Fortune
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt July 18, 2012: 4:42 PM ET FORTUNE -- It was a judicial surprise, even in a patent court considered by experts to be the most defendant-friendly in the world. On Wednesday, nine days after his July 9 ruling that three Samsung ...
Smartphone Shoppers Prefer Larger Displays
InformationWeek
That includes devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S III, and the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE. These smartphones are flagship devices for these companies that will sell in the tens of millions of units, significantly inflating ABI's predictions.
Google works around Motorola import ban after Microsoft dispute
BBC News
"It's unfortunate we've been forced to pursue legal action, but the solution forMotorola remains licensing our intellectual property at market rates as most otherAndroid manufacturers have already done." An alternative step would be for ... and Border Protection officials. A separate patent dispute between smartphone makers Apple and HTC earlier in the year led to some shipments of the latter's devices being delayed while the agency's workers checked their settings had been changed to remove the disputed feature.
BBC News
Android malware steals location data from mobile devices
Computerworld
The app operates in the background and appears on the smartphone or tablet as an icon with the word "store" written on it. The store icon is apparently meant to fool the ... split on BYOD, skeptical of Android devices]. "Speculating on why all this information is broadcasted, we could conclude that infected devices act as beacons, providing attackers with a relative positioning of certain Wi-Fi networks and the frequency to which infected devices connect or interact with them," BitDefender said in a blog post on Tuesday.
Import ban on some Motorola devices begins today; but not smartphones
The Seattle Times
The import ban was the result of a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola, in which the software giant said some of Motorola's Android devices infringed on some of Microsoft's patents. The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in May that ...
Motorola Says Smartphones Will Be Available in US Despite Ban
PCWorld (blog)
Motorola Mobility said Tuesday that it has taken "proactive measures" to ensure that its smartphones remain available to consumers in the U.S., despite a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on its phones that comes into effect on Wednesday. The ITC ...
Is a data share plan right for your family?
CNET (blog)
Is a data share plan right for your family? In this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice about switching to one of the new data share plans offered from AT&T or Verizon. And she predicts when a new Nexus smartphone might come to ...
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Officially Launches In Zanesville On July 19
MarketWatch (press release)
ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verizon Wireless will officially launch its 4G LTE wireless data service in 33 new markets, including Zanesville on Thursday, July 19. ... Additionally, customers can take advantage of recently introduced HomeFusion(TM)Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTEnetwork to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or are ...
Samsung Galaxy S III Off to Good Start, Says Raymond James
Barron's (blog)
Raymond James's Tavis McCourt this morning writes that Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) recently released “Galaxy S III” smartphone running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system is getting “very positive feedback” at phone company outlets that he's called “across the country” in the last several days. ... In particular, Galaxy S III is benefiting from its LTE and size advantage over the iPhone 4S, although we note Apple will likely address both these issues with the iPhone 5 quite soon. On average, it appears ...
Should I wait for a new Nexus smartphone?
CNET
Hardcore Android fans prefer the pure Google experience on the Nexus smartphones to similarAndroid devices loaded with manufacturer and carrier software. But how long will these ... I can upgrade my smartphone in October and I need advice on which phone to choose. I am on AT&T..... Marguerite Reardon has been a CNET News reporter since 2004, covering cell phone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate, as well as the ongoing consolidation of the phone companies. Follow @ ...
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network officially launches in Columbus, Georgia On ...
MarketWatch (press release)
With Thursday's market launches, the company's 4G LTE network will grow to cover a total of 337 markets nationwide and continue to rank as the nation's largest 4G LTE network, available to more than two-thirds of the U.S. population. ... Additionally, customers can take advantage of recently introduced HomeFusion(TM) Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas ...
Motorola takes 'proactive measures' to side-step US smartphone ban
ZDNet (blog)
Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday that it has taken "proactive measures" to keep their smartphones available to U.S.-based consumers, despite a U.S. International Trade Commission ban which comes into effect on Wednesday. motorlogo180712co ...
Verizon presses LTE advantage, adds 33 new markets
CNET
Verizon Wireless again widened its lead when it comes to 4G LTE coverage, blanketing nearly six times as many cities as all of its competitors combined. The carrier told CNET today that it will launch in 33 new markets tomorrow, bringing the total number of ...
HTC EVO Design 4G (Boost Mobile)
PC Magazine
It's also the best smartphone currently available on Boost, with a lovely, crisp display, good call quality, and fast data speeds if you're covered by WiMAX. ... The Design 4G is a quad-band (800/850/1900/2600) CDMA/WiMAX phone that runs on Sprint's 3G and 4G networks. There's also 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. Reception is average and call quality is good. Voices sound clear in the phone's earpiece, if somewhat thin, but volume goes extremely ... Android plans start at $55 for "unlimited" data, talk time, and texts per month.
AT&T's new sharing plans, by the numbers
CBS News
The base cost of a Mobile Share plan is for a monthly data allowance and one smartphone with unlimited calling and texting: 1 gigabyte $85 (each additional smartphone: $45) 4 gigabytes $110 (each additional smartphone: $40) 6 gigabytes $125 (each ...
Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE Review: Runt of the Litter
TIME
Jared Newman / TIME.com. If you want a smaller smartphone without sacrificing high-end specs and the latest software, your only good option until recently has been the iPhone, with its 3.5-inch display. But now, there's the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, an HTC phone available from Verizon Wireless for $150 with a two-year contract. The new Incredible–the ... Best of all, the Incredible runs Android 4.0, which is much smoother than any previous version of the software. Of course, HTC has slathered the phone in its Sense ...
TIME
4 Percent Windows Phone Market Share in 2012: Sad or Progress?
PC Magazine
Much of the chatter in the smartphone world lately has been about iOS vs. Android. But where does Microsoft and Windows Phone fit in? Can Windows 8 help boost the struggling mobile OS? According to new data from Strategy Analytics, Windows Phone will ...
AT&T releases shared data plans. How do they stack up against Verizon?
Washington Post
One key difference is that AT&T's smartphone fee gets smaller as you add more data, whereas Verizon's fee is always $40. Both companies' 4GB plans, for example, are $70 for the data, plus $40 for each smartphone. At the top end, AT&T will offer 20 GB of ...
Google unit says will avoid U.S. import ban on smartphones
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google unit Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday it has taken steps to avert an interruption of U.S. imports and sales of its smartphones after the devices were found to infringe on a Microsoft patent. The importation to the United States of some Motorola Mobility ...Google's Android system has become the top-selling smartphone operating system, ahead of mobile systems by Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion and others. In mid-May, some HTCsmartphone models were stopped at the U.S. ...
Is the 64GB Galaxy S III for Real or Not?
PC Magazine
Samsung's U.K.-based retail partner Expansys has reportedly stopped taking orders for the 64GB version of the Galaxy S III smartphone, leading some to speculate that the Korean tech giant has decided demand is too soft to manufacture and ship the model. ... The thing about theAndroid 4.0-based Galaxy S III is that it's already got up to 64GB of expandable memory courtesy of its microSD slot, meaning that you could stuff a ridiculous 128GB of onboard storage into the ephemeral 64GB version of the handset if you ...
Symantec Upgrades Mobile Portfolio With iPhone, Android Products
eWeek
In addition, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Viewer, already available for Apple iOS, is now out forAndroid, available for download from the Google Play Marketplace, to provide users with the ability to read encrypted emails on Android devices. Symantec now ...
Motorola Android device import ban takes effect today
SlashGear
Microsoft scored a win against Motorola back in May, with the ITC ruling that thesmartphone manufacturer had violated an ActiveSync patent on its handsets. The ban is scheduled to come into effect starting from today, but Motorola has said that it has a plan ...
SlashGear
AT&T announces Mobile Share plans, share more to save more
ZDNet (blog)
AT&T has slightly higher data fees for 4GB or more, but then the per devicesmartphone fee decreases so heavy data smartphone users can see a savings. Mobile hotspot service is included with both carriers on compatabile smartphones. Verizon charges ...
ZDNet (blog)
Windows Phone grabs a whopping 4 percent smartphone share in USA
SlashGear
Windows Phone may be tiny compared to Google's Android and Apple's iOS for the iPhone and iPad, but manufacturers do still appear dedicated to Microsoft's vision. As Strategy Analytics senior analyst Scott Bicheno said today in a statement: “Nokia, HTC ...
SlashGear
Windows Phone to snag 4 percent of smartphone share in '12
CNET
The research firm says Microsoft's operating system will be running on 5 million smartphones sold in 2012, compared with 3.5 million last year. "Nokia, HTC and Samsung have some of the biggest Microsoft smartphone portfolios at present and they will be ...
Adfonic: Android Tops iOS As Most Popular Platform On Global Ad ...
By Ingrid Lunden
Android is now most-used smartphone platform worldwide, and that swing is being reflected in other areas like mobile advertising. Today some numbers out from Adfonic indicate that in Q2,Android accounted for the majority of mobile ad impressions on its network worldwide, with 46 percent compared to iOS's 34 percent of impressions. This is the first time Adfonic says it has recorded Android being more popular than iOS. In that, it joins other big ad networks like Millennial Media and ...
TechCrunch
CNET (blog)
Is a data share plan right for your family? In this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice about switching to one of the new data share plans offered from AT&T or Verizon. And she predicts when a new Nexus smartphone might come to ...
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Officially Launches In Zanesville On July 19
MarketWatch (press release)
ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verizon Wireless will officially launch its 4G LTE wireless data service in 33 new markets, including Zanesville on Thursday, July 19. ... Additionally, customers can take advantage of recently introduced HomeFusion(TM)Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTEnetwork to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or are ...
Samsung Galaxy S III Off to Good Start, Says Raymond James
Barron's (blog)
Raymond James's Tavis McCourt this morning writes that Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) recently released “Galaxy S III” smartphone running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system is getting “very positive feedback” at phone company outlets that he's called “across the country” in the last several days. ... In particular, Galaxy S III is benefiting from its LTE and size advantage over the iPhone 4S, although we note Apple will likely address both these issues with the iPhone 5 quite soon. On average, it appears ...
Should I wait for a new Nexus smartphone?
CNET
Hardcore Android fans prefer the pure Google experience on the Nexus smartphones to similarAndroid devices loaded with manufacturer and carrier software. But how long will these ... I can upgrade my smartphone in October and I need advice on which phone to choose. I am on AT&T..... Marguerite Reardon has been a CNET News reporter since 2004, covering cell phone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate, as well as the ongoing consolidation of the phone companies. Follow @ ...
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network officially launches in Columbus, Georgia On ...
MarketWatch (press release)
With Thursday's market launches, the company's 4G LTE network will grow to cover a total of 337 markets nationwide and continue to rank as the nation's largest 4G LTE network, available to more than two-thirds of the U.S. population. ... Additionally, customers can take advantage of recently introduced HomeFusion(TM) Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas ...
Motorola takes 'proactive measures' to side-step US smartphone ban
ZDNet (blog)
Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday that it has taken "proactive measures" to keep their smartphones available to U.S.-based consumers, despite a U.S. International Trade Commission ban which comes into effect on Wednesday. motorlogo180712co ...
Verizon presses LTE advantage, adds 33 new markets
CNET
Verizon Wireless again widened its lead when it comes to 4G LTE coverage, blanketing nearly six times as many cities as all of its competitors combined. The carrier told CNET today that it will launch in 33 new markets tomorrow, bringing the total number of ...
HTC EVO Design 4G (Boost Mobile)
PC Magazine
It's also the best smartphone currently available on Boost, with a lovely, crisp display, good call quality, and fast data speeds if you're covered by WiMAX. ... The Design 4G is a quad-band (800/850/1900/2600) CDMA/WiMAX phone that runs on Sprint's 3G and 4G networks. There's also 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. Reception is average and call quality is good. Voices sound clear in the phone's earpiece, if somewhat thin, but volume goes extremely ... Android plans start at $55 for "unlimited" data, talk time, and texts per month.
AT&T's new sharing plans, by the numbers
CBS News
The base cost of a Mobile Share plan is for a monthly data allowance and one smartphone with unlimited calling and texting: 1 gigabyte $85 (each additional smartphone: $45) 4 gigabytes $110 (each additional smartphone: $40) 6 gigabytes $125 (each ...
Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE Review: Runt of the Litter
TIME
Jared Newman / TIME.com. If you want a smaller smartphone without sacrificing high-end specs and the latest software, your only good option until recently has been the iPhone, with its 3.5-inch display. But now, there's the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, an HTC phone available from Verizon Wireless for $150 with a two-year contract. The new Incredible–the ... Best of all, the Incredible runs Android 4.0, which is much smoother than any previous version of the software. Of course, HTC has slathered the phone in its Sense ...
TIME
4 Percent Windows Phone Market Share in 2012: Sad or Progress?
PC Magazine
Much of the chatter in the smartphone world lately has been about iOS vs. Android. But where does Microsoft and Windows Phone fit in? Can Windows 8 help boost the struggling mobile OS? According to new data from Strategy Analytics, Windows Phone will ...
AT&T releases shared data plans. How do they stack up against Verizon?
Washington Post
One key difference is that AT&T's smartphone fee gets smaller as you add more data, whereas Verizon's fee is always $40. Both companies' 4GB plans, for example, are $70 for the data, plus $40 for each smartphone. At the top end, AT&T will offer 20 GB of ...
Google unit says will avoid U.S. import ban on smartphones
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google unit Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday it has taken steps to avert an interruption of U.S. imports and sales of its smartphones after the devices were found to infringe on a Microsoft patent. The importation to the United States of some Motorola Mobility ...Google's Android system has become the top-selling smartphone operating system, ahead of mobile systems by Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion and others. In mid-May, some HTCsmartphone models were stopped at the U.S. ...
Is the 64GB Galaxy S III for Real or Not?
PC Magazine
Samsung's U.K.-based retail partner Expansys has reportedly stopped taking orders for the 64GB version of the Galaxy S III smartphone, leading some to speculate that the Korean tech giant has decided demand is too soft to manufacture and ship the model. ... The thing about theAndroid 4.0-based Galaxy S III is that it's already got up to 64GB of expandable memory courtesy of its microSD slot, meaning that you could stuff a ridiculous 128GB of onboard storage into the ephemeral 64GB version of the handset if you ...
Symantec Upgrades Mobile Portfolio With iPhone, Android Products
eWeek
In addition, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Viewer, already available for Apple iOS, is now out forAndroid, available for download from the Google Play Marketplace, to provide users with the ability to read encrypted emails on Android devices. Symantec now ...
Motorola Android device import ban takes effect today
SlashGear
Microsoft scored a win against Motorola back in May, with the ITC ruling that thesmartphone manufacturer had violated an ActiveSync patent on its handsets. The ban is scheduled to come into effect starting from today, but Motorola has said that it has a plan ...
SlashGear
AT&T announces Mobile Share plans, share more to save more
ZDNet (blog)
AT&T has slightly higher data fees for 4GB or more, but then the per devicesmartphone fee decreases so heavy data smartphone users can see a savings. Mobile hotspot service is included with both carriers on compatabile smartphones. Verizon charges ...
ZDNet (blog)
Windows Phone grabs a whopping 4 percent smartphone share in USA
SlashGear
Windows Phone may be tiny compared to Google's Android and Apple's iOS for the iPhone and iPad, but manufacturers do still appear dedicated to Microsoft's vision. As Strategy Analytics senior analyst Scott Bicheno said today in a statement: “Nokia, HTC ...
SlashGear
Windows Phone to snag 4 percent of smartphone share in '12
CNET
The research firm says Microsoft's operating system will be running on 5 million smartphones sold in 2012, compared with 3.5 million last year. "Nokia, HTC and Samsung have some of the biggest Microsoft smartphone portfolios at present and they will be ...
Adfonic: Android Tops iOS As Most Popular Platform On Global Ad ...
By Ingrid Lunden
Android is now most-used smartphone platform worldwide, and that swing is being reflected in other areas like mobile advertising. Today some numbers out from Adfonic indicate that in Q2,Android accounted for the majority of mobile ad impressions on its network worldwide, with 46 percent compared to iOS's 34 percent of impressions. This is the first time Adfonic says it has recorded Android being more popular than iOS. In that, it joins other big ad networks like Millennial Media and ...
TechCrunch
Sony unveils 2012 Walkman range: Android 4.0 F series and ...
By Mat Smith
Perhaps the most intriguing point is that the new media player will arrive with Android 4.0 from the start, alongside the usual raft of WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity options. Storage choices range from 8GB, through to 16GB and 32GB, with 4.5 ...
Engadget
Next-Generation iPhone with LTE, NFC, and 1 GB RAM Reportedly ...
By Eric Slivka
... the unsurprising inclusion of LTE connectivity, a bump to 1 GB of RAM from the 512 MB found in the iPhone 4S, and near field communication (NFC) technology that could significantly enhance the utility of Apple's Passbook app for iOS 6 ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...
i'm special.: Qt 5 and Android
By Robin Burchell
The goal in mind was to allow use of Qt on Android primarily in order to work at the system level (not using the regular Android display stack, but using Wayland on Android) - tying in with Collabora's other work on Android, but this work also ...
i'm special.
Xbox LIVE iOS app adds iPad support | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple ...
By Kelly Hodgkins
Microsoft updated its Xbox LIVE app for iOS and added a much needed remote feature for the iPad. This feature allows ... Though new to the iPad, the remote control was already present on the iPhone, Windows Phone and Android. You can ...
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Motorola's Import Ban Goes Into Effect Tomorrow – Remains ...
By Chris Chavez
Rogers launches the Sony Xperia Ion starting at $50 · Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G gets quick maintenance upgrad... Samsung Galaxy S3 ... Tomorrow, the US International Trade Commission will put into effect a 2 month old ban order on the import of 18 Motorola's Android devices after the Google-owned manufacturer was found guilty of infringing on one of Microsoft patents relating to Exchange Active Sync. Apparently, Motorola ... HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTEunboxing [VIDEO] ...
Android Phone Fans
Apple granted 'the mother of all smartphone software patents ...
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
The effects could be "swift and lethal" says a pro-Android blogger From U.S. Patent No. 8223134 FORTUNE -- Both sides of the smartphone wars agree that the 25 patents granted Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday.
Fortune Tech: Technology blogs,...
Boeing 787 uses Android-based entertainment system, totals 69TB ...
By Mike Andrici
The highly fuel efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner uses one of the most impressive Android-based entertainment systems we've ever seen. Check out he specs.
Android Authority
Evernote for Android updated | Ubergizmo
By George Wong
Evernote users with Android users will be glad to know that their favorite note taking app has received an update which includes a major redesign for tablets. According to a post on the official Evernote blog, the new Evernote for Android now ...
Ubergizmo
Torchlight art found in iOS MMO; MMO dev denies theft against ...
By Ben Gilbert
Art assets from Runic Games' Torchlight franchise bear more than a passing resemblance to those used in iOS MMO Armed Heroes Online, from Chinese developer Entertainment Game Labs ("EGLS"). And Runic Games head Travis Baldree ...
Joystiq
Apple Loses Patent Claim Against Motorola Xoom in Germany ...
By John Paczkowski
... in Germany. At the same time, the court also rejected a counterclaim brought by Motorola alleging that the design claims Apple asserted against it were invalid. ... How Will Motorola Mobility Avoid ITC Smartphone Ban? July 17, 2012 at 6:54 ...
AllThingsD
Android.Morepaks | Symantec
Remove Android.Morepaks - Symantec Security Response provides comprehensive internet protection expertise to guard against complex threats, information ...
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Instagram updated with Nexus 7 support, Flickr sharing | Android ...
The latest version 1.1.7 of Instagram for Android is now fully functional on the Jelly Bean tablet, whereas before N7 owners were ... Check the link below to download Instagram for Androidfrom Google Play. .... HTC EVO 4G LTE Accessories ...
www.androidcentral.com/instagram-updated-nexus-7-support-...
Motorola Atrix HD now on sale at AT&T: $100 on contract for LTE ...
It didn't take long for Motorola's latest Atrix variant to go from unveiled to ... Psst... you can learn more about the Atrix lineage through our original Atrix 4G and Atrix 2 reviews. ... TypeSmartphone; Operating system Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [ 4.0]) ... Smule launches AutoRap for iOS and Android, Engadget's editors drop ...
www.engadget.com/.../motorola-atrix-hd-now-on-sale-at-att-p...
Fujifilm sues Motorola over broad camera and phone patents, claims ...
Motorola won't have had much of a break following the dismissal of a key Apple ... TypeSmartphone; Operating system Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0]); Screen size ... PSA: SprintLTE goes live today, honest and for true (update: includes Missouri) ... WiFi-less iPhones roll off assembly line -- and into Chinese pockets?
www.engadget.com/.../fujifilm-sues-motorola-over-broad-cam...
iOS 6 beta 3 wends its way to developers -- Engadget
It's been a long three weeks since iOS 6 beta 2 arrived to refine Apple's next mobile OS, so it's with some relief ... Free Engadget for Android - get the app now!
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