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According to a report in TechHive, RIM’s PlayBook tablet is disappearing from online retailers in the US. The blog notes that the PlayBook is no longer available at Wal-Mart.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com, Staples.com and OfficeDepot.com. IDC analyst Bob O’Donnel believes RIM is selling through its inventory and not replenishing its supply of the tablet. The company may be…
Apple issued a support document on Monday that addresses the purple flare issue noticed by iPhone 5 owners who take a photo with a out-of-scene bright light source in the frame of the shot. Apple implies this is a common problem and says that “most small cameras, including those in every generation of iPhone, may…
Huawei, disappointed by the House Intelligence Committee report that asks US companies to shun the Chinese company, has issued a scathing response that claims the report “employs many rumors and speculations to prove non-existent accusations.” The company chastises the House committee for making these decisions because it wants “to impede competition and obstruct Chinese ICT…
The House intelligence committee spent 11 months investigating Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and concluded that the two firms pose a threat to US security, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. At the heart of this issue is whether ZTE and Huawei would give the Chinese government backdoor access to its US-bought mobile…
People knowledgeable about mobile devices know that Apple introduced the iPhone a little over five years ago and the iPad only three years ago, which is relatively recent in the company’s 30-year history. The iPhone and iPad are really a small blip in the overall history of the company, but they are a very successful blip.…
AT&T announced today that it will carry the Lumia 920 and 820 in time for the holiday shopping season. The Lumia 920 is Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 8 handset and will include a 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 32 GB of internal storage, 1 GB RAM,…
As rumored, Google added Street View to the mobile web version of its Google Maps application. iPhone and iPad owners who are unhappy with Apple’s Map application can add Google Maps to their homescreen and launch the web app with the simple tap of an icon. Once launched, users can enter an address, search for a…
Google said on Thursday that it will further trim Motorola’s staff in the third quarter as it continues to revise the handset maker’s restructuring plan. The company said in a statement obtained by Reuters that the cuts will set Google back $340 million in severance and other costs. “Motorola continues to evaluate its plans and…
Several circulating rumors suggest Google is preparing to add Street View to the mobile version of Google Maps. The rumor first surfaced last week at the New York Times, and both AllThingsD and Search Engine Land later corroborated the report. According to the reports, Google will launch the mobile Street View service on Thursday and…
LG announced on Thursday that the Optimus G will land on Sprint and AT&T later this year. The high-end Android handset includes a 1.5-GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a 4.7-inch IPS display with 1280-by-768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB or 32GB of internal storage, and microSD expansion up to 64 GB (in 16GB model). On…