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AT&T along with a team of tech companies, are joining forces to put an end to lawsuits involving LTE patents. This group includes the likes of Clearwire and HP. The new partnership allows a patent pool that’ll bring fewer lawsuits over the use of LTE technology, according to Via Licensing Corporation. In addition to AT&T,…
Last October, Samsung and Google took the stage to unveil the Galaxy Nexus, and said handset’s birthday is just around the corner. Now the world is awaiting for the next iteration of a Pure Google phone. While we’ve heard a couple of juicy rumors pertaining to the device (or devices), it looks like an Invisishield…
Rovio, the maker of the wildly popular Angry Birds game, has another notch on its belt it can brag about. Bad Piggies, the Finnish gaming company’s latest spin-off of the ill-tempered birds, just claimed the top spot in the iTunes App Store. The most impressive part about this news, is the game only needed three…
According to information from MacRumors and ifoAppleStore, Apple is encouraging its retail store employees to enter in map corrections as a way to improve the company’s beleaguered Maps application. The rumored program would use store employees, who would manually check map data and send corrections to Apple using an internal Apple portal. Sources for MacRumors suggest…
Well, gamers it’s finally here. Sony has released its long-awaited PlayStation Mobile Android application. The new app works as a portal to some of Sony’s gaming library, but it’s only available to “certified devices.” As a result, the company’s list of certified devices is limited primarily to Sony’s own Android phones and tablets, with the…
Tapbots, the makers behind one of the most popular Twitter apps for iOS to date, Tweetbot, is out with a new robot. Netbot is an iPhone and iPod touch App.net client. Netbot looks profoundly similar to Tweetbot, but that’s in part due to the fact that the App.net social network is pretty similar to Twitter.…
Nest, the company responsible for making thermostats cool, just updated its Android app with some welcomed improvements. The thermostat company made more back-end changes to its latest software, giving users extra comfort for programming the temperature in their homes on the go. The new update, allows users to finally be able to use the Nest Mobile application…
Earlier today we reported that Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS approved a deal that will allow for the merge of U.S. carriers MetroPCS and T-Mobile. Now it looks like the two wireless service providers are already hard at work deciding how to utilize the advantages both sides bring to the table. The biggest factor is LTE.…
Believe it or not, the BlackBerry PlayBook is still alive and kicking. Research In Motion hasn’t forgotten about its tablet users, as the company rolled out an update. In version 2.1, users gain the support of some much-needed features, including SMS text messages, portrait view in email, calendars and contacts. The upgrade also brings Android App Player…
All controversies aside, EE will bring 4G LTE connectivity to the UK this month. Formerly Everything Everywhere, EE’s LTE network will go live in 10 cities across the UK on October 31st, with 6 more locations getting LTE by the end of the year. With the total of 16 cities with LTE coverage by the…