Whatever lawsuits and litigation RIM and Motorola had between them, it’s all over now. The two companies have just announced that they’ve settled all their squabbles worldwide and will be making up with intellectual property cross-licensing that covers all kinds of patent rights. This is pretty good news for us, the users and consumers, as…
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Motorola i296 Moseys on Over to Boost
Motorola is still giving Boost a little love with the i296, a long overdue refresh of the i290 from way back when. If you love having push-to-talk so you can chirp your buddy while he’s in the middle of a job interview, or you’re in need of a super basic phone and feeling like going…
Motorola Xtreme now called Droid X – Packs a punch with 4.3-inch screen
It looks like we have a couple of spec leaks on the much speculated Motorola Xtreme/Shadow/whatever, thanks to the guys over at Phandroid. What’s hiding inside this bad boy? Well, first of all, there’s the new model name – the Xtreme/Shadow will henceforth be known as the Motorola Droid X. As far as the physical…
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 2 spotted showing off its QWERTY keyboard in the wild!
If you’ve been keeping up with the Android space in any sort of way, you’ll probably have heard that Motorola is preparing their unannounced Motorola Droid 2 as the more powerful follow-up to the successful Android-powered Verizon Droid. And, you’ll probably be interested to see what the rumored smartphone looks like. So, it’s a good…
Bought an iPhone 3GS Recently? You May Get an Upgrade or Rebate
So you bought an iPhone 3GS recently, though stock was running low, not knowing that the iPhone 4 was going to be announced by Apple at WWDC. You must hate yourself quite a bit right now, but don’t fret for too long. AT&T has you in mind and is prepared to offer some consolation. According…
T-Mobile and Samsung preparing Samsung Behold II Android 1.6 OS update for June 28?
The T-Mobile Samsung Behold II might be all about having a high-quality camera and impressive AMOLED display, but it sadly will have nothing to do with Android 2.2 “Froyo” OS, or even Android 2.1 OS, for that matter. The Behold II will end its journey along the Google-brick road with its upcoming update to Android…
FBI looks at AT&T, iPad security breach
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the breach on AT&T servers that exposed the e-mail address and mobile SIM IDs of more than 100,000 iPad 3G owners, including high-profile early adopters like Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The report came out yesterday that a “grey hat” security…
Apple releases iTunes Connect Mobile, a stat tool for App Store devs
Apple is reaching out to developers by releasing the iTunes Connect Mobile app, which provides detailed statistics about the performance of programs in the App Store. According to Apple, the app “allows developers to access their sales and trend data from iTunes Connect. You can now view your daily and weekly sales data related to…
iPhone Rumored to Hit T-Mobile, Again
How many times are we going to hear about the iPhone coming to T-Mobile USA? About five gazillion times a year, it seems. If it isn’t going to hit Verizon, it’s coming to T-Mobile. Hell, we even heard about a Sprint iPhone just a few weeks ago. This time, Shaw Wu, an analyst with Kaufman…
Adobe Flash 10.1 Player Beta 2 for Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ OS goes live
Good news for those Android users who have been able to update to the Android 2.2 OS “Froyo“, Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 beta 2 has been released into the Android Market. Though there does seem to have a decent performance boost with the new beta, some things we were hoping for remain to be seen.…