Two tech titans battling over patents

Two tech titans battling over patents
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jurors will decide each company's contentions that its rival infringed patents covering designs andtechnology for mobile devices, with potential damage awards reaching billions of dollars. The case is the first U.S. jury trial of a battle being fought on four ...

Leap Motion's tech grabs hold of developers' imaginations
CNET (blog)
Leap Motion's tech grabs hold of developers' imaginations. In less than two months, developers have submitted more than 26000 requests to use the gesture control technology to drive cars, fly planes, and even interpret sign language in real time.

Broadband policy could bring back BT monopoly, claims Lords report
ZDNet (blog)
The government's broadband policies risk giving BT even more of a monopoly over the UK's super-fast fibre broadband networks than it used to have over copper, a group of peers has said in a report. The Lords Select Committee report on Communications, ...

Spotify's Pandora-Like Radio Feature Lands on Android
PCWorld (blog)
Previously, only paid subscribers were able to use Spotify's mobile apps. On Android and iOS, however, non-paying users will be able to use an ad-supported version of the radio feature. But Spotify freeloaders will not be able to access Spotify's other mobile ...

Android share drops 4% while iOS up 10%, but popular Galaxy S III not counted ...
ZDNet
Strategy Analytics released their latest research report on smartphones with the data revealing that Android lost ground to iOS when comparing Q2 2011 with Q2 2012. While Android is shown to have fallen four percent, this data does not count the incredible ...

ZDNet

Pantech Marauder(TM) To Launch On The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network
MarketWatch (press release)
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verizon Wireless and Pantech today announced the 4G LTE-powered Pantech Marauder(TM) is coming exclusively to America's largest 4G LTE network starting Aug. 2. The Pantech Marauder provides ... This option eases first-time customers into the smartphone experience with the help of four easy-to-learn home screens featuring preset widgets and an uncluttered, easy-to-use lock screen. Starter Mode also features a ...

Pantech Marauder 4G LTE Android Smartphone Coming to Verizon
MobileTechReview.com
Verizon Wireless and Pantech today announced the 4G LTE-powered Pantech Marauder is coming exclusively to Verizon starting Aug. 2. The Pantech Marauder is a 1.2GHz dual core smartphonewith a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone will sell for $49.99 ...

4G in the UK: What it is, when it's coming and what it means for you
ZDNet
WiMax uses underlying technology based on Wi-Fi, whereas LTE is based on the same underlying technology that currently underpins every big UK mobile operator's 3G network. This is why we will have 4G LTE as the standard technology rather thanWiMax ...

ZDNet

Verizon's Pantech Marauder is Android with training wheels
CNET
Consider the Pantech Marauder a smartphone with training wheels. Verizon's new 4G LTE Androidhandset has a dual-mode interface that includes a simpler starter mode than the standard Androidinterface. In addition to the virtual keyboard is a slide-out ...

Spotify Unveils Free Streaming Radio for Android
PC Magazine
A similar free mobile radio app was released for Apple's iOS devices in June. Like Spotify radio for the iPhone and iPad, the Android version comes in two flavors—an ad-free stream for premium subscribers who pay $9.99 a month for Spotify service and one ...

Google Nexus 7 takes over non-essential functions from my smartphone
ZDNet
James wrote about his experiences with the Nexus 7 after one week of use and then Jason chimed in with his thoughts on using the new Android Jelly Bean tablet. My replacement Nexus 7 just arrived, the left side of the display was not attached on my ...

Romney to reveal vice presidential pick via smartphone app
Los Angeles Times
Smartphone users will be the first to know who Mitt Romney has chosen as his vice presidential pick, the Romney campaign said Tuesday as it unveiled a new smartphone app. Mitt's VP app, available for Apple and Android devices, promises “an exclusive ...

4G Case Turns iPod Touch Into an iPhone
InformationWeek
Mobile Developers Prefer iOS Over Android ... BYTE spoke with FreedomPop VP of Product Mauricio Sastre about their upcoming product to find out just how they will offer 4G data connectivity to iPod touch users for free. ... For example, with Sprint -- we just signed a big deal with Sprint -- and they are going to be our LTE provider, so we look at them as a partner, and we look at ourselves as a retail channel for Sprint. ... It would be the equivalent of using the device in your home wifi network, according to Sastre.

FreedomPop cradle brings free 4G to iPod Touch
CNET (blog)
Just one problem: Wi-Fi ain't everywhere. Without it, iPods can't make ... The iPod Touch 4G Sleeve offers no-contract nationwide 4G by way of Sprint's 4G LTE and WiMax networks, as well as its 3G network and Clearwire's network. That's a big change from ...

US Smartphone Shipments Fall In Q2: Research
Twice
Boston - U.S. smartphone shipments fell in the second quarter compared with the year-ago period, when falling shipments of Android and BlackBerry smartphones failed to offset rising Apple smartphone shipments, Strategy Analytics found. Smartphoneshipments fell 5.4 percent ... Executive director Neil Mawston pointed out that althoughAndroid remains the top OS platform by volume in the U.S., Android's market share "is approaching a peak, and Apple iOS has been gaining ground." Apple's U.S. share rose by 10 ...

Twice

Android US Smartphone Share Drops, Apple Jumps 10 Percent
PC Magazine
The U.S. smartphone market took a dip in the second quarter, with Android's market share dropping 4 points to 56 percent, according to data released today by Strategy Analytics. Apple, however, saw a 10 percent increase from 23 percent in the second ...

Android Market Share Declines In US, Apple iOS Gains Ground As iPhone 5 ...
International Business Times
The latest report released by the research firm Strategy Analytics on WirelessSmartphone Strategies says that although Android still dominates the mobile OS market in the U.S., its market share declined over the last year. On top of that, whileAndroid lost its ...

International Business Times

Jury Holds Fate of Smartphone Industry as Apple v. Samsung Patent Trial Begins
Slate Magazine (blog)
Adopting Google's Android operating system, the South Korean conglomerate began cranking out a range of products that looked a lot like Apple's, from the Galaxysmartphone to the iPad-ish Galaxy Tab. The strategy worked: Samsung has not only caught up ...

Slate Magazine (blog)

Android and iOS: Why the operating system matters when buying a smartphone
Examiner.com
There are three major smartphone operating systems in use in America today: Apple'siOS, Google's Android, and RIM's BlackBerry operating system. Android is an ...New Droid Incredible 4G LTE with $50 rebate looks like a good deal. Copyright © 2012...

Examiner.com

Apple vs Samsung jury could bury Samsung's Android momentum
SlashGear
That could mean all of the profit from the Galaxy S, the breakthrough Android smartphone that helped make Samsung's name, not to mention its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and original Galaxy Tab. That cash-snatch would be a one-time thing, too, if Apple has its way.

Spotify launches unlimited radio for Android
CBS News
The service is already available for the desktop client and iOS devices, like the iPhone and iPad. Spotify radio is a free update to the Android app. Premium users can listen to the service commercial-free. The Spotify app can be downloaded at Google Play.

CBS News

Obama, Romney Campaigns Announce New Smartphone Apps
Huffington Post
President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney launched newsmartphone apps Tuesday, with the Democrats focused on using their app to increase voter turnout, and Republicans planning to use theirs to inform supporters ...

U.S. reaches smartphone market peak, while the rest of the world keeps on going
BetaNews
Strategy Analytics released a report analyzing the U.S. smartphone market and shipments for Q2 2012, focusing on the two biggest smartphone operating systems,Android and iOS. The results make for an unexpected scenario: has the smartphonemarket ...

BetaNews

GM's Intriguing New Pedestrian-Detection System Uses Wi-Fi
Washington Post
For starters, it works via your smartphone. Loading... Comments · Weigh In · Corrections? Personal Post. GM's pedestrian-detection system is based on Wi-Fi Direct, a technology that allows wi-fidevices to communicate with one another. But this is different ...

Free Android apps could hijack your phone
CNET
This time, they're on your smartphone, and they're badder than ever. Here's how you can ...Downloading free Android apps could make you vulnerable to aggressive adware, according to San Francisco-based security firm Lookout. In fact, as much as five ...

Lords communications committee criticises broadband focus
BBC News
But digital minister Ed Vaizey said a "lot of public money" was being spent on extending broadband to rural areas. The government has promised the best superfastbroadband in Europe by 2015. But the Lords committee said its strategy was misguided and ...

BBC News

Galaxy S3, HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE And Galaxy Nexus: The 4 Best ...
Huffington Post
The iPhone 4S is a whip-fast little thing, with the best camera and deepest selection of quality apps of any smartphone; but it lacks next-generation 4G LTE connectivity, and a new 4G iPhone is expected this September. - The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx packs unmatchable battery life into anAndroid 4.0 device; the weak camera and dull display that drag it down, however, should be amended in an upcoming "Droid Razr HD." - The Nokia Lumia 900 is an inexpensive, easy-to-usesmartphone running the dead-simple ...

Spotify brings Pandora-like free streaming to Android
CNET (blog)
The company announced this morning that Android-based Spotify users can now create stations through its application and listen to "millions of songs" from the program. After creating stations and listening to tracks, users can customize what plays by giving a ...

Veep Beat: The Veepstakes in a Smartphone World
ABC News (blog)
ROMNEY TO ANNOUNCE VP THROUGH AN APP: The veepstakes met the technological age this morning when Mitt Romney's campaign announced a new app called “Mitt's VP” where users can sign up to become the first to learn whom Romney selects as ...

ABC News (blog)

Spotify for Android Gets Radio Streaming
By Stan Schroeder
After adding a radio feature to its iOS app in June, Spotify has now done the same for Android users. The feature, which is available only to Premium subscribers, lets users listen to an unlimited number of stations and songs. Users can also ...
Mashable » Tech

Thumb Brings New Opinion-Sharing App To Android, Says Average ...
By Anthony Ha
As for the new Android app, Kurani says it will include all of the features included in the iOS version, as well as a few additions that make this “one of the rare cases where Android is going to move out ahead a little bit” — though the plan is to ...
TechCrunch

Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade ...
By Chris Smith
According to the same publication, various other Galaxy Tab models will receive their Android 4.0.x update including: GT-P6210 Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 WIFI; GT-P6200 Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 WIFI + 3G; GT-P6810 Galaxy Tab
 7.7 WIFI; GT-P6800 ...
Android Authority

Spotify adds radio streaming to its Android app -- Engadget
By Mat Smith
Catching up to its iOS sibling, Spotify's announced that its premium (and all US-based) users can now enjoy the same not-so-random radio playback. ... (or down) feedback on its efforts. Visit the source for the Android app's latest version.
Engadget

Republic Wireless Adds a Higher-End Android Phone - AllThingsD
By Ina Fried
Republic, which offers unlimited talk, text and data for $19 a month, is adding the Motorola Defy XT to its lineup. ... Republic aims to offer the low price by shifting a significant amount of its overall traffic onto Wi-Fi networks, using capacity on Sprint's network only as a backup when no Wi-Fi is available. The carrier had initially planned to limit how much cellular data its ... The company has already announced a sled that offers 4G data for the iPhone. The latest such company, Solavei, ...
AllThingsD

Spotify for Android gets mobile radio | Android Community
By Shane McGlaun
One of the most common things smartphone users do with their mobile phone is listening to music. There are a bunch of different apps and ways that users can listen to music on their Androidsmartphones, be it directly purchasing tunes from ...
Android Community

Saga for iOS and Android: a virtual assistant to help improve your ...
By Jeff Blagdon
Recent Modems. SCH-LC11 · Jetpack 4G LTE MiFi 4620L · See All .... for the future. If you'd like to check it out, the app is available now for download on iOS, and we're told an Android version will be out on Play in the next couple of weeks.
The Verge - All Posts

Android Overload: T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless Sign Spectrum ...
By Chris Chavez
Hello, Android phone friends, you've made it to another episode of the Android Overload. This is the place where we stash all of the interesting news bits from around the web but for various reasons (some more obvious than others), these ...
Android Phone Fans

Piracy rates are higher on iOS than on Android, developer says ...
By Gene Ryan Briones
Chris Pruett, a developer for the popular game Wind-up Knight and founder of Robot Invader, said that the company's piracy rate on the said game was about 12% on Android and about 15% on iOS. Pruett added that back when Wind-up ...
Ubergizmo

Samsung start Android 4.0.4 updates Galaxy Tab 10.1 WIFI GT-P7510
By DannyD
Today, Samsung updated the Galaxy Tab 10.1 WIFI to Android 4.0.4. Samsung started already with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 7.7 WIFI, Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus and Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus WIFI. Samsung will update the most of ...
SamMobile

BlackBerry 4G PlayBooks Leaked – Release in 2012? | SiliconANGLE
By Mellisa Tolentino
RIM has been in the slumps as they try to struggle with the dominance of Apple and Android, but what made the situation worse is when they announced that BB10 will be delayed yet again. Instead of releasing this fall, BB10 will be released early ... According to the Canadian blog site Mobile Syrup, RIM will be launching their 4G LTE PlayBook tomorrow, July 31st via Canada's Bell and other networks are expected to carry the device soon after. The 4G PlayBook features an enhanced ...
SiliconANGLE

“Almost every Android device is compromised” turns out to be only ...
By Paul Ducklin
A security expert recently made an astonishing claim at a North American security event: one in three Android apps is malware-infected, and almost all devices are compromised. Sounds like terrible news for Android users - but is it true?
Naked Security - Sophos

Android peaking in US as iOS gains ground
By Christian Zibreg
Strategy Analytics is out with a new survey this morning suggesting that device unit sales and market share for Google's Android platform in the United States.
iDownloadBlog.com

Virgin Mobile | Motorola Triumph No Contract Android-Powered Phone
Check out the Motorola Triumph Android-powered phone from Virgin Mobile. All of our Androidphones feature unlimited web, data, messaging and email with no ... Wi-Fi. Link to local networks to get super fast performance over the air.
www.virginmobileusa.com/shop/cell-phones/.../features/

Pegatron starts production of new version of iPhone - DigiTimes
Huawei to enhance cooperation with subsidiary HiSilicon for smartphone solutions ... Low LTEpenetration rate impedes replacement demand for smartphones in ... Samsung buys CSR's wi-fi and bluetooth mobile chip tech ( July 17) - BBC News · ZTE ... and strategies in China's smartphonemarket - Another kind of Android ...
www.digitimes.com/news/a20120722PD200.html

ZTE Flash headed to Sprint with 4.5-inch IPS 720p display and 12.6 ...
Latest Android news, applications and forum discussion ... storage, microSDXC slot, 1780mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, Gorilla Glass, and Android 4.0.
www.talkandroid.com/124710-zte-flash-headed-to-sprint-with...

Motorola Mobility leaving Libertyville for downtown Chicago ...
Smartphone-maker Motorola Mobility is moving its headquarters from Libertyville to the Merchandise Mart in summer 2013. The relocation will bring 3000 ...
articles.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-motorola-mobility-leaving-l...

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