Thursday, January 26, 2012

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AT&T sells a record 9.4 million smartphones, adds 2.5 million subscribers in Q4 2011

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST

AT&T has just released its Q4 2011 financial earnings report, and despite the issues and costs encountered with its attempt to purchase T-Mobile USA, the carrier still had a banner quarter with record smartphone sales and strong subscriber additions.
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Nokia moves "well over" 1 million Lumia smartphones in to date; still loses $1.25 billion in Q4

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:10 AM PST

Nokia released its Q4 2011 and end of year financial reports this morning, and despite claims that it shipped "well over" 1 million Lumia smartphones to date, it wasn't enough for the company to turn a profit, as it was still in the red for 954 million EUR (US$1.25 billion).
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Apple appeals its ITC victory in HTC patent case

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:43 PM PST

It's not too often that you see the winning side of a lawsuit appeal the decision, but that appears to be the case in the lawsuit Apple filed, and won, against HTC. Apple has filed an appeal for the International Trade Commission's decision last month that determined HTC was in violation of one of the four patents named in Apple's suit.
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Google Maps for Android updated with 'night mode' for tunnels

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

Google has released a small update for its Google Maps app for Android smartphones and tablets that offers a new "night mode" feature that activates when traveling through tunnels. Many stand-alone GPS units have similar features that dim the display or change the color scheme to make it easier to read when in darker conditions. The new version of Google Maps for Android can be downloaded from the Android Market now.
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HP to release open source Open webOS 1.0 in full by September

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:12 PM PST

Following through on its commitment to open source the webOS operating system, HP has announced that it plans to progressively open source bits and pieces of the platform, culminating in a full release of the new Open webOS 1.0 by September.
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Motorola takes Apple to court again over patent disputes

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:41 AM PST

Motorola has filed a second lawsuit against Apple in the state of Florida that claims infringement on various Motorola patents. This suit specifically mentions the iPhone 4S and Apple's iCloud service as infringing products.
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Nuance's PaperPort iPad app lets you dictate notes with your voice

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:19 AM PST

Nuance, the company behind Dragon Dictation and reportedly behind Apple's iOS 5 Siri service, has released PaperPort, a new app for the iPad that lets you dictate notes with your voice. In addition to the voice dictation, users can add images, web pages, PDF files, and other media to fill out their notes.
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Nokia Lumia 900 rumored to launch on AT&T on March 18 for $99

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:04 AM PST

According to a roadmap obtained by BGR, the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone is set to launch for AT&T on March 18 for an impressive $99 on-contract price.
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Zynga called out for aping Tiny Tower's design in new game

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:07 AM PST

Mobile gaming giant Zynga has been called out by the developers of popular iOS game Tiny Tower for ripping off their game and gameplay design with Zynga's new Dream Heights game.
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O2 network flaw exposes users' phone numbers to websites

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:20 AM PST

A significant security and privacy flaw on O2 UK's network that provides a mobile device's phone number to any website visited came to light recently and is causing quite a bit of concern among users and the media. O2 says it has now found the cause of the issue and has patched the problem in its network that caused it.
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AT&T takes issue with Sprint using roaming agreements in place of own network

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST

AT&T has started a war of words with Sprint over the smaller carrier's decision to use roaming agreements for coverage instead of its own network in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. AT&T says that Sprint is taking unfair advantage of a new policy enacted by the Federal Communications Commission that allows carriers to use roaming agreements in place of their own infrastructure in areas where they own spectrum.
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Apple edges out Android for market share in the U.S. says researcher

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:05 AM PST

Following Apple's record breaking last quarter, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech estimates that iOS has overtaken Android as the most popular smartphone OS in the U.S. But not by much.
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LG notches 1 million sales of Optimus LTE smartphone

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:01 AM PST

LG has revealed that it has now sold over 1 million units of its Optimus LTE smartphone since its release last October. While this figure is not as impressive as the numbers posted by hometown rival Samsung for its Galaxy S II smartphone, or Apple's performance with the iPhone, it is good news for LG, whose smartphone division has been struggling as of late.
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Nokia says 1.5 billion S40 cellphones have been shipped

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST

Ahead of Nokia's formal earnings report that is due to be released tomorrow, the company has revealed that it has shipped 1.5 billion S40 cell phones since 1999.
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