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Sprint announced today the new BlackBerry Bold 9930, and BlackBerry Torch 9850, its first BlackBerry 7 devices. The two smartphones will be using RIM’s newest version of its smartphone software, which should be exciting for long-time and dedicated BlackBerry users. The Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 will also be the most powerful BlackBerry smartphones out…
We learned today that software giant Google has acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, leading many to believe that Google might be getting into the hardware game. However, it was made clear that Google’s primary interest is in diversifying its patent portfolio, and acquiring Motorola Mobility helps it do just that. When its platform, Android,…
AT&T has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to stop the law firm that is attempting to block the merger with T-Mobile. The firm Bursor & Fisher has filed arbitration cases on behalf of AT&T customers against the carrier, hoping to stop its acquisition of T-Mobile. However, it is in AT&T’s Terms of Service…
We reported earlier today that Apple may have been planning an event on September 7 to announce the iPhone 5. However, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, a source with a pretty good track record, says that there will be no event from Apple on that day. Dalrymple says that it’s difficult to determine how the…
T-Mobile has always been relatively fair with its data plans and how it handles overages or power users: once they hit a certain limit, speeds will be throttled or slowed down until the user’s billing cycle refreshes. However, T-Mobile is looking to change things up and start charging for overages, just like AT&T and Verizon…
We’ve been waiting for what seems like ages for the iPhone 5, and it just might be announced during Apple’s next live event. There is word that the event will take place September 7, roughly around the same time that the iTunes music event last year. Since we’ve already heard all we need to know…
On the heels of our recent “Can Apple wow us again with the iPhone 5?” article, I decided to prepare a little chart (or that’s infographics?) to compare the iPhone 5 with its major competitors in the U.S. The competing devices (as far as I’m concerned) include Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Evo 3D and…
Apple was recently successful in blocking the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet in Europe, and it looks like it may seek an injunction against Motorola for its Xoom tablet as well. Google, maker of the Android mobile platform, has openly accused Apple of going after Android hardware makers because the iPhone…
Apple is continuing its battle against HTC, and this time the International Trade Commission, or the ITC, is reviewing five patent complaints from the iPhone maker. According to Reuters, Apple is claiming that HTC “HTC infringed five patents related to software architecture and user interfaces in portable electronic devices, hardware for touch screens and movement…
Over the weekend, Apple released iOS 5 beta 5 for developers and early adopters on the beta program. Several new changes were added to the iOS 5 beta 5, and some believe that this is probably close to the last beta, if not the last one, before Apple decides to pull the trigger on the…