iOS Gains on Android as Smartphone Market Shrinks

AAPL's iOS Gains on Google's Android as Smartphone Market Shrinks
Barron's (blog)
The folks at Strategy Analytics this morning inform us that sales of smartphones running Google's (GOOG) Android software declined from 61% of all U.S. smartphone shipments in Q2 to 56%, while Apple's (AAPL) share, with its iOS operating system running ...

Android loses ground to Apple in second quarter
CNET
"Android remains the number one platform by volume in the United States, but its market share is approaching a peak and Apple iOS has been gaining ground," Strategy Analytics executive director Neil Mawston said in a statement. "Apple is rumored to be launching a new ... Citing the new number as RIM's lowest level in years, Strategy Analyst blamed the downfall on "Blackberry's limited toushcreen smartphone portfolio and repeated delays to its new BB10 operating system." Overall, U.S. smartphone shipments ...

Apple Gains on Android Camp in the US, According to Market Researcher
PCWorld (blog)
Android's market share dropped and Apple iOS' share grew as smartphone unit sales decreased in the U.S during the second quarter, according to market research company Strategy Analytics. Overall smartphone shipments in the U.S. fell 5 percent ...

Strategy Analytics: Android Smartphone Market Share Declines to 56 Percent in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Android operating system lost ground to Apple iOS and Android's market share fell four points on an annual basis to 56 percent. Alex Spektor, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "Smartphone shipments fell 5 percent annually to reach 23.8 ...

For iOS developers, enterprise is the place to be
CNET (blog)
With Research In Motion and its BlackBerry line reeling, there's a wide opening for anothersmartphone operating system to take over as the de facto corporate standard. Several Androidplayers have attempted to fill that gap, notably Motorola Mobility, but it ...

Android's US Market Share Declined By 5% In Q2, 'Approaching A Peak ...
TechCrunch
Have we reached a state of “peak Android” in the same way that the energy industry can reach “peak oil”? This is an idea being floated today by Strategy Analytics. Last week the firm noted that Android partner Samsung was the world's leadingsmartphone ...

TechCrunch

Distracted walking: Smartphone-wielding pedestrians stumble into danger
Christian Science Monitor
"I have a smartphone, too. Walking on sidewalks, in stores and malls, and maybe in a crosswalk sometimes I'm using my cellphone. But I try to stay connected to my environment. I never thought the government needed to cite me for using my cellphone in a ...

Christian Science Monitor

Will Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean solve Android's tablet problems?
ZDNet (blog)
Android's tablet market share spiked over 40% when the Kindle Fire was introduced last year. While the Fire was limited, its form factor filled a need for tablets that could fit in your coat pocket or purse. The Nexus 7 is going to hit this niche even harder with a ...

ZDNet (blog)

Android's share of US smartphone market declined in Q2 as iPhone share ...
BGR
Google's (GOOG) Android is still the leading smartphone platform in the United States by a huge margin, but that margin narrowed a bit in the second quarter according to a new report. Market research firm Strategy Analytics on Monday issued its smartphone ...

The Strata smartwatch looks familiar
CNET
The Strata is a waterproof smartwatch that connects to your iPhone or Androidhandset via Bluetooth. You can receive calls, texts, emails, Facebook and Twitter notifications via the watch, ... For one, the Strata will have enhanced functionality foriOS 6, on top of iOS 5--Pebble's CEO has not confirmed this, commenting on a forum that the company "[doesn't] have anything to say yet, but probably more later this summer before Pebble ships". Also, the Pebble has an e-ink display, while the Strata's screen is an LCD.

CNET

Samsung Galaxy Note (T-Mobile)
PC Magazine
4.0 isn't the most recent version on Android any more. Bottom Line. Starved ... The Samsung Galaxy Note for T-Mobile ($249.99 with contract) is exactly what it looks like: the largestsmartphone available today. And it runs a ... That lets you seamlessly make calls over any Wi-Finetwork, just as if it was T-Mobile signal. Such a big ... While that's considerably slower than I've seen on AT&T's competing LTE network, T-Mobile's network is less expensive, available in more places than AT&T's 4G LTE, and still really fast.

Android handsets grow in enterprise, iOS still on top
CNET
Last week, secure enterprise mobility solutions Good Technology released its Q2 2012 Device Activation Report which appears to be based on their customer base of 4000 organizations worldwide. Smartphone activations nearly doubled from Q1 2012 and, ...

CNET

Samsung Galaxy Note
CNET
The good: T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the S Note app, and a 5.3-inch HD screen that's ideal for showcasing multimedia. It has 4G, a great 8-megapixel camera, and a souped-up S Pen stylus that brings new ...

Apple And Samsung Over 100% Of Total Smartphone Profits
Forbes
“We also expect Samsung to remain in the smartphone unit lead for some time (until it stumbles) as it satisfies a much larger range of price points than Apple's iPhone,” he writes. “However, when one combines smartphones and tablets, Apple still generates ...

Google Loses Ground To Apple In Smartphone Battle
Investor's Business Daily
Google's (GOOG) Android operating systems for smartphones lost ground to Apple's (AAPL) iPhones in the U.S. last quarter, as smartphone shipments overall fell 5% from the year-ago quarter to 23.8 million units, research firm Strategy Analytics said in a ... Android is still No. 1 among smartphone operating systems in the U.S.. But Apple is gaining ground. Apple iPhone shipments in the quarter rose to 7.9 million from 5.9 million in the year-ago period. This gave Apple's iOS a 33% share, up from 23% a year ago.

Tensilica Joins Wi-Fi Alliance to Provide Wireless Multi-Standard Modem Solutions
MarketWatch (press release)
Tensilica, already a leading IP supplier of multi-standard 3G/LTE and LTE-Advanced modem cores and applications software, also has leading customers using the Tensilica dataplane processors (DPUs) for some of the older Wi-Fi standards. ... Tensilica's DPUs power SOC designs at system OEMs and seven out of the top 10 semiconductor companies for products including mobile phones, consumer electronics devices (including digital TV, Blu-ray Disc players, broadband set top boxes, digital still cameras and ...

Hottest smartphone? It's not an iPhone
Charlotte Observer
It has the specs to sway some from an Apple smartphone, but it's more likely to be compared to AT&T's HTC One X. Hot on the heels of the highly vaunted One X, AT&T added the Samsung Galaxy S III to its arsenal of LTE compatible Androiddevices.

Charlotte Observer

RTX Wi-Fi Modules and Test Equipment for DECT, VoIP and Wi-Fi Designs ...
MarketWatch (press release)
RTX is a preferred partner to major enterprise, industrial, and consumer oriented OEMs, focused on the development and production of advanced wireless solutions including DECT, VoIP, Wi-Fi, and other RF standards. The RTX product line includes robust ...

Bahrain May Award Licenses for 4G Network in First Quarter 2013
Bloomberg
Al-Amer said that Bahraini government entities are using the band frequencies for a high-speed Long Term Evolution network, known as LTE, or 4G network. The authority was able to free frequencies for the two upcoming licenses and wants to free more for a ...

Upgrading to Android Jelly Bean 4.1? Here are the Devices Being Updated
Mobile & Apps
Google has also announced that 2010's Nexus S smartphone is to get Android4.1, while tablets including the Google Nexus 7 and the Motorola Xoom will and do have the update respectively. The Sprint version of the Nexus, and the Verizon version of the ...

Mobile & Apps

Daily Report: Testing the Strength of Apple's Patents
New York Times (blog)
The legal clashes mainly pit Apple against rival smartphone makers whose handsets are powered by Google's Android software, notably Samsung, HTC andMotorola Mobility, which Google bought last year. Apple scored some points in the dispute in June.

New York Times (blog)

Go Mobile With Budget Car Rental's New Mobile Apps Available for iPhone and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jul 30, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Budget Car Rental today announced its new mobile applications for the Apple iPhone(R) and devices running on Google's Android mobile platform. Available for download at Apple's "App ...

The Morning Download: Innovation on Trial
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Good morning. Apple and Samsung are getting set to duke it out over counterclaims of infringement on each company's respective smartphone technologies in court beginning Monday. It's being trumpeted as one of the most high-profile patent trials since…

AT&T Lowers Smartphone Price on Weak Economic Conditions
NASDAQ
AT&T (NYSE: T ) is expected to slice the price of HTC's One X Smartphone on Monday following poor sales and unstable economic conditions. The regularly $199 priced device will now retail for just $99, contract included. According to DigiTimes, HTC is only ...

Report: iOS Snags Share from Android
Wireless Week
Smartphone shipments fell annually and Android actually lost ground to Apple's iOS, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. Smartphone shipments fell 5 percent annually to reach 24 million units in the United States during the second quarter of ...

Report: Android's U.S. market share tumbles to 56% in Q2
Fiercemobilecontent
Smartphone shipments in the U.S. fell 5 percent annually in the second quarter of 2012 according to research firm Strategy Analytics, with Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system losing ground to archrival Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS.

Mobile broadband records 40% annual subscription growth globally in 2011 – ITU
Ghana Business News
Global mobile broadband has exceeded one billion subscriptions by the end of 2011 recording a 40% annual growth, according to the latest International Telecommunication Union (ITU) data as at June 2012. The ITU argues that mobilebroadband has ...

Ghana Business News

Wireless Broadband Equipment for VelaTel's Balkans Projects Arrives on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN DIEGO, Jul 30, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- VelaTel Global Communications (otcqb:VELA), a leader in deploying and operating wireless broadband and telecommunication networks worldwide, announced today that the infrastructure ...

Best Android card games
By Carl Parker
We have a separate article dedicated to solely giving you the best solitaire card game apps befitting your Android device. This time around though, we've listed card game apps that will surely make you and your friends sit down and play for ...
Android Authority

Kickstarter Project Is a 'Smartwatch' for Your Smartphone
By Marc Georges
After years of developing watch technology for Fossil, the team has split off to develop their own product: a Bluetooth-enabled watch which pairs with your iPhone 4S or Android phone to check your mail, text messages, music, social media accounts, even your caller ID and GPS telemetry. The MetaWatch ... With MetaWatch's fundraising goal set, the team is focused on interface design, communication certification and compatibility with iOS 6 as it ramps up production. Shipment of the ...
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Uniquely Android: Shush!
By Raveesh Bhalla
Uniquely Android is a series we started last week to shine the spotlight on those apps that take advantage of the unique capabilities of the platform and provide an experience that you wouldn't find in most other phones. So far, we have ...
Android Phone Fans

Android Community Weekly: July 29th, 2012 | Android Community
By Cory Gunther
With the last week of July quickly approaching, we had a rather exciting week of Android news again this past week. As usual we ... The red looks awesome, and is a nice change of pace for the high-end smartphone market if you ask me. The Motorola DROID RAZR HD for Verizon leaked again in the FCC, and revealed a 2350 mAh battery on board for all day battery life. ThenMotorola even claimed they'll start unlocking bootloaders this summer, starting with the PHOTON Q LTE.
Android Community

Instapaper for Android downloads rise 600 percent after Nexus 7 ...
By Kimber Streams
Instapaper for Android has seen a significant growth since the release of the Nexus 7 tablet, Mobelux co-founder and creative director Jeff Rock told The Next Web. Beginning with the launch of the...
The Verge - All Posts

Best Android apps for kids | Digital Trends
By Simon Hill
Time to run through eight of the best Android apps for kids. These apps will keep your young children amused, occupied, and entertained. Some of them even have educational value.

Linux Today - How Google ganked Android app developers
ITWorld: Google wants to tout Android's openness, but there's a difference between being open and being stupid.
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Indie Brick-breaking RPG 'Wizorb' Heading to iOS | Touch Arcade
By Jared Nelson
Indie Brick-breaking RPG 'Wizorb' Heading to iOS:Last year, Tribute Games released Wizorb on desktop computers systems and the Xbox Live Indie Games channel to critical acclaim. In case you haven't heard of it, Wizorb is a brick-breaking ...
Touch Arcade

Canada: Bell's LG Optimus LTE getting Ice Cream Sandwich, too
By Dusan Belic
AT&T won't be the only North American carrier which LG Optimus LTE (Nitro 4G) will get its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. Bell's version of the device will join the party soon, with leaked firmware popping-up at XDA-Developer forums.
IntoMobile

Motorola And Nextel Brazil Announce The Motorola i867 Ferrari ...
By Roy Alugbue
SÃO PAULO – July 26, 2012 – The Motorola i867 is the newest Android™-powered Push To Talksmartphone available from Nextel in Brazil. With Motorola Mobility's iDEN technology, the handset offers instantaneous high performance ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates

One-Third Of Android Apps Have Malware [Report]
By James Johnson
Owning an Android smartphone or tablet subjects users to massive amounts of app-based malware according to security firm BT. The agency examined more than 1000 Androidapplications to determine that nearly every single Android ...
The Inquisitr

MapQuest Announces First Production Release of iOS Maps API
By Janet Wagner
MapQuest has officially released the first production version of the iOS Maps API. The announcement posted on the MapQuest blog on July 19, 2012, states that “Today marks the first production release of the MapQuest iOS Maps API, which ...
ProgrammableWeb

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Motorola to allow bootloader unlocking from Photon Q 4G LTE ...
Motorola's initial promise to allow unlocked bootloaders came across to many ... Starting with the Photon Q 4G LTE's August launch, owners will have the option to ... Type Smartphone; Operating system Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0]) ...
www.engadget.com/.../motorola-to-allow-bootloader-unlockin...

Motorola Xoom WiFi's Jelly Bean upgrade arriving for regular users ...
It looks like that test period was pretty short, as many Motorola Xoom WiFi ... test group are reporting receiving OTA updates to Android 4.1.1 on their tablets.
www.engadget.com/2012/07/.../motorola-xoom-wifi-jelly-bea...

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Protect Information On Smartphone - Business Insider
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With theft on the rise, protecting your smartphone's information is important now more than ever.... Protect Your Smartphone's Information By Using These Quick Tips · Protect YourSmartphone's Information By Using These Quick Tips ...
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Analysis: Apple sounds warning bell for smartphone industry
Reuters
That was not the case during the last recession, when Apple's iPhone and Google Inc's Androidwere still in their infancy. Smartphone demand remained strong even as sales of other electronics declined because consumers felt it was worthwhile to upgrade ...

AT&T's Best Android Phone Is Now Just $100
Gizmodo
AT&T's Best Android Phone Is Now Just $100 Good news for anyone who's been sneaking sidelong glances at the HTC One X, one of the best Android phones in general and by far the best available on AT&T. As rumors had foretold, the handset's price has ...

HTC One X Discounted to $100 in Back-to-School Special
eWeek
Radio Shack is also offering $50 off any Android smartphone priced at $100 or more, which will mean discounts for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, the Samsung Galaxy S III and S II, and the MotorolaDroid Razr 4G LTE. AT&T—depressing schoolchildren ...

Nokia Sales Numbers Look Grim, but There`s Hope With Windows Phone: IDC
eWeek
Smartphone shipment numbers released July 27 by IDC show mobile device sales by industry leaders Samsung and Apple skyrocketing, while Nokia fell off a cliff with a nearly 40 percent drop. But IDC analyst Ramon Llamas says there is a way for Nokia and its mobile ... than three-fourths of the smartphone market, according to the latest IDC numbers. Android and iOSphones are much easier sales to make because they are inherently popular and well known to consumers and to the carrier sales people, he said.

Google Updates iOS Earth App with 3D, Maps With New HD Shots
PC Magazine
First off, Google updated its Google Earth app for iOS on Thursday to include 14 regions' worth of three-dimensional imagery – the same features Android users have enjoyed since late June – and beat Apple on its own quest to integrate 3D mapping to iOS ...

Samsung's Galaxy Beats iPhone, IDC Report Says
Forbes
Samsung experienced continued success of its smartphone/tablet hybrid device, the Galaxy Note. As a result, Samsung sold a total of 50.2 million units and reached a new quarterlysmartphone shipment record in a single quarter. What remains to be seen is ...

Samsung Leads, Pulls Away From Apple In Smartphone Race
MediaPost Communications
That's nearly twice the number of iPhones sold (26 million), helping Samsung nearly double its lead over Apple in smartphone market share, 32.6% to 16.9%, according to new data from IDC. Samsung overtook Nokia in the first quarter to become the top smartphone maker ... The Android-powered device launched in June had sold more than 10 million units through July 22, according to a statement from a senior Samsung executive. Samsung and Apple together claim nearly half the market and put more distance ...

MediaPost Communications

Wi-Fi On The Wyoming Range
Huffington Post
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Android, MeeGo Smartphones Hacked, Show NFC Vulnerability
Mobile & Apps
Smartphone payment systems such as Google Wallet allow Android users to use their phones to make payments with their credit cards, making it more comfortable and convenient. Near-Field Communication, or NFC for short, is a short-range wireless ...

Mobile & Apps

Tech titans face off in court over iPhone, iPad
Huffington Post
Lemley also said a verdict in Apple's favor could send a message to consumers that Android-based products such as Samsung's are in legal jeopardy. A verdict in Samsung's favor, especially if it prevails on its demands that Apple pay its asking price to ...

Google Earth 3D Released For Select Apple iOS Devices
RedOrbit
Android users no longer have exclusive access to Google Earth's 3D imagery on the go, as the feature was unveiled this week for select Apple iOS-powered devices, according to Deborah Netburn of the Los Angeles Times. According to Netburn, anyone who ...

RedOrbit

GM developing Wi-Fi app to help pedestrians avoid being hit [w/video]
Autoblog (blog)
Using Wi-Fi Direct, a peer-to-peer wireless standard that's like a medium-range Bluetooth, a car would be able to detect a smartphone directly and alert the driver in time to avoid kneecapping the pedestrian. GM says that Wi-Fi Direct would allow devices to ...

HTC One X 4G Smartphone Cut to $129
Mobile bloom News
The HTC One X 4G Android smartphone so captivated the showgoers and analysts at this year's CTIA 2012 Wireless Industry Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana that it walked away with several awards. One of the more coveted titles the HTC One X took home ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G: Best 4G ICS Bargain?
Mobile bloom News
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G debuted on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network and was exclusive to that wireless system up until recently. That handset has made its way to the new Sprint 4G LTE system which officially ... To ensure that their customers paid no more than Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners, Sprint recently also dropped the retail price of their Galaxy Nexus4G Android smartphone to $0.01 on contract at select retailers. The Galaxy Nexus is one of the first LTE capable handsets to run on the new Sprint ...

$199 Samsung Galaxy Note 4G Phablet Review
Mobile bloom News
The Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone is currently available starting at $199 on contract at select retailers. Offered in either Carbon Blue or Ceramic White chassis, the Galaxy note 4G Android smartphone recently received an over the air update to the ...

Does the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G deserve the hype?
Technology Bloom News
On December 15 of last year, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphonedid what had been promised by Google for months – deliver their Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Android operating system version 4.0 to a US smartphone. ...across multiple Android operating systems? The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G. And the Galaxy Nexus picked up right where previous Nexus mobile handsets left off, becoming instantly popular. Verizon's 4G LTE system was the destination of the powerful smartphone, and it has been ...

Technology Bloom News

Will Jelly Bean help Android impress the business world?
TabTimes
In fact, Good Technologies reports that for Q2 2012, the iPad represented 94.5% of all tablet activations on the Good Technology service. It expects this dominance to continue. But finally, Android might catch a brake in its struggle with many businesses and IT ...

TabTimes

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G: Verizon Superphone Still Going Strong
Mobile bloom News
Verizon Wireless is the 4G LTE exclusive home of the Droid Razr MAXX 4G Android smartphone, and the Droid Razr Maxx is currently available starting at $99 with a standard new two-year activation and data plan at select retailers. Even though the battery is ...

HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Product Review
Mobile bloom News
The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE smartphone arrived on Verizon's US 4G LTE network on July 5 just one day after the day when that country celebrates their independence. For smartphoneshoppers looking for features like Android's 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ...

HTC kills Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the Desire HD
Digitaltrends.com
Rumors appeared in mid-July that HTC had stopped working on an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the popular Desire HD smartphone. The news came from Canadian mobile network Telus, and stated that problems during testing motivated ...

Digitaltrends.com

Apps, social media provide Olympic connection
The Register-Guard
The Join In app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry phones lets you connect with everything that's going on in and around the Olympics with maps, schedules and guides, plus information on cash machine locations, ticketing issues, wheelchair access and more. You can ... It requires either a Wi-Fi or cellular connection to download content from the Internet. The Results app ...The free BBC Olympics app for iOS and Android devices will give you headlines about your national team based on your location. It also has ...

How to Roll Out an iPad Deployment at Your Company
eWeek
Handing a new hire an iPad or Android tablet or smartphone, or allowing them to bring their own device to work,wasn't normal until just the last year or so; in fact, it still isn't. But this practice is gaining traction; plenty of enterprise leaders understand this ...

eWeek

[Weekend Poll] What Is Your Preferred Tablet Screen Size?
Android Police
Back in November - in the early days of true Android tablets - we ran a poll to see what you considered the ideal tablet screen size. The majority (47%) of you said roughly 10"; at the time, that was largely all there was to choose from, so an understandable result. Today, though, there are more high quality options available, and the Nexus 7 is likely the most popular Android tablet yet. Since the game has changed, it's time to pose the ... u must hate typing on a smartphone. Bas. 10.1 inches, it's big enough but shouldn't ...

How your phone gets location-confused
USA TODAY
But Wi-Fi detection needs a timely database of access points, gathered through painstaking measurement by companies like Google and Boston-based Skyhook Wireless. Old data and momentary glitches can yield amusing results: I had anAndroid phone ...

USA TODAY

Ourcast: Community-driven weather forecast app for Android
By Carl Parker
With the Ourcast app available on both Android and iOS devices, you're already a step ahead of unpredictable weather changes. Never fall prey to inconvenient weather changes again. Simply download the app from the Google Play Store ...
Android Authority

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean factory images for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus ...
By Dante D'Orazio
You can also use the images to upgrade to Jelly Bean if you've yet to receive the update over the air, but, unfortunately, the images are not yet available for the Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus, Sprint Galaxy Nexus, or Nexus S 4G. No word on ...
The Verge - All Posts

Phandroid's Best Android Apps: 3D-Effect Live Wallpaper by Robert ...
By Chris Chavez
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Update Now Rolling Out To Moto. ... Believe it or not, but these guys were actually involved in designing the basic Android UI we saw in the Cupcake days. On their ...Motorola Android devices banned in Germany af.
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Apple's Smartphone Market Share Drops to 16.9%; While ...
By iPhoneHacks
Apple's smartphone market share has dropped to 16.9% from 18.8% on account of the slower growth rate, whereas Samsung's smartphone market share has jumped to 32.6% from 17% thanks to its portfolio of Android-based smartphones.
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Motorola Xoom WiFi Owners In the U.S. Getting Android 4.1 Jelly ...
By Anton D. Nagy
We knew that Motorola was working to bring the latest Google mobile platform to the Xoom because they confirmed it and now the tablet is getting its Jelly Bean treat.
Pocketnow

2011 Sony Xpera Devices Not Getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ...
By Brad Ward
This has revealed that both the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Xperia Mini Pro will not be receiving the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Owners of these devices are saddened by this news, but Cooper also states that “they are always ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates

Featured: Security Loophole discovered in NFC powered Android ...
By Alexander Maxham
According to principal research Analyst at Accuvant, Charlie Miller, there is a potential security loophole in the way NFC uses Android Beam found in. ... But there are currently many Androiddevices on the market that apply to this Security loophole found with Android Beam including the Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC EVO LTE, HTC One X and Sony's Xperia S just to name a few. ... I've been using Android since the original Motorola Droid hit back in late 2009.
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Casio launches V-T500 rugged Android tablet - Liliputing
By Lee
Casio is no stranger to mobile computing devices, and V-T500 rugged Android tablet carries on the tradition. ... Both the front and rear-facing cameras utilize 5MP sensors, and 802.11 a/b/g/nWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC are supported.
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Samsung Widens Smartphone Lead Over Apple

Samsung Widens Smartphone Lead Over Apple
PC Magazine
Global smartphone heavyweights Apple and Samsung have more than doubled their combined market share in the past two years, continuing to widen the gap between their competition. According to IDC senior research analyst Kevin Restivo, Samsung ...

Nexus 7? Wait: Google's Motorola Xoom + Jelly Bean is coming soon
ZDNet
Summary: Google launched Android 4.1 on the Asus-developed (but Google branded) Nexus 7 in part to reassure OEMs that they will be treated equally in the aftermath of its Motorola Mobilitypurchase. Maybe Google really did spend $12 plus billion for the ...

Samsung, Apple Widen Lead In Smartphone Race
InformationWeek
Apple and Samsung together shipped nearly half the world's smartphones during the second quarter of 2012, according to IDC. Smartphone vendors together shipped a whopping 153.9 million smartphones during the quarter, up a massive 42% compared to ...

Samsung Widens Lead Over Apple in Smartphone Market
Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG—Samsung Electronics Co. increased its share of the globalsmartphone market in the second quarter, widening its lead over Apple Inc. as the South Korean technology giant shipped more than 50 million smartphones, the largest number of ...

Wall Street Journal

Motorola Mobility leaving Libertyville for downtown Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Smartphone maker Motorola Mobility will move its headquarters from Libertyville to the Merchandise Mart in the summer of 2013, relocating 3000 employees to downtown Chicago, the company and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday. Motorola ...

IDC: Smartphone Market Growth Strong, Samsung Leads Apple
MobileTechReview.com
IDC released Q2 smartphone market report that sees continuing growth in smartphone space. The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1% year over year in the second quarter of ... As a result, Samsung topped the 50 million unit mark and reached a new quarterly smartphoneshipment record in a single quarter. What remains to be seen is how the company's smartphones will fare against ... Check out our latest smartphone reviews: Motorola Atrix HD Video Review · HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Video Review ...

Sprint Announces LTE-equipped Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE
Hot Hardware
Sprint and Motorola announced a new 4G LTE-enabled smartphone that features a full QWERTY keyboard as well as international capabilities in the form of theMotorola Photon Q 4G LTE. ... OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – July 26, 2012 – Sprint (NYSE: S), the only national wireless carrier offering truly unlimited data for all phones while on the Sprint network1, and Motorola Mobilitytoday announce Motorola PHOTON Q™ 4G LTE, the next generation of last summer's popular Motorola PHOTON™ ...

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German judge: Motorola violates Microsoft's FAT patent
CNET
A German court has found Motorola Mobility in violation of a Microsoft patent, according to a new report. Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court today ruled that Motorola's Android-based devices are infringing upon a File Allocation Table (FAT) ...

Samsung Q2 Smartphone Shipments Nearly Double Those of Apple
All Things Digital
But with Samsung releasing its Galaxy S III and buyers still waiting for the next iPhone, Samsung widened its lead in total smartphone shipments over Apple. Samsung shipped about 50.2 million smartphones in the quarter, according to IDC, while Apple sold ...

All Things Digital

Samsung's Q2 smartphone shipments nearly twice those of Apple, say research ...
Computerworld
IDC also confirmed Samsung's strong performance, though with slightly different figures. It said for example that Samsung shipped 50.2 million units, taking a 32.6 percent market share of thesmartphone market, compared to Apple's shipment of 26 million for ...

Google: About That Wi-Fi Payload Data We Said We Had Deleted…
All Things Digital
Google today admitted it had found that it still has within its possession user data from around the world that had been captured by its Street View cars. It previously said it deleted in late 2010 all the data its cars had slurped up through open Wi-Fi networks.

Who Cheated Whom? Apple v. Samsung Patent Showdown Explained
Wired News
Here Apple claims a design patent on the iPhone, which upended the smartphone market, making it mainstream. ... Those are the burning questions at issue in the biggest trial so far in the ongoing worldwide mobile-phone patent war that's broken out between Apple, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Samsung, HTC, Motorola and others. ... Apple intends to push for more injunctions blocking the U.S. sale of the South Korean-based company's phones and tablets that are powered by Google's Android operating system.

Google shows ISPs how to build a superfast network
CNET (blog)
... how to build a superfast network. As some broadband providers grumble about the cost of network upgrades and threaten data caps on subscribers, Google shows them, through its Kansas City Google Fiber project, how to offer subscribers 1Gbps broadband service at an affordable price. ... Google is even throwing in the $200 Google Android Nexus 7 tablet at no additional cost, so that users can use the Android App to control the TV service and even watch TV on their tablet. And Google is giving away basic ...

Apple's iOS 6 mapping won't put an end to Waze's days, says its president
ZDNet
Waze, available on Android, Symbian and BlackBerry as well as iOS, provides real-time, crowdsourced traffic reports, its own set of detailed road maps covering all of the US and most of Western Europe, easy turn-by-turn GPS-based voice navigation, alerts ...

Why Samsung beating Apple could be good news for iPhone 5
Computerworld (blog)
say the Android-lovers among us all. "Samsuing sure is giving Apple a kicking." I'd argue that while the statistics can be seen this way, there's more underlying forces in action here. The slow down in smartphone sales generally and iPhone sales specifically is ...

Apple Buys Samsung's Android Security Partner AuthenTec For $365M
TechCrunch
Amid fierce smartphone competition between Samsung and Apple that has spilled into a multinational patent battle, it looks like Apple may have opened yet another front on the M&A side: it is buying mobile security company AuthenTec — which had only just signed a deal with Samsung for Android devices — for $356 million. AuthenTec, among ... Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, told me this week that among the enterprise customers of Box's 6-7 out of every 10 work in primarily iOS environments. It's not clear whether ...

Microsoft Wins Sales Ban Against Infringing Motorola Devices in Germany
PCWorld
Microsoft was granted an injunction against Motorola products last May when the lower regional court in Munich found that Google-owned Motorola Mobility had infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging with certain Android devices. Microsoft ...

Why Apple wanted AuthenTec: Thwart Samsung, Android in BYOD
ZDNet (blog)
And a big deal with Samsung to secure its Android devices could have been a material threat to Apple in a world where employees are dictating what devices are used in the workplace. According to a regulatory filing via Techmeme, Apple will pay $8 a share ...

Samsung Extends Lead Over Apple in Smartphone Market: IDC
eWeek
The success of Samsung's latest Android-based smartphone, the Galaxy S III, has helped it extend its lead over Apple and its iPhone in the ultra-competitive smartphone market, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly ...

Apple, Samsung Take Smartphone War to First US Jury
Businessweek
(2498) and Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility unit. “Smartphone patents are like nuclear weapons in the Cold War -- there are just so darn many of them,” Lemley said. “Apple is riding high right now, but a year from now it may be Apple's products being enjoined ...

The Apple versus Samsung patent showdown explained
CNN
Apple is accusing Samsung of theft of intellectual property based on its smartphone's design and scrolling technology. ... Those are the burning questions at issue in the biggest trial so far in the ongoing worldwide mobile phone patent war that's broken out between Apple, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Samsung, HTC, Motorola and others. ... Apple intends to push for more injunctions blocking the U.S. sale of the South Korea-based company's phones and tablets that are powered by Google's Android operating system.

IDC: Samsung extends lead in smartphones
Boston.com
In the U.S., the phones work with the faster fourth-generation, or 4G, cellular networks that major wireless companies have been building. The Galaxy's screen is larger than the iPhone's, while the Samsung phone is lighter and thinner. An iPhone with 4G ...

Motorola smartphones banned in Germany following ruling on Microsoft patent
Unwired View
In the ongoing patent war between Android phone makers and, well, everyone else, Motorolahas suffered a defeat in Germany. Over there, Microsoft effectively got a ban on Motorola smartphones. The ban isn't self-executing, as it requires that Microsoft post ...

Is Google Fiber Key to Cloud Happiness?
Wired News
With the interwebs at the center of our lives these days, with so much we count on requiring connectivity, we often fawn over 4G mobile services as a sort of panacea for mobility. But the irony is 4G LTE offers faster speeds than many can get at home. ... that rally the most interest will be the first to get hooked up to Google's fiber-optic lines, which the company says will offer 1 gigabit-per-second downloads and uploads—far faster (Google says 100 times) than the typicalbroadband connections now in most U.S. homes.

Apple iPhone 5 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: What We Know
InformationWeek
The Samsung Galaxy S III, an Android device with a gigantic--well, gigantic for a smartphone--4.8-inch display, has proven a huge success since it began selling in Europe in May. (U.S. carriers received the phone in late June and early July.) J.K. Shin, Samsung's ... A few key features, including 4G LTE wireless, the Siri voice assistant, and a faster (likely quad-core) processor are almost certainly going to be part of the new model. We've compared those specs, as well as other, more speculative aspects of the new ...

Google Handwrite Lets You Search Google With One Finger (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
It's called Google Handwrite, and the new feature allows you to write out the letters of your search term using your finger or stylus on the screen of your smartphone. Google ... Google Handwrite works on both iOS and Android devices, no installation required.

Smartphone sales drive record Samsung quarterly profits
CNET
Apple has accused Samsung of copying "the look and feel" of its iPad tablet and iPhonesmartphone, and Samsung has filed a countersuit against Apple. Topics: Corporate and legal; Tags: earnings,: Galaxy S3,: Samsung · Steven Musil. Steven Musil is the ...

Is Google headed toward an Android Nexus PC?
CNET (blog)
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon discusses whether Google will use the Android mobile OS or browser-based Chrome OS to take on Apple and Microsoft in computing, and she explains why it's still important to check the coverage of your wireless provider .... Meanwhile, the 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S III phone I've been testing from AT&T worked perfectly well and even seemed to pick up a 4G signal. ... Without network connectivity for voice and data your expensive smartphone is useless.

Microsoft vs. Motorola decision sees Droids banned in Germany ...
By Richard Lawler
The latest development in our neverending saga of worldwide patent warfare is a decision by a Mannheim judge banning Motorola's Android devices on the.
Engadget

Motorola's entire Android lineup banned in Germany
By Adrian Diaconescu
Microsoft is on a winning streak in its patent war against Motorola, with Moto now banned from selling Android devices in Germany. ... photon Motorolas Photon 4G Steps In Challenging The EVO 3D for Sprint's Best Phone! Motorola Droid sells ...
Android Authority

Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Update Now Rolling Out To Motorola Xoom ...
By Chris Chavez
LG Viper 4G LTE Lets You Share Your World In New Ways U... Motorola Photon Q will have unlockable bootloader, othe. ... Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Update Now Rolling Out To MotorolaXoom WiFi's (Everyone). posted on Jul 26th 2012 at ...
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Motorola finally unlocking bootloaders – for real this time | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
For months now we've been working closely with our developers and carrier partners to provide users a way to to unlock the bootloader on their Motorola Mobility device while keeping the networks secure and satisfying carriers' requirements.
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Thanks to iOS 6, MetaWatch outs Strata smartwatch — Mobile ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
Thanks to the new iOS 6 software, which now supports text message sharing over Bluetooth, the MetaWatch team is banking on Apple fans to fund its new Strata smartwatch. ... And the product is similar to the currently available MetaWatch for Android devices, so the Strata team isn't starting from scratch; all of the design and testing work is already done. Here's a ... Netgear's $39 Wi-Fi extender could be a mobile data saver 07/23/2012 · What impact will LTE add to RIM's PlayBook?
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Motorola Photon Q LTE Sprint: No pricing, release date set
By Brad Reed
The new smartphone will have a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, a 4.3-inch display screen, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a rear-facing 8MP camera with 1080p video capture, and LTE and NFC connectivity. ... national wireless carrier offering truly unlimited data for all phones while on the Sprint network1, and Motorola Mobility today announceMotorola PHOTON Q™ 4G LTE, the next generation of last summer's popular MotorolaPHOTON™ 4G.
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Motorola Xoom users report receiving Android 4.1.1 update | The ...
By Jeff Blagdon
The wait for Jelly Bean could be over for Google's other Nexus device. Some owners of Motorola's Xoom report having received OTA updates to Android 4.1.1, despite not being part of a...
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Sprint Announces Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE - Bonnie Cha ...
By Bonnie Cha
Sprint's next 4G LTE smartphone should get a thumbs up from keyboard lovers. ... Sprint is giving keyboard lovers a new choice in smartphones with the addition of the Motorola Photon Q4G LTE. Announced today, the Photon Q is the carrier's first 4G LTE smartphone with a ... The smart phone runs on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and includes such security features as remote wipe, PIN lock and data encryption for business users. The Photon Q also has an ...
AllThingsD

Motorola Mobility Moving to Chicago's Merchandise Mart | NBC ...
By Mary Ann Ahern
Motorola Mobility is getting a new address. The Libertyville-based division of Motorola, which recently merged with Google, will move to Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
NBC Chicago - Chicago Local News...

Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G hits MetroPCS | Ubergizmo
By Edwin Kee
Relatively small mobile carrier MetroPCS (at least in comparison to Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile) will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G, also known by its model number SCH-R940, to the masses. Images of this particular ...
Ubergizmo

Google Fiber Is Official; Free Broadband Up To 5 Mbps, Or Pay For ...
By Mike Masnick
For years, we've pointed out that the real problem in broadband is the lack of competition. It's that lack of competition that leads companies like Verizon to stop investing in fiber networks, and companies like Comcast to only offer serious ...
Techdirt.

Linux Today - $49 Android PCs ROM, kernel and bootloader released
It is a purpose-built Android PC system designed for keyboard and mouse input, and powered by a VIA 800MHz processor, with 512 MB of DDR3 RAM and 2GB NAND Flash. It has built-in support for 2D/3D graphics resolution up to 720p.
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Motorola PHOTON Q to hit shelves with unlockable bootloader ...
By Jeff Causey
On their blog today, Motorola announced that they have worked with their partners to respond to market demand for unlockable bootloaders. The fruits of these efforts will first appear with theMotorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE coming to the Sprint ...
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Motorola PHOTON™ Q 4G LTE will have an unlockable bootloader ...
Welcome to the Official Motorola Mobility Blog. One stop for the latest in Mobile Phones, AndroidTablets, and Home devices. Subscribe ... We're excited to announce that Motorola PHOTON Q4G LTE, just announced today and coming soon to Sprint's fast 4G LTE network, will have an unlockable bootloader. We'll share ...
www.motorola.com/.../unlock-the-bootloader-on-motorola-ph...

First Sprint 4G LTE-enabled Device with Full QWERTY and ...
Motorola Mobility Ventures ... “Motorola PHOTON Q will be the first 4G LTE device with a QWERTY keyboard and world phone ... Sprint ID, offering an innovative way to personalize anAndroid smartphone with apps, widgets, ringtones and ...
mediacenter.motorola.com/.../First-Sprint-4G-LTE-enabled-De...

The Dark Knight Rises ™ for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S - Apple
Best iOS Game Ever! by Ken Smell. It runs flawlessly on the 4th generation iPod Touch! The graphics are incredible and the game play is easy to learn.
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Designing For Android: Tips And Techniques - Smashing Mobile ...
The back button is the best illustration of the interaction differences between Android and iOS. All Android devices have a hardware back button or on-screen ...
mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2012/07/.../android-design-tip...

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First Sprint 4G LTE-Enabled Device with Full QWERTY and International ...
Businessweek
26, 2012-- Sprint (NYSE: S), the only national wireless carrier offering truly unlimited data for all phones while on the Sprint network1, and Motorola Mobility today announce Motorola PHOTON Q™ 4G LTE, the next generation of last summer's popular Motorola PHOTON™ 4G. The new device ... Sprint ID, offering an innovative way to personalize an Android smartphone with apps, widgets, ringtones and more all, in a single download; NFC support to share links, apps, YouTube™ clips and more with Android™ Beam ...

Motorola's Photon Q to push the keyboard phone envelope
CNET
Expected to boast fresher features, the Motorola Photon Q's ICS software coupled with access to Sprint's growing 4G LTE network, plus NFC to support mobile tricks such as Android Beam and Google Wallet, make this phone look very compelling. While full ...

Sprint 4G LTE Coming to Four More Cities
Businessweek
Smartphone Games for Disgruntled Office Workers ... First Sprint 4G LTE-Enabled Device with Full QWERTY and International Capabilities, Motorola PHOTON™ Q 4G LTE, Coming Soon. 07/26/2012 11:00 AM ET. *Early Glance: Telecom companies. 07/26/2012 10:35 ... “Sprint, in partnership with our vendors, continues to deploy 4G LTE across the country and we're pleased to soon expand service to customers in these four cities,” said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. In today's competitive wireless ...

Motorola Photon Q
CNET (blog)
RIM's ongoing destruction before the fickle smartphone market has left many BlackBerry users disillusioned and disenfranchised. Motorola's ... The Motorola Photon Q is the 4G LTE-compatible successor to the original Motorola Photon. Hesse said the carrier ...

Motorola scores win against Microsoft in German patent ruling
Computerworld
Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility in Germany, alleging that Motorola infringed a patent concerning an "event architecture for system management in an operating system." The patent covers technology for monitoring events, such as battery charge level, alarms ...

Facebook, HTC developing smartphone for 2013 launch: report
ZDNet
The problem facing Facebook is that while its users are moving to mobile platforms such as iOS and Android, the company's ad income is reliant on people using the site on desktop browsers. Its own app hasn't helped redress the balance, so now in order to ...

ZDNet

Why Mountain Lion Just Became the Ultimate Cord-Cutting OS
Wired News
But while the world fawns over updates to Safari and a number of features cribbed from iOS, most people are skipping over perhaps the most significant update of all: AirPlay Mirroring. Don't look now, but Apple just created a formidable cord-cutting platform.

Sprint turns on LTE in four more cities, still no major hubs
CNET (blog)
Sprint announced today that it will bring four more U.S. cities LTE before Labor Day, bringing its count to 19 cities outfitted with the 4G technology by September. Baltimore, MD; Gainesville, GA; Manhattan/Junction City, KS; and Sherman-Denison, TX.

Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE official with QWERTY and ICS
SlashGear
This morning it's been made official: Motorola's next QWERTY device, the Motorola PHOTON Q4G LTE, the first LTE Motorola device on its carrier in the USA, complete with enterprise security and Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. This device does not have the highest definition ... Thissmartphone is UL Environment (ULE) Platinum Certified, aka “the highest level of environmental performance recognized by sustainable requirements established by UL Environment.” You'll be able to work with a lovely five-row ...

Sprint CEO confirms business-centric Motorola Photon Q
CNET
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse confirmed that the company will sell the Motorola Photon Q and provided an update on its high-end smartphones. The Motorola Photon Q is the 4G LTE-compatible successor to the original Motorola Photon. Hesse said the ...

AT&T Fires Up 4G LTE Network in Florida, Mass.
PC Magazine
AT&T this week continued its 4G LTE rollout, firing up its ultra-fast network in parts of Florida and Massachusetts, and expanding coverage in several other areas. AT&T turned on its 4G LTEnetwork in Miami, West Palm Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Android Hackers Show Off New Ways To Break Into Your Phone
Huffington Post
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Hacking experts have demonstrated ways to attack Androidsmartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection. Experts showed ...

Smartphones become the new credit cards
Boston.com
Google Inc. offers Google Wallet, which lets you pay by tapping an Android phone against a terminal. There's also LevelUp, a Boston-based company whose smartphone app pays your bill by displaying a bar code. And Square Inc., the company that lets ...

Nokia scraps phone software to conserve cash -sources
Reuters
HELSINKI, July 26 (Reuters) - Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has ditched the software it was developing to compete with Google's mass-market Android phones, three sources with direct knowledge of the company's plans said, in its latest move to slash costs. Loss-making Nokia was hoping ... Nokia last year dumped its own smartphone software platforms in favour of Microsoft's Windows Phone, which has so far had a limited impact, in part due to the high prices of phones using it. "The important factor for Nokia is ...

Samsung Doubles Global Smartphone Lead Over Apple
PC Magazine
But as Apple admitted during a Tuesday earnings call, many iOS fans are currently waiting for the next-gen iPhone, so while sales might be sluggish in the next month or two, they should skyrocket once the "iPhone 5" makes its debut. Still, Juniper noted ... Juniper said other Androidrivals "continue to fall short," like HTC with 11.6 million smartphones sold and Motorola, which has been "distracted by the Google acquisition" and lacks a strong Western Europe presence, Juniper speculated. Nokia, meanwhile, shipped ...

Motorola Solutions profit falls [Chicago Tribune]
Businessweek
Smartphone Games for Disgruntled Office Workers .... July 25-- Motorola Solutions Inc . saw its net earnings drop sharply in the second quarter from a year earlier, but raised its full-year sales outlook and increased its quarterly dividend.

MetroPCS sees 4G rollout by end of third-quarter, shares up
Reuters
N) handily beat analysts' estimates for its second-quarter results, boosted by growth in service revenue, and said it expects to largely complete its 4G LTE rollout by the end of the current quarter. Shares of the company were up 33 percent at $8.36 in morning ...

Fitch: Motorola Solutions' 'BBB' IDR Unaffected By Expectations For Lower Cash ...
Businessweek
Smartphone Games for Disgruntled Office Workers .... 25, 2012-- Fitch Ratings stated today that the ratings for Motorola Solutions , Inc. (Motorola Solutions; NYSE: MSI) are unaffected by Fitch's expectations for lower cash balances from incremental share repurchases and increased cash dividends. Motorola Solutions' board of directors authorized an incremental $2 billion stock buyback program with no termination date and increased the annual common dividend to $1.04 (approximately $300 million) from $0.88 per ...

Samsung's Smartphone Sales Trounce Apple's
InformationWeek
"While the Galaxy S III has been a phenomenal success, Samsung has leveraged its global brand strength and the popularity of the Android OS to drive sales of smartphones in all price tiers," reported Juniper. "RIM continues to struggle to cope with the ...

Google's neato 3D city view arrives on iOS today
CNET
That same feature rolled out to users on Google's Android in late June. iOS users are getting those same 14 regions, including Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston and others. As Google adds more 3D cities to its database, both those platforms ...

Nokia scraps phone software to conserve cash: sources
Reuters
HELSINKI | Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:35am EDT. HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has ditched the software it was developing to compete with Google's mass-market Android phones, three sources with direct knowledge of the company's plans said, in its latest move to slash costs. ... Nokia last year dumped its own smartphone software platforms in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone, which has so far had a limited impact, in part due to the high prices of phones using it. "The important factor for Nokia is ...

Facebook, HTC Said to Work on Phone for Mid-'13
Businessweek
Facebook Inc. (FB) (FB), owner of the largest social network, is working with HTC Corp. to build its own smartphone for release as soon as mid-2013, people with knowledge of the matter said. The companies had intended to release the ... While Facebook already has applications that run on Apple's iOS devices as well as Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)'s Android mobile operating system, it is looking to embed its features deeper into mobile devices to grow advertising revenue. While that would put Facebook into direct ...

Facebook Phone Rumors Return Ahead of Quarterly Earnings Report
PCWorld
Bloomberg's report follows an article in May from The New York Times that said Facebook was working on a smartphone due out in 2013. The Times also reported Facebook hired a team of former Apple engineers to help build the device. Bloomberg also ...

MetroPCS sees 4G rollout by end of 3rd-qtr, shares up
Reuters
July 26 (Reuters) - Mobile phone service provider MetroPCS Communications Inc handily beat analysts' estimates for its second-quarter results, boosted by growth in service revenue, and said it expects to largely complete its 4G LTE rollout by the end of the ...

Samsung smartphone shipments estimated at 52M, doubling Apple's iPhone
Apple Insider
A new estimate pegs Samsung's smartphone shipments for the second quarter of calendar 2012 at 52.1 million, which would be twice the 26 million iPhones Apple sold during the same period. Samsung has not publicly disclosed its smartphone shipments for ...

Apple iPhone 5 and why my next smartphone may be...an iPod
Computerworld (blog)
These connected devices don't need to be called iPhones. They just need to run iOS. EveryAndroid phone isn't called Android, after all. Saadi said: "Apple needs to protect the iPhone brand. I believe Apple should develop a new family of connected devices ...

Sprint's LTE Rollout Stymied By “Uh, Birds” As It Plans To Activate Four New ...
TechCrunch
When asked about how confident the carrier was about meeting its goal of 12000 live LTE sites by the end of the year, Sprint Networks Operations President Steve Elfman pointed out a particularly peculiar stumbling block. “We've got several hundred ... In addition to the 15 markets that have already been graced with SprintLTE, users in Baltimore, MD, Gainesville, GA, Manhattan/Junction City, KS, and Sherman-Denison, TX will soon be able to put those Galaxy Nexii and EVO 4GLTEs to good use. [via Engadget] ...

TechCrunch

Motorola Photon Q confirmed for 2012 LTE launch
SlashGear
Motorola's Photon Q Android smartphone will go on sale later in 2012, it's been prematurely confirmed, an LTE smartphone for the US market. The QWERTY slider format is an underplayed one in the smartphone segment, with touchscreen-centric candybars ...

SlashGear

Sprint's Motorola Photon Q LTE is coming 'very soon' (update ...
By Daniel Cooper
The Photon Q is believed to be the Android 4.0-running QWERTY-slider you can see in the image above, but now that the company's head has let the cat out of the bag, we expect more details to roll around very shortly. ... LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint (NYSE: S), the only national wireless carrier offering truly unlimited data for all phones while on the Sprint network1, and Motorola Mobility today announce Motorola PHOTON Q™ 4G LTE, the next generation of last ...
Engadget

Wi-Fi Hotspots Banned From 2012 Olympic Games [VIDEO]
By Neha Prakash
Wi-Fi banned from 2012 Olympic games. ... They might have banned the wifi hotspots, but we are not seeing the tweets slow down https://zoomph.com/Events/london2012/default.aspx · July 26, 2012 08:18:02 Reply 0 Flag this comment ...
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iOS, Android enterprise survey: iOS is No.1, Android interest slumps
By Brad Reed
When asked by Appcelerator and IDC which mobile platform was best-positioned to win in the enterprise long-term, 53% of app developers pointed to iOS while 37% chose Android. This is a big shift from a year ago when a similar survey ...
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Windows malware found in iOS App Store app | TUAW - The ...
By Kelly Hodgkins
It is not a threat to iOS or Mac OS X users. If, by chance, you already purchased the infected app, most anti-virus programs should detect the infected file and remove it safely from any Windows system. Users that haven't downloaded the app ...
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Hacking Conference Exposes Multiple Android Security Holes ...
By Chris Chavez
Last night, we told you guys about a security hole in Android that was to be revealed at a security conference called Black Hat 2012. Well today, corporate and government security technology experts from all over gathered in Las Vegas, ...
Android Phone Fans

App developer says Android is “designed for piracy,” open-source ...
By Chris Smith
An app developer stated that the Android ecosystem is "designed for piracy," and the open-source business model is not lucrative for app developers. ... Speaking at LeWeb 2011 in Paris, France he said that in six months from then, therefore in mid-2012, developers will chooseAndroid over iOS as the main developing platform, and port their apps from Android to iOS than the other way, ... Bloomberg: Facebook and HTC working together on a new smartphone, to debut in mid-2013 ...
Android Authority

Wi-Fi on Planes: Innovation or Invasion
By Joe Brown
Ah the sweet sweet mother's milk of mainlined Internet access. Who can deny what a terrific luxury it is to blast down the Infobahn while soaring through the clouds? I can! Remember what it was like to be unreachable? Here's my Harvey Dent ...
Gizmodo

Podcasts iOS App to Receive Bug Fix Update Later Today [Update ...
By Jordan Golson
Podcasts iOS App to Receive Bug Fix Update Later Today [Update: It's Out]. Wednesday July 25, 2012 11:33 am PDT by Jordan Golson. NewImage After Apple's Podcasts app was released last month, many users had complaints about bugs, ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

Motorola Photon Q arriving this fall? | Ubergizmo
By George Wong
The Photon Q is said to feature 4G LTE connectivity, a five-row QWERTY keyboard, an HD resolution display, 8-megapixel rear camera, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, NFC, and global roaming capabilities. Stay tuned and we'll keep you ...
Ubergizmo

MAKE | WiFi-Extending Robot
By Adam Flaherty
A group of students from Northwestern University scratch built this WiFi extending robot, called CommBot, almost entirely from billet aluminum. The bot is controlled via WiFi, comes with a custom tablet UI, runs Linux, and deploys WiFi repeater ...
MAKE

iPad grows lead over Android tablets
By Christian Zibreg
Android captured 29 percent and Windows tablets just one percent, though Microsoft is betting that the upcoming release of Windows 8 and its own Surface tablet will put it back in the game. It's interesting that global Android tablet shipments ...
iDownloadBlog.com

40 Stunning iOS App Icons for Design Inspiration | SpyreStudios
By Jake Rocheleau
There is no denying the popularity of Apple's iOS App Store. There are more developers joining and publishing their apps every week. And the process is moving so quickly that smaller apps with amazing features can get pushed underneath ...
SpyreStudios

HTC plans to release another Facebook phone next year ...
By Robert Nazarian
Although Android was never mentioned in the article, we can only assume this will be based onAndroid and be a completely forked version similar to what Amazon has done with the Kindle Fire. I guess this isn't a shocker that Facebook wants ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates

Facebook Smartphone on Its Way? - 24/7 Wall St.
By Paul Ausick
While investors breathlessly await the company's first earnings report since its IPO, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is believed to be prepping a run at the smartphone market. A report from Bloomberg News cites “people with ... The iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominates the market in both revenues and profits, while the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominates the software platform market. Samsung Electronics sells more hardware than ...
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