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STMicroelectronics and Ericsson agreed to close their loss-making mobile chip joint venture ST-Ericsson. The business will be divided with some 1,600 jobs expected to be lost in the process. The company experienced a major drop in orders from top customer Nokia as the phone maker lost market share to other handset makers, namely Apple and…
We all know of a few texting habits that drive us absolutely crazy. There’s always that one friend that has to send extremely long texts no one wants to read, and another that can’t be bothered with sending a long enough response. Then we have that crazy couple that keeps texting each other 24/7 come…
We’re here at NVIDIA’s GPU Conference in San Jose, and NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 is one of the biggest stars of the show. The quad-core processor touts many features, like always on HDR for both photos and videos. Chimera was unveiled at CES in January, when NVIDIA debuted the Tegra 4. The technology is being referenced as “the…
Microsoft needs apps, and it’s not being too shy about admitting it. Today, Microsoft has announced that it will be offering $100 per app to developers who submit new apps for both the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. Microsoft wants quality apps, though; the submitted apps must do more than just open up a webpage, and not…
Google announced a new service, Keep, that’ll compete with note-taking apps like Evernote on the desktop and Android mobile devices. Google Keep will let you jot down a quick note that’ll sync to Drive, Google’s cloud storage service. The notes are more than text and can include checklists and photos. There’s even support for dictation…
Samsung is promoting its new Galaxy S 4 handset with a sweet contest that’ll give away one device to a lucky fan. All you have to do to enter to win is sign up for email updates on Samsung’s website. You do have to give out your email address and mobile number, but for some,…
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AT&T is targeting businesses with several new high-capacity Mobile Share plans. The new plans will offer unlimited text /talk and data allotments of 30 GB, 40 GB and 50 GB. Pricing will be equally large with monthly costs of $300, $400 and $500, respectively. Business ustomers can also choose data-only plans with buckets from 4…
Google is apparently looking to unify its messaging services under a single brand, according to a report from Geek. With the likes of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and Apple iMessage both having huge success on their respective mobile devices, Google must be feeling the pressure to streamline its various methods of messaging. The company currently serves…
Samsung has filed for the Galaxy NX trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While we don’t have this confirmed, we tend to believe the Korean company will use this name for its upcoming series of Android-powered digital cameras. Sammy is already selling a similar product, Galaxy Camera, but it’s obvious it…