As mobile network and device makers explore many paths to using wireless spectrum more efficiently, one possible solution is still hard to achieve: Sending and receiving data on the same frequency at the same time, in the same space. ...
Tags: mobile network, mobile device, radios, mobile spectrum
MetroPCS said late Tuesday it had launched a commercial voice-over-LTE service, claiming a win in the international race for the next generation of mobile voice. The fifth-place U.S. carrier said it was making VoLTE-capable phones ...
Tags: MetroPCS, commercial service, international race, mobile voice
Lenovo, already China’s top PC seller, is expected to take the title for the country’s top smartphone vendor in 2013, Gartner said. It made the prediction as Lenovo’s swift growth in China’s smartphone market has ...
Tags: Chinese smartphone market, Lenovo, PC business in China, smartphones
Samsung Electronics said today that net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter on strong sales of its Galaxy S III and Note 2, which also boosted results in its component business. The world’s largest maker of mobile handsets ...
Tags: Galaxy S III, net profit, Samsung, mobile handsets
Samsung has said that stronger-than-expected sales of its Galaxy smartphones sent operating profits up 90% in the latest quarter, but analysts warned its results could take a hit in the coming months as it books legal damages owed to Apple. ...
Tags: Apple, Galaxy S3, note, patent, Samsung, smartphones, tablet
Some new iPhone 5 users are griping that they received scuffed or scratched handsets out of the box, while others are reporting the new iPhone is more susceptible to nicks than previous models. Apple sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone5, Scratches, Users complain
Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. According to Gartner, its top predictions focus on economic risks, opportunities and innovations that will ...
Tags: CIO, Gartner, IT, predictions, research, technology
Chinese handset maker ZTE showed off a new high-end phone on Wednesday. The Z5 has a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera and a quad-core processor. The Z5 is part ZTE’s new line of Nubia devices, according to the company’s ...
Tags: HTC, smartphone, ZTE, handset maker, high end phone
Samsung makes $56 more selling each new $499.99 Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet than Apple gets by selling the iPad for the same price. That's because Samsung's cost for materials is just about $260, while Apple's costs were $316 when ...
Tags: Samsung, Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, Apple, iPad
The total value spend of Near Field Cummunication (NFC) mobile payments will rise from $4 billion in 2012 to $191 billion in 2017, breaking the $100 billion mark in 2016. Despite Apple rejecting NFC for its latest smartphone, the iPhone ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone, mobile, mobile payment, Near Field Communication, NFC
Google responded to allegations it stopped the launch of a new Acer smartphone in China, by stating that the handset's Chinese-developed mobile OS was "apparently derived" from Android, but still not fully compatible with the Android ...
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PC maker Acer has allegedly cancelled the launch of a new smartphone using a Chinese-developed mobile operating system because Google threatened to cancel the company’s license to use the Android OS. Acer was originally scheduled to ...
Tags: Acer, Android, Android OS, Google, PC maker, smartphone
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) has developed a standard for handling 2D barcodes that it hopes will direct mobile phone users to websites more easily. By standardizing the specification for encoding, decoding and resolution of 2D barcodes, ...
Intel today confirmed a $375m deal with Interdigital to acquire around 1,700 of its patents relating to networking and mobile technologies. The main areas covered include the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard, 3G connectivity and Long Term Evolution ...
Tags: Intel, acquisition, networking, mobile technology
Samsung’s latest smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy S III – has taken over from the iPhone 4S as the UK’s most popular mobile, according to a new study. The mobile tracker from uSwitch.com showed the phone topping its ...