Both Apple and Samsung have been in ongoing talks with the Department of Defense to bring their devices to the agency’s employees, and now it looks like approval for device security is finally around the corner. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department reportedly plans to give security approval for Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones …
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Intel CEO Paul Otellini is throwing his weight behind SoftBank in the bidding war for Sprint, according to Reuters. Otellini sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski giving word that he favored SoftBank, a wireless carrier based in Japan, over Dish for the Sprint takeover offer. Sprint has been in talks with SoftBank since last October regarding …
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Comedic spoofs on popular songs can sometimes work, but what about if they’re earnest remakes? It appears that Samsung is testing those waters. At the launch party for its Galaxy S4 smartphone in India, one of the country’s Bollywood actors, Ranveer Singh, performed “Gangnam Style” as “Samsung Style” (imagine pronouncing Samsung like Gangnam). A video posted to YouTube shows the …
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AT&T subscribers who pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S4 could have the hotly-anticipated smartphone in hand by Thursday. When AT&T began taking orders for the Galaxy S4 last week, it promised delivery of Samsung’s new flagship smartphone by the end of the month. Now, the mobile provider is rushing to get to the finish line ahead of its rival carriers. A …
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It appears that when Dish wants something it doesn’t give up. After making a surprise bid of $25.5 billion to acquire Sprint on Monday — which would snatch the mobile provider from the hands of Japan’s SoftBank — Dish submitted a filing to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday claiming a SoftBank acquisition of Sprint wouldn’t be good for U.S. …
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All of the different iterations of Android. CNET The America Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission today asking the agency to investigate the four major mobile carriers’ security practices in regards to smartphones. The civil liberties group claims that AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are not doing enough to protect users’ private and personal data …
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The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Samsung on allegations that the phone-maker was paying students to post negative online comments about HTC devices, according to AFP. HTC is one of Samsung’s most staunch rivals. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung …
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Tumblr launched its redesigned Android mobile app today, making some major upgrades over its last version. “Tumblr for Android just got a total face-lift,” the company wrote in a blog post today. “We’ve completely redesigned the interface, added fancy post animations, made images pop, and a whole lot more.” The app, which is available on Google Play, has an entirely …
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As people around the world become increasingly more reliant on their mobile devices, the app market continues to grow. New research from market analyst firm Canalys shows that the top four app stores hit 13.4 billion downloads worldwide in the first quarter of 2013. This is an 11 percent increase over all of 2012 combined. “Apps have had a huge …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 lands on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network 1:07 Unlocked iPhone 5 owners on T-Mobile’s network might be able to update their devices to LTE a bit earlier than expected. According to TmoNews, the carrier is said to be sending out an update on April 5 that will enable LTE, Visual Voicemail, and more. “The T-Mobile …
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