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Microsoft has a really strong fiscal fourth quarter with $4.52 billion in profit on $16.04 billion in revenue but its mobile side continues to struggle. The Entertainment and Devices division recorded an operating loss of $172 million. While this isn’t all Windows Mobile’s fault because that division also includes the Xbox, it’s not hard to…
Amazon has seen more than $1 billion in sales from mobile devices over the last year, the company said during its second-quarter earnings announcement. The company has apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android and other platforms, and these appear to be paying off. “We’re also encouraged by what we see in mobile. In…
Uh oh, it looks like iOS 4 in all its multitasking glory has a small issue regarding Bluetooth connectivity. Both iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users are reporting dropped connections when using Bluetooth on iOS 4 for both headsets and in-car systems. This is definitely not a good thing since those who travel a lot…
All you Android fans will be happy to know that the daily-bargain service Groupon has finally published an Android app. If you don’t know what the company does, then you’re probably not one of the 500 million users on Facebook because Groupon advertises like crazy on the social network. It offers users one deal a…
The Motorola Droid X is the hottest Android phone on the Verizon network right now, but it’s more than just a pretty face and a power-packed feature set. Verizon has confirmed that the new Android phone is actually pulling down something like five times more wireless data than any other device on Big Red’s network.…
The Motorola Droid X has been such a huge hit for both Verizon and Motorola, that we can only expect the Droid 2 will be living up to expectations, too. Looking at the screen capture above, you might be thinking, “Wait, I thought this was about the Droid 2? That’s the Droid X!” You’d be…
Bing! I can’t think of that search engine without the image of a frenetic Steve Ballmer screaming it on stage. Pretty soon, it’ll be screaming from your Windows Phone 7 device. Microsoft is making a lot of progress on its newest mobile operating system, first announcing its technical preview completion, and then confirming its hardware…
You probably became extremely excited when you were heading home from Verizon or Best Buy with your brand new Motorola Droid X. It has an enormous screen, it’s thin and light and snappy overall performance. Things couldn’t get better, right? Well, they could certainly get worse, and for a small handful of Droid X owners,…
As its final, parting wave to the KIN lineup of pseudo-smartphones, Microsoft has pushed out updates to the small fleet of KIN One and KIN Two handsets that actually managed to make their way out of Verizon stores. Before you get excited – not that it’s actually possible to get excited for Verizon’s ill-fated handsets…
Research In Motion wants to make it easier for you to sync your BlackBerry smartphone with your computer and it has just released the BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 in limited beta. In a blog post, RIM is very coy about what new features are on BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 but it does show off some…