Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing chips, and even some relating to routers and servers.
The search and software giant has been trying to pick up patents...
Qualcomm | July 27, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO and SAN DIEGO – July 27, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its Wireless ReachTM initiative, and Renaissance Academy Incorporated, a private correspondence high school in Daigo-cho, Ibaraki, today announced the launch of the 3G...
There is nothing we like more here in the Valley than a cat fight, and with two tech tigers currently at each other's throats over who can best serve up your email, this is one bloodbath you don't want to miss.
Earlier today we reported...
Google’s Android operating system now makes up a whopping 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market according to a new report from market research outfit Nielson.
Google, claims the report, has seen its mobile operating system take an extra three percent market share since Nielson’s...
Google has long existed under the mantra "Don't be evil" but it's latest ad campaign targeting Microsoft's Hotmail is just that - evil.
Well, perhaps not evil, but it's certainly a little mean, calling its rival an "embarrassingly out of date address" and comparing it...
Texan patent troll Lodsys has slammed Apple with an opposition to the Cupertino company’s motion to intervene in a massive patent infringement lawsuit, threatening Angry Birds maker Rovio, Atari, EA, Take-Two Interactive and other game app developers.
In a 22 page document, Lodsys argued that...
Smartphone sales may be set to top 420 million units in 2011, but some handset makers are poised to do far better than others when it comes to high-end devices IMS Research has revealed.
Though smartphones currently make up 28% of all handset sales, only...
Google has begun experimenting with a more tablet hugging search page, according to reports.
The search engine giant apparently realizes that when it comes to serving up content on a slew of different devices, one size definitely does not fit all, and is therefore redesigning...
Exalt Communications announced that Will County 911 in Illinois has deployed the company’s microwave backhaul systems to connect its new dispatch center, also known as public safety answering point (PSAP), in Bolingbrook, Ill. with a regional switching center approximately 13 miles away. Bolingbrook PSAP...
T-Mobile USA announced the upcoming availability of the new HTC Wildfire S smartphone recently. The device is a compact Android-powered handset built with simplicity in mind and is expected to be available on August 3 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year...
ChinaTel | July 25, 2011 | Press Release
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– US-based ChinaTel Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CHTL) today announced that effective as of the opening of business on July 25, 2011 it will have completed all corporate, legal and other actions necessary to change its...
Apple is looking to cut slices out of its iPad 4 bill of materials (BOM) by looking to cheaper Taiwanese integrated circuit designers according to local source DigiTimes.
According to the Taiwanese tech daily, Apple is weighing up its options to extract more profit from...
HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and reasonable.”
In an interview with the news wire, HTC’s Winston Yung admitted that the Taiwanese...
CNN | July 25, 2011 | Catriona Davies
Their country may be struggling to emerge from chaos, but a new generation of young Egyptian entrepreneurs are already forging a high-tech future.
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NAVTEQ | July 25, 2011 | Press Release
Moscow – XX July 2011 – NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has signed an agreement with the Russian network radio station...
Vodafone | July 26, 2011 | Press Release
The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on Tuesday 26 July 2011.
View the results of polls on all 23 resolutions.
The number of...
BBC News | July 26, 2011
The upcoming 4G mobile auction should be used as an opportunity to upgrade the UK's mobile infrastructure, says an advisory group.
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Reuters | July 26, 2011 | Jakob Vesterager, Georgina Prodhan
Taiwan's HTC, which rose from obscure origins making phones for others to become one of the world's top smartphone companies, is facing a test of its mettle as investor faith in its rapid growth wanes...
Bloomberg | July 25, 2011 | Mariko Yasu, Maki Shiraki
Yuko Ishii, a 53-year-old factory worker in central Japan, used to feel reluctant about buying products made in neighboring South Korea.
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iTnews | July 26, 2011 | Ry Crozier
The Queensland Government has announced plans to appoint a "standalone" chief information officer tasked with driving consistent IT outcomes across state departments and agencies.
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iTnews | July 26, 2011 | James Hutchinson
Telstra has begun discussions with mobile reseller carriers in hopes of opening its Next G network for wholesale opportunities early next year.
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The Hindu Business Line | July 26, 2011
Mobile operators fear that Internet calls will affect their revenues; given their competitive rates, though, this apprehension may be baseless.
After much dithering, and nine years after Internet telephony was introduced in India, the DoT is reportedly considering offering...
The Korea Herald | July 22, 2011 | Kim Ji-hyun
Smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. is considering switching to Samsung’s mobile application processors in a move that may help the local electronics maker extend its market share, industry sources said.
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