HTC could be about to enter the music streaming fray at MWC 2012 with a branded Spotify-competitor created as part of its partnership with Beats Audio.Rumour has it that HTC is working closely with music industry mogul and Beats’ head honcho Jimmy Iovine to create the streaming service after talks with existing companies, including Spotify, failed to go anywhere.The as-yet unconfirmed music service would come as the default player on HTC phones and tablets. GigaOm’s source couldn’t provide any pricing details so we don’t yet know if the service would be bundled with ...
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Sony Xperia S
The Sony Xperia S is now available for pre-order in the UK on monthly contracts from O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone.Website BuyMobilePhones has listed Sony’s first solo handset on a range of contracts available for customers to pre-order.You can pick up a free Xperia S handset on contract for as little as £21.50 per month (with O2) which will give you with 100 mins, 500 texts and 500MB of data each month. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola DROID 4 (Verizon) QWERTY Android smartphone review
The Motorola DROID 4 is the latest QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, but is it the greatest? It features 4G LTE data and a fantastic keyboard, but falls short on the display front. Learn more in Michael’s full review. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) video tour
The Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T is a unique device that sits right in between a smartphone and a tablet in the mobile device ecosystem. Though it is sold as a phone, the Note’s massive 5.3-inch display makes it feel like a tablet when you hold it. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung site hints at Galaxy Note 10.1 launch later this month
Samsung has yet to reveal any products other than the Galaxy Note that use its S Pen input device, but that may change at Mobile World Congress later this month. We may see a 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note unveiled, it seems. Outed by Samsung’s own official website, the Galaxy Note 10.1 is listed as making an appearance at a Samsung event for developers during the conference. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Europe Approves Google’s Acquisition of Motorola
The European Commission has approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. “This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal,” said Google in a statement. “We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction. As we outlined in August, the combination of Google and Motorola Mobility will help supercharge Android.” Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Justice was likely to approve the deal as early ...
U.S. Approves Google’s Motorola Bid
Today the U.S. Justice Department approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. However, the regulatory body said it would not hesitate to take action if it feels standard essential patents are not licensed fairly. Earlier today, the European Commission also approved the deal. It still has to clear hurdles in several other markets. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola Not Delivering Android 4.0 Until Q3 the Earliest
Motorola today announced an approximate schedule for planned upgrades to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for its devices. In the U.S., Motorola said that the Atrix 2, Atrix 4G, Photon 4G, and Xyboards 8.2/10.1 will receive Ice Cream Sandwich some time in the third quarter of 2012. Motorola is still in the “planning and evaluation phase” with respect to Android 4.0 for the bulk of Motorola’s existing smartphones. That includes recent launches such as the Droid 4, Droid RAZR MAXX, Droid RAZR, Droid Bionic, Droid 3 X2, and Electrify. After the planning phase, Motorola will ...
Motorola DROID 4 (Verizon) video tour
The DROID is dead, long live the DROID. The Motorola DROID 4, that is. This time around, Motorola’s keyboard-toting Android smartphone features a 4-inch qHD resolution display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, dual HD-capable cameras, and support for Verizon’s blazing fast LTE data network. It also offers users the best keyboard available on a horizontal sliding phone to date – it’s that good. The DROID 4 runs Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread at the moment, but Motorola has promised an update to Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 of the ...
Apple files for preliminary injunction against Google Galaxy Nexus in the U.S.
Apple filed for a preliminary injunction against the Google Galaxy Nexus in the U.S. this week. This time Apple cites four patents that are allegedly infringed upon by Google’s flagship smartphone. Tweet Vote on HN ...