HTC's Chief Innovation Officer, Horace Luke, Resigns For Personal Reasons
BGR has exclusively learned that Horace Luke, former Chief Innovation Officer at HTC, has left the company as of April 30th 2011. "Horace Luke, HTC's…
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Apple's Siri-Based iOS Voice Controls Dubbed 'Assistant'
It has been about 15 months since Apple acquired Siri for a reported $200 million, and it looks as though we won't have to wait…
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Qualcomm To Add Gesture Recognition To Snapdragon Chips
Qualcomm announced that it has purchased gesture recognition technology from GestureTek on Monday. "Applications processors are enabling a range of new ways for consumers to…
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Microsoft Sued For Patent Infringement Over Kinect Controller Tech
Microsoft is being sued for patent infringement over motion-sensing technology used in its blockbuster gaming accessory, the Microsoft Kinect. Ohio-based Impulse Technology has filed a…
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Customers Sue AT&T To Block T-Mobile Acquisition
A handful of AT&T's customers are now fighting against its planned acquisition of T-Mobile. Law firm Bursor & Fisher filed lawsuits against AT&T on behalf…
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Dish Network To Shutter 200 More Blockbuster Stores
Dish Network on Thursday revealed plans to shutter 200 additional Blockbuster stores, dropping the number of nationwide locations to approximately 1,500. Dish won an auction…
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Personal Audio Goes For Round 2 After Winning Patent Decision Against Apple
Patent holding firm Personal Audio LLC is suing Apple for patent infringement surrounding IP covering playlist implementation on multiple Apple devices. The firm was recently…
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Lodsys Goes After Top-Dog Gaming Firms Atari, EA, Rovio In Patent Suit
Lodsys, the company that has been accusing iOS and Android developers of illegally using its in-app purchasing technology, is now also targeting high-profile gaming firms…
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Microsoft Reports Blow-Out Q4, Record Year On Xbox Sales
Microsoft released its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday and noted that its revenue of $17.73 billion was greater than any other fourth quarter in the…
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Cell Phone Retailers Must Now Warn Consumers Of Radiation Risks In SF
The city of San Francisco has approved an ordinance that will require cell phone retailers to warn customers about the dangers of cell phone radiation,…
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Verizon COO: AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Will 'Probably Go Through'
Speaking during a recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Verizon's Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam said he expects AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA…
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Qualcomm Chip Shipment Forecast Lower Than Expected, Europe To Blame
Qualcomm said it expects to ship between 120 million and 125 million chips during the quarter ending in September, a figure that is lower than…
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AT&T Revenue Up 2.2% In Q2; 3.6 Million iPhones Activated
AT&T reported its second quarter results on Thursday. The company's consolidated revenues were $31.5 billion, up 2.2% ($680 million) from the same quarter last year.…
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AT&T Responds To Senate Antitrust Subcomittee Chairman's Recommendation To Block Merger
Earlier on Wednesday, the Senate Subcommittee chairman Senator Herb Kohl urged federal regulators to block AT&T's planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. On Wednesday afternoon,…
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Nokia Profit Dives 44% In 'Clearly Disappointing' Q2
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop on Thursday best summarized Nokia's second quarter earnings: "our Q2 results were clearly disappointing." The Finnish phone vendor saw operating profit slide a…
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Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Asks Regulators To Block AT&T / T-Mobile Merger
Senator Herb Kohl, the chairman of the Senate's antitrust subcommittee is recommending that federal regulators deny AT&T's $39 billion planned acquisition of T-Mobile. "I have…
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Amazon Inks Licensing Deal With CBS; Cheers, Star Trek Added To Amazon Prime Library
Amazon and CBS have reached a licensing deal in which CBS will provide Amazon Prime subscribers with access to its television shows.The deal will add…
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Photo Tour: Sprint Headquarters
Sprint is hosting a small group of reporters from five different publications this week for a few days of meetings, tours and insights into the…
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American Express, Discover, MasterCard, And Visa Partner With ISIS For Mobile Payments
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa announced a new partnership with ISIS on Tuesday. ISIS is a mobile initiative that was formed in April of…
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Kodak Win In Patent Case Against Apple Will Stand, ITC Says
The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday its May ruling that Kodak did not infringe on Apple's patents will stand. The two companies have…
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Dell Considering Using Google+ Hangouts For Customer Support
Michael Dell is toying with the idea of using Google+ Hangouts for Dell's customer support. The service allows users to initiate a video chat session…
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Eric Schmidt: Apple Is Suing Us Instead Of Innovating, Will Make Sure HTC Doesn't Lose Patent Suit
During Google's Mobile Revolution conference in Tokyo, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt reaffirmed his company's support of HTC and its other Android partners, ZDNET Asia…
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HTC To Appeal ITC Ruling In Apple Patent Case
HTC will appeal the U.S. International Trade Commission's ruling that it is infringing on two of Apple's patents. "Now the course of action is to…
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HTC Shares Tumble After Company Infringes On Apple's Patents
Shares of HTC's stock closed down 3.9% at T$871 on Monday, just three days after the the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that the Taiwanese…
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Nokia May Slash Prices Across Entire Cell Phone Line This Fall
Nokia plans to drop prices across its entire product line this September in an attempt to bolster sales, industry insider Eldar Murtazin claimed on Friday. The…
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Judge Finds HTC Guilty Of Infringing Two Apple Patents; Could Mean Trouble For Android [Updated]
A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday ruled that HTC's Android phones infringe on two of ten Apple patents covered in a…
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Google+ Is A Sausage Fest According To Third-Party User Stats
Google's latest social networking effort may finally be the winner the Internet giant has so desperately been looking for. The invite-only beta service launched late last month…
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