Small carriers around the US are likely rejoicing. AT&T announced it was revamping its network for LTE compatibility on Tuesday. This means that users will have far more options when choosing carriers for their LTE-enabled phones. “AT&T, for its part, has committed to investing considerable time and resources to the modification of its 700MHz LTE …
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Google announced Tuesday that its upcoming 4.4 version of Android will be called KitKat. In a flurry of PR around the announcement,Google’s new partner — Kit Kat candy bar maker Nestle — released an advertisement on YouTube that parodies the look and feel of Apple’s product design videos featuring SVP of design Jonathan Ive. Kit Kat’s “chief breaks officer” Chris …
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A trio of top HTC One designers have been arrested in Taiwan for allegedly scheming to steal company trade secrets and start their own mobile design company, according to Engadget. The three designers — vice president of design Thomas Chien, senior manager of design Justin Huang, and development director Wu Chien-Hung — were reportedly arrested by the police on Saturday. …
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Despite Apple and Android smartphones dominating global sales, Windows Phone devices are steadily being snapped up by new users. In fact, new data shows that Windows Phone sales reached a record market share for the three-month period ending in July. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reported that at the end of July Windows Phone dominated 8.2 percent of the five major European …
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Rumors have been flying that Nokia is coming out with a gargantuan 6-inch Windows Phone codenamed the “Bandit.” Up until today, sightings of the device have been scarce, but Windows Phone Central received a leaked photo that it believes displays the Nokia Lumia 1520. The news site said it couldn’t fully confirm the phone in the image but has a …
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A deal that previously was thought to have fizzled may be heating back up. Verizon is reportedly in buyout talks with Vodafone once again, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Sources familiar with the matter told the Journal that Verizon is currently reaching out to banks about loans of tens of billions of dollars for the deal. Verizon Wireless, which …
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Motorola’s Moto X has been touted as the company’s foray into well-crafted superphones. It appears that to create such a product, Google is reportedly laying down some serious cash in the manufacturing process — namely, $221 per phone. That’s quite a lot for a device that costs consumers $579 without a contract and $199 with a two-year contract. For comparison, …
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A new ad from LG seems to be more than just hinting that it’s coming out with a LG G Pad 8.3 tablet. The company has yet to announce that it’s launching a smaller tablet, but a new YouTube ad posted on Monday is book-ended with banners that say: “LG G Pad 8.3.” Not a lot is yet known about …
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Days after BlackBerry announced it was for sale, some people suggested that the beleaguered phone maker sell its patent portfolio to avoid going into the red. While BlackBerry’s smartphones sales have been tepid at best, the company still has a healthy portfolio of 130 encryption patents. In fact, MIT Technology Review suggested these patents could be the company’s biggest asset. …
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Prosecutors in Brazil have filed a lawsuit against Samsung accusing the company of violating labor rights in the country by allegedly having employees in one of its factories work extremely long shifts for dozens of days in a row. According to Reporter Brasil, a Brazilian news agency that reports on labor issues, the lawsuit was filed after the Ministry of …
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