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HTC Falls for Second Day in Taipei After Apple Patent Case

Bloomberg-Businessweek | July 13, 2011 | Weiyi Lim HTC Corp. shares fell for a second day after Asia’s second-largest maker of smartphones was accused of infringing Apple Inc. patents in a case that may halt U.S. imports of the Taiwanese company’s phones and...

Pegatron unlikely to share iPad orders with Foxconn in 2011

DigiTimes | July 13, 2011 | Monica Chen, Steve Shen Pegatron Technology is expected to land orders for at least 10 million units of iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4S) but is unlikely to share iPad orders with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...

HTC down after Apple’s new patent lawsuit

Reuters | July 11, 2011 | Clare Jim Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker, HTC Corp, tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday, after Apple Inc sued the company in a fresh complaint with a U.S. trade panel. Read the full article...

HTC down after Apple's new patent lawsuit

Reuters | July 11, 2011 | Clare Jim Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker, HTC Corp, tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday, after Apple Inc sued the company in a fresh complaint with a U.S. trade panel. Read the full article...

HTC Flyer Tablet, Droid Accused of Infringing Apple Patents

Bloomberg Bussinessweek | July 12, 2011 | Susan Decker, Tim Culpan HTC Corp., Asia’s second-largest maker of smartphones, was accused of infringing Apple Inc. patents in a case that may halt U.S. imports of the Taiwanese company’s phones and its new Flyer...

Reality Check: Data rations for you!

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.This week’s article deals with a hot topic – bandwidth buckets, or, as Craig Moffett from Sanford...

iOS app downloads per user projected to jump 61% this year

It turns out there could be more to Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) boast last week about the 15 billionth app download via the App Store. If the latest prediction from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster proves to be correct, Apple's massive catalog and user base...

Reader Forum: The outlook for cloud media – sunny or stormy?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Verizon Wireless grabs 32% of iPhone 4 market in five months

Verizon Wireless (VZ) didn't get Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone 4 until eight months after AT&T Mobility (T), but it now has 32% of all iPhone 4s in the United States running on its network, according to a new report.Based on traffic and iPhone 4...

Apple fixing mobile security issues, denied injunction against Amazon

Apple Inc. (AAPL) said the company is working to fix security flaws highlighted by the German Federal Office for Information Security (GFOIS) this week. The agency said “critical weaknesses” in Apple’s iOS allows software viruses to infiltrate the mobile operating system when users open...

HTC ThunderBolt expensive to make, IHS reports

A teardown of HTC Corp.'s (HTCFX) ThunderBolt highlights the expense behind LTE phones, according to the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service. IHS said the ThunderBolt carries the highest bill of materials of any phone it has ever torn apart.With a bill of materials...

Spotlight: InterDigital

Few companies have seen as much technology change across the mobile space than InterDigital Inc., which for nearly 40 years has had a hand in developing the intellectual property for many of the advances that have propelled the industry. From its early years in...

Mobile industry projected to drive $1.3T globally by year's end

With more than half of 2011 behind us, Chetan Sharma Consulting is projecting the mobile industry to drive $1.3 trillion in activity by year's end. Mobile data is expected to comprise 24% of that market with revenues cresting above $300 billion worldwide for the...

Amazon drops prices to draw in Cloud Drive users

A few months ago Amazon surprised the world by launching its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, a music locker service that allowed users to upload and store their entire music collection (well, up to 5GB of it) to stream and download as they wished.

Cisco launches new connected stadium Wi-Fi offering

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) wants to dominate the sports stadium and entertainment industry by catering to the end user and wants to make flawless reception and especially smartphone and tablet use a pleasant luxury at large venues. Cisco launched the company’s new...

Every top five OEM's loss is Apple and Google's gain

As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the United States over the last three months while Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (<a href=http://stocks.rcrnews.com/rcrwireless./quote?Symbol=AAPL) made gains.The BlackBerry maker...

Analyst Angle: 2012 mobile trends – mobile commerce, product ecosystems, location integration

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This week marks the start of the second half of 2011 – a perfect time...

Analyst Angle: Google Wallet

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Recently, Google Inc. announced Google Wallet, a virtual wallet and set of services to allow...

Phunware releases free app celebrating America

Independence Day is almost here, and in addition to firing up sizzling grills and popping off fireworks, Austin-based Phunware Inc. would like users to download a free app  launched today to celebrate the occasion. The company’s new “Our America” app is available for free...

Apple, Microsoft and RIM group buys Nortel patents for $4.5B

Nortel Networks Corp. (NRTLQ) announced that its subsidiaries including Nortel Networks Limited (NNL), Nortel Networks Inc. and Nortel Networks U.K. Limited have completed a successful and final auction of all of Nortel's remaining patents and patent applications. After an auction that spanned days, a...

Smartphones now lead the pack in U.S. device sales

From the it-was-only-a-matter-of-time department, smartphones now comprise the majority of all new handset purchases in the United States. In addition to leading the pack among existing smartphone devices, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android is also driving the largest share of new smartphone sales, according to...

HP TouchPad tablet premieres tomorrow after mixed reviews

About one year following Hewlett-Packard Co. buying out the dwindling Palm, HP is launching the inaugural tablet to use Palm’s webOS operating system scheduled for tomorrow. The TouchPad is similar in design to other tablets, sporting a 9.7-inch screen at the diagonals, equaling the size...

AT&T and Samsung slapped with patent lawsuit

The second biggest liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturer in Taiwan has sued Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) and South Korean-based Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNLF) alleging patent infringement. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) alleges that AT&T and Samsung disregarded intellectual property rights in flat panel display product lines...

AT&T and Samsung slapped with patent lawsuit

The second biggest liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturer in Taiwan has sued Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) and South Korean-based Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNLF) alleging patent infringement. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) alleges that AT&T and Samsung disregarded intellectual property rights in flat panel display product lines...