AT&T Chief Slams FCC For T-Mobile Deal, Spectrum Policy
Posted: 27-Jan-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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AT&T Chief Exec, Randall Stephenson directs remarks at FCC saying the agency was standing in the way of industry growth. |
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Motorola ships XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2
Posted: 27-Jan-2012 [Source: Motorola] |
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Motorola announced two new Android tablets, the XYBOARD 10.1 and a smaller 8.2 model. The tablets are based on Android 3.2 with upgradability to 4.0 and support a 5 MP front facing camera.
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One-Billion-Euro Loss and a Silver Lining for Nokia
Posted: 27-Jan-2012 [Source: NYT] |
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Nokia reports an almost 1.1 billion eutro loss in the fourth quarter but the stock price was up on news the company had already sold more than a million Lumia phones. |
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AT&T Releases Fourth Quarter Results
Posted: 27-Jan-2012 [Source: AT&T] |
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On the down side AT&T reports fourth quarter loss due to T-Mobile breakup fees and on the plus side a record 94 million iPhone sales plus the largest number of postpaid net adds five quarters. |
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Nokia Lumia to Launch March 18th for $99.99
Posted: 26-Jan-2012 [Source: BGR] |
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AT&T's 2012 roadmap has the Nokia flagship 900 smartphone launching March 18th for $99.99 with a two-year contract. |
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Google approved new Motorola lawsuit against Apple iPhone and iCloud
Posted: 26-Jan-2012 [Source: The Guardian] |
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Motorola Mobility files patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. |
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Android Captures Record 39 Percent Share of Global Tablet Shipments in Q4 2011
Posted: 26-Jan-2012 [Source: Strategy Analytics] |
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Strategy Analytics reports Android tablet shipments jumped to a record 39 percent global share in the fourt quarter of 2011. Apple iOS maintains its leadership position at 58 percent during the quarter. |
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Apple Reports First Quarter Results
Posted: 25-Jan-2012 [Source: Apple] |
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Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the quarter, a 111 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. |
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Motorola Solutions Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results
Posted: 25-Jan-2012 [Source: Motorola Solutions] |
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. announced today its fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results highlighted by fourth-quarter sales of $2.3 billion, up 5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010 and full-year sales of $8.2 billion, up 8 percent from 2010. |
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Android 4.0 Tablets Coming for Under $250
Posted: 25-Jan-2012 [Source: PCWorld] |
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Several Android 4.0 OS tablets under $250 to be available early this year. |
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Google to Update Privacy Policy to Cover Wider Data Use
Posted: 25-Jan-2012 [Source: NYT] |
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Google to revamp privacy policies making it clear that Google can use information shared on one service in other Google services. |
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Verizon Wireless Delivers Strong Customer and Revenue Growth in the Fourth Quarter of 2011
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 [Source: verizon] |
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At year-end 2011, smartphones accounted for 44 percent of the Verizon Wireless retail postpaid customer phone base, up from 39 percent at the end of third-quarter 2011. |
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Ultrabook Growth More Than Triple That of Tablets Over Next Five Years
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 [Source: Juniper Research] |
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Juniper Research releases report forecasting shipment of Ultrabooks to grow three times faster than tablets over the next five years with Windows 8 to play a pivotol role in driving adoption. |
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Market Research Projects Smartphone Sales at 1 Billion Units by 2016
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 [Source: Market Research] |
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According to Market Research, the smartphone market is expected to reach 1 billion annual sales by 2016. |
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T-Mobile, AT&T Seek Approval Of Spectrum Transfer
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 [Source: Wall Street Journal] |
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According to a Wall Street Journal article, AT&T is seeking approval to turn over $1 billion in wireless spectrum to T-Mobile. |
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Android will replace iOS as the most important platform to developers, says Ovum
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 [Source: Ovum] |
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Ovum predicts that "Android looks set to replace Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to developers within the next 12 months"
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RIM Gets new President and CEO
Posted: 23-Jan-2012 [Source: RIM] |
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RIM announces shakeup in management as Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsille step aside and Thorsten Heins takes on job of President and CEO of the company. He moved from Siemens to RIM in 2007 and has served as one of RIM's two chief operating officers. |
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Tablet and E-Book Reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period
Posted: 23-Jan-2012 [Source: Pew Research] |
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Pew Research reports the number of Americans owning a digital reading device jumped from 18% in December to 29% in January. |
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Nokia Lumia Sales Seen Topping 1 Million in Respite for Stock
Posted: 23-Jan-2012 [Source: Bloomberg] |
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Bloomberg reports Nokia probably sold 1.3 million units globally last year. |
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T-Mobile USA May Raise $3 Billion in Tower Network Sale
Posted: 20-Jan-2012 [Source: Bloomberg] |
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T-Mobile considering tower sale to fund possible spectrum purchases and network expansion. |
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7 Charged as F.B.I. Closes a Top File-Sharing Site
Posted: 20-Jan-2012 [Source: NYT] |
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Megaupload Web site seized and seven people charged with running an international enterprise based on Internet piracy. |
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Samsung suffers German court setback in Apple battle
Posted: 20-Jan-2012 [Source: Reuters] |
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German court rules against Samsung in patent suit against Apple covering one patent. Samsung originally filed suit against Apple involving three mobile technologies. A decision on the other two patents is expected soon. |
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China Telecom Network Compatible Apple iPhone Gets Regulatory Nod
Posted: 20-Jan-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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A CDMA-2000 iPhone compatible with the China Telecom network was licensed for sale in China. China Unicom already offers the iPhone. |
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LG Announces the Optimus Pad LTE
Posted: 19-Jan-2012 [Source: LG Mobile] |
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The LG Optimus Pad LTE features a 1280 x 720 True HD IPS display, 8 MP camera and runs Android 3.2. |
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Verizon Continues to Grow Its 4G LTE Network
Posted: 19-Jan-2012 [Source: Verizon Wireless] |
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Beginning today Verizon's 4G LTE network will be available in Glens Falls and Utica, N.Y.; Lawton, Okla.; and Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. The company is also expanding its network today in Atlanta, Houston and Spokane, Wash. |
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Huawei Ascend
Polaroid Android Camera
Nokia 900
Nook Tablet
Apple iPhone 4S
Amazon Fire Tablet
HTC Rhyme
Sony S1/S2 Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Smartphones
BlackBerry 7 Smartphones
Motorola Photon 4G
Sprint/HTC 3D
Nokia N9 MeeGo
HP TouchPad
Motorola Droid X2
Sony S1 and S2 Tablets
Nokia X7
Sprint/HTC 3D
CTIA 2011
Google Nexus S 4G
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
iPad2
Xperia Play
HP webOS Tablet
Sprint/Kyocera Echo Dual-Screen
T-Mobile/Samsung Galaxy S 4G
AT&T/Motorola ATRIX 4G Smartphone
Verizon/Motorola XOOM tablet
Sprint/HTC EVO Shift
Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy Tab
HP's Palm Pre 2
HTC's Windowsphone
Motorola DROID PRO
Verizon/Motorola CITRUS
BlackBerry PlayBook
Sharp Galapagos E-Book Reader
HTC Desire HD
Nokia E7
T-Mobile G2
BlackBerry Torch 9800
Sprint/Samsung Epic 4G
Verizon/Motorola DROID X
Motorola MILESTONE XT720
iPhone 4
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
Nokia N8
KIN Social Phone
Samsung Galaxy S
Motorola MILESTONE
Apple iPad
Dell Mini 3
Google Nexus One
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