Microsoft wants an injunction against sales of Kyocera phones
Microsoft on March 6, filed a lawsuit against device-manufacturer Kyocera alleging the Japanese company is infringing on Microsoft patents related to battery life, location and movement sensors, among other elements.
Microsoft has asked the U.S. District Court...
The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said that 1 billion Android smartphones shipped last year, vs. 192 million iPhones and roughly 100 million smartphones running other operating...
Drive PX mimics brain with deep learning
LAS VEGAS – Connected car technology was the talk of CES 2015 and imaging giant Nvidia, debuting its new Tegra X1 mobile processor, demonstrated a digital cockpit and infotainment platform, Drive CX, along with the highly advanced Drive...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be...
Sebastien Nyström, head of products business at Nokia, proclaimed that Nokia is not dead when introducing the new Nokia N1 tablet and Z launcher app at Slush 2014.
So what’s it all about? A tablet with the first reversible USB-running Android with an app aggregator tool...
BlackBerry thinks Chinese smartphone-makers could benefit from its security expertise, and CEO John Chen has been calling on the leaders of China's biggest handset-makers. According to Bloomberg, Chen has met with Lenovo's Yang Yuanqing and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun.
Lenovo and Xiaomi are the two...
Microsoft clearly values mind share and market share more than software royalties when it comes to mobile, at least in the short term. The software giant is making more features of its ubiquitous Office software available for free on Android and iOS devices. The...
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Skype has launched a new mobile video chat service to encourage users to "capture the moment" and share it with friends. The service is called "Qik" (pronounced 'quick') and videos created with Qik can be up to 42 seconds long. In comparison, Vine creates...
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are in Apple stores today, although supplies are limited and lines stretch for blocks in some areas. Carriers also have the phones today, as do some big box retailers.
The new iPhones sport larger screens, as well as...
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's news...
Well, it looks like Microsoft finally found out what has been ailing Nokia’s handset business over the past several years, and this week took some action.
Microsoft’s latest attempt to turn around its flailing mobile operations is set to cost 18,000 employees their jobs, with most of those cuts coming from its recently acquired Nokia handset division.
The computer software giant announced today that its “restructuring plan” was designed to “simplify...
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It's been 15 years since Google launched the search algorithm that would turn its company name into a verb. Now, Google wants to permeate our mobile lives the same way it dominates the online environment. Yesterday...
Speaking of handsets, we have updated our semi-annual look at smartphone models by carrier. There are many surprises and changes since we last analyzed the marketplace last October.
--Good Technology has closed a deal with NTT DoCoMo for secure mobility for businesses. The Japanese carrier now has Good for Enterprise, the Good Collaboration and the Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform available. In addition to device data security, the company's mobility platform also...
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T-Mobile US taps tablets, capped data plans, overage challenges in latest marketing push
T-Mobile US’ most compelling announcement was a further push into the tablet market that allows customers to add a tablet device to a current postpaid voice plan for free. ... Read...
Apple is opening its iAd Workbench to anyone with an Apple ID, and plans to allow users who create mobile ads to start including video. These video ads are expected to behave like "interstitial" online ads, meaning that they will play full-screen without a...
Microsoft is abandoning its exclusive commitment to Windows, making its ubiquitous Office software available for the iPad. iPad users can now download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and those who subscribe to Office 365 can save their iPad-for-Windows documents in the cloud through Microsoft...
HTC today launched its newest flagship Android phone, the HTC One (M8). Hoping to attract Android users inspired to upgrade by the Galaxy S5, HTC is offering instant gratification with promises to make its new phone available online today through AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint,...
Extending mobile connectivity beyond smartphones and tablets is a key goal for companies across the wireless ecosystem, and this spring it appears that wearables may temporarily steal the spotlight from the connected car. Google, Samsung, Motorola, and LG have all announced new wearable technologies...
