Unsold TouchPad Stock To Cost HP More Than $100 Million
During its roller coaster of an earnings call on Thursday evening, Hewlett-Packard confirmed that it will take a huge charge as a result of the…
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And Then There Were Four
With HP's webOS and Nokia's Symbian left to die, we look at the new smartphone platform landscape where only Apple, Google, RIM and Microsoft remain...
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RIP webOS: HP Kills Off Its Mobile Operating System, Considers PC Spin-Off And Autonomy Buy
Woh. HP on Thursday announced that it is putting an abrupt end to its efforts with webOS. The company says it will "discontinue operations for…
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Apple Sued For Allegedly Swindling Customers, Selling Refurbished iPhones As New In China
Apple sued, accused of tricking customers into buying refurbished iPhone smartphones at full price...
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BGR And Qualcomm's Snapdragon™ Giveaway, Week 3: TouchPad, EVO 3D, myTouch 4G Slide!
Following weeks one and two of Qualcomm and BGR's Snapdragon giveaway, six lucky BGR readers are now proud owners of six awesome Snapdragon-powered devices. Now we're…
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German Court Lifts EU Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
The Düsseldorf regional court in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is partially lifting its original injunction that banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab…
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'Non-Apple' Tablet Makers Forced To Cut Prices Following Weak Sales
While Apple's iPad continues on its warpath, other tablet makers are not finding it quite as easy to offload their Android and Windows slates —…
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HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson Sound Off On Google's Motorola Acquisition
Early Monday morning, Google announced that it will acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page explained the acquisition will help bolster the tech…
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Google CEO Larry Page Explains Reasoning Behind Motorola Acquisition (Spoiler: Patents)
In a post penned by Larry Page on Google's company blog, the CEO explains why Google decided to shell out $12.5 billion to purchase smartphone…
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Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion
Google and Motorola Mobility have announced an agreement whereby Google will acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion. The acquisition price equates to $40 per share of…
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Samsung To Appeal EU Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban On August 25th
Samsung will appeal a recent ruling by The Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany that bars the South Korean tablet maker from selling its Galaxy…
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Google Accuses Microsoft Of Revealing 'Highly Confidential Source Code'
Google has accused Microsoft of leaking "highly confidential source code" related to its open-source Android operating system. According to PaidContent, the search giant asked a…
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Sprint's BlackBerry Bold 9930 Priced At $249.99, Torch 9850 Will Run $149.99
Is RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9930 worthy of a $250 price tag? Sprint seems to think so. BGR has obtained a copy of an upcoming Sprint flier…
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Apple Passes Exxon To Become World's Most Valuable Company
As of market close on Wednesday, Apple's market capitalization totals $337.17 billion — $6 billion higher than Exxon Mobile at $330.77 billion — making Apple…
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BGR And Qualcomm's Snapdragon™ Giveaway, Week 2: EVO View 4G, Xperia PLAY, Inspire 4G!
You thought we'd be done after three devices? Not a chance. Following week one of Qualcomm and BGR's Snapdragon giveaway, we're back with three more…
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Apple Looks To Samsung As LG Fails To Meet iPad 2 Display Demands, Report Claims
Apple will turn to Samsung and Chimei Innolux to supply display panels for its iPad 2 after LG's panels failed to meet Apple's quality requirements.…
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Nokia To Abandon Feature Phone, Symbian Businesses In U.S. And Canada
Nokia plans to exit its low-end feature phone and Symbian smartphone businesses in North America following the launch of its first round of Windows Phones,…
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FCC Puts Brakes On Qualcomm Spectrum Acquisition, Will Review With T-Mobile Merger
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday that it will review AT&T's planned $1.925 billion acquisition of Qualcomm's FLO TV lower 700MHz frequency band at…
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Dear Tablet Makers: You're Doing It Wrong
Needham analyst Charlie Wolf issued estimates on Monday that put Apple's iPad atop the mountain of forthcoming consumer tablets for a full decade. Wolf sees…
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ITC To Investigate Apple's Second Patent Suit Against HTC
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday said it would investigate a second patent complaint Apple filed recently against HTC. The complaint seeks to ban…
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Microsoft's Windows Phone GM Quits To Launch Own Company
Microsoft's General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Experience on Monday announced that he is leaving Microsoft to launch a start up. Kindel did not…
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Rumored 'iTunes Replay' Service Won't Launch Soon According To Report
Apple's upcoming "iTunes Replay" service is indeed in the works, but the company has yet to sign "cloud agreements" with at least four of the top-six…
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Apple Sued Over OS X Fast Boot Feature
Florida-based Operating Systems Solutions has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. OSS is alleging that the Cupertino-based firm's Mac OS X fast-boot feature infringes…
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Verizon Hops On Ban-Wagon, Blocks Unauthorized Tetherers
Verizon Wireless is seemingly following AT&T's lead and taking action against subscribers who make use of unauthorized tethering apps. ReadWriteWeb reports that one of its…
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Battered Navigation Companies Look Past PNDs For New Business
Personal fitness GPS products could be a possible growth market for struggling PND companies. A new report from ABI Research is forecasting that the personal…
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HTC Acquires Dashwire To Bolster Cloud Services - And Patent Portfolio
HTC on Friday announced that it has agreed to acquire Seattle-based cloud services company Dashwire for up to $18.5 million via its HTC America Holding…
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Google And Microsoft's Public Patent Spat Gets Louder, Sadder
Microsoft's Communications boss Frank X. Shaw on Thursday responded to an update posted by Google's Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, which was written in response…
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