Saturday, January 28, 2012

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EU gives Sony green light to buy out Ericsson's share of Sony Ericsson

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

The European Union has given Sony the go ahead to purchase Ericsson's share of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Sony initially announced its plans to purchase Ericsson's half of the company for 1.05 billion EUR (US$1.47 billion) and re-brand it under its own name back in October, and it even showed some Sony branded mobile phones at CES 2012 earlier this month. Now that it has been given approval for the buyout, Sony can go ahead with its plan to transition the brand completely within the first half of this year.
Read the full story here.


Wunderlist - the Best iPhone App Ever this week

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:21 AM PST

There is no shortage of to-do list apps for the iPhone, but the one that keeps grabbing our attention and to-dos is Wunderlist by 6Wunderkinder. Wunderlist's attractive looks, easy syncing, and cross-platform capabilities make it an obvious choice for the Best iPhone App Ever...this week.
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Video: Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX (Verizon) video tour

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST

The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX for Verizon Wireless is a 4G LTE Android smartphone that sports a massive 3300mAh battery. It also features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 4.3-inch qHD resolution Super AMOLED Advanced touchscreen, and a 1080p HD capable 8 megapixel camera. It does everything the original DROID RAZR does, just for a much longer time.
Watch the video here.


Former Palm boss Jon Rubinstein makes his exit from HP

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST

All Things D broke the news today that former Palm CEO and spearhead of the development of webOS, Jon Rubinstein, has left HP. Rubinstein became a part of HP in 2010 when HP bought Palm in its entirety for $1.2 billion.
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Nokia, Samsung lead phone shipments to new heights in 2011

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

Mobile phone shipments hit a record 1.6 billion units in 2011 according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Leading the charge were perennial stalwarts Nokia and Samsung, but Apple's smartphone business contributed a significant amount as well.
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Google tells Android developers to do away with the menu button...again

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

If the disappearance of the menu button on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hardware wasn't enough of a hint for developers, Google has now flatly said that it suggests that developers stop using the menu button functionality in their apps. Instead, it suggests that they use the ActionBar methodology for additional app functions, as introduced in Android 3.0 Honeycomb and continued in Android 4.0.
Read the full story here.


Apple beats Samsung in Q4 smartphone shipments, reclaims top spot

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:11 AM PST

According to a new report released by research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple has overtaken Samsung as the number one smartphone manufacturer in the world after losing the title in the third quarter. Strategy Analytics' research upholds what many have already assumed thanks to Apple's record holiday quarter.
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Samsung loses to Apple again in German patent case

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:44 AM PST

A court in Germany has dismissed another patent complaint related to 3G and UMTS technologies levied against Apple by Samsung. Just a week ago, the same court denied one of Samsung's earlier patent complaints, which was also related to the same technologies.
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Samsung Telecommunications sees smartphone shipments rise 30 percent in Q4 2011

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:18 AM PST

This morning mega-corporation Samsung Electronics posted its quarterly and year-end earnings and performance figures. The giant electronics conglomerate showed record high revenue of 165 trillion KRW ($147 billion) for 2011, which is up 7% compared to 2010.
Read the full story here.


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