Tuesday, July 24, 2012

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AT&T adds 320,000 post-paid subscribers, sells 5.1 million smartphones in Q2

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:05 AM PDT

AT&T released its Q2 2012 financial report this morning and based on the figures, it appears that the company had a strong second quarter. The company reported increased revenues and profits over the prior year, and it added more subscribers to its bottom line.
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German court says Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N can stay on shelves, bans Galaxy Tab 7.7 from EU

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:52 AM PDT

This morning, a court in Dusseldorf, Germany ruled that Samsung's revised Galaxy Tab 10.1N could remain on sale in the country, denying Apple's request for a ban on the device. The Galaxy Tab 10.1N is a revised version of the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 that features a slightly different frame design and speakers on the front instead of on the side. Samsung released it last year after courts found that the original model infringed upon Apple's design patents for the iPad. Though Samsung is still able to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany, the court did ban the smaller Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the entire European Union.
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Qualcomm to cease producing Mirasol displays itself, will license the technology instead

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:31 PM PDT

Qualcomm has revealed that it plans to stop producing the fancy Mirasol displays that it has been teasing for the past few years. Mirasol displays garnered a lot of interest because they were an e-paper-like display that could show full color images without the use of a backlight. Few devices with Mirasol displays have ever made it to production, with the most recent being an e-book reader limited to the Korean market. Qualcomm says that while it won't be producing Mirasol displays itself, it does hope to license the technology to other manufacturers in the future.
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NTP settles patent dispute with Apple, Google, others

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:18 PM PDT

NTP announced today that it has settled its patent dispute with a number of companies. NTP had alleged that 13 different companies (Apple, AT&T, Google, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Motorola Mobility, Palm, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Yahoo!) violated its patents covering email services on mobile devices. The company says that licensing agreements have been signed with all 13 companies, and that is has dropped all related lawsuits.
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Dan Seifert is leaving MobileBurn.com; now it's your turn

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:46 AM PDT

We're sad to announce that Dan Seifert will be leaving MobileBurn.com in a few weeks. But Dan's loss is your potential gain, as we're looking to hire some new people.
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FTC suggests customers be able to block all third-party charges to wireless bills

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT

The Federal Trade Commission has sent a suggestion to the Federal Communications Commission on the debate of wireless bill cramming - the practice of adding third-party charges to a user's wireless bill in the hopes that they won't notice them. The FTC suggests that consumers be given the ability to block all third-party charges if they choose, though it doesn't say that charges should be blocked by default.
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Amazon to release "five or six" new tablets this year says Staples executive

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:51 AM PDT

Amazon plans to release a number of tablets this year to follow its Kindle Fire tablet, if you believe what the president of Staples' retail has to say. The executive has been quoted by Reuters as saying that Amazon will release "five or six" new tablets in the near future, including a new 10-inch model.
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Apple to use smaller dock connector in next generation iPhone claims Reuters

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Apple's next iPhone is largely expected to debut this fall, and if a report from Reuters is accurate, it will come with a brand-new dock connector, replacing the nearly decade-old 30-pin connector Apple has traditionally used.
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