Computerworld - Google's decision to cut 20% of the workers from its Motorola Mobility unit re-ignited fears that Google was primarily after the 17,000 patents Motorola held when it was acquired in May. "Everyone at Motorola is asking [if ...
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Computerworld - The jury's decision Friday in the landmark Samsung-Apple patent battle doesn't relate to the core of the Android mobile operating system, Google said in a brief statement Monday. The jury ordered that Samsung pay Apple ...
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The Google Fiber broadband project underway in the Kansas City area is offering 5 Mbps Internet access for free and 1 Gbps access for $70 a month, among other major benefits. However, the project also will cost taxpayers of the sister ...
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Research In Motion (RIM) on Thursday posted a net loss of $235 million for the second quarter on revenues of $2.9 billion. The earnings report came two days after the company said its subscriber base had increased to 80 million. The loss ...
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A long Apple certification process for iPhone accessories is delaying the release of docking and power accessories with Lightning ports to connect directly with the iPhone 5, which started shipping last week. One of the biggest changes ...
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Google Fiber broadband service in Kansas City will cost US$70 per month for 1Gbps Internet access and $120 per month for that service plus TV, the company said Thursday. Even residents who don't want to pay for the fast service will ...
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Amazon unveiled new e-readers and tablets on Thursday -- the biggest surprise to analysts was a $499 Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE tablet. mazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablet with 4G LTE wireless and 32GB of storage will sell for $499. ...
Computerworld - Research In Motion (RIM) today set Jan. 30 for the launch of BlackBerry 10, when it will also unveil its first two smartphones on the OS. The announcement was greeted with some surprise by longtime BlackBerry fans who ...
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Reports that Microsoft could launch its own Surface smartphone next year have surfaced again, leading some tech experts to ask: "Why, pray tell, why?" The latest round of speculation began Monday when the China Times reported Microsoft ...
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IBM has shown interest in acquiring the vital enterprise services business of struggling smartphone maker Research in Motion, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday. The report cites two unnamed sources, including one person who said ...
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Nokia might not be the favored vendor du jour of a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, but the Finnish cell-phone maker nonetheless issued a diplomatically worded statement in response to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's praise for HTC's 8X and 8S ...
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Samsung is considering buying Research in Motion or licensing RIM's BlackBerry 10 operating system, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek wrote in a note to investors this week. "Among other options, we believe Samsung is considering ramping up ...
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Next year could well be the year that many IT leaders finally start to get their mobile computing management house in order. The process of integrating consumer smartphones, tablets and other devices into the workplace has been chaotic ...
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Sprint Nextel's proposed buyout of network partner Clearwire may be inevitable, and it could help Sprint keep its signature unlimited mobile data plans alive. The fourth-largest U.S. mobile operator is in talks with Clearwire, which ...
This year's Intel Developer Forum was upstaged by Apple's iPhone 5 launch event, which to some show attendees felt like a reprise of last year, when IDF had to compete with Microsoft's Build conference. Apple's event dominated the second ...
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