Motorola Announces MOTOLUXE And DEFY MINI Android Phones
Motorola Mobility on Thursday announced two new smartphones to launch this spring, the MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI. Both devices will be available in China, Europe…
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Sprint Reveals Initial 4G LTE Markets; Rollout Begins In Coming Months
Sprint on Thursday announced the first markets that will be upgraded with 4G LTE service this year. The company's LTE network will launch in the…
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Apple's iTV Could Offer Dynamic Backlighting For Improved Picture Quality
Apple recently filed for a patent called "Dynamic Backlight Adaptation for Black Bars with Subtitles" that may be used to provide improved picture quality in…
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MetroPCS Adds 197,000 Subscribers In Q4 But Misses Expectations
MetroPCS on Thursday announced its fourth quarter 2011 subscriber results. The carrier added 197,000 net subscribers, which missed analyst expectations that the carrier would add…
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AT&T Activates 4G LTE In 11 New Markets Including New York And San Francisco
AT&T on Thursday announced that it has activated its 4G LTE network in 11 new markets. The new markets include: the New York City metro area,…
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon GameCommand Looks To Compete With NVIDIA's Tegra Zone
One of the many reasons to buy an NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered device is support for Tegra Zone, NVIDIA's exclusive gaming portal. Qualcomm is looking to…
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Apple Patents Suggest Thunderbolt Coming To iOS Devices
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently published three Thunderbolt related patents that suggest Apple may have plans to build Intel's Thunderbolt connections into its…
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Microsoft Patent Suggests Xbox 720 With DVR Support In The Works
A patent that was granted to Microsoft in December suggests the company is working on an Xbox game console that will double as a digital…
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Marvell's ARMADA 1500 CPU To Power Next-Gen Google TV
Google has teamed up with Marvell for the next-generation Google TV platform. Marvell's ARMADA 1500 dual-core chipset will be featured within future products and will…
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9% Of U.S. Consumers Have Canceled Cable TV, Study Says
9% of consumers in the United States have already cut cable TV service from their monthly utility bills, the latest State of the Media Democracy…
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Motorola's Failed Bootloader Promise Pushes Users To The Edge
Throughout the years, numerous companies have made the decision to lock the bootloader on a smartphone or tablet, making it impossible for savvy users to…
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Apple To Pay Taiwanese Firm $5 Million In Patent Settlement
Apple will pay $5 million to settle a patent lawsuit with the Taiwan-based firm Elan, a report said Thursday. According to its website, Elan focuses…
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Apple Prepping 42-Inch And 50-Inch iTV Models As Talks With TV Industry Stall, Report Claims
Apple's design boss Jonathan Ive is reportedly hard at work on two models of Apple's upcoming "iTV," a new report claimed on Wednesday. Earlier rumors…
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Netflix Streaming Subscribers Watched More Than 2 Billion Hours Of Video During Q4
Netflix announced on Wednesday that its streaming subscribers around the world watched more than 2 billion hours of video during the fourth quarter of 2011.…
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Gingerbread Found On Majority Of Android Devices; ICS Penetration Approaches 1%
Google on Wednesday released the latest numbers for the software versions that are powering Android smartphones and tablets. Ice Cream Sandwich appears on the list…
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Yahoo Names Former PayPal President Scott Thompson As New CEO
Yahoo on Wednesday announced that former PayPal president Scott Thompson will takeover as CEO of the company. Thompson will replace Tim Morse, who has served…
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AT&T To Pay TiVo $215 Million Through 2018 To Settle Patent Lawsuit
AT&T has settled a patent lawsuit with TiVo in which it will pay the DVR vendor $215 million through June 2018, including an initial payment…
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Samsung Galaxy S Likely Won't Get Android 4.0 'Value Pack' Update
Samsung announced at the end of December that the highly popular Galaxy S line would not be receiving an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The…
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Global Telecommunications Industry Revenue To Reach $2.1 Trillion In 2012
Worldwide telecommunications industry revenue is set to reach $2.1 trillion this year according to market research firm Insight Research Corp. Despite the rocky global economy,…
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Microsoft Sues Firm For Selling 94,000 Counterfeit Copies Of Vista And XP
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Comet Group, LLC. for creating and selling more than 94,000 counterfeit recovery discs for Windows Vista and Windows XP.…
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HTC To Unveil Quad-Core 4G Smartphones At MWC
This year's Consumer Electronics Show is less than a week away and while HTC has plans to announce multiple devices with various carrier partners, the…
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All T-Mobile Smartphones Discounted With 'New Year, New Phone' Promotion
With the Consumer Electronics Show just around the corner, savvy consumers are likely waiting before they commit to a new smartphone. The wait just became slightly more…
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Android And iOS Users Downloaded 1.2 Billion Apps During Last Week Of December
Both Android and iOS saw tremendous growth this past holiday season, with device activations jumping 353% to 6.8 million on Christmas day. On the same day users…
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Microsoft Lays IE6 To Rest In The United States
Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that Internet Explorer 6's share of the United States Web browser marker is now less than 1%. In celebration of the stat,…
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Kindle Fire May Have Cost Apple $1 Billion Or More In Holiday iPad Sales
Amazon's new Kindle Fire was a hot item during the holiday shopping season, and one analyst believes the new Amazon tablet may have cost Apple…
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LightSquared Names Marc Montagner Chief Financial Officer
LightSquared announced on Tuesday that it has named Marc Montagner as Chief Financial Officer. Montagner replaces Michael Montemarano, who left the firm in November. Montagner…
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Samsung Head Tells Employees To Brace For Stiff Competition, Weak Economy This Year
Samsung recently warned employees at its South Korea headquarters that the company will face stiff competition amid a weak economy this year. "The global economy's…
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