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Nokia and Accenture announced an agreement on April 27th with plans to outsource further Symbian development. That deal has been finalized between the two companies and is expected to go into effect in early October. The main reason for such a move is so Accenture can support Symbian while Nokia focuses on making the transition…
RIM’s stock jumped yesterday on the rumour that Vodafone is considering acquiring the maker of BlackBerry. RIM’s market share is continuing to dwindle, and if the launch of QNX-powered smartphones early next year doesn’t pan out, they may very well be in the market for acquisition. I find the rumour a little hard to swallow. Sure,…
Some anonymous sources are suggesting that Amazon is in the lead for purchasing webOS from HP. Seeing as HP’s financials are in the crapper, it’s expected that they’re looking to offload the remnants of Palm as quickly as possible, and Amazon isn’t that surprising of a candidate – even Jon Rubinstein, Palm’s old CEO, named Amazon as…
Layar has struck a deal with Telefónica I+D to get their Visual Search Technology – IRIS, and integrate it into its augmented reality platform/service. Using IRIS, Layar will be able to recognize real-world objects without any special codes, eventually bringing a more intuitive user experience. Here’s what you need to know about Telefónica I+D (from…
Parkmobile USA, the company that provides cashless parking solutions, is teaming-up with Citi to offer new, more comprehensive mobile payment services to its customers. Using the enhanced solution, Parkmobile customers can bypass the parking pay station and complete their parking transactions using nothing but their mobile phone. You know the drill, right? In order to…
Is that a hadouken in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? LG will be the first to host an Android version of Capcom’s classic 2D fighter game franchise, Street Fighter. For the first three months of its launch, Street Fight IV for Android will be available exclusively through the LG World…
According to a securities filing, Google’s initial unsolicited bid for Motorola was actually closer to $9 billion – a solid $3 billion less than the final $12 billion figure. The filing says Google’s first offer sat at $30/share on August 1, and after a bit of back-and-forth, Motorola got them up to $40/share on August…
We’ve been waiting for something to come of the rumors and the confirmation that Android would be ported to Intel-based products in the future and today we got one of our first glimpses. While all eyes are on Windows 8 at the moment, Intel still has its sights on optimizing Google’s mobile operating system, and…
After a spat over audio compression patents, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has entered into a licensing agreement with Dolby. The specifics of those licensing costs haven’t been disclosed, though I’m sure it’ll sting less than RIM’s big patent infringement loss against NTP a few years ago. RIM was apparently infringing on Dolby’s HE AAC technology with…
Last night, Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz announced in a company-wide e-mail that she had been fired by the chairman of the board of directors, which was quickly followed by rumours that Yahoo! would be willing to sell the company if the fit (and price) was right. Now, Yahoo! has a longstanding history in mobile; once…