTML5 On The Rise
WebProNews
By Zach Walton · 2 hours ago · Leave a Comment The Android platform is taking a few hits these days as it moves towards unification with Linux and further integration into Google with Google Play. There was the report of a developer leaving Android ...

Apple vs. Android: A courtroom war of attrition
Chicago Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Before his death, Apple Inc's Steve Jobs famously promised to go "thermonuclear" against smartphones running Google's Android software, saying they use technology ripped off from the iPhone. The massive legal attack he ...

TechBits: Broadband network, PC shipments, Amazon automation
Washington Post
NEW YORK — LightSquared tries to revive broadband network NEW YORK — A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over interference with GPS ...

GSMA and WBA to Simplify Wi-Fi Hotspot Access for Smartphones and Tablets.
X-bit Labs
by Anton Shilov The GSMA and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) on Tuesday announced they are working together to simplify connectivity to Wi-Fi hotspots from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The joint initiative is developing...

X-bit Labs

NetZero launches wireless 4G service in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
By Vince Horiuchi A new 4G wireless data service launched along the Wasatch Front on Monday in hopes of competing with Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile's mobile broadband services. Woodland Hills, Calif.-based NetZero Wireless has announced its NetZero 4G ...

Android Lacks Focus, and It's a Problem
PC Magazine
Developers are beginning to lose faith with what is now the world's most popular smartphone operating system—for entirely avoidable reasons. By Jamie Lendino A new story today highlights how more app developers are shunning Android, for a variety of ...

Apple denied Android info from Motorola and Google
SlashGear
Not too long ago, Apple wanted Google and Motorola Mobility to hand over information relating to the development of Android. In a new ruling today, Judge Richard A. Posner has denied Apple's request for the information it was after.

SlashGear

iPhone5now.com Lists the Latest iPhone 5 Rumors; 4G LTE, iOS6, Bigger and ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
4G LTE "On top of a new battery and possibly a larger screen, the iPhone 5 will feature the latest and greatest version of Wi-Fi technology: 4G LTE. Currently the only Apple product with LTEtechnology is the new iPad, but that number is expected to ...

Tip: How to Make Your iPhone or iPad Run Faster
PC Magazine
It started around the same time that I installed iOS 5, that latest major update to the mobile operating system. When iOS 5.1 came out a few weeks ago, I wondered whether it would only exacerbate the problem when I installed it.

Users complain of weak Wi-Fi reception with Apple's new iPad
Apple Insider
In a growing thread at the Apple Support Communities website, dozens of users have posted about their troubles with Wi-Fi connectivity on the new iPad. Reports claim that areas that previously achieved strong Wi-Fi signals are now weak, ...

New iPad LTE data is a 'speed trap'
TG Daily
The new blazing fast 4G LTE connectivity on the iPad is being referred to as a "speed trap" in a Wall Street Journal report, a phrase that is catching on throughout the blogosphere. Here's the problem - when you go to activate your LTE-equipped iPad ...

TG Daily

Get a NetZero 4G wireless hotspot for $99.95--and a year of free service
CNET
If you live in a Clear coverage area and consume only modest amounts of data, this might just be the mobile-broadband deal of a lifetime. by Rick Broida March 21, 2012 7:49 AM PDT Follow @cheapskateblog You pony up the $99.95, NetZero will give you the ...

Q&A: Deleting iOS Apps for Good
New York Times (blog)
If you synchronize your iOS devices with iTunes your computer, check your settings when you have each device connected. If you delete an app from a device but it still exists in your iTunes Apps library, it will get transferred back to your iPad or ...

Android's Open Nature Makes It Easy Malware Target: Total Defense
eWeek
As Android's reach grows, cyber-criminals see an opportunity to spread their malware, according to the security software vendor. Given the increasingly ubiquitous and open nature of Google's Android, there's little mystery as to why cyber-attackers are ...

Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich` Sweetens These 10 Smartphones, Tablets
eWeek
Recalling Motorola's feature phone glory days, its Razr smartphone has a 4.3-inch display and a dual-core processor. The smartphone is also said to be Kevlar strong and smart about battery life. It can also hop on Verizon's 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) ...

eWeek

WhizNets Offers Wi-Fi Solution for Atmel AVR32 for Embedded M2M Market
Houston Chronicle
Our WiFi solutions helps make WiFi applications easier for customers to create the application solutions that best meets their customers' needs. WhizNets Inc., provider of small footprint and easy to integrate embedded wireless solutions for niche ...

4G LTE data plans for iPad 3 used up in ludicrous speed
GameZone
Spaceballs jokes aside, the data plans with both Verizon's and AT&T's LTEnetworks are a joke. iPad broadband plans start at $14.99 for 250 MB on AT&T, and $20 for 1GB on Verizon. On the lower end plans, users are blowing through their data caps in ...

GameZone

New iPad owners complain WiFi too slow and LTE too fast
SlashGear
Apple can't seem to catch a break among new iPad owners, with heat complaints being joined by feedback that the WiFi is too slow (or indeed non-existent) while the 4G is too fast. Several early-adopters have taken to Apple's support communities to ...

Switching from Android to iOS
BetaNews
By Colin Walker Google's Android and Apple's iOS dominate the smartphone market with hoards of fans willing to fight tooth and nail for their platform of choice. What is it really like moving from one to the other? I found out.

BetaNews

Video eats 4G LTE data plans fast | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple ...
By Kelly Hodgkins
Verizon's and AT&T's LTE networks are so fast and so convenient that iPad owners are blowing through their data cap in a matter of hours, says a. ... iPad broadband plans start at 250 MB for US$14.99 on AT&T and 1 GB for $20 on Verizon. Plans go up in increments and top out with a 5 GB plan for $50. ... Carriers advise users to switch to WiFi when possible, but many customers find the carrier's LTE network is faster and more reliable than public hotspots. Instead of struggling on a ...
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple's nano-SIM proposal draws fire from Motorola, Nokia, RIM ...
By Amar Toor
Giesecke & Devrient's nano-SIM design is fueling quite the standards battle over in Europe, with Apple sitting in one corner, and the troika of Motorola, Nokia and RIM looming in the other. That's according to the Financial Times, which reports ...
Engadget

Android 4.0.5 coming to Galaxy Nexus early next month | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
Yes this is Android 4.0.5 according to @Black_man_X, a man that needs no introduction in the world of Android. We saw version 4.0.4 leak ... I'm hoping for some enhanced 4G LTE signals but that probably wont be happening. If all goes well ...
Android Community

TokBox SDK Brings Video Chat To iOS Apps | TechCrunch
By Anthony Ha
TokBox has also released its own iOS app, TokShow, where brands and celebrities can host video chats. For now, TokBox's video chat features are only available on WiFi, but Small says the company already has tests running on 3G and 4G ...
TechCrunch

Comcast's Xfinity TV app updated with Android 4.0 support ...
By Darren Murph
Good news for those saddled with still using Comcast: its Xfinity TV app was just updated to support Android 4.0. The new build brings compatibility to. ... 22 · Android smartphone + iOStablet or the otherwise? 3 · windows phone or android?
Engadget HD

Content Providers and App Developers to Subsidize LTE/3G ...
By Arnold Kim
A story that is getting some traction this morning is a Wall Street Journal article about how quickly new iPad users are consuming their monthly bandwidth allotments over LTE. We covered this story on our iOS Blog. While the conclusion may ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

Does the New iPad Have Wi-Fi Reception Problems? (Update 2)
By Jesus Diaz
Users are reporting new problems with the new iPad: the Wi-Fi seems to be a lot weaker than the iPad 2, the iPhone or MacBooks, according to numerous reports on AppleCare support thread. Could this be another antennagate? Have you ...
Gizmodo

HTC Sensation 4G Software Mod Vastly Improves Imaging ...
By Chris Chavez
I know I say this a lot around here but, the tireless work of the Android modding community never ceases to amaze me. Really. Just take a look at the HTC Sensation 4G who — thanks to the work of a few good devs on XDA — has found itself ...
Android Phone Fans

Verizon rumored to be testing Android 4.0.5 for the Galaxy Nexus ...
By George Wong
According to black_man_x (an insider who seems to have a lot of details about Android devices in the US), Verizon is beta testing a new update for the LTE Android smartphone and should be pushing out the update in early April. The update ...
Ubergizmo

Vonage Mobile® - Android Apps on Google Play
Shop Android Apps; More ... Works over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G data networks worldwide. .... is that battery drain issue on my Motorola Triumph with Android 2.2 .2.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vonage...

Virgin Media wins tube Wi-Fi contract | Technology | guardian.co.uk
London Underground Wi-Fi service, to be free for the Olympics, will be rolled out to ...Broadband: How to get faster ... Why can't we get free wifi at London stations/ airports etc., like in other G20 (and not G20. .... The top 50 Android tablet apps ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../virgin-media-wins-tube-wi-fi-contract

TED Blog | Announcing TED's new Android app
The new TED app for Android is built to adapt to all kinds of Android devices, ... Up-to-the-minute videos: TEDTalks are published daily, and Android app users ...
blog.ted.com/2012/03/15/announcing-teds-new-android-app/

Battleheart developer drops Android as 'unsustainable' | Electronista
Metrics from mobile tracking firms have shown Android making just a sixth of iOS' revenue as the bias is much more in favor of free apps in the Google Play ...
www.electronista.com/.../mika.mobile.says.android.money.losi...

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