What to expect from Apple's Sept. 12 iPhone 5 event

Apple's Sept. 12 iPhone 5 event: What to expect | - CNET Reviews: "The date is set and expectations are high. What will emerge from next week's event? Here's what is likely, and what isn't, about the new iPhone."

Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Stellar brings Android 4.0 for free
CNET
Verizon Wireless today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Stellar will join its smartphoneroster in but a few days time. Offered for free after $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement, the handset arrives online and in retail stores on ...

Samsung galaxy S III: 15 power user tips
PCWorld
It's no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S III is the must-have phone this summer. After all, this high-end Android phone has won over reviewers and consumers alike, selling more than 10 million units in less than two months on the market. PCWorld gave ...

Sony eschews cheap tablets as it pursues Samsung
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp on Tuesday said it won't be drawn into price competition on tablet PCs amid a plethora of cheap models from other makers as it pursues Android rival SamsungElectronics with a new tablet out this month. Sony will begin U.S ...

Orange turns Samsung Galaxy S III into 'Quick Tap' payments device
ZDNet
Summary: The operator's BarclayCard tie-in has been shifted into the smartphoneera, with Samsung's flagship becoming the first Orange Android phone that can be used for contactless payments. David Meyer. By David Meyer | September 4, 2012 -- 09:30 ...

ZDNet

BlackBerry 10 L-Series Smartphone All-Touch Screen? First Photos Leaked ...
Books & Review
This all-touch device looks very much like the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alphasmartphone RIM started distributing to developers last May, so this new image doesn't really reveal much, except for a closer look at the BlackBerry applications screen and some ...

Books & Review

As Android rises, Windows Phone surpasses BlackBerry market share
Mobile Burn
Android is the most popular smartphone operating system, and the gap between competitors is growing, according to analyst firm Kantar. While the continued growth of Android is not surprising, eyebrows may raise at the decline of RIM's BlackBerry ...

Game of Phones: Motorola Launches Photon Q, Samsung Unveils Note 2
Mobiledia
We start this week with a new handset that recently hit Sprint's network, theMotorola Photon Q 4G LTE. The Photon Q runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, features a 4.3-inch display, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, an 8-megapixel camera ...

Mobiledia

HTC releases Desire S, Rhyme Android 4.0 update via RUU
androidandme.com
HTC had promised that its remaining Android 4.0 updates would be released before the end of August. The weeks passed by, and August 31 came and went, but no updates were released. Last Friday, HTC's team answered people's comments on Facebook, ...

Exclusive: BlackBerry 10 L-Series Smartphone Photo - N4BB
By Lucas Atkins
Hot off the N4BB tip line, we just got sent this image of the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone. This device is what we outed as the BlackBerry 10 L-Series, which will launch first then followed by the N-Series. As seen previously in a video leak, the ...
N4BB

RIM's first BlackBerry 10 smartphone revealed in photos - BGR
By Zach Epstein
Images and a video of Research In Motion's (RIMM) first BlackBerry 10-powered smartphonewere published by multiple websites on Monday, shedding new light on RIM's next-generationsmartphone. The upcoming BlackBerry handset, ...
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HTC's new 5-inch Galaxy Note rival spotted in the wild | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
Samsung Galaxy Camera: Hands-on with the 16MP Android snapper · Samsung Galaxy Note II revealed: We go hands-on! We're here live at IFA 2012: Here's what to expect · Verizon SamsungGalaxy Tab 2 ... These leaked images unearthed by The Verge appear to give us our first glance at HTC's upcoming 5-inch 1080p smartphone “phablet” to rival the Galaxy Note and the newly announced Galaxy Note II. We have a few blurry cam photos as you see above and below, and that is ...
Android Community

BlackBerry 10-based smartphone image leaked - Neowin
By John Callaham
The launch of BlackBerry 10 is pretty much "do or die" for RIM. The company has seen itssmartphone market share get hit as iOS, Android and even Windows Phone devices have increased their sales at BlackBerry's expense. Source: ...
Neowin

Microsoft reaches patent agreement with Samsung over Android
Microsoft announced today that it's signed a broad patent agreement with Samsung to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies. The agreement ...
seattletimes.com/.../2016342491_microsoft_reaches_patent_ag...

Proposed EU Radio Reshuffle Could Mean More Spectrum for 5GHz Wi-Fi
PCWorld
Expanding the radio spectrum available for license-exempt applications such as Wi-Fi is just one of a number of options the European Commission is considering to drive wireless innovation and make the use of radio spectrum more efficient, a spokesman ...

Subscriber data from Internet service providers
Businessweek
There are subscriber figures and other data from selected Internet service providers: — July 19: Verizon Communications Inc. gained just 2,000 broadband customers in the latest quarter — the worst result in four years. Verizon says the weak showing ...

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Stellar brings 4G LTE on a budget
SlashGear
Verizon has revealed a new budget Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Stellar, delivering Ice Cream Sandwich and 4G LTE for free on contract. Packing a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen and 1.2GHz dualcore Snapdragon processor, the Galaxy Stellar is ...

SlashGear

Ting's LTE Victory: Could the iPhone Be Next?
Businessweek
The Galaxy S III began shipping to Ting's customers on Wednesday, officially making it the first carrier to offer an LTE service without owning an LTE network. ... “The reason we're first is because of our nature as an Internet company. We're just more ...

Optus launches consumer 4G
ZDNet
The company has so far installed LTE equipment operating in the 1800MHz spectrum band at 600 base stations across the country. The Sydney 4G network covers approximately 10km of the CBD, ranging from Lindfield in the north to Botany Bay in the south.

ZDNet

TEXT-Fitch: Russian LTE MVNO advantages likely to be short-lived
Reuters
Skartel, a WiMax/LTE start-up company, received LTE frequencies in the 2.5-2.7 MHz range in September 2011 without tender. 'Big Three' operators have long anticipated adding LTEconnectivity. Their networks are predominantly LTE-ready, and rolling-out ...

Democrats Call for Internet 'freedom,' Cybersecurity Legislation
PCWorld
The U.S. Democratic Party embraced its version of Internet freedom and called for new cybersecurity legislation in its platform released as the party begins its convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Similar Articles: Cybersecurity Bill Rhetoric ...

Phone, internet data could be kept for 2 years
ABC Online
JOHN STEWART, REPORTER: As the Internet continues to evolve, the Attorney-General says law enforcement authorities are struggling to keep up with the dark side of what is now a vast communications network. NICOLA ROXON, ATTORNEY-GENERAL: ...

ABC Online

News Summary: Chinese search engine Baidu releases new mobile browser
Washington Post
ABOUT THE COMPANY: Baidu dominates China's Internet search market but has been slower than some competitors such as Tencent and UCWeb to expand in mobile Web access. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ...

LG Intuition with Verizon 4G LTE gets official: $200 on contract ...
By Sarah Silbert
The phone, which is essentially the Optimus Vu with the carrier's 4G LTE connectivity thrown in, will be available for $200 on contract on Verizon's website starting tomorrow, and it will hit stores on September 10th. To jog your memory, the handset runs Android 4.0 on a 5-inch display, with a ... Settings like Bluetooth®, GPS, Wi-Fi and more can be turned on or off by tapping the back of the Intuition on an LG Tag+ sticker. Additional Features: · 5-inch display with high-definition detail...
Engadget

Internet Explorer collaborates with musical artists The xx
By Steve Lake
Over the past couple months, we've had pleasure of working on some amazing projects. Today, we're excited to share with you one of our latest collaborations with musical artists The xx on their sophomore album release, titled Coexist. This is ...
Exploring IE

Super Wi-Fi certification program announced: Spectrum Bridge - BGR
By Brad Reed
Wi-Fi has been one of the most useful technologies developed over the past couple of decades and it's about to get even better now that manufacturers w.
BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech

As 4G patent fight looms, Samsung has nearly twice as many LTE ...
By Josh Ong
After the latest round in the Apple v. Samsung patent battle went to Apple, Samsung has said it is preparing to sue Apple as soon as it launches an LTE iPhone, which could arrive as early as this month. A new analysis shows that Samsung ...
The Next Web

90% of US households with computers have broadband — Tech ...
By Om Malik
The broadband penetration in the US is continuing to grow and is now stands at 90% of the US households that have a computer at home. ... While 76% with broadband don't know the speed of their Internet connection, 63% of broadband subscribers rate the speed of their Internetconnection 8-10, and 6% rate it 1-3; 2% of all online households say that broadband is not available in their area – compared to 6% in 2008; Overall, 1.3% of all households are interested in getting ...
GigaOM

An LTE iPhone Could Send Some Customers From AT&T to Verizon ...
Verizon's broader LTE network could give it a competitive advantage. ... But that could change with the debut of an LTE-capable version of the Apple handset.
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