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Yesterday we filed a report that said the next generation iPhone is going to have a 3.9 inch screen with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels. Today there’s a new piece of information from MacRumors that’s even more significant. Someone sent them photos of what’s supposed to be the front panel of the next…
Google announced their intent to buy Motorola Mobility in August 2011. It took nine months for the deal to close, but it’s finally done. Brad Stone and Peter Burrows published an article in Bloomberg Businessweek that’s a must read if you’re interested in the background of this major acquisition and want to know why it’s…
October is five months away, which means we’re going to hear rumors about the next iPhone for the next 20+ weeks. Please bear with us. Today there’s a new scrap of information from the folks at 9to5Mac. They have it on good authority that Apple is currently testing two new iPhones, one with model number…
Advanced Micro Devices, better known as AMD, is Intel’s only real competitor. They have less than 20% of the market, which should give you a clue as to how they’re doing. Back in 2006 they decided to buy ATI, a company that was widely known for their graphics processors. The goal they set out to…
Apple’s iOS devices (the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch) are selling at pretty ridiculous rates, and the growth isn’t slowing down either. If you look at the trends, iPhone shipment volumes grow 100% year over year every quarter. When it comes to the iPad, that figure is closer to 150%. How does Apple…
The Xolo X900 may not be the prettiest smartphone to ever be released, and chances are it isn’t going to be sold in your part of the world, but it represents Intel’s first credible attempt at entering the mobile space. According to Brian Klug, who reviewed the X900 in exhaustive detail over at AnandTech, he…
Most handset vendors have a portfolio of devices that spans across multiple points. Said portfolio gets refreshed every 12 to 18 months. Apple on the other hand, they come out with one phone a year. Their “midrange” device is the iPhone from last year. And their “low-end” device is the iPhone from two years ago.…
The Olympics, that fine celebration of sport, is an event that gets watched by millions around the world. Samsung, looking to capitalize on having so many people watching their country attempt to grab a gold medal, is sponsoring the Olympics. What does that mean for you? You’re likely going to see a Samsung commercial every…
Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorla Mobility is expected to close by the end of this week. What Google plans to do after they swallow the company is a question that many journalists, analysts, and mobile enthusiasts have been wanting to know the answer to ever since the deal was announced way back in August…
Nokia’s 41 megapixel cameraphone, the 808 PureView, will start shipping later this month in a handful of countries. It’s going to cost well over 600 Euros, which is ridiculous for a Symbian smartphone, but Nokia hopes that once you know a little something about how the camera works that it will be impossible to say…