Feds Launch Carrier IQ Investigation
Federal investigators have launched a probe in order to examine Carrier IQ's smartphone software, which tracks a range of activity and sends certain data to…
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Intel Inks Deal With French NFC Chip Maker
Intel doesn't have much of a presence in the mobile phone market right now, but that could change soon. The Santa Clara-based company announced recently that…
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More Than $1 Million Stolen From Android Users In 2011, Mobile Threats To Increase In 2012
The Carrier IQ scandal has shifted attention from malicious mobile threats to carrier-sourced spyware over the past month, but a new report suggests the threat of…
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Leak Reveals Specs, Images Of LG Prada 3.0 Smartphone
LG's first Prada phone set a precedent. It won design awards even before it was officially revealed to the public and it was among the…
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Google Could Take On Siri With 'Majel' For Android
Google is reportedly working on a solution that will boost the capabilities of Voice Actions on Android smartphones and compete head-to-head with Apple's digital assistant,…
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Global Smartphone Penetration Approaches 10%
It may seem like everyone around you owns a smartphone but that's hardly the case on a global scale. Global smartphone penetration is just now…
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Costco May Offer Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Nexus Starting December 15th
Costco may offer Verizon Wireless's Samsung Galaxy Nexus beginning on Thursday, December 15th, according to a leaked photo. Verizon has yet to announce an official…
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Apple May Be Tweaking Policies In Effort To Attract Advertisers To iAd
Apple may be implementing a number of changes to its iAd mobile advertising platform in an effort to attract more advertisers and to compete more…
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Google Wallet Doesn't Properly Protect Personal Data, Security Firm Says
Security firm ViaForensics recently said Google Wallet does not properly protect personal data, including credit card balance information, on a rooted Nexus S smartphone. Google Wallet…
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Nokia Exec Says iPhone Is Boring, Android Is Too Complex
Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is a breath of fresh air in a crowded smartphone market riddled with boring iPhones and overcomplicated Android handsets. Nokia Entertainment Global director…
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Android Ranked Most 'Closed' Open Source OS [Infographic]
A new report has ranked Google's Android operating system the most "closed" open source platform among eight major open source projects. VisionMobile on Monday published The…
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Apple And Google Dominate Smartphone Space While Others Scramble
Google's Android platform and Apple's iOS dominated the U.S. smartphone space in 2011 while a number of companies that helped shape the market as we…
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AT&T Asks Justice Department To Delay Court Proceedings
AT&T said Monday that it, along with Deutsche Telekom, has asked Judge Ellen Huvelle to delay any further court hearings regarding AT&T's planned $39 billion…
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Indonesia Threatens To Ban BIS, BlackBerry Messenger
The Indonesian government has threatened to ban Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger and BIS services in the country following the company's decision to install a…
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All AT&T iPhones On Sale At RadioShack Starting Sunday
BGR has learned that RadioShack will be offering a limited-time sale on all AT&T iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 models beginning Sunday, December 11th. The…
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HP Cuts Its Losses, Makes webOS Open Source
Hewlett-Packard on Friday announced that is is contributing its webOS platform to the open source software community. The company confirmed that it would not build…
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Justice Department To Postpone Or Dismiss Case Against AT&T
The Justice Department intends to file a motion next week to delay or dismiss its lawsuit against AT&T's planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The DOJ…
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Google Chairman: We Don't Work With Or Support Carrier IQ
Google chairman Eric Schmidt recently explained that Google does not support or endorse Carrier IQ, the company that has been accused of secretly bugging phones…
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Production Of Apple's 30-Month-Old iPhone 3GS To Hit 2 Million Units In Q4
Apple's manufacturing partners are expected to build 2 million iPhone 3GS handsets in the fourth quarter. Thursday of this week marked exactly two and a…
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Sales Of Apple's iPhone, iPad Banned By German Court [Updated]
A ruling handed down on Friday by the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany could see sales of Apple's iOS devices banned across Europe. The judgement…
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Instagram CEO: Android App On The Way
Speaking during the LeWeb conference in Paris on Wednesday, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed that an Android version of the company's popular iOS application is…
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As Adobe Flash Fades From Mobile Phones, HTML5 Adoption Already Exploding
Adobe announced last month that it was finally putting an end to its efforts with Flash Player for mobile devices, deciding to instead focus on…
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AT&T Expects Record Smartphone Sales In Q4; LTE Hits New York This Month
AT&T on Wednesday announced that it expects to sell a record number of smartphones in the fourth quarter. Speaking at the UBS Media & Communications Conference…
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Verizon CEO Says Shared Data Plans Could Land Next Year; Significant Isis Roll-Out By End Of 2012
Speaking during a recent UBS conference in New York City, Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said that Verizon Wireless may rollout shared data plans next…
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Image Of Unannounced Sony Ericsson 'Nozomi' Android Phone Leaks Along With Early Details
An image of an unannounced Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson code-named "Nozomi" has been published on a Chinese forum along with limited preliminary details. The…
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iPhone 4S Best-Selling Phone At Three Top U.S. Carriers In November, Samsung Sales Strong
Apple's iPhone 4S was the best-selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint in November according to a report released Monday night by Canaccord Genuity.…
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How To Find Out If Carrier IQ Is Installed On Your Phone In One Tap
Carrier IQ, the vendor and carrier-installed rootkit software pulled into the spotlight last month by security researcher Trevor Eckhart, has caused quite a stir. Carriers…
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