The Blackberry Torch 9850 Review
According to techcrunch.com, the latest touch screen Blackberry Torch 9850 is launching on Verizon Wireless at the end of the week and it will hit the online marketplace on the 8th and on the 15th for retail stores getting the handset. Read more
How Do Third-Party Apps Handle Location Data? Congress Wants to Know
A Republican congressman on Thursday expressed concern about how third-party apps handle location-based data, and called on Congress to investigate.
Much attention has been paid this week to how Apple, Google, and other mobile operating system producers deal with location-based data, but what about the carriers?
Samsung Electronics profit tumbles 30pc in the first quarter
SAMSUNG Electronics said today its first-quarter profit fell 30 per cent to 2.78 trillion won ($2.4 billion) as its TV-component business tumbled into the red and semiconductors and TVs brought smaller profits.
Samsung’s mobile phone business remained the company’s main bright spot, as it was in the fourth quarter, as its operating margin grew due to increased sales of higher-margin smartphones.
Research In Motion Warns of Weak BlackBerry sales
RESEARCH In Motion warned of slack sales for its BlackBerry smartphones in the current quarter, sending its shares plunging 11 per cent in after-hours trading.
The warning, just a month after the company reported earnings and gave a weak short-term outlook, is fresh evidence that RIM is struggling to compete with Apple and other smartphone makers, especially in the US market.
Apple sues Amazon over ‘App Store’ name
APPLE has sued Amazon.com over its use of the phrase “App Store,” accusing the online retailer of trademark infringement.
In a complaint filed last week in federal court for the Northern District of California, Apple asked the court for an injunction stopping Amazon from using the name as well as unspecified damages.
Amazon Android App
A tweet today from mobile ad network Millennial Media made the bold claim that Amazon’s Android app store would be a launching this month, the Business Insider reports. We know that Amazon began accepting submissions last month for their alternative store, but could a launch really be happening so soon?
Samsung Galaxy tablet gets big screen
SAMSUNG unveiled a bigger tablet as well as the high-end Android-based Galaxy S 2 smartphone, the successor to its 2010 blockbuster, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona overnight.
South Korea-based Samsung, the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones behind Nokia, said the new devices would help it maintain double-digit operating profit growth at its mobile division in 2011.
Apple plans a smaller, cheaper iPhone
APPLE is working on the first of a new line of iPhones and an overhaul of software services for the devices, people familiar with the matter said, moving to accelerate sales of its smartphones amid growing competition.
One of the people, who saw a prototype of the phone late last year, said the device is intended for sale alongside Apple’s existing line. The new device would be about half the size of the iPhone 4, which is the current model.
Dell new Android smartphone – Dell Venue
The famous PC maker company, Dell is now planning to launch a high-end smartphone for the Indian market, named the Dell Venue. Dell Venue is the Dell’s first Windows Phone 7 mobile Operating System based smartphone.
Friday D-Day for Nokia as new boss prepares to ring changes
NOKIA’S new c
hief executive could face a backlash from investors if he fails to deliver a radical change in strategy in a much-hyped presentation on Friday.
Analysts expect Stephen Elop to ditch Nokia’s much-maligned Symbian software for smartphones as he tries to halt a slide in market share amid competition from the iPhone and rivals using Google’s Android system. Indeed, Nokia shares rose yesterday after reports that he was planning to announce an executive shake-up as part of the revamp.
