BROWSING: Devices

Why are iPhones tracking users' whereabouts?

Apple Inc. (AAPL) appears to have a new security problem on its hands with iPhones running on iOS 4. A pair of security researchers have discovered a hidden file on the device that logs the users whereabouts and copies it to the owner's computer...

Texas Instruments blames disappointing financials on Japan earthquake

April 18 2011 - 6:52 pm ET | Sylvie Barak | RCR Wireless News Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates. The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last...

Apple sues Samsung for copying its devices

Cupertino based Apple Inc. is suing Korean firm Samsung Electronics for replicating the “the look and feel" of its iPad and iPhone devices, says the Wall Street Journal. Apple says Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G was based a little too closely on the iPhone 3G /...

Apple sues Samsung for copying its devices

Cupertino based Apple Inc. is suing Korean firm Samsung Electronics for replicating the “the look and feel” of its iPad and iPhone devices, says the Wall Street Journal.Apple says Samsung's Galaxy S 4G was based a little too closely on the iPhone 3G /...

Cell phone jamming technology to be tested in Texas prisons

HOUSTON, Texas-The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is prepping equipment to jam wireless cell phones signals at facilities following the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security prison in Beaumont last month. David Puckett, the inmate who escaped, smuggled a cell phone to plan...

Motorola Mobility and Claro Announce Availability of Motorola XOOM™ and Motorola ATRIX™ in Brazil

Motorola | April 12, 2011 | Press Release Coming first to Claro´s users, the Lapdock™ accessory for Motorola ATRIX provides an enhanced and more interactive computer-like experience SÃO PAULO – April 12, 2011 – Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Claro announce the arrival of two highly anticipated products: Motorola XOOM™, the world’s first tablet with the...

Motorola Mobility Launches Motorola XOOM™ in Argentina Through Personal

Motorola Mobility | April 14, 2011 | Press Release The pre-sale of the world’s first device running Android™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) that delivers a powerful tablet experience on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display starts tomorrow through Personal’s website BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Motorola Mobility, Inc. today announced...

Austin’s Eon settles wireless patent lawsuits with Sensus

Eon Corp. (EONC), an Austin-based company specializing in wireless telemetry technology, including the likes of advanced meter reading, announced it has settled all lawsuits involved with Raleigh, N.C.-based Sensus USA Inc., a global provider of FlexNet-branded, tower-based, smart grid communications networks and water, gas...

AMD takes on Intel Atom processors in Android tablet market

Chipset vendor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is hiring Android driver development engineers, marking the company’s move into the tablet and smartphone space. The move may be a wise one indeed, considering that market research outfit Gartner expects tablet sales to jump from 70 million...

AT&T adds mobile technology lab to Austin

Austin is in line to grow with AT&T Inc., as the company will lease a 72,000 square feet space for its new mobility technology lab  in the northwest side of town, near Parmer Lane and Spectrum Drive. Officials at AT&T remain quiet...

HTC surpassing Nokia in market value

Financial Post | April 8, 2011 | Jameson Berkow HTC Corp., the Taiwanese smartphone maker branded as being quietly brilliant, quietly surpassed the market capitalization of Finnish phone giant Nokia Corp. this week. Valued at approximately US$33.8-billion as of market close on Wednesday, that figureexceeded the US$33.4-billion capitalization...

Bt99 number portability charge imposed

The Nation | April 5, 2011 Telecom operators began charging a mobile number portability (MNP) service fee of Bt99 per number transfer yesterday, said Premon Pinsakul, chairman of Clearinghouse Co. The five telecom operators soft-launched the service free of charge last December. MNP enables mobile-phone users...

iPhone user satisfaction runs high on AT&T and Verizon

Overall, iPhone owners are a satisfied bunch. A new survey from ChangeWave Research found that more than 80% of iPhone customers on Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility were "very satisfied," though Verizon's customers edged out with 82% versus AT&T's 80% very satisfied rate.The dropped...

Up to 12,500 Telefónica employees will pay and access work places with their mobile phones

Telefonica | March 31, 2011 | Press Release • Telefónica to launch the first NFC “real” experience in Europe • The project is being carried out with the assistance of Autogrill, Bankinter, BBVA, G&D, La Caixa, Oberthur, Samsung, Sermepa and Visa • The number of...

TechFaith expanding motion gaming mobile phone shipments into Latin America

TechFaith | March 31, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced it will expand shipments of its proprietary motion gaming mobile phone into Latin...

Japan rare earths imports from China fall in February

Reuters | March 30, 2011 | Chikako Mogi (Reuters) – Japanese imports of rare earths fromChina shrank further in February, sliding 36 percent from January, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday. Imports of rare earths from China stood at 1,138 tonnes in February, down...

Dell, Equinix and Rackspace collaborate to launch OpenStack cloud demonstration environment

Equinix | March 30, 2011 | Press Release OpenStack partners align to simplify and accelerate customer adoption of leading open-source cloud platform REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—March 30, 2011—Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), Equinix, Inc.(NASDAQ: EQIX) and Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) today announced that they have collaborated to develop an...

Verizon Wireless looks to speed up chip certifications for devices

Looking to speed up the certification process, Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it has developed a new program for chipset approvals as well as a new partner to help with the certification process.The carrier said that it will now require all baseband chipsets to go...

@ CTIA: Cricket to stay on top of smartphone space

UPDATED: ORLANDO, Fla. – Few would argue the allure of a mobile device for consumers when they are selecting which wireless carrier they are looking to join. Sure, carriers like to tout the strength and reach of their network in advertisements, but at the...

Group plans to take Funtalk private

Business Week | March 25, 2011 Funtalk China Holdings Ltd., which sells and distributes wireless communication devices, said Friday that a group of investors, which includes some of its executives, want to take it private in a deal worth about $98 million. The investor group offered...

Samsung apologizes for LG insult

JoongAng Daily | March 28, 2011 | Kim Hyung-eun Latest spat in war of words over who reigns supreme in new 3-D technology Is the war of words between Samsung Electronics and LG Display heading for the courts or will it be settled peacefully? According to industry...

Will Apple announce the next iPhone at WWDC?

Apple. Inc. has announced the dates and focus of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), but there is some concern that the company may not be announcing a new iPhone at the event as it has done the previous three years in a row.WWDC...

Opera Software and NII Holdings samba their way to more Android users in Brazil

The Financial | March 22, 2011 The FINANCIAL -- Opera Software announced on March 22 that the Opera Mini browser is now available on a second Android device offered exclusively by Nextel Brazil, the Motorola i886. NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD), one of the leading providers of...

Spanish-Language laptop sold in U.S. stores for first time

Fox News | March 24, 2011 Anyone who’s ever used an English-language laptop to type in Spanish knows it can be a big drag. Clicking the ALT key for accents, hunting down punctuation, figuring out how to regain your ‘at’ symbol—it can be enough to...