Analysts today were skeptical that Mozilla's push into mobile with Firefox OS would meaningfully change the game. "The chances of Mozilla Firefox OS making good in mobile phones are about as good as WebOS making a comeback in ...
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Hewlett-Packard has sold some of the rights to its webOS mobile operating system to LG Electronics for use in smart TVs made by the South Korean electronics firm. LG has agreed to acquire the source code, webOS engineering team and other ...
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Telecom carriers continue to complain about taxes, regulation and over-the-top competition, but Mozilla's Firefox operating system provides a glimmer of hope to some executives speaking at the opening of Mobile World Congress. Mobile ...
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Huawei yesterday bolstered its worldwide consumer offerings with the introduction of the Ascend P2, which it dubbed the world’s fastest smartphone. The smartphone was announced during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the ...
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HP has sold some of its webOS mobile operating system rights to LG Electronics, which will use the platform in it smart television sets. LG has agreed to acquire the source code, webOS engineering team and other assets from HP, in a deal ...
Samsung may announce the launch of the Galaxy S4 flagship Smartphone in the New York conference held on March 14. HTC may release the flagship Smartphone this week, but many Android fans have been looking forward to the Galaxy S4 released ...
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The US Federal Trade Commission said HTC agreed "to develop and release software patches to fix vulnerabilities found in millions of HTC devices." No financial penalty against the company was announced. The FTC said it investigated ...
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HEWLETT-PACKARD says it is selling its webOS mobile operating system to South Korean consumer electronics titan LG to use in internet-connected televisions. "The open and transparent webOS technology offers a compelling user experience ...
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Windows 8's tile-based interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface -- so bold that many longtime Windows users are threatening to jump ship to another operating system rather than learn Microsoft's "modern" UI. Of ...
Samsung Electronics has introduced the Android-based HomeSync media center, which can be used to watch movies, play games and also provide private and shared storage. The HomeSync is Samsung's latest big bet, according to the company. The ...
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Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox operating system and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. The OS is being pitched as a better alternative for low-end ...
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Note 8 tablet with an 8-inch display, adding a new screen size to its expanding lineup of Note products. The tablet is 25 percent lighter thinner than the company's Galaxy Tab 2 tablets, said Shoneel ...
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Lenovo has announced new 7-inch and 10-inch tablets with quad-core processors and Google's latest Android 4.2 operating system, becoming one of the few companies to offer that version of the OS in tablets. The S6000 tablet has a 10-inch ...
Helping IT shops deal with the security and management of consumer smartphones and tablets in the workplace will be a big theme at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week. Samsung and Red Bend Software jointly announced Monday that they ...
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Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...