MobileBurn.com |
- Facebook Poke iPhone app brings Snapchat-like self-destructing photo and video sharing
- European Commission charges Samsung with patent abuse for injunction request
- Apple grabs 53 percent of smartphone sales in the U.S., its highest market share ever
- AT&T 4G LTE hits Boise, Hartford, Ogden and more
- U.S. market reaches a smartphone majority in 2012, Android closes the year as top mobile OS
- Nokia and RIM sign new license agreement to patent dispute that threatened BlackBerry 10 release
- Instagram adds new filter and Facebook integration to Android and iPhone apps
| Facebook Poke iPhone app brings Snapchat-like self-destructing photo and video sharing Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:46 PM PST  Facebook Pokes have been around since 2004, before most Facebook members ever joined the social network. Today Facebook announced a new way to Poke someone with an iPhone app that sends photo or video messages that can be viewed for a limited time. Read the full story here.    |
| European Commission charges Samsung with patent abuse for injunction request Posted: 21 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST  The European Commission today announced that it has sent a Statement of Objection to Samsung on potential misuse of patents, a preliminary step that could lead to a fine of up to 10 percent of the company's annual worldwide turnover. Read the full story here.  |
| Apple grabs 53 percent of smartphone sales in the U.S., its highest market share ever Posted: 21 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST  Apple's success of selling the iPhone 5 has been well documented, but Kantar Worldpanel has put the millions of phones sold into context by claiming that Apple obtained more 53.3 percent of U.S. smartphone market. Read the full story here.  |
| AT&T 4G LTE hits Boise, Hartford, Ogden and more Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:25 AM PST  Days after launching or expanding its 4G LTE network in nine markets, AT&T has launched LTE service in six additional markets. The latest markets added to AT&T's growing footprint include: Boulder, Colo.; Hartford, Conn.; New Haven, Conn.; Boise, Idaho; Bowling Green, Ky.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Lancaster, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; and Ogden, Utah. The expansions increase AT&T's total of LTE markets launched during the month of December to 29. Read the full story here.  |
| U.S. market reaches a smartphone majority in 2012, Android closes the year as top mobile OS Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:07 AM PST  Smartphone owners will remember 2012 as the year that the U.S. wireless market for the first time reached a smartphone majority, according to market research firm Nielsen. As expected, the year will conclude with Android as the most popular operating system. Read the full story here.  |
| Nokia and RIM sign new license agreement to patent dispute that threatened BlackBerry 10 release Posted: 21 Dec 2012 05:49 AM PST  Nokia and RIM have reached a settlement of all patent litigation issues between the two companies, putting an end to a legal matter that briefly threatened a sales ban of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices. Read the full story here.  |
| Instagram adds new filter and Facebook integration to Android and iPhone apps Posted: 21 Dec 2012 05:38 AM PST  Fresh off the controversy of its failed attempt to update its Terms of Service, Instagram is trying to placate users with an update to its Android and iPhone apps that includes improved Facebook support and a new filter. Read the full story here.  |
| You are subscribed to email updates from MobileBurn.com To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
