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RIM wanted to break away from its conventional naming scheme and call its next generation operating system BBX, but it can’t. A federal court in Albuquerque granted BASIS International LTD a temporary restraining order that prevents RIM from using the name. RIM responded by announcing that “BlackBerry 10 is now the official name of the…
German Apple website, Macerkopf, supposedly heard from two independent sources that Apple is testing new processors and different screen resolutions in its next generation iPhone handset. Though we can’t substantiate them, these rumors do make sense. If Apple is launching a new handset in 2012, it would be testing different configurations right now and someone, somewhere out there…
Earlier today, an internal Verizon Wireless document suggested a December 9th launch date for the Galaxy Nexus. Now, a leaked equipment guide all but confirms this December 9th date. The guide is an internal document for Verizon employees and has detailed information about a new handset. Besides the launch date, the document also lets us know the handset will be available in…
Verizon plans to double down on LTE in 2012 and it’s keeping track of which platforms are ready for this LTE explosion and which ones are not. When speaking to CNET about its LTE network in 2012, the carrier singled out Windows Phone and criticized the platform for its lack of LTE support. The carrier even threatened to drop Windows Phone…
Cash-strapped Clearwire wants to raise up to $345 million from stock sales as it struggles to keep afloat. On Monday, the company announced it will sell $300 million of its Class A Common Stock to raise money for its LTE network. It will also offer underwriters the option to buy an additional $45 million of its Class A shares. Earlier this month, the WiMAX…
Late last week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh recently denied Apple’s request for an injunction against Samsung. On Monday, the reasons behind her decision became publicly available when court documents were accidentally released without redaction. Reuters was able to obtain a copy of these documents before they were pulled down. According to the documents, Koh reportedly believes Samsung products do not…
Sprint is moving towards LTE and will cover 120 million people by the end of 2012; but it’s pace is slower than expected. Sprint’s CFO Joseph Euteneuer said the wireless carrier will probably roll out its 4G lineup in the second half of the year, a few months later than their original mid-summer target. This late…
Dell is apparently exiting the tablet market, less than two years after its first tablet model was unveiled. The computer manufacturer struggled with its line of Android tablets and made the mistake of announcing early and releasing late. Dell introduced the Streak tablet in early 2010, but failed to ship a working model until August…
Google is well-known for the code names it chooses for Android. Each major revision gets a new letter in the alphabet and a sweet-themed codename. While Google has celebrated each Android codename, Apple has been silent on the names it uses for iOS. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith spilled the beans and tweeted what he claims are the…
Gamestop is embracing tablets as a viable gaming device and is giving customers a chance to try them out in-store. Select Gamestop stores will have the Asus Transformer Prime tablet on display this upcoming weekend, and customers can give it a test drive. If they like what they see, customers can pre-order the tablet in-store or at Gamestop’s website. Pre-orders will include…