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- Draw Something nabs 50 million downloads in 50 days
- Researchers claim children twice as likely to get brain cancer when using cell phones
- LG planning "future thinking smartphone"
- One month later and Google Play still sounds like a bad name
- Microsoft relying on wads of cash to get apps for Windows Phone
- Google activating 850,000 Android devices every day
- HTC sees big drop in revenue, profit during Q1 2012
- Verizon expanding its 4G LTE network yet again on April 19
- Samsung's Galaxy Note propelling the company to record Q1 profits
- Time Warner cable promises streaming app for Android soon
- RIM loses more execs following poor quarterly report
| Draw Something nabs 50 million downloads in 50 days Posted: 06 Apr 2012 01:07 PM PDT  When a mobile app catches fire, it usually does so with a bang, and the immensely popular Draw Something app for iOS and Android is no exception. Draw Something, now owned by mobile gaming giant Zynga, recently announced that it hit 50 million downloads in only 50 days since its release. Read the full story here.
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| Researchers claim children twice as likely to get brain cancer when using cell phones Posted: 06 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT  A group called the Environmental Health Trust is saying that data from a study last year that showed no link between adolescent cell phone use and brain cancer was misinterpreted, and that children are actually put at 115 greater risk by using cell phones. Read the full story here.
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| LG planning "future thinking smartphone" Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:54 AM PDT  Speaking to Korea's iNews24, LG executive Kwon Bong-suk, the managing director of LG Mobile Communications, said that his company is working on the next big thing, what he referred to "the thinking smartphone." Read the full story here.
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| One month later and Google Play still sounds like a bad name Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:21 AM PDT  It has been a month since Google re-branded its Android Market storefront to Google Play. Michael considers the new brand for a spell in an attempt to suss out the possible motives for using what seems like such a bad name for its popular Android store. Read the full story here.
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| Microsoft relying on wads of cash to get apps for Windows Phone Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:52 AM PDT  According to The New York Times, Microsoft has been dipping into its vast reserves of cash to encourage developers to create apps for its Windows Phone smartphone platform. In some cases, Microsoft has even spearheaded the development and production of certain apps that otherwise would not have been created for Windows Phone. Read the full story here.
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| Google activating 850,000 Android devices every day Posted: 06 Apr 2012 08:53 AM PDT  It has been a year since Larry Page took over as CEO of Google. In a letter he posted yesterday, Page listed off a number of figures pertaining to the performance of several Google products, including Android. The CEO revealed that there are now over 850,000 Android devices being activated on a daily basis. Read the full story here.
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| HTC sees big drop in revenue, profit during Q1 2012 Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:58 AM PDT  HTC has revealed its Q1 2012 financials and things are looking pretty dismal for the company. Following its rough Q4 2011 where the company saw its first decline in profits in two years, HTC posted a 35 percent decrease in revenues and 70 percent decline in profits in Q1 2012 over the same period a year ago. Read the full story here.
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| Verizon expanding its 4G LTE network yet again on April 19 Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:28 AM PDT  Verizon Wireless has revealed that on April 19 it will add more 4G LTE markets to its network and will expand some existing ones. The new markets with 4G LTE service include Sandusky, Ohio; Dodge City and Hayes, Kan.; Macon, Ga.; Auburn and Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and Cattaraugus-Allegheny, N.Y., while the markets due for expansion include Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Concord, N.H.; Waltham, Mass.; Wichita, Kan.; St. Louis and southern Missouri; and southern Illinois. Read the full story here.
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| Samsung's Galaxy Note propelling the company to record Q1 profits Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:04 AM PDT  Samsung has released a prediction for its Q1 2012 financial report that is due at the end of the month. The company says that this was a record quarter, with double the profits over last year thanks to the popularity of the smartphone-cum-tablet Galaxy Note. Read the full story here.
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| Time Warner cable promises streaming app for Android soon Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:47 AM PDT Time Warner Cable customers that own iOS devices have been able to enjoy streaming live television to their smartphones and tablets for some time, but those that prefer Android have been waiting for streaming capabilities to come to their app. The cable company has provided some further guidance into its Android app development, and described some of the differences between developing for iOS versus developing for Android. Read the full story here.
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| RIM loses more execs following poor quarterly report Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:34 AM PDT  According to The Wall Street Journal, more executives have fled RIM since the company released its dismal quarterly report at the end of March. Read the full story here.
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