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Motorla, the once giant American company that pioneered the invention of the mobile phone, has gone through a battering over the past few years and in 2011 the company is finally going to split into two separate units. Nokia Siemens Networks already purchased Motorola’s networking unit, so the only parts of the company left are…
Sprint, who owns 54% of Clearwire, is having problems finding the money to finish building their WiMAX network and are thinking of letting T-Mobile become a partner according to The Wall Street Journal. It doesn’t help that Sprint’s current 4G strategy is to offer a technology that no one really wants, and then admit that…
If you want an Android smartphone with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display, but you don’t want a Galaxy S (or any of its US variants) because it doesn’t have a keyboard, you’re going to want to take a serious look at the Samsung Epic 4G from Sprint. The Epic 4G is basically the Sprint-branded variant of…
I know many of the Xperia X10 (whether the original, Mini or Mini Pro) smartphone owners keep asking – WHEN? When will Sony Ericsson finally release the Android 2.1 and hopefully soon afterwards the 2.2 Froyo update for its devices? We don’t know the latter, but regarding the former, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker used its…
If you own the iPad, there’s a chance you have Terminology app installed — after all, it held the #1 spot on the iPad Reference charts and reached #25 on the overall iPad Top 100 Paid apps. The dictionary + thesaurus application is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch users too, and is…
Orange seems to be looking at the prospects of today’s tablet computers with great interest. The France Telecom-owned operator is apparently planning to launch a £200 Android tablet by end of year. According to French financial newspaper Les Echos, they have reportedly contracted a “large Asian manufacturer” to make such a device. The idea is…
Intel did spend tons and tons of cash convincing the world WiMax is the next destination in the evolution of mobile communications. Despite the fact WiMAX networks are live today, more and more mobile operators are committing to LTE, which is pushed by the GSMA and its member companies. So what will Intel do about…
Livewire Mobile unveiled Mediadrome, a new online and mobile service that allows artists and record labels to sell digital media including full-track music, ringtones, graphics and videos — along with the physical merchandise — to their fans. In addition, Livewire envisions its clients selling not only traditional digital music, but also rare tracks, live archives…
Sena Cases keeps building on its iPad portfolio of cases. Their latest product caught our attention as it’s not just “yet another iPad case” — this product also includes an integrated Bluetooth keyboard — marrying style and function. Sena Keyboard Folio Case features a book style, side folding design, making the iPad (and its owner)…
Verizon Wireless announced its second annual Verizon Developer Community (VDC) Conference on September 21 and 22 at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Here’s what’s it all about (in case you can’t imagine): This year’s VDC Conference will provide mobile applications developers and others with an update of Verizon Wireless’ strategy around applications…