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Hewlett-Packard developing smartphone, CEO Meg Whitman says
San Jose Mercury News
"We have to ultimately offer a smartphone because in many countries of the world that is your first computing device. You know, there will be countries around the world where people may never own a tablet, or a PC, or a desktop. They will do everything ...

iPhone 5 will boost US economy more than QE3, says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh - Telegraph: "Apple's iPhone 5 will do more for the American economy than Ben Bernanke's latest aggressive stimulus plan, former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh told CNBC."

Motorola Mobility faces Android phones, tablets recall in Germany
ZDNet
A Munich court said yesterday that Google-owned Motorola Mobility must recall every Android smartphone and tablet it sold in Germany which infringe an Apple-owned patent, reports The Guardian. Screen Shot 2012-09-14 at 11.15.21 Motorola Droid Razr ...

Motorola Mobility launches Android-powered HMC3260 'Cloud Broadband ...
Engadget
BEIJING – September 12, 2012 – WASU Digital Group, one of China's leading cable and telecommunications service providers, has chosen Motorola Mobility's HMC3260 Android™-powered cloud computing device to provide a range of innovative ...

iPhone Beats Android and BlackBerry in Resale Value, Overall Cost
Mashable
This is a stupid comparison, along the same lines of saying Android out sells the iPhone. Androidis an OS and the iPhone is hardware. This would be a much better read if it compared the resale value of the iPhone to the most popular android phones ...

iPhone 5, iOS 6: What You May Have Missed in Apple News This Week
eWeek
Apple's cheeky tagline for the smartphone, then: "The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone." The iPhone 5 runs an Apple-made A6 processor that's said to be twice as fast as the A5 processor in the 4S and more energy-efficient. It also runs...

eWeek

The Week in iOS Apps: '80s mania
Macworld
Feedly: We admit to being fond of this free Flipboard-style Google Reader app for iPhone and iPad, and this week's update made Feedly even better: In addition to being optimized for iOS 6—a week ahead of time!—the app has been redesigned and loads ...

Windows Phone 8 stands a chance as Apple, Android dither
Register
That's also the conventional wisdom of most technology pundits, who see no prospect for anyone outside the two "ecosystems" of Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Since Microsoft's fortunes are inextricably tied to Nokia's in the near term – it follows ...

Hands on with the Wikipad, the high-end Android tablet with actual buttons and ...
NBCNews.com
“We had to be very careful of the fact it has to be as light as possible and as powerful and as fast as we possibly could,” Bower told the Penny Arcade Report. “We used in the recipe for this tablet all the top components that we possibly could to make ...

Casio Android tablet can scan paper notes
ITworld.com
Casio has launched the Paper Writer, a 10.1-inch Android tablet that can scan handwritten notes as well as take digital scan images. The scanner is built into the tablet's cover - so if you have a stack of paper images that you want to digitally ...

Google May Stop Samsung from Making Windows Phones
Benzinga
However, Google may be able to use its power and influence to eventually stop Samsung and other manufacturers from releasing Windows Phone 8 devices. This would be bad news for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which needs to convince manufacturers to ...

Motorola Mobility Launches MOTOGO! in Argentina
Equities.com
Motorola Mobility introduces MOTOGO! in Argentina, with a thumb-friendly QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Google search button, delivering a smartphone-like experience. Text in a flash. Email in the blink of an eye. Thanks to MOTOGO!, you'll never ...

Before and After iOS 6: What's Different?
PC Magazine
Another major change: iOS 6 folds Facebook right into its very being, amoeba-like, to now let you share content from your phone or iPad to the social network in just a tap or two. Siri, the voice command system first introduced in iPhone 4S, is ...

Gadgets Galore: Rounding Up the Reveals
Investorplace.com
Under the ownership of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Motorola Mobility came out swinging with a trio of new RAZR Android-powered smartphones: the RAZR M, RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD.... Things could have gone a bit smoother, though: Samsung took some of ...

When is My Android Phone Getting Jelly Bean? [Verizon]
Droid Life
Well, we know that many of you are always looking for the most current information on this subject and thought we may as well create the official page for it just like we did with Android 4.0. Once word starts trickling out from Motorola, Samsung and ...

iPhone 5 vs HTC One X: spec comparison
ITProPortal
With the iPhone 5 finally descending on Wednesday, it has been a busy week on the ITProPortal editorial desk, as we start to size up Apple's latest smartphone offering against its main competition. So far, we've nailed the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy...

ITProPortal

Firmware maker says it could enable dual-boot Windows RT, Android devices
PCWorld
Tablets and PCs could come with a dual-boot capability to load either Microsoft's upcoming Windows RT or Android, but device makers will need to be interested in building such devices in order for it to make its way to the public, firmware company ...

Here's How Samsung Beat HTC To Become The Biggest Android Phone Maker
Business Insider
Mackenzie was in our office last week as part of what appears to be a concerted effort on HTC's part to get its name in the media. "Samsung spent four to six times more in advertising than us," said Mackenzie. He believes this marketing led to more ...

Business Insider

An analysis of Apple's new iPhone 5 display
ZDNet
My upcoming Smartphone Display Shoot-Out (in about 10 days) will be an in-depth analysis and comparison of the displays on iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III - similar in scope to my new iPad Display Shoot-Out. When the Nokia ... This remark echoes ...

ZDNet

SkyTech Android 4.0 tablet
ITWeb
One offering on the latter end is the SkyTech Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, which was released by MMM-Mukumbe Marketing and Media to the South African market in July. This entry-level tablet offers a cheap alternative to those who need a ...

ITWeb

Dyzplastic outs Escape Ape and Nexus collectibles
AndroidGuys
Dyzplastic has been on a roll this week, teasing their new Android collectible figures. Starting things off a few days ago, we got a look at the 8-Ball Hustler. Now we've got two more to check out and drool over, Escape Ape and Nexus. As is the case ...

iOS 6 to compete with Android Jelly Bean, Windows Phone 8: top features
Northern Voices Online
You can tell your phone to make a call to your friend, text a message, search web and do many more activities through voice directions. With iOS 6, this feature is going to appear on iPad tablet as well. That is, once iPad gets the firmware update, you ...

Nexus 7 cyan blue official ASUS case available from Newegg
Android Community
For those who are still seeking a case for their awesome new Nexus 7 tablet, we might have one for you. ... ASUS initially teased multiple different colors and cases for the Nexus 7 tablet, and last month we saw a few “official” leaks of even more ...

You're living in post-PC denial
BetaNews
Here I am, minding my own business, just writing about my experiences using an Android tablet, when out of the woodwork comes this wave of angry post-PC deniers. I mean, the level of rage on display is unreal. You'd think I walked into a Steve Jobs ...

BetaNews

Apple defeats Google's Motorola in German patent fight
San Jose Mercury News
FRANKFURT -- A court in Munich ruled on Thursday that Motorola Mobility, owned by Google (GOOG), had infringed an Apple (AAPL) patent and ordered that all tablets and smartphones containing the technology be recalled. Judge Peter Guntz said Motorola ...

Apple wins rubberbanding patent case against Motorola in Germany
Apple Insider
In its case against Samsung, Apple's iOS head Scott Forstall testified that Steve Jobs was particularly annoyed to see other companies taking the invention and putting their name on it. Forstall said the ... Mueller wrote that Presiding Judge Dr. Peter ...

Nokia and Motorola duke it out
Business Spectator
Meanwhile over on Broadway, Motorola was spruiking its latest RAZR handsets running Android4.0 – the first from Motorola Mobility since it was acquired by Google. It was well worth the walk up 7th Avenue from Nokia to Motorola's launch, as the tone of ...

LG Optimus G vs Samsung Galaxy S3 brief specs comparison
Phones Review
Currently the darling device in the Android space is of course the extremely popularSamsung Galaxy S3, but rival LG is delivering their new flagship smartphone the LG Optimus G, which some say is the most powerful smartphone from the LG camp to date, ...

Phones Review

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE does Android for novices
CNET
Today, Sprint and Samsung trotted out the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE, a phone it's billing as a stepping stone for smartphone first-timers. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device features faster data speeds, a 4-inch display, and a 1.2GHz dual ...

Motorola Mobility infringed patents, a German court says
The Australian
The court ordered Motorola to pay a yet-to-be-specified fine and pull the infringing devices, which run on Google's Android operating system, from the market. The patent involves a feature known as "overscroll bounce" or "rubber-banding" that pulls a ...

Apple Wins Legal Case Against Motorola Mobility In Germany Over ...
By Paul Morris
The verdict that is coming out of Germany is a big blow for Motorola Mobility. The case revolves around the rubber-band type physics that can be experienced when scrolling through various controls/views that come as part of the iOS platform.
Redmond Pie

German court rules against Motorola Mobility in Apple case - Eyes ...
By Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com
The Apple-Android patent war rumbles on... A German court has ruled against Google-ownedMotorola Mobility (MMI) for infringement of Apple's rubber-band/bounce-back patent, reports The Guardian. This carries the threat of the company ...
Eyes on Android

Steve Wozniak on Samsung-Apple verdict: 'I don' - Android Community
By Eric Abent
Apple, Samsung, HTC, Google, and many others, hold vast patent portfolios, and they aren't likely to begin sharing them freely anytime soon – especially when we've seen just how much money you can make when someone infringes on your ...
Android Community

Sprint and Samsung officially announce the Samsung Galaxy ...
By Quentyn Kennemer
“Price is often a barrier for customers who are ready to transition from a feature phone to asmartphone; Samsung Galaxy Victory brings Sprint 4G LTE to the mass market with the high-end features and capabilities of a premium Android ... AllShare® Play allows users to wirelessly connect Galaxy Victory to their PC, tablet or television to immediately share files, stream music, user-generated videos, photos and other DRM-free content to AllShare-enabled devices using Wi-Fi®. It also ...
Android Phone Fans

Sprint to offer the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G smartphone » Coolest ...
By Edwin
The Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G will come with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system right out of the box, alongside a 1.2GHz dual-core processor to keep things running nice and smooth. Apart from that, you will also be able ...
Coolest Gadgets

A New Compact Android: Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos S5302 ...
By MD
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos S5302 was announced by Samsung in August, 2012, and will be soon available for purchase. It is an Android Smart phone with a high quality camera, amazing battery time, and large storing capacity. Samsung ...
Modern Dignity - The Social Web...

BlackBerry's lead in Indonesian market: the Apple / Android threat ...
By Ben Bland
Although it is losing sales in the developed world to Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones produced by Samsung and Sony, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has been able to console itself with its market leading position in ... To be clear, BlackBerry is still the number one smartphonebrand in Indonesia, where young people are as fond of the free BlackBerry Messenger service as their more riotous peers in the UK. ... RIM delays new BlackBerry as losses mount, FT ...
beyondbrics

Uh oh, Android: Apple wins German injunction against Google's ...
By MacDailyNews
... Lightning Cables For HDMI, VGA Are Coming Soon · Apple vs. Samsung: A Decade Of Proprietary Connectors [Humor] ... willing to go thermonuclear war on this' – October 20, 2011. Categories: News. Tags: android, bounce-back scrolling, Fragmandroid, Germany, google, ios, iOSknockoffs, iOS wannabes, iPad, iPad knockoffs, iPad wannabes, iphone, iPhone knockoffs, iPhone wannabes, Motorola Mobility, patent infringement, patents, rubber-banding, steve jobs, Thermonuclear...
MacDailyNews

Motorola Mobility launches Android-powered HMC3260 'Cloud ...
By Steve Dent
Dubbed “Cloud Broadband” by the operator, the device will provide the primary connection for “hybrid fiber coax networks,” while also offering a touchscreen interface, based on an unnamed flavor ofAndroid. WASU claims the device will ...
Michael Vacirca

Post-launch survey reveals % of Blackberry, Android users yearning ...
Over half of Blackberry users and a third of Android users want to get their hands on the new Apple iPhone, according to post-launch research carried out by Toluna QuickSurveys.
BizReport

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 On Verizon To Get Android ICS Update ...
By Roland Hutchinson
It looks like owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Verizon Wireless will soon be gettingAndroid Android 4.0.4 update for their tablet, as the update has now been listed on Verizon's website. The Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ...
Geeky-Gadgets

Android Series 3 “Nexus” Collectible Comes With Its Own Mini ...
By Kellex
Andrew Bell continues to share the new Series 3 Android Collectibles over at the Dyzplastic blog, with today's being the “Nexus” collectible. With its smokey dark translucent body, you can apparently get optimal play by placing him next to a ...
Droid Life

Tech News: What if Samsung had licensed iOS Technology in 2010 ...
By The Small Business Authority
In October 2010, Apple offered Samsung, an ongoing business partner, a deal to license the iOS patents for roughly $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet.[2] While that would have cost Samsung a sizeable amount of money in 2010 alone ...
Newtek Services ::..

Motorola Mobility ordered to recall Android tablets and smartphones ...
German court rules that Google-owned company has infringed Apple patent on its mobile devices. By Charles Arthur.

Powerful Yet Affordable 4G LTE Android Smartphone, Samsung ...
Sprint will offer the feature-packed Samsung Galaxy Victory™ 4G LTE at a price that makes it an easy choice for customers who are ready to step.
 
Report: Acer Nukes Smartphone Launch Due to Google Threat: " According to Reuters, the phone was a joint venture between Acer and Alibaba Cloud Computing, deemed as the first to use the latter company's new mobile operating system, Aliyun. Acer and Alibaba originally planned to launch the device in Shanghai on Thursday afternoon, and then go into full retail mode on Friday."

For iPhone 5, it may be cheaper to jump carriers than upgrade | Common Sense Tech - CNET News: "Not due for an upgrade but still want the latest iPhone at a discounted price? It may make sense to leave your carrier despite a termination fee."

iPhone 5, meet Europe: Where 4G really means 3G, LTE is scarce
ZDNet
In fact, only two networks in Europe currently support the iPhone 5 on LTE: Deutsche Telekom in Germany, and EE in the U.K. (previously Everything Everywhere) which this week announced its new4G LTE network. But it hasn't even launched yet, though ...

iPhone 5 Creates Winners, Losers in Europe
Wall Street Journal (blog)
EE, the U.K.'s biggest mobile operator by revenue, along with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile in Germany, will be the only carriers whose superfast broadband networks, known as Long Term Evolution, or LTE, are compatible with the iPhone 5. Apple was widely ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Crave giveaway: Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
CNET (blog)
It's your lucky week. We're giving away a Wi-Fi-only version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, a full-featured Android device. ... You're getting it for free -- and since this is a Wi-Fi-only version, you don't even have to worry about a data plan! So ...

Internet sales tax on Amazon purchases in Calif. begins Saturday
Boston Herald
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it has fought against for years: tax collector. The change, which takes effect this weekend, comes after ...

BT wins Cumbrian super-fast broadband contract
ZDNet
BT has won the £40m super-fast broadband contract for Cumbria and is close to gaining approval for the Norfolk deployment as well. The Cumbria win on Thursday came as little surprise, as BT was the only bidder. Fujitsu, which is reportedly on a Cabinet ...

FIBER HOOKUP SCHEDULE | Hanover Heights in KCK will be first
Kansas City Star
Eighteen months after the Kansas City area was picked from 1,000 applicants for Google's rollout of the country's speediest broadband network, the Internet giant Thursday finally answered the most-asked question of all: When is ultra-fast Internet...

Kansas City Star

Hanoi Web Crackdown Hits Blogs; Foreign Firms Fret
Wall Street Journal
HANOI—Vietnam's leaders are stepping up their campaign against critical blogs, ordering government investigators to arrest the operators of three websites at a time when global Internet companies are growing more worried about doing business in the...

Wall Street Journal

SC prosecutor, Facebook talk Internet safety
Aiken Standard
COLUMBIA — South Carolina's chief prosecutor cautioned high school students on Thursday against giving out too many details in their social networking status updates, like where they are going or what after-school activities they're involved in. "I'm ...

Sprint announces Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE, available ...
By Brad Molen
13, 2012 – Sprint (NYSE:S), the only national carrier with Truly Unlimited℠ 4G LTE data, text and calling to any mobile, will offer the feature-packed Samsung Galaxy Victory™ 4G LTE at a price that makes it an easy choice for customers who are ... AllShare® Play allows users to wirelessly connect Galaxy Victory to their PC, tablet or television to immediately share files, stream music, user-generated videos, photos and other DRM-free content to AllShare-enabled devices using Wi-Fi®.
Engadget

Rogers boosting its LTE coverage in Canada, will cover 10 new ...
By Jamie Rigg
We're sure it's just coincidence, but on the same day a certain new LTE phone was revealed, Rogers announced the expansion of its 4G network in Canada . By October 1st, the carrier will have switched on its high-speed network in Kingston ...
Engadget Mobile

Netflix exec: Canada's broadband caps “almost a human rights ...
By Janko Roettgers
Low broadband caps in Canada put that country close to third-world countries, and overage charges almost amount to human rights violations: Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos blastedbroadband caps and usage-based-billing employed ... There's no love lost between Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and Canada's big Internet providers: “It's almost a human rights violation what they're charging for internet access in Canada,” Sarandos said during the Merrill Lynch...
GigaOM

Will LTE buckle under the iPhone 5's weight? | The Verge
By Chris Ziegler
"We were able to take key learnings from our experience leading the smartphone revolution and build that into our 4G LTE network," says AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom, noting that the cellular topology is in many ways more advanced than it ...
The Verge - All Posts

The Environmental impact of the Internet
By 3p Guest Author
By Jessica Oakley. You've traded in your SUV for an economy car, your 60-watts for CFLs, and your garbage disposal for the added trouble of a compost bucket, all in the name of reducing carbon emissions and saving the world. But there's ...
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit

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