Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Samsung investigated by European Union over patent lawsuits

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:56 AM PST

European Union regulators have announced that they will launch an investigation into Samsung's use of its patents in lawsuits against other companies. The regulators will look to see if Samsung has violated the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms that it agreed upon when it was originally issued the patents.
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House bill takes aim at Carrier IQ, other cell phone tracking software

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST

Representative Ed Markey from Massachusetts has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that aims to force carriers to inform users if their phones have cell phone tracking software such as Carrier IQ installed on them.
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HTC forced back into court over IPCom patent case

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:25 AM PST

An appeals court in Washington has ruled that the patent case brought against HTC by IPCom that was tossed out of court back in 2010 should be given another chance in front of the judge, forcing the companies to return to the courtroom to restate their arguments. The original court decision from 2010 deemed the patent that IPCom was using in its complaint was invalid, but the appeals court now claims that was an incorrect verdict. HTC and IPCom have sued each other in the U.S., the UK, and Germany over the use of the patent, which relates to how a phone finds cellular coverage while moving.
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FCC asks for public's input on LightSquared issue

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:41 AM PST

The Federal Communications Commission is asking for the public to comment on LightSquared's recent request that the GPS industry not receive legal protection from interference that may be caused by LightSquared's proposed 4G LTE network. LightSquared argues that GPS manufacturers have made "unlicensed and poorly designed" receivers that can listen in on LightSquared's frequencies and that the industry has had years to correct the issue, but has chosen not to. The GPS industry's counter argument is that a wireless network is improper use of the frequencies that LightSquared owns licenses to. The FCC is accepting comments on the matter until February 27.
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Nokia to launch white Lumia 800 in Australia; rest of the world now hates Australia

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:08 AM PST

Nokia has announced that Australia will be included in the latest round of expansion for its Windows Phone-powered Lumia line of smartphones. Nokia has also announced that Australians will have access to the device in a white color scheme in addition to the previously-released black, cyan, and magenta options.
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Samsung Galaxy Note with LTE hits AT&T on February 19 for $299

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:26 AM PST

Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet hybrid will be joining the ranks of AT&T smartphones on February 19 for $299.99. The AT&T version of the Galaxy Note was originally announced at CES 2012 earlier this month, and includes support for AT&T's new 4G LTE network. Like the non-LTE version, the Galaxy Note features a 5.3-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel Super AMOLED display and comes with the S Pen stylus for pen interaction. The LTE Galaxy Note is powered by a 1.5GHz, dual-core processor and has 1GB of RAM. Customers that are anxious to get their hands on the Galaxy Note early can place a pre-order online or in stores on February 5 and Samsung promises that those who order by February 15 will receive the Galaxy Note by February 17.
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Motorola offers unlocked "Developer Edition" RAZR in Europe

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST

Motorola has announced the release of an unlocked "Developer Edition" of its RAZR Android smartphone that will soon be available throughout Europe. This special version includes an unlocked bootloader, which will allow developers and hackers to easily load custom versions of the Android operating system on the device.
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Press Release: RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:30 AM PST

Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced general availability of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 - a new service for business and government organizations that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones and allows customers to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud. The service is available at no additional charge to current medium-sized or enterprise subscribers of the Office 365 suite or standalone Exchange Online and works with BlackBerry smartphones on business or consumer data plans.
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Samsung refreshes the original Galaxy S again with the Galaxy S Advance

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST

Samsung is apparently intent on keeping the Galaxy S name going, as it has just announced the Galaxy S Advance, an update of the original Galaxy S that was initially released in 2010. The Galaxy S Advance features a faster processor than its predecessor and includes a slightly-curved display, not unlike the curved displays found on the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smartphones that Samsung builds for Google.
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T-Mobile UK introduces The Full Monty plan with unlimited everything

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:59 AM PST

T-Mobile's UK arm announced a new plan for subscribers today that is said to be the first plan to offer truly unlimited services in the UK. The U.S. carriers have been peddling unlimited plans for a number of years now, but unlimited options have not been available in the UK until now.
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McAfee rolls out Mobile Security 2.0 suite for Android, BlackBerry, Symbian devices

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:27 AM PST

Today McAfee announced the latest version of its security software for mobile devices, McAfee Mobile Security 2.0. The application is available for Android smartphones and tablets as well as smartphones running on the BlackBerry OS and Symbian OS platforms.
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