Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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AT&T completes purchase of Qualcomm's 700MHz spectrum for its 4G LTE network

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:57 AM PST

AT&T has announced that it has completed the purchase of 700MHz spectrum from Qualcomm, a deal that was approved late last week by federal regulators. The $1.9 billion purchase gives AT&T licenses for 700MHz spectrum covering over 300 million people. The carrier will use the acquired airwaves to build out its 4G LTE network.
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GSM security flaw exposes users to hijacked calls, text messages

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:14 AM PST

The head of Security Research Labs in Germany, Karsten Nohl, says that there is a security vulnerability in GSM phones that could allow them to be compromised by hackers to send rogue text messages or place phone calls by themselves.
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Windows Phone now boasts over 50,000 apps

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST

Microsoft's rapidly-growing Windows Phone Marketplace has hit another milestone, as it now reports that over 50,000 apps (50,126 to be exact) have been published to it. Over 17,000 apps have been added to the Marketplace in the past 90 days, thanks in no small part to the launch of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Microsoft still has a long way to go to catch up to Apple and Google when it comes to apps, but the Marketplace's growth has been accelerating, so that is a good sign for those that are fans of the Windows Phone operating system.
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U.S. Patent Office deals Oracle a blow in Java patent fight with Google's Android

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:15 AM PST

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected 17 of the 21 patent claims levied against Google and its Android operating system by Oracle. Oracle had taken Google to court claiming that Google owed Oracle compensation for its use of Java in the Android operating system.
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NTT DoCoMo teams with Samsung, others to develop mobile processors

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:53 AM PST

Japan's largest wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has announced a new joint venture partnership with five hardware manufacturers to develop processors for mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Fujitsu, Fujitsu Semiconductor, NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile Communications, and Samsung Electronics are all part of the joint venture that will focus on the design and sales of the new processors while outsourcing the actual production to specialized manufacturers.
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Samsung reportedly reevaluating Android 4.0 ICS upgrade plans for Galaxy S, Tab

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:28 AM PST

Last week, Samsung caused quite a ripple in the blogosphere when it announced that it would not be upgrading the original Galaxy S smartphone or the 7-inch Galaxy Tab to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich because of hardware constraints. Now reports are coming in from Korea stating that Samsung is reevaluating its position, and that it is going back to the drawing board to see if it can make the upgrade work on the older hardware.
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