Mobile
RIM to Launch New Playbook Line Next Week
Canada's Research In Motion has chosen its home country to launch a PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks, a crucial feature missing from its poor-selling initial models.
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Android Holds 81% of Chinese Smartphone Shipments, Nokia Struggles as Others Rise
Research firm Canalys has released its numbers on global smartphone sales in the second quarter on Thursday, August 2, reporting "stellar growth". Unlike Strategy Analytics and IDC, Canalys has focused on sales by platforms rather than OEMs. Google's Android platform was the clear winner, accounting for 81 percent of all smartphone shipments in China in the quarter.
Samsung Could be Building Windows Phone 8 Devices: Why?
Think of Samsung and Android comes to mind. The Korean tech giant may be synonymous with its Galaxy S smartphones, but it could be building two devices for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform.
HTC One X versus Motorola Atrix HD: Battle of Sub-$100 AT&T Smartphones
The launch of Motorola Atrix HD at AT&T posed a strong challenge to heavyweight Android smartphones. In a $99 package, Motorola offers cutting- edge hardware and software like HD display, Snapdragon S4 processor, a 8-megapixel snapper, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Galaxy S3 Finally Gets Samsung Music Hub – 30-day Free Trial!
Samsung's Music Hub service has finally launched in the U.S. as well, bringing "the first completely integrated, all-in-one mobile music service" to Galaxy S3 handsets. Music Hub allows users to push their music collection to the cloud, stream and purchase new music, or listen to personalized radio stations.
iPhone 5 Release Date: September 12 Debut Rumored (Why It Makes Good Sense)
Apple lovers take out your little black books and get scribbling for a date with - not destiny - but the most talked about phone ever - the iPhone 5. Get ready for Silicon Valley's red-letter day, which according to tech blog iMore is September 21, as iPhone 5 makes its much-awaited debut.
Lenovo Executive Dismisses Nokia Bid Talks as 'Joke'
A senior executive at Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo dismissed market speculation that the company was interested in buying struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia as a "joke."
Nokia Links Up with Groupon to Promote Deals on Phone Maps
Nokia is promoting Groupon Inc offers on the maps on its Lumia smartphones as it tries to stand out in a crowded field vying for the attention of U.S. cellphone owners.
Amazon Launches Instant Video App for Apple's iPad
Amazon.com Inc launched a video application for Apple Inc's iPad on Wednesday, the latest effort by the world's largest retailer to get its digital content on as many gadgets as possible.
RIM Says Has Not Compromised Blackberry Security in India
Research in Motion refuted on Wednesday a new round of Indian media reports, which claim that the BlackBerry maker has granted the Indian government the encryption keys to its secure corporate email and messaging services.
U.S. Court Revives Interdigital Lawsuit Against Nokia
A federal appeals court revived a patent infringement complaint filed by InterDigital Inc against Nokia, sending InterDigital's shares sharply higher on Wednesday.
Sprint HTC EVO 3D Gets to Lick Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) Finally
A couple of weeks after confirming the Android 4.0 ICS update for the aging EVO 3D, Sprint is finally rolling out the update. Sprint announced on its HTC EVO 3D update page that Android 4.0 ICS update for the device is rolling out. HTC EVO 3D owners started receiving the update notification on Tuesday (July 31).
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 Gets Google Wallet, Courtesy Hack
Verizon may have played spoilt sport by excluding Google Wallet support from its Galaxy S3 (and Galaxy Nexus), but there's good news for S3 users - a new hack is here to play fairy godmother and give users app access. The NFC-enabled Galaxy S3 can now make mobile payments courtesy the newly developed hack.
