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Underdog chipmaker Marvell has just unveiled a new single-chip LTE world modem called the PXA1801.

Chip making fab GlobalFoundries is stepping up its collaborative efforts with ARM alliance partner Samsung to jointly offer new 28nm HKMG technology, called 28nm-LPH, the firms said this morning. Just …

Qualcomm Incorporated has teamed up with Sesame Workshop India, an organization promoting mobile education in India, to launch the Radiophone project – an initiative to provide scores of children from migrant populations with consistent educational experiences.

Good news for workaholic TouchPad users today, as QuickOffice confirmed it had added editing capabilities to its WebOS app. The app, which came pre-installed on HP’s now discontinued TouchPad tablet has until now been read-only, meaning users can see, but not make changes to their documents.

Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Intuit Inc.  to provide a mobile credit card payment system to small businesses using an app and pocket-sized credit card reader. The card reader can be …

As predicted last week, RIM has gone ahead and launched its BBM Music service in beta in the USA, UK and Canada.

Just when you thought you’d seen the last of Symbian, the operating system staggered back onto the scene today in the form of Symbian Belle along with three new phones Nokia 600, 700, 701 and Essence.

As the very last TouchPads leave the dusty shelves they’ve called home for the last month, making their way to consumers cashing in on fire-sale prices as low as $99, HP has announced it will sell its top-of-the-range Pre3 smartphone for just £49 ($80) in Europe only.

VoIP firm Skype has reportedly paid $85 million for smartphone group text messaging service GroupMe, to put itself on competitive footing with rival messaging services from RIM, Apple and others.

I have a confession to make, I’m a history buff. I’m a sucker for historical novels, love a good period drama and, probably most importantly, I read history when I was at university. So it’s really no surprise that as soon as the HP TouchPad made the transition from current product to relic of the digital past, I absolutely had to run out and buy one. Oh, yeah, that and the $100 price tag, which you’d have to be a dodo to ignore.

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 is already working closely with its …

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

RIM believes it could hit a harmonious note with consumers by launching its own music streaming service say sources. The news comes on the same day wireless phone carrier MetroPCS announced it had struck a deal with subscription digital music service Rhapsody.

William R. Hambrecht, a director from Motorola Mobility’s board, has resigned for unspecified reasons just a day after Google announced its plans to take over the company. The resignation is …

The other day, RCR sent Samsung a not asking for a statement on a story completely unrelated to the Google/Motorola merger.

As we move into hurricane season, Global Alert Network (GAN) has announced a new version of its free alert app for iPhone users.

The German Dusseldorf District Court which granted Apple an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 across Europe has admitted it has no jurisdiction to stop sales of the tablet in …

As the dust starts to settle on news of Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility on Monday, the question now being asked is whether the deal will pass muster …

As the dust starts to settle on news of Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility on Monday, the question now being asked is whether the deal will pass muster …

An image used to sway a German court into granting Apple an injunction against sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe could have been manipulated it has been …