Monthly Archives: August, 2011

Samsung’s Rumored 5.3-inch GT-i9220 May Cause iPhone 5 Some Jitters

International Business Times | August 19, 2011 A new rumour suggests Samsung might be taking the smartphone war to another level with the introduction of a 5.3-inch Android-based smartphone that...

Hewlett-Packard WebOS Software Bought With Palm ‘Not Dead,’ DeWitt Says

Bloomberg | August 19, 2011 | Douglas MacMillan and Aaron Ricadela Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) plans to keep supporting and updating the WebOS software it acquired in the...

Chip-and-pin cards come to America, but are they here to stay?

Business Insider | August 18, 2011 | Odysseas Papadimitirou Already the standard in Europe, chip-and-pin credit cards prevent fraud at the point of sale by requiring...

Korea’s invisible talents

Korea JoongAng Daily | August 19, 2011 | Lee Chul-ho Last week, I related the story of Andy Rubin, the pioneer of the Android operating system...

Indian Firm Launches $99 Android-Based Tablet

Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna NEW DELHI – A little-known, privately held company Friday launched a tablet computer for...

New Nokia 500: An entry-level smartphone

Philippine Star | August 20, 2011 MANILA, Philippines - Nokia has announced that its entry-level touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia 500, will soon be available in the country. ..... Read...

Android winning mobile OS war in Australia

ZDNet | August 19, 2011 | Michael Lee Kantar, which examines smartphone OS market share every 12 weeks, saw iOS first overtaken by Android during...

Steve Jobs, China Mobile Negotiate IPhone Deal

Forbes | August 19, 2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs is personally negotiating with China Mobile, the world’s largest cell phone carrier, to bring the iPhone to an...

RIM launches new OS, handsets

Jakarta Post | August 18, 2011 BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) launched on Monday its latest generation of operating system (OS) and handsets,...

iPad taking Poland by storm

Warsaw Business Journal | August 18, 2011 Despite its hefty price tag, Apple's tablet computer, the iPad, is making waves in Poland. It is now...

Ecuador aims for 75% of population to have broadband access by 2017

By 2014, Ecuador plans to have broadband increase significantly, with small and medium businesses (SMB) and major rural area connnect to broadband, as well...

After Insulin Pump Hacking, Lawmakers Seek Review

Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government's security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his...

Apple iPad 3 production to begin in October

The trial production of Apple Inc’s iPad 3 will begin in October, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal which says Apple...

Nokia N8 tops shelf-share, knocking iPhone 4 from top spot

Not many would say Nokia and Apple were in the same league when it came to smartphones, but according to a new report from...

Facebook opens office in Brazil; country counts 25 M users

Facebook announced the opening of its office in Brazil, under the leadership of Alexandre Hohagen, who formerly was Google Inc.’s (GOOG) country manager for...

WebOS news puts Google in catbird seat

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) decision to stop making hardware for its webOS platform on the heels of Google Inc.'s (GOOG) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility...

German state deems Facebook “Like” button illegal

Germany has a long, storied history of being both swift and overzealous in their enforcement of privacy and intellectual property laws. Today Germany's Independent Centre for Privacy Protection has issued a blanket ban on the Facebook Like button.

Worst of the Week: Crazy from the heat

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

WebOS news puts Google in the catbird seat

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HPQ) decision to stop making hardware for its webOS platform on the heels of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility...

Claro Panama launches HSPA+

Mobile operator Claro, which is part of the Am

Sprint investment reports could boost tower sector, Reliance towers for sale

Reports that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is talking to cable companies about an investment that would help it buy the rest of Clearwire Corp....

Facebook opens office in Brazil; country counts 25 M users

Facebook announced the opening of its office in Brazil, under the leadership of Alexandre Hohagen, who formerly was Google Inc.’s (GOOG) country manager for...

Worst of the Week: Crazy from the heat

Wow! Now that was a crazy week for the mobile device market. First Google went all crazy in announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility to the chagrin of it seems just about everyone; and just yesterday Hewlett-Packard went even crazier announcing it was basically shuttering its mobile operations including the WebOS business it acquired along with Palm last year for more than $1 billion.

Clearwire's stock surges on new investment report

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) witnessed a surge in its stock price this morning following another published report indicating a possible acquisition by current majority...

3G services lead China Unicom's growth

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added 2.126 million customers in July, pushing its total customer base to more than 183.7 million subscribers. The...
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