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Yesterday, the blogosphere was set abuzz with conflicting news that the current crop of Windows Phone devices would and then wouldn’t receive the major upgrade to Windows Phone 8 “Apollo,” which is set to launch later this year. Sources close to Microsoft told The Verge that none of the currently available devices will get the update, but…
The number of people using iPads to replace laptop and netbook devices in the enterprise is on the rise. These days, in almost every meeting I go to, one of the participants pulls out an iPad to take notes, browse meeting materials, or (more likely) play Angry Birds Space. Okay, maybe not that last one.…
Verizon Wireless announced its Q1 2012 earnings on Thursday and the carrier’s performance was strong as expected. Total revenues were $18.3 billion, up 8.2 percent year over year. Verizon’s quarterly service revenue jumped 7.7 percent from last year and now sits as $15.4 billion. Retail service revenue also grew 8.9 percent year over year to…
Nokia just posted their Q1 2012 financial results [PDF document], and they’re about the most depressing figures we’ve ever covered for the Finnish handset maker. The company made 7.4 billion Euros ($9.7 billion) in net sales, which is exactly 3 billion Euros ($3.9 billion) less than they made during the same quarter a year ago.…
Getting a virus on your computer is bad enough, but getting one on your phone is a whole other story. All your personal information leaks, and sometimes that includes the login credentials for many of the services you use. But how big of a problem is mobile malware? Goode Intelligence has had a go at…
Qualcomm just issued their Q2 2012 financial results; they use a fiscal calendar, hence the Q2 and not Q1. How did they do? Consider this: They had a record quarter in Q1 2012, a record that that they just broke today. We’re talking $4.94 billion in revenues, up 28% year over year; $1.51 billion in…
Gavin Kim is a man who gets around. According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked at Motorola between November 2003 and January 2007 where his main role there was to interface with Sprint. Over a year, in July 2008, he began working at Samsung, where he was tasked with “leading development of Samsung Mobile’s software…
Within a month or so many Americans will start travelling abroad, when they may need to use their smartphone to access various Internet services. You can either rely on Wi-Fi hotspots or pour out some cash in advance and avoid being overcharged for checking your email while visiting a foreign country. If you’re a Verizon…
Huawei announced that its sexy-looking Ascend P1 smartphone will be available in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia through operators and retailers by May 2012, in Latin America from June 2012 and in Europe from summer, with other markets to follow. If you recall from our previous writing on the subject, the Ascend P1 is available…
Rogers, Fido and Motorola are pushing a software update for the Motorola RAZR that will bring the device from Android 2.3.5 to 2.3.6. As you can imagine, it’s a maintenance release that will fix some of the bugs while increasing the phone’s stability and performance. Here’s what’s included: New Smart Action triggers and actions Auto…