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Well what do you know, that multi-touch patent Apple was raving about is not as valid as Cupertino folks would like it to be. The US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) has made a preliminary ruling that the patent number 7,479,949 (so called “Steve Jobs multitouch patent”) is invalid on all 20 points. If you…
We’ve already told you that an LTE-enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy Camera has been caught at the FCC. The model in question had Verizon Wireless written all over it, with its 4G radio supporting the right bands to sing along Big Red’s network. Now such device got a dedicated page at Samsung’s website before…
Four of the largest US carriers — including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile — agreed to create a nationwide service that would allow users to reach 911 via SMS. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said that the operators have signed on to the “text-to-911” program, which will see “major deployments” during next year before launching…
You got that right, two archrivals in mobile arena — Apple and Google — have joined forces to purchase imaging patents from Kodak, paying some $500 million for the privilege. Under the deal, both parties will be able to use Kodak’s intellectual property (IP) in their products. We like when companies act like grownups trying…
If you’re in a lucky group of people who managed to get the hot-new Asus PadFone 2, you’ll be glad to learn that the Taiwanese company has started rolling out Android 4.1 update for your phone-tablet combo. In fact, the chances are you may’ve already got your serving of Jelly Beans, but if that hasn’t…
Google has slightly changed online help manual for the Nexus 4, removing references to USB support for mice and keyboards. Previously it said that this is possible using an adapter, but now the page just says: You can connect a keyboard, mouse, or even a joystick or other input device to your phone via Bluetooth…
HTC Droid DNA (or that’s HTC J Butteryfly) finally got its international counterpart in the form of HTC Butterfly — and we tought it will be called HTC Deluxe (DLX). As you know from our previous posts, this is the best phone HTC has made thus far with its specs including a 5-inch full HD…
We’ve already told you about ZTE’s upcoming Nubia Z5 smartphone, which will propel the Chinese company to the higher end of the market. Well, we’re glad to have first images to show you. As you’re about to see from our small gallery, this is one fancy device, sporting a slick uni-body chassis and a thin,…
Although the HTC Droid DNA has been just recently announced, the Taiwanese company is already looking to launch another device. And I’m not talking about the international version of the DNA called HTC DLX, but a whole new phone which, to be fair, will be pretty similar to the existing one. However, instead of coming…
The UK Treasury hopes to raise as much as 3.5 billion GBP from the auction of 4G spectrum licenses early next year, chancellor George Osborne said in his autumn budget statement. British telecom regulator Ofcom put a 1.3 billion GBP reserve price on the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands last month, adding that companies wanting to…