Saturday, January 7, 2012

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Motorola estimates $3.4 billion in sales, 5.3 million smartphones shipped in Q4

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:44 PM PST

Motorola Mobility released a preliminary estimate of its fourth quarter 2011 performance this afternoon, and it seems that the company performed below expectations. Added to that, Motorola says that it only expects "modest profitability" on its revenues - not exactly a comforting sign for shareholders.
Read the full story here.


Sprint clarifies unlimited data policy amidst reports of throttling

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Quite a commotion was caused among the tech media yesterday when Dow Jones reported that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the carrier was throttling data speeds for the top one percent of its users - contradicting the carrier's long-standing advertisements of unlimited data. As it turns out, the original story happened to misquote Mr. Hesse, prompting Sprint to post a clarification to its support forums today.
Read the full story here.


Sprint ices plans with LightSquared pending government approvals

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:42 AM PST

Not a week after it was revealed that Sprint has given LightSquared an additional 30 days to gain approval for its 4G LTE network, the carrier has revealed that it is halting any further investment in LightSquared until the government has its final say.
Read the full story here.


Samsung launches new Bluetooth and wired ear-candy for 2012

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:56 AM PST

Samsung has just announced a slew of new products to grace your ears this year, with four new wired headsets for mobile devices along with two new Bluetooth headsets.
Read the full story here.


Nokia buys Smarterphone for its feature phone operating system

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:09 AM PST

Nokia has added yet another operating system to its stable with the acquisition of Norwegian company Smarterphone. Don't be fooled by the name of the newly-acquired operating system, as it is designed for use on low-end feature phone handsets.
Read the full story here.


Google Galaxy Nexus headed to Rogers, Telus next week

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST

Samsung has announced that the Google Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone will be available from Canadian carriers Rogers and Telus on January 13. Competitors Bell and Virgin Mobile have been offering the Galaxy Nexus in Canada since December 8. With the availability of the phone from Rogers and Telus, the Galaxy Nexus will be offered by all three of Canada's national carriers. In the U.S., the Galaxy Nexus is only available from Verizon Wireless, but a recent prematurely posted advertisement pegs it for release on Sprint in the near future, as well.
Read the full story here.


Samsung to post record earnings thanks to push from smartphone sales

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST

Samsung released a preview of its Q4 2011 earnings today, and the company predicts that it will post record results for the holiday quarter. While Samsung will no longer offer exact figures for the number of smartphones or tablets that it ships each quarter, analysts predict that this was a record quarter for smartphone shipments for the company.
Read the full story here.


HTC's profit growth skids to a halt in Q4 2011

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:13 AM PST

HTC released its Q4 2011 earnings today, and as the company predicted in its revised outlook published in November, this quarter saw the company's first profit decline in two years.
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