HTC has said that it is going to reconsider its planned purchase of S3 Graphics now that S3 has lost a patent case against Apple in court. S3 makes graphics visualization technologies used in PCs, game consoles, and mobile devices. It sued Apple over patent rights and was handed a defeat by the U.S. International Trade Commission this week. HTC planned to purchase S3 Graphics, in part, due to its patents, with which it hoped to better defend itself against litigation. HTC didn’t say when a final decision will be made on the purchase, which will cost HTC $300 million if it ...
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BlackBerry 9810 Torch to Offering
Cincinnati Bell today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 9810 Torch. It can be purchased from Cincinnati Bell’s web site for $199.99 with a new contract. Tweet Vote on HN ...
ZTE Chorus
Cricket Wireless today announced the availability of the ZTE Chorus with Muve Music. The Chorus is based on Android and includes Cricket’s streaming music service. The full retail cost of the Chorus is $199.99, but Cricket is selling it for $49.99 via its web site today. Cricket’s Muve Music voice, text, web, and music plans cost $55 per month and do no require an annual contract. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Siemens Networks to Slash 17,000 Jobs Amid Re-Org
Nokia Siemens Networks today said that it is restructuring its business to better focus on the mobile broadband and services markets. As part of the broad reorganization, NSN plans to cut 17,000 employees from its global workforce by the end of 2013. Nokia Siemens has about 74,000 employees today, and the cuts amount to a massive 23% of its total employee base. In order to accomplish this workforce reduction, NSN said it will consolidate facilities and functions, simplify processes, eliminate the company’s matrix organizational structure, as well as realize certain synergies with the ...
BlackBerry Torch 9810
Powered by the new BlackBerry® 7 OS and Liquid Graphics™, your photos, videos, games and apps come to life in incredible detail on the large screen. Enjoy a spectacular 3.2-inch touch screen and sliding QWERTY keyboard. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Focus Flash for AT&T
Samsung’s latest Windows Phone device may be small in stature, but it offers powerful performance in its pint-sized package.AT&T is backing Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango platform with a healthy selection of phones. The Samsung Focus Flash is among the first to reach store shelves. The Flash may be more compact than today’s leading superphones, but it packs just as hard a punch. If you’re looking for a smaller, but still potent, smartphone, then the Focus Flash may be for ...
HTC Rezound for Verizon
HTC’s first Beats Audio-enhanced phone lands at Verizon’s doorstep with LTE 4G, a 720p HD screen, and custom headphones to bring a better audio experience. Here’s Phone Scoop’s in-depth report, wherein we put Beats Audio to the ultimate test.HTC rekindles the appealing design of the original Droid Incredible in the Rezound, a new LTE 4G Android smartphone that promises to put the audio beatdown on music lovers. The Rezound is the first HTC handset to offer Beats Audio integration to a U.S. audience. Has HTC’s $300 million investment in Beats Audio led to a ...
Sprint puts Google Nexus S 4G, Samsung Conquer 4G on sale
Sprint is running some specials of its own for the Black Friday shopping frenzy, as it has announced that the Google Nexus S 4G and the Samsung Conquer 4G will be free with a new two-year contract during the weekend after Thanksgiving. The Nexus S 4G will be available in store and online, while the Conquer 4G will be an online-only special. Sprint is also among the retailers slashing the price of the 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook down to $199 for the weekend. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung delivers Android 3.2 Honeycomb update to Galaxy Tab 10.1
Last week, Samsung released an update to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 that brought along Android 3.2 Honeycomb to the slate. Unfortunately, it also broke a few important functions, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and others on a number of users’ tablets. As a result of that, Samsung quickly halted the roll-out of the update to fix the issues. Now, the company claims that it has resolved all of the problems with the upgrade and has started distributing it to users once again. Owners of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 should get a notification on the tablet when the update is ready to be downloaded and installed. ...
HTC Rhyme
From stick-on Swarovski bling to mobile phones shaped like make-up compacts (ick) to laptops with ‘accessorisable covers to match your outfit!’ (seriously?) tech companies have always had a hard time marketing at women without making their product look and feel entirely dumb.The HTC Rhyme may not be explicitly aimed at women (though all the mentions of purses and bags in the blurb might be a giveaway), but there’s something about this tactile handset that’s going to appeal to the ladies out there.The colour, for a start. It’s not pink. Fancy that! Instead, the ...