HTC called Monday’s ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission a “victory,” despite the fact that the ITC found HTC guilty of violating a smartphone patent held by Apple. HTC claims a victory because the company was faulted on only one of ten Apple patents in question. With regard to the impending ban on some of its phones, the company said in statement on Tuesday, “Since the infringing elements identified by the ITC involve and impact only a very minimal part of the user interface, we will remove it as soon as possible and sell non-infringing products.” ...
Monthly Archives: December 2011
LG 50PZ850T review
LG is never short of an idea or two, that’s for sure.For instance, not content with introducing passive 3D TVs to the world this year, the Korean brand has now also hit the street with PenTouch technology, as sported by the 60-inch 60PZ850T and the 50-inch 50PZ850T under scrutiny here.As its name suggests, PenTouch uses a ‘touch-screen’ technology in conjunction with a special ‘pen’ to allow you to interact directly – as in, physically – with the 50PZ850’s screen.You just move the pen around on the screen or tap it to produce freehand drawings ...
ITC Delays Apple v. HTC Decision
THe U.S. International Trade Commission today pushed off its decision regarding the patent lawsuit between Apple and HTC. The decision — already delayed by more than a week — was expected today. It has been rescheduled for Monday, December 19. Depending on what the ITC decides, HTC may be banned from importing some of its smartphones into the U.S. Tweet Vote on HN ...
White Motorola RAZR Streets Dec. 15
Verizon Wireless today announced that the Motorola Droid RAZR will be available in white starting December 15. It costs $299.99 with a new agreement. Verizon is also offering customers the opportunity to save $100 on the new Android-based Motorola Xyboard tablet with the purchase of a white Droid RAZR with new plan. Tweet Vote on HN ...
T-Mobile to Sell Nokia Lumia 710 for $49
T-Mobile today announced that it will sell the Nokia Lumia 710 starting January 11 for $49.99 after rebate with a new contract. The device is the first Nokia Windows Phone Mango product to officially be sold in the U.S. The hardware is unchanged from the international version of the 710, which was announced in October, but it has T-Mobile-branded content, such as T-Mobile Live TV, MyAccount and the new Nokia ESPN-powered Sports Hub and Nokia Drive for mapping and routing. The Lumia 710 features a 3.7-inch WVGA display with Nokia’s ClearBlack technology; 1.4GHz single core SnapDragon ...
Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus Launches December 15
Verizon Wireless today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will go on sale Thursday, December 15 for $299.99 with new agreement. The Galaxy Nexus runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and can use Verizon’s Long Term Evolution 4G network. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia to Discontinue Contacts Back-Up Service
Nokia today said that it plans to shut down the Nokia Contacts web site on January 24, 2012. Nokia Contacts allowed users fo Symbian smartphones to sync their contact data with Nokia’s servers for safe keeping. Nokia says that the change won’t affect the contacts stored on user devices, but Nokia recommends that users who want to back their contacts up to a web service export them from Nokia Contacts and choose Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, or Apple Address Book instead. Nokia said it has made this decision due to the company’s shift to Windows Phone ...
RIM Says BlackBerry 10 Phones Won’t Arrive Until Late 2012
Research In Motion today indicated during its quarterly earnings press call that its next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphones will not appear until “the latter part of calendar 2012.” RIM had previously suggested that they’d reach the market in the first half of 2012, so the delay is a significant one. RIM said the reason for the delay is that it is waiting for the availability of certain dual-core processors, which won’t reach mass production until mid-2012. RIM is currently transitioning its BlackBerries from BB6/7 to BB10, which will merge features of the current ...
Images of rumored Sony Ericsson Xperia arc HD
Images of a rumored upcoming flagship smartphone from Sony Ericsson have hit the internet, and from the looks of things, this might be a phone to watch in 2012. Supposedly named the Xperia arc HD, the phone is said to have a 720p display and dual-core processor. Tweet Vote on HN ...
T-Mobile adds Wi-Fi calling to HTC Amaze 4G with software update
T-Mobile is delivering a software update to the HTC Amaze 4G today that adds a number of improvements to the device, including Wi-Fi calling. Wi-Fi calling, which has been available on other T-Mobile phones for some time, allows users to make phone calls over their own Wi-Fi network, saving their plan’s minutes for when they are away from home. The Wi-Fi calling feature is also useful for those that live in areas where T-Mobile’s network is not especially strong. The update is being delivered to users in stages, and users should get notifications on their phones when it is ready ...