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Nokia just got slapped with a $57,000 fine for spam texting Australian customers. The world’s largest maker of mobile phones agreed to the payment after being investigated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), according to a statement on the government entity’s website. The ACMA is responsible for regulating Australia’s Spam Act, which makes it…
Apple gains another notch on its belt by becoming the largest chip (semiconductor) purchaser in the world, beating out Samsung for the top spot, according to data from Gartner. The Cupertino-based company spent $17.3 billion on semiconductors in 2011, which catapulted it up to a 5.7 percent total share of chip purchasing. Rounding out last years…
Verizon announced during its earnings call today that 15 million Android phones were activated and nearly 11 million iPhones were sold. This news comes after the largest wireless carrier in the United States activated a record of over 4 million iPhones in the fourth quarter. Apparently these numbers weren’t too impressive as investors punished the company’s…
When Nokia first struct its partnership with Microsoft, the plan was to be the dominate provider for the Windows Phone platform. Well, that wish has come true as the Finnish-company is said to have taken up 50 percent market share of second-generation Windows Phone handsets, according to a new report from Occasional Gamer. While this…
Time Warner Cable today made its debut on iOS by releasing its new TWC TV app for the iPhone. This app lets customers watch live TV from the house, change channels on their set-top box and manage their DVR right from their iOS handset. The cable provider is likely responding to Comcast’s recently launched AnyPlay service…
PayPal plans to let shoppers pay with its service in more than 2,000 stores as part of an effort to win away customers from credit-card companies. This push for mobile probably shouldn’t be surprising, as we know that its owners eBay also is going big on mobile. The company has already deployed its new service in…
Just when you thought the love affair between Nokia and Microsoft couldn’t get any more serious, think again. Both companies have struck a new deal that’ll carry the Nokia brand name on all devices packing Bing Maps, according to Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, in an interview with Pocket-lint. So to put this in perspective, if you…
Popular clothing site JackThreads announced the availability of its first app for Android and iPhone and the Thrillist-owned company put a lot of thought behind the design of this app to allow shoppers to browse new deals and sales as they are announced on the site. It’s not just a window-shopping app because if you spot…
For years, Wikipedia has been available for iOS, but Android users can now get all that information at their fingertips with an official app. The app does standard task similar to its iPhone counterpart, as it pulls from the mobile site, letting you bookmark pages or search for entries located near you. The Android version…
Verizon just announced that its 4G LTE network is getting lit up in five new markets and expanding to three others on Jan. 19. The largest carrier in the United States has big plans for its 4G network, which includes all of its future smartphones to feature LTE starting this year. But in order for…