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Lenovo K800 smartphone runs on Intel Medfield processor

Edwin Kee — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:22:39 +0000

CES 2012 at Las Vegas is certainly a hotbed for new technologies, and it is no surprise to see Lenovo branch out and show off a phone (in addition to its Ultrabook range, of course), known as the Lenovo K800. This will be powered by Intel’s new Medfield processor that was specially engineered for use [...]

Verizon buys 20MHz wireless spectrum from Cox

James Hyde — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:55:34 +0000

Verizon and Cox Communications have announced a deal where Cox will sell its 20MHz wireless spectrum to Verizon for $315 million. Like many deals of this kind, it has to be approved by the FCC first, just to clear all the rules and regulations regarding fair competition on the market etc. This is just one [...]

Carrier IQ says its software isn’t a threat to privacy

Paul Briggs — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:41:35 +0000

It’s been a rough week for Carrier IQ, makers of software that tracks almost all activity on user’s smartphones. The Carrier IQ software is present on a vast majority of Android handsets, and iPhones as well. In fact, the company boasts that over 140 million smartphones have Carrier IQ installed. Last week it was revealed [...]

AT&T calls off T-Mobile acquisition

Paul Briggs — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:19:00 +0000

After trying and trying, AT&T has finally given up on acquiring T-Mobile, after an FCC investigation showed that consumers would not benefit if the two telco giants merged. Over the past year, AT&T has been fighting to get the merger approved, but time and again it was proven that such a deal would mean less [...]

Nokia confirms: no Drive on Windows Phone Marketplace

Paul Briggs — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Earlier this month we reported that Nikia’s Drive application, the native navigation app that’s available on Nokia Lumina smartphones, was cracked to work on any other Windows Phone 7 device, and there were some rumors that Nokia would bring the app to other Windows Phones as well. However, now Nokia has confirmed to Engadaget that [...]

Siri could easily be ported to Android

Paul Briggs — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:06:31 +0000

Apple’s Siri, the voice assistant part of the iPhone 4S, was initially touted as iPhone 4S exclusive because it needs the processing power previous iPhones lack. That myth was busted when developers revealed that most of the Siri processing is server side, and some even manged to port it to older iPhones. But according to [...]

Sony, Hitachi, and Toshiba form new display business

Paul Briggs — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:49:56 +0000

Joint ventures between giant Japanese companies are nothing new, and this time, it’s the consumer electronics heavyweights Sony, Hitachi and Tohisba which have joined forces to create a new small display business which will be making LCD displays for smartphones, etc. The new business, called Japan Display Inc, is also funded by the Japanese government-owned [...]

AT&T expanding LTE once again, this time to 15 new markets on Nov 20th

Paul Briggs — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:37:06 +0000

Last week we reported that AT&T was expanding its high-speed 4G LTE network to several markets on the East Coast, including areas such as Boston, MA. Now the company has announced that it will bring LTE to 15 new markets by November 20. The new markets include such large cities as Las Vegas, Kansas City, [...]

Apple offers iPhone 4S unlocked, starting at $650

Paul Briggs — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:24:12 +0000

Appe has finally put on sale unlocked versions of their best selling iPhone 4S — at a steep price, as one might expect. The iPhone 4S, unlocked, straight from Apple, starts at $649 for a 16GB version, and all the way up to $849 for the 64GB version. That’s a lot of money to pay [...]

Google’s “Android Special Event” in Los Angeles on Nov 16

Paul Briggs — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:18:31 +0000

Something interesting is brewing at Google, and they’ve announced a new special event for Android which will be held on November 16 in Los Angeles, USA. Google didn’t reveal any details about what to expect, but they did tease a few things, including the phrase “These Go to Eleven”, a famous line from the movie [...]